SchoolWeb vs Website World
SchoolWeb
schoolweb.com.auWebsite World
website.school.nzSide by side
| Figure | SchoolWeb | Website World |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 16 |
| Spec score · School Website Builders | 6.9 (#27) | 8.4 (#3) |
| Access controls | SchoolWeb provides eight built-in roles plus custom roles with per-section and per-action permissions. | Students, parents and teachers share a login portal, while private content can be limited to selected groups. |
| Headquarters | Western Australia, Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Integrations | The product lists Google and Microsoft single sign-on, Stripe payments, calendar sync, and posting to Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and TikTok, with SMS also available. | Listed integrations include Xero, MYOB, Unleashed, Cin7 Core, StarShipIT, GoSweetSpot, Mailchimp, and Klaviyo. |
| Maker | SchoolWeb is built by Sky Network Pty Ltd, a Western Australian software company that says it has been building since 2010. | Web Widgets Ltd says it has operated in web development since 2000 and rebranded its main offering as Website World. |
| Product | SchoolWeb combines a school website with tools for news, events, canteen, forms, enrolment, and a parent portal. | Website World combines a website builder and ecommerce platform with content management, customer databases, email campaigns, memberships, point of sale, and inventory management. |
| Security | The security page says connections use TLS, production data is encrypted at rest, passwords are stored as salted hashes, and automated backups support recovery. | The eCommerce page says each hosted store comes with a free SSL certificate and that Website World does not store credit card or financial details. |
| Support | Users can raise and track support requests inside the admin, and the maker says support, updates, and improvements are part of the subscription. | The maker offers NZ phone support Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm NZDT and says it monitors email for emergency support issues 24/7. |
Plans
Website World
- Starter25 NZD a month
- Starter$30 a month
- Business40 NZD a month
- Business$45 a month
- Success60 NZD a month
- Success Plan$65 a month
- Awesome A80 NZD a month
- Awesome A Plan$80 a month
- Awesome B100 NZD a month
- Awesome B Plan$100 a month
In their own words
SchoolWeb
SchoolWeb has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Website World
Website World combines a website builder and ecommerce platform with content management, customer databases, email campaigns, memberships, point of sale and inventory management. Users can select editable templates, customize branding and create pages with website wizards. For online sales, it supports orders, multiple payment methods, freight calculations, discounting, vouchers and loyalty programs. Listed integrations include Xero, MYOB, Unleashed, Cin7 Core, StarShipIT, GoSweetSpot, Mailchimp and Klaviyo. Its API covers integrations for couriers, inventory systems and CRMs, with a maximum of 100 requests per minute. The maker says point of sale works on iPad, desktop, smartphones and other internet-connected devices. Sites can be updated through a web browser without installing software. Hosted stores include a free SSL certificate, and Website World says it does not store credit card or financial details. The service is web-based, with a free trial but no free plan. Monthly paid plans run from Starter at 25 NZD a month to Awesome E at 200 NZD a month. Website World is based in Auckland, New Zealand.