FACTS Student Information System vs. Lightspeed Classroom Management

FACTS Student Information System

Lightspeed Classroom Management

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FACTS Student Information System	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	FACTS Student Information System (formerly RenWeb) is a Student Information System that handles admissions, student information, billing, report cards, grading, attendance, and parent access, among others. FACTS is a property of Nelnet Business Solutions.	N/A
Lightspeed Classroom Management	Score 10.0 out of 10	N/A	Lightspeed Classroom Management helps teachers manage classrooms, offering real-time visibility of student activity and control over their device workspaces to limit distractions, so that teachers have more time to support student learning. The platform can be used to (for example) push out vetted URLs to all students, close distracting tabs, block inappropriate websites, and enable screen sharing for a collaborative, engaged, and interactive classroom.	N/A

Pricing

FACTS Student Information System

Lightspeed Classroom Management

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
FACTS Student Information System	Lightspeed Classroom Management
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	FACTS Student Information System	Lightspeed Classroom Management
Considered Both Products	FACTS Student Information System Janna Jackson Director of Business and Operations Chose FACTS Student Information System They are very similar, but Blackbaud is more cost effective for a bigger school. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose FACTS Student Information System FACTS is more robust and has more features. Incentivized Helpful? LT Lee Ann Tipton Director of Finance/HR Chose FACTS Student Information System Switched from Blackbaud to RenWeb now FACTS. We made the change for affordability and because more software components were included. Blackbaud required the purchase of multiple additional modules. Incentivized Helpful? JP Joshua Peters Science and Bible Teacher Chose FACTS Student Information System I greatly prefer FACTS to the other grade book systems we have used. I think it is far superior to Blackbaud, Renweb, and Edmodo. It is the simplest and most efficient system that we have used. We are so excited about the vast number of options we have at our fingertips with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose FACTS Student Information System FACTS is more robust and has more features. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose FACTS Student Information System FACTS was the most appropriate tool for our needs at the time. While other Education Management Systems had some of the tools we were looking for, FACTS promised to be the most user-friendly without the confusion of too many "bells and whistles." This clean approach sold our … Incentivized Helpful? Kim Norbeck Admissions Coordinator Chose FACTS Student Information System The integration of data across departments and use for both office staff and teachers is why our school chose to use FACTS. It simplifies log-ins, and changes made to data are automatically made in every application. Blackbaud seemed much more difficult to learn and was not as … Incentivized Helpful?	Lightspeed Classroom Management No answer on this topic

Features

FACTS Student Information System

Lightspeed Classroom Management

Student and Faculty Administration

Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
	FACTS Student Information System 9.5 Ratings 14% above category average	Lightspeed Classroom Management - Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Online Registration Management	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Roster Management	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Platform Customization	6.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Student Data Security	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Community Support	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Class Scheduling	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Compliance Support	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	FACTS Student Information System	Lightspeed Classroom Management
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	FACTS Student Information System	Lightspeed Classroom Management
Likelihood to Recommend	We base our entire student data on the Student ID that is produced in FACTS. We create user accounts for technology and online textbooks as well as their lunch account, all based on the Student ID. We also can run many different reports using the SID as the data constant and all the other information variables are available as needed to report. Incentivized Kevin Ray Director Of Information Technology Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	Allows full student/family information to be placed in student file. Can report from any field of information including custom fields. Creates student schedules and Classroom rosters. Allows parents insight into grades and discipline as well as lesson plans and daily/weekly classroom topics. Incentivized Kevin Ray Director Of Information Technology Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	The new inputting process is a bit complicated. Label creation is sometimes hard to get the info you want on the label. There is no notification when an email does not go through. You'd have to look it up to know. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew	It's user-friendly, the customer service is great, and we have a significant amount of time invested in training our faculty and staff to use many aspects of FACTS within their areas of responsibility. I really like the variety of reports I can generate which gives important data to our administration and Board. Incentivized Kim Norbeck Admissions Coordinator Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I greatly prefer FACTS to the other grade book systems we have used. I think it is far superior to Blackbaud, Renweb, and Edmodo. It is the simplest and most efficient system that we have used. We are so excited about the vast number of options we have at our fingertips with FACTS. Incentivized JP Joshua Peters Science and Bible Teacher Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	It keeps parents happy and therefore creates fewer complaints. It creates a solid record of student performance so that any discrepancies or allegations can immediately be resolved (when used with regularity and consistency). It allows for qualitative as well as quantitative feedback so that students can receive specific, detailed assessments of their work. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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