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Jenzabar SONIS vs. PowerSchool Student Information System

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jenzabar SONIS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AJenzabar now offers SONIS, a student information system (SIS) oriented around the needs of smaller higher education institutions. Jenzabar supports the former SONISWEB product since its acquisition of original developer RJM Systems in 2015.N/A

    PowerSchool SIS

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy a fully web-based SIS that is flexible, configurable, and scalable with real-time updates on any operating system, browser or device.N/A
    Pricing
    Jenzabar SONISPowerSchool SIS
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Jenzabar SONISPowerSchool SIS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Jenzabar SONISPowerSchool SIS
    Considered Both Products
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    Chose Jenzabar SONIS
    We changed databases in 2011 because the company we were with was going to quit supporting our software. We evaluated a number of different SISs available at the time and felt Jenzabar SONIS provided the best tools for our school. Most of the others were either geared more for …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Jenzabar SONISPowerSchool SIS
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Jenzabar SONIS and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    Jenzabar SONIS
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    PowerSchool Student Information System
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Online Registration Management10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting10.01 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Roster Management10.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Platform Customization8.01 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service10.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Student Data Security10.01 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Community Support8.01 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Class Scheduling10.01 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting10.01 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Compliance Support10.01 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application10.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Jenzabar SONISPowerSchool SIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)