Senior Systems vs. Skyward Student Management System

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Senior Systems
Score 4.0 out of 10
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Senior Systems, a Momentive Software (formerly Community Brands) company, offers their school management system to K-12 private and independent schools, including the Ascendance database for student data and admissions management, and the Radius platform to integrate Admissions, Accounting, Academics and Advancement.N/A
Skyward Student Management System
Score 7.7 out of 10
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Skyward, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, offers the Skyward Student Management System, a k-12 student information system which provides classroom tools (e.g. gradebook, attendance tracking, etc), Family Engagement tools with portal, as well as admin and student services task management.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Senior Systems
Chose Senior Systems
On the admissions front, SchoolAdmin beats the Senior Admissions module hands down for ease of use, performance, customer service, and reliability. We have had no downtime issues with Senior but regularly experienced downtime issues with Senior. School Admin is also very …
Skyward Student Management System
Chose Skyward Student Management System
To be honest, I would prefer that our school switch to the Google platform entirely, so that all elements are self contained. Many if our teachers use GC for classroom activities and then need to re-enter grading info into Skyward Student Management System, as there is no way …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
I don't access to all of students' information in Google Classroom. I only get their student number. With Skyward Student Management System, I can access background information, which often gives me insight into student behavioral challenges. What I really enjoyed about working …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
I was not part of the selection team, which was done at the ISD level, but it was selected over others for its ability to integrate many different functions and features into one platform. So, instead of having to purchase multiple products to accomplish all we need, Skyward …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
It's been too long for me to compare these systems when it comes to features, however, again, Skyward keeps everyting under one login and one system. This helps save a lot of time when pulling reports or doing datamines. You don't have to have multiple logins for multiple …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
Skyward is built for the schools, easy to use and cover almost everything that school business needs. Ahead of the game functionality-wise compared to the others.
Chose Skyward Student Management System
We have used Tenex and Lettergrade and have evaluated Powerschool, Saphire, ClassMate, and Pentamation.
Chose Skyward Student Management System
Igpro was pretty much the same as Skyward but Skyward is a platform which has multiple usage. A lot of goals can be achieved simultaneously on Skyward unlike the old system.
Chose Skyward Student Management System
Skyward is used differently at our school than GoGuardian. GoGuardian is used to monitor student use of technology during school hours, and Skyward is used to track student data such as attendance, uniform, tardy arrivals, grades, and behavior. Overall, Skyward's interface is …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
Skyward is a better program because of the ease of access and again the increase in efficiency that allows anyone anywhere to access the information. This saves on time which I have found that PowerSchool did not allow for in the least. Skyward would be the better product …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
I, personally, have not used other Student Management Systems, but having used Skyward, I do not necessarily feel any overwhelming desire to seek out the competitive software programs. Skyward does what it says it will and provides my school district with an easy and organized …
Chose Skyward Student Management System
Skyward is far above Harmony. With Harmony we had to be on two different versions, Harmony Client and Harmony Web base. Web base would not work with our office personnel only teachers. The two different platforms rarely talked to each other causing errors.
Chose Skyward Student Management System
I think Skyward does really well compared to Infinite Campus. They both have the capability to see students’ information, behavior history, and academic history from the district. However, Infinite Campus has a slight edge on the grade book in the way that it can customize a …
Features
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Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
Senior Systems
6.4
Ratings
25% below category average
Skyward Student Management System
6.9
Ratings
18% below category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology4.00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
Online Registration Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting6.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Roster Management8.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Platform Customization9.00 Ratings3.10 Ratings
Student Data Security7.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Community Support5.00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Class Scheduling7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Compliance Support5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Renew
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Usability
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Senior Systems school software is great for small schools looking for a software package that can be implemented across many departments in the school at a reasonable price. Senior Systems does offer on boarding and training to help learn the system but continuing training is difficult though also necessary. Senior's admissions software modules leave much to be desired though they have purchased Ravenna which offers a top-of-the-line option that blends very well with Senior.
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Skyward SMS is well suited as a Student Management System for anyone who wants to drive their organization based on data. The capabilities of using the fields available as well as adding our own custom forms make data collection extremely easy. Reporting abilities take that data and allow us to make sense of what has been collected
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Pros
  • A broad-based, unified platform that can be used in many areas across campus.
  • Robust database that is very customizable.
  • A web-based platform that can be used on any device.
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  • Skyward does well with managing the students' information. It was easy to find a student's schedule, grades, behavior record, or family information because it was all separated out.
  • Another strength is the system’s way of requesting time off. All of the steps are laid out in a organized manner, and you can check the status of the request with one click.
  • Skyward also pairs well with other applications. Whenever I need a substitute for a class, Skyward links me to Aesop (the absence software) and allows me to put in the request. When I’m done, Skyward updates automatically with that information.
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Cons
  • Outdated look and feel for internal and external customers.
  • Somewhat complicated and tough to learn; it's not very intuitive.
  • Customer service response times and support leave something to be desired.
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  • Skyward's reporting can get confusing so it would be nice if it was cleaner and possibly came with some common reports other schools use too.
  • Skyward's GUI is out of date and needs a refresher.
  • Skyward can have compatibility issues after an update.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is the system I am most comfortable with, so having to learn a new system outweighs any problems I have with Skyward.
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Usability
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It takes some time to get used to navigating the features and layers, but once you know your way around it, it's pretty good.
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Support Rating
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Overall great job, issues were taken care of. People in support do care.
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Implementation Rating
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Yes, I was part of the implementation team.
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Alternatives Considered
On the admissions front, SchoolAdmin beats the Senior Admissions module hands down for ease of use, performance, customer service, and reliability. We have had no downtime issues with Senior but regularly experienced downtime issues with Senior. School Admin is also very intuitive and easy to learn and use. Senior has a much steeper learning curve.
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Skyward is used differently at our school than GoGuardian. GoGuardian is used to monitor student use of technology during school hours, and Skyward is used to track student data such as attendance, uniform, tardy arrivals, grades, and behavior. Overall, Skyward's interface is more user-friendly than GoGuardian. GoGuardian requires even more clicking around to find what you are looking for
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Return on Investment
  • A fairly priced system.
  • [The] convenience of having to manage only one system and database.
  • Senior is long overdue for an update and refresh to make it look modern and to make it more easy and intuitive to use.
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  • I believe that we have had a great Return on our Investment as we have been using this software at a district-wide level for several years now and it keeps being an effective management software system for our students and families.
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