# PowerSchool Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about PowerSchool Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other K-12 products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/175664/PowerSchool --- # PowerSchool Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) PowerSchool ## What is PowerSchool? PowerSchool is the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to power the education ecosystem with integrated technology that helps educators empower students to learn in the way that’s right for them. From the office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool helps schools and districts efficiently manage operations, supports educators, and engages students throughout their learning journey. ## What is PowerSchool used for? [K-12](https://www.capterra.com/k-12-software/)[Talent Management](https://www.capterra.com/talent-management-software/) Overall rating Based on 181 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 85% Neutral 10% Negative 5% Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for PowerSchool?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.powerschool.com&name=PowerSchool) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### PowerSchool 4.3 (181) VS. [4.5 (448)](https://www.capterra.com/p/133283/Alma/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.1 (181) Ease Of Use 4.5 (2,892) Value For Money 4.1 (80) Value For Money 4.5 (1,864) Customer Service 4.0 (82) Customer Service 4.7 (1,850) ## PowerSchool alternatives [4.9 (14)](https://www.capterra.com/p/212660/SEDUCA/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Highest Rated [5.0 (47)](https://www.capterra.com/p/205067/Class-Solver/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.7 (2,782)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/reviews/) Starting price $39.00 Per User, Per Month [4.6 (200)](https://www.capterra.com/p/173831/Tuio/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/175664/PowerSchool/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Student Information/Records 4.0 (22) 59.09% of 22 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration Progress Reports 3.6 (19) 52.63% of 19 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Document and report the progress of ongoing projects Gradebook 3.8 (17) 64.71% of 17 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track student's scores and grades on course materials Learning Management 3.5 (17) 64.71% of 17 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Organize and track educational activities Attendance Tracking 4.1 (14) 71.43% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Enrollments/Onboarding 3.5 (13) 69.23% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications PowerSchool 36 features Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Find and manage potential candidates and their applications and resumes through the recruiting life cycle Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Process of enhancing skills & experiences for continuous professional growth & advancement Plan and schedule lessons and maintain students' behavior in the classroom Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat Manages compensation such as salary, bonus, and benefits processes, aligning with policies Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Manage the enrollment and onboarding of all new members and accepted applications Track and manage staff profiles, recruitment, schedules, productivity, career development and performance Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization Store, manage and track all forms in a centralized location Establish measurable goals and objectives and track their progress over a specific period of time Track student's scores and grades on course materials Automates core HR functions such as talent management, employee evaluation and learning management Software designed for private/independent schools Document completed by employee to assist with career and personal development to reach short term and long term goals Software designed for kindergarten through 12th grade schools Facilitate training materials that help employees grow and progress in their positions Organize and track educational activities Process of familiarizing new clients, stakeholders or employees with the company, a new location, or a service Accept and process online payment transactions Portal for parents to see and update childrens' info, track progress & more Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems Document and report the progress of ongoing projects Ability to record, store, update, and retrieve information Tools to find, assess, and hire suitable candidates for a job within an organization Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration Planning, tracking and developing internal talent for future key position filling Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Track employee/learner's progression through training programs Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.2 (181) 4.2 Based on 181 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.1 (80) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 4.1 (80) 4.1 Based on 80 reviews ## Integrations [ Canva](https://www.capterra.com/p/168956/Canva/)[ TimeClock Plus](https://www.capterra.com/p/21548/TimeClock-Plus/)[ Bloomz](https://www.capterra.com/p/160402/Bloomz/)[ Rycor](https://www.capterra.com/p/146903/Acorn/)[ SchoolPass](https://www.capterra.com/p/181526/SchoolPass/)[ RevTrak](https://www.capterra.com/p/182864/RevTrak/)[ BenchPrep](https://www.capterra.com/p/190016/BecnhPrep/)[ BusBoss](https://www.capterra.com/p/100004/BusBoss/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (82) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (82) 4.0 Based on 82 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 181 reviews Filter by rating 5(102) 4(52) 3(18) 2(3) 1(6) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent SP sara P. Training and Compliance Transportation/Trucking/Railroad ### "Efficient and easily adaptable software. " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 December 3, 2025 Quick to learn and transition to. Very straight forward software, excellent for quick reference and look up. Pros I like the ease of being able to search criteria quickly which makes my job more efficient and seamless. Cons I have had no issues with PowerSchool in the 5 years i have been using this software, i feel it has been critical to my job and communicates to the other software i use. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CB Crysta B. Sales Insurance ### "Review on PowerSchool" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 7, 2025 Overall, I have had a great experience using PowerSchool since my child has been enrolled in school. I like being able to keep up with their assignments and know which classes he is struggling to keep up with for assignments. Pros PowerSchool allows me to keep track of my child's grades, upcoming assignments, late assignments, and absences. Cons PowerSchool is only updated when the teachers decide to add in the grades, which makes it hard to keep up with things that might be late. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. IE Isiah E. Dean of Students Education Management ### "PowerSchool Excellence " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 June 26, 2025 PowerSchool is one of the best tools for schools or businesses dealing with students. It’s a great tool! Pros It’s user friendly for the staff and students, allows us to keep track of what’s going on with the students. Cons I can’t say I didn’t like anything about PowerSchool it was really helpful for attendance and grading system. Switched from [iGradePlus](https://www.capterra.com/p/121762/iGradePlus/) We switched in the middle of the 2024-2025 school year. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NW Nicole W. School counselor Education Management ### "Awful platform" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 June 24, 2025 it won’t save any of my data to apply for a career. It times out, refreshes page and everything is gone that I spent 45 minutes entering in. Pros None. First experience with it is from a school district that just adopted this platform. I’m using it to apply for a position in Tucson unified school district. I tried to apply through this platform and each time it’s has a different problem, but the end result is always that my data is erased. When I called my district HR, they said several people have complained of this problem. Yet when they give me the number for the platform/website/program, no one answers the phone. The chat is just as useless. It said it was transferring me to an engineer and then timed out. There are tons of pop-up ads when I’m trying to apply for a job. The ads cover the content that I need to see. As soon as I exit out of an ad, Another pops up. Many times I inadvertently I’m trying to exit the ad and I click to exit and it takes me to the AD page! The website also overheated my laptop today. It hasn’t the other five times I’ve tried to apply. Please fix your software program!! Cons The support chat is useless as it’s kind of answer question. It asked more questions of you than it is helpful to respond to you. No one answered the phone number given to me by my districts HR dept. No one has responded to my email. I’m told I’m not the only one that has had the problem of the platform, not saving the data and wiping out everything you’ve inputted if it refreshes or times you out. It’s frustrating enough that it is required to do the whole application in one sitting. Today I was almost done with it for the seventh time and it had trouble uploading my résumé. So it refresh the page and I lost everything I had input so far. And I had saved after every page. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CL Chareen L. School Secretary Education Management ### "Good SIS Program" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 19, 2025 I have used the program for the past 7 years. They have done a lot to improve it over time, especially within the last year or so. I can find most things I need but reports are something that is still more difficult than Aeries Pros It is visually easy to see the information on the page. Once I get to the page I need, which isn't always straightforward. Cons Difficult to run reports or find the reports I needed without a lot of trial and error. I still can't always find what I am looking for. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NK Nathan K. na Education Management ### "Has to be better systems" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 1/10 May 9, 2025 I find it to be disappointing as to how difficult and needlessly complex it is. I hate to be harsh, but with today's software it is becoming expected to be easy to use and simplistic in it's operation. Pros I'm sure there is good points about it, just like any program, however overall the structure is convoluted. Cons Leaves a lot to be desired. Complex to create an account without much logic as to why. Additionally customer service was pointless, if you have product you should be able to assist all customers, our Powershool isn't unique to my school district. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AT Angelica T. Tutor Primary/Secondary Education ### "Perfecta plataforma para colegio y padres " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 22, 2025 En general ha sido una plataforma que me ayudado mucho con mantener la información de mi hijo en un solo lugar y estar súper pendiente de todo lo que pasa en sus notas y tareas. Pros Es una plataforma integral que ayuda mucho como padre a encontrar toda la información de nuestro hijo del colegio y la forma de ingresar es súper buena. Cons A veces o al principio cuando no conocía mucho de la plataforma me era difícil de ingresar y me perdía muy fácil. Pero después aprendí y es fácil Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SP Steven P. Operations Manager Education Management ### "Simple, No Frills Student Data Application" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 March 12, 2025 A simple no frills data management app that is able to hold student info. Pros simple design and easy to retrieve student info Cons secure data management is poor as it was recently hacked. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KC Kyla C. Teacher Education Management ### "It's Great But We Need Instructional Videos Please... " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 March 12, 2025 Overall experience is positive, but I also feel like I'm underutilizing it. If I knew it better (and actually had the time to know it better) I feel like I'd be using it to its potential. Pros It gets the job done and the new updates make everything more streamlined in terms of accessing information and utilizing it to build classes. Cons Setting up bins gets clunky--there's an expectation that teachers completely understand the math that Powerschool uses with percentages vs. numerical values, that we don't all have mastery of, right away. It would be nicer if we could just pick it up and go, rather than refer to a manual. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DJ Devin J. Administrator Education Management ### "To SIS and Attendance and Beyond!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 January 10, 2025 PowerSchool is best for larger schools seeking to build out from an SIS, and willing to pay a premium to gain access to more tools that integrate neatly with the core system. For small schools, it may be more difficult to justify with the alternatives out there. Pros PowerSchool's dashboard was useful for managing things at a bird's eye view, it was the first SIS I experienced and it was a pretty accessible tool overall. The attendance tracking was great for admin, and was consistently accurate without error. Cons It's not that PowerSchool was ineffective, rather as it has grown into more from just the attendance tracking and the SIS side the number of add-ons and features has grown and the pricing became a little outside of our range. 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