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About

The Edsby® social learning environment has been putting the connections between people, not just documents, at the center of K-12 education around the world for more than 10 years. Edsby enables in-class, hybrid and online learning, and rich communication between students, teachers and families—all aimed at driving K-12 student success. School districts, states, provinces and countries adopt Edsby for learning management, assessment & reporting, analytics and student well-being. Edsby has an unusually wide set of capabilities in a single platform tailored to the needs of the full range of K-6 and 7-12 within a familiar, social-style user experience. Edsby is used district-wide by K-12 districts, including some of the top 10 largest in North America. It has been licensed for national use by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and has received more than 60 industry awards and distinctions.

About

Jupiter is a Learning Management System (LMS) and Student Information System (SIS) for K-12, scalable from the smallest charter schools to districts with 100,000’s of students. The gradebook teachers love! Flexible. Intuitive shortcuts. Homework online. Tests online. Essays online. Lessons online. Simplify scheduling, attendance, referrals, and record-keeping. Turn big data into decisions! Jupiter is the innovation leader in ed tech. We were the first to develop an all-in-one LMS and SIS, which we built from the ground up as a web-hosted service back when most competitors were retrofitting their old standalone software. We developed nearly all our features in-house, not acquired from third parties, so we have the most integrated solution available. Founded in 2004 and now with employees in 7 states, we serve a total of 4 million students in all 50 states.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Edsby is only sold to K-12 school districts and governments. It is not intended for individual K-12 schools, higher education, corporations, non-profits, etc. It is designed and built just for the unique needs of K-12 districts.

Audience

Educational institutions, teachers, school administrators

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

On request
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$500 per school per year
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The most comprehensive LMS out there. From daily classroom tasks, to reporting, to board-wide analytics that can drill down to the student level, it does it all! Very teacher/student - centric (i.e. designed for ease of use by the teacher and student = easy to navigate, very intuitive GUI, very rich environment.) Probably the most important feature for teachers is that it has the fewest clicks to accomplish a given task... who has time for clicking through layers of panels? In the back end the administration is equally simple. It will connect to any database (they'll write custom query code if your SIS - like ours - is unique) The ability to push and pull data is critical, does all the usual SSO and interoperability things too.

Cons

  • Because it is such a rich environment there is a need for some basic education/training, especially for parents who tend not to read instructions very well :-) Edsby has a decent support site with videos etc for parents (and other roles) but I think there's a bit of information overload at first? The support is a bit hit and miss - because of the constant development of the product there is a lot going on, their developers seem overloaded at times. And, it would be nice if they had an integrated SIS for smaller schools. You do need an external data source to provision the system.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I like the "help" support; I don't think I've ever had to ask anyone else to support me because of the accessible information. Great that teachers can edit the contact information and add/delete students from classes. Also, options to weight graders, record extra credit and edit codes such as "incomplete", etc.
  • I love Jupiter Grades and have used it for 15 years. It is very user-friendly for both teachers and families. When our district began to use another grading program, the teachers were so angry we paid for it out of our own pockets, the district agreed to pay for us to continue to use it for 2 more years. Unfortunately, we can not use it anymore and we have had to use another inferior program. I liked that students and parents had easy access to their grades without having to go through our district to get a password. You can print progress reports easily for parent signatures for those parents who do not check their child's grades or email. It is easy to make seating charts. It is a well-thought-out grading program.
  • The responsiveness of the Help team has always been timely and detailed. The whole format is useful.

Cons

  • I don't think there are any cons. I and my families use JupiterEd more frequently than Aeries, our district database and parent portal, due to how easy it is for parents and guardians to access the app and communicate directly with teachers.
  • I can honestly say I can not think of anything I didn't like.
  • Beginning of the year, it's always a struggle to figure out how to start new gradebooks.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Edsby
Founded: 2010
United States
www.edsby.com

Company Information

Jupiter
Founded: 2004
United States
jupitered.com

Alternatives

Alma SIS

Alma SIS

Alma Technologies, Inc.

Alternatives

EduWave

EduWave

ITG America
Akshar Spectrum

Akshar Spectrum

Akshar School Solutions
ProgressBook Suite

ProgressBook Suite

Software-Answers
Ellevation

Ellevation

Ellevation Education
EduWave

EduWave

ITG America

Categories

Gradebook Supported
K-12 Supported
School Management Supported
Social Learning Supported

Categories

Gradebook Features

Attendance Tracking Supported
Class Summary Supported
Curve Scores Supported
Grade Calculations Supported
Individualized Assessments Not Supported
Lesson Planning Supported
Parent Portal Supported
Progress Reports Supported
Report Cards Supported
Teacher Dashboard Supported
Weighted Assignments Supported

K-12 Features

Attendance Tracking Supported
Classroom Management Supported
Communication Management Supported
Curriculum Management Supported
Enrollment Management Not Supported
Financial Management Not Supported
Parent Portal Supported
Progress Reports Supported
Skill Testing Supported
Student Information / Records Supported

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Features

Academic / Education Supported
Asynchronous Learning Supported
Blended Learning Supported
Built-In Course Authoring Supported
Corporate / Business Not Supported
Customizable Not Supported
eCommerce Supported
eLearning Companies Supported
Gamification Not Supported
Learner Portal Supported
Mobile Learning Supported
Open Source Not Supported
SCORM Compliance Supported
Synchronous Learning Supported
Video Conferencing Supported

Classroom Management Features

Attendance Management Supported
Block Websites/Applications Supported
Built in LMS Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
For Classroom Supported
For Labs Not Supported
Internet Usage Monitoring Not Supported
Real-time Chat Supported
Remote Access/Control Supported
Report Cards Supported
Support Audio/Images/Video Supported
Tests/Assessments Supported
Transcripts Supported
View Student Monitors Not Supported

School Management Features

Bookstore Management Not Supported
Cafeteria Management Not Supported
Curriculum Management Supported
Facility Management Not Supported
Financial Management Not Supported
Higher Education Not Supported
Housing Management Not Supported
Independent / Private Supported
K-12 Supported
Library Management Not Supported
Online Calendar Supported
Online Payments Supported
Parent / Student Portal Supported
Preschool Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
School District Supported
Special Education Not Supported
Vocational / Trade Schools Not Supported

Gradebook Features

Attendance Tracking Supported
Class Summary Not Supported
Curve Scores Supported
Grade Calculations Supported
Individualized Assessments Supported
Lesson Planning Supported
Parent Portal Supported
Progress Reports Supported
Report Cards Supported
Teacher Dashboard Supported
Weighted Assignments Supported

Integrations

Cisco Webex Supported
Clever Not Supported
Dropbox Not Supported
Edsembli Supported
Google Classroom Not Supported
Google Drive Not Supported
Google Workspace Supported
Helius Not Supported
Microsoft 365 Supported
Microsoft Azure Supported
Microsoft Excel Supported
PowerSchool Atrieve Supported
PowerSchool Enrollment Supported
PowerSchool SmartFind Express Supported
PowerSchool Student Analytics Supported
SchoolSpring Job Board Supported
Unicheck Supported
Zoom Supported

Integrations

Cisco Webex Not Supported
Clever Supported
Dropbox Supported
Edsembli Not Supported
Google Classroom Supported
Google Drive Supported
Google Workspace Not Supported
Helius Supported
Microsoft 365 Not Supported
Microsoft Azure Not Supported
Microsoft Excel Not Supported
PowerSchool Atrieve Not Supported
PowerSchool Enrollment Not Supported
PowerSchool SmartFind Express Not Supported
PowerSchool Student Analytics Not Supported
SchoolSpring Job Board Not Supported
Unicheck Not Supported
Zoom Not Supported
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