Lynx

Lynx

Lynx Software
SmartBus

SmartBus

Uffizio
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About

Efficiently streamline your school bus route planning and information management. Save money with improved route efficiency and streamlined operations. Efficiently manage your fleet, drivers, students and routes. Get 24/7 live technical support from anywhere, anytime. Lynx empowers your transport department by providing multiple features to keep up with your school transport needs. Get control of your bus routing data. Easily update student information to any of your bus routes. View multiple routes at one time, set specific parameters in real-time and more. Track and monitor your vehicles plus keep track of fleet maintenance, all in real-time. Easily create customized reports to comply with transportation regulations and requirements. Easily view, map or export all of your rider pickups, special needs riders and group stops in one place.

About

Priority of every school management is to provide better safety and security to the student while they are commuting from school to home and home to school. For this reason, it is important for schools to invest in a sound and secure transport management system. SmartBus, the best school bus tracking software which is divided into three parts: Parents, Driver, and School Management. It also works as a school bus management system where student safety is our main concern. Alert notification is available where you can easily manage all the activities related to scheduling, rescheduling, managing routes and pick up & drop location.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Transportation directors

Audience

School bus operators

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$1,895
Pricing is based on number of riders and any additional optional web based software.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.9 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The ease of use. Ability to create route options without tearing down other routes. Quick response when needing help or have questions. Joe & Anna willing to help set things up and then walking you through what was done and how it was done. Always making improvements.
  • Excellent customer service. Software is very user friendly and the lynx staff is always available to help and train.
  • Very dependable and reliable routing software program. Joe and Anna are amazing to work with. If I have a question they respond right away. Their customer services is amazing. Lynx is easy to use and Joe and Anna walk you through all set-up needs, DPI student reporting and route consolidations. Lynx is located in Wisconsin, so they are familiar with all types of weather conditions and the terrain.
  • Lynx provides the best tech support I have ever utilized! In over 25 years as a school district CIO, Technology Director, Technology Coordinator, and Director of Transportation, I have never encountered such expert, timely, and willing tech support. In my transportation position, I am often up working very early in the morning prior to drivers arriving. In my early days utilizing the software suite, I'd send a quick email and invariably my phone would ring with an expert on the other end of the phone! A quick fix or explanation and I was on my way to getting my completed! At one point, we transition from being a locally hosted service to moving to the cloud. The transition was seamless! At another point, I wanted to automate student information and routing information to transfer to and from Infinite Campus to Lynx and back again. Lynx tech support worked directly with Infinite Campus and we had this automation completed in less than a week!
  • Great customer service. Software is user friendly. DPI reports are a breeze with the help of Joe and Anna.

Cons

  • The only Con is that the software does not come with School Bus Drivers. If it came with 2 or 3 drivers this would be the best software routing system in the world. In all seriousness, I have not found one Con yet, we might only be in the honeymoon phase, but I don't see it going down, I only see the potential that we have been shown so far.
  • The software is missing a way to record attendance directly from drivers to lynx other than the student ID cards. From my understanding this is being added.
  • Not having the parents app set-up. We utilize another GPS system to have the parents app and the GPS monitoring of the buses. Joe has been amazing to work with having the two systems talk with each other.
  • There have been so many improvements over the years, I simply cannot think of one thing I do not like.
  • I have been using the software for 11 years and have yet to see a negative side of it.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Lynx Software
Founded: 1983
United States
www.busingsoftware.com

Company Information

Uffizio
Founded: 2000
India
www.uffizio.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

iSchoolbus

iSchoolbus

TheThemeio
BusBoss

BusBoss

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Chakraview

Chakraview

Chakraview Solutions
EZRouting

EZRouting

TransAct

Categories

Categories

School Bus Routing Features

Dispatch Management
Driver Management
Field Trip Management
GPS Tracking
Parent Portal
Route Optimization
Scheduling
Student Information / Records
Territory Management

Fleet Maintenance Features

Cost Tracking
Fuel Tracking
Maintenance History
Maintenance Scheduling
Parts Inventory Management
Repair Tracking
Tire Management
Vehicle Information
Warranty Tracking
Work Order Management

Transportation Management Features

Billing & Invoicing
Carrier Management
Customer Management
Dispatch Management
Driver Management
Fleet / Equipment Management
Load Management
Order Management
Quotes / Estimates
Routing
Scheduling
Shipment Management

School Bus Routing Features

Dispatch Management
Driver Management
Field Trip Management
GPS Tracking
Parent Portal
Route Optimization
Scheduling
Student Information / Records
Territory Management

Integrations

360 School Management System
Infinite Campus
MastersSoft Student Management System (SMS)
PowerSchool
Skyward School Business Suite
Synergy

Integrations

360 School Management System
Infinite Campus
MastersSoft Student Management System (SMS)
PowerSchool
Skyward School Business Suite
Synergy
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