Updated January 20, 2026
Alma SIS vs PowerSchool SIS: Which is best for you?
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Top Rated
Features
Features
Attendance Tracking
4.90
API
4.89
Student Information/Records
4.87
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Student Management
4.75
Parent/Student Portal
4.63
Admissions Management
4.33
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Pros / Cons
- We’ve especially appreciated features like customizable progress reports, attendance tracking, and the seamless communication tools between teachers and families.
- Having to read each individual profile is quite time consuming and makes the process of asking pointless ifwe have to follow up and reinput the data on the profile anyway.
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- PowerSchool is a very comprehensive SIS with all of the latest features to allow for customized reports.
- Figuring out the process to get anything done can be onerous and support is not well set up to help with strategy level decisions but instead is better suited to dealing with one-off issues.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
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4.5/ 5in the comparison
4/ 5
Value for Money
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4.5/ 5in the comparison
4.1/ 5
Customer Support
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4.7/ 5in the comparison
4.1/ 5
Functionality
Highest performing feature
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4.4/ 5in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
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Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad