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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/classroom-management/gradelink-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/classroom-management/gradelink-profile/alternatives/) # Gradelink User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 734 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.9/5 - Value for money: 4.7/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 556 reviews (76%) - 4 stars: 156 reviews (21%) - 3 stars: 19 reviews (3%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 2 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - The value for money is excellent, as it includes grading, attendance, communication, and reporting tools all in one system, eliminating the need for multiple platforms. - I especially value the progress report feature because it helps me support students more consistently and gives families a clear picture of student performance. While I would love to see more Google Drive integration and more flexibility with links in emails, Gradelink has been a reliable and practical tool for managing my class. - The assignment and grading tools are intuitive and flexible, helping teachers save time and maintain consistency, and overall grade and class management is straightforward, making it easy to track performance and keep everything organized throughout the academic year. ### Most mentioned cons - I also do not like that certain reports can not be run easily on my end, including when someone fills out an enrollment form and selects something that says "i have an allergy and then lists the allergy", i should be able to pull a report that covers all students with their listed allergies with what parents have written in this space, along with other written reponses. - For example, we send our school newsletter via Gradelink. But if we have school board members who don't have children in our school but still want to receive school information, it requires extra steps to get it to them, or we have to create fake accounts. - Additionally, schools with more complex needs may find the platform lacking in advanced features, integrations, and reporting capabilities compared to larger, enterprise-level systems. ## Gradelink customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 734 (page 1). ### Customer Service - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Susan R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Happy with my experience. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Product is easy to use. Like the reports that are available. #### Cons Wish the report card system could be easier to use. --- ### Teacher and administrator - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Amana B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, the experience with Gradelink is generally very positive, especially for schools looking for a reliable and easy-to-use system. Most users report that it simplifies day-to-day operations like grading, attendance, and communication, helping schools stay organized and efficient. The platform is often described as user-friendly and accessible, with many appreciating how it centralizes information for administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Customer support is a major highlight, consistently praised for being responsive and helpful when issues arise. However, the experience isn’t perfect some users mention a learning curve at the beginning, occasional glitches, and limited customization in certain features. Despite these minor drawbacks, the overall sentiment is that Gradelink is a dependable, well-rounded solution that delivers strong value and improves school management workflows #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros it combines a wide range of essential school management features into a single, user-friendly platform without feeling overly complex. It offers strong security with clear permission controls, ensuring student data stays protected while remaining accessible to the right users. The value for money is excellent, as it includes grading, attendance, communication, and reporting tools all in one system, eliminating the need for multiple platforms. Customer support is responsive and helpful, making onboarding and troubleshooting much smoother. Managing students and teachers is efficient, with simple processes for enrollment, class assignments, and organization, while student information is neatly structured and easy to access. The assignment and grading tools are intuitive and flexible, helping teachers save time and maintain consistency, and overall grade and class management is straightforward, making it easy to track performance and keep everything organized throughout the academic year. #### Cons Occasional technical issues like calendar glitches or minor system bugs, and there can be a learning curve for new users despite its overall simplicity. Additionally, schools with more complex needs may find the platform lacking in advanced features, integrations, and reporting capabilities compared to larger, enterprise-level systems. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink More user friendly and easy for my team to use. #### Vendor response Wow! Thank you for sharing so many ways your school is using Gradelink, Amana! Replied June 2026 --- ### Makes generating transcripts a dream! Friendly customer service. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Lynn C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The support we have received has been very helpful in figuring out what we can and cannot expect from Gradelink. In the main, our team has been very happy with the professionalism Gradelink has given our school over the last 3 years. We plan to continue using it. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The transcript feature, communication features, and standards tracking have been exceptionally useful for our school. The main reason we looked for a SIS was for transcript records management, and Gradelink has been perfect for us. The Report Card has been more difficult to customize for our small school, but teachers have been able to find work-arounds. #### Cons Ease of Use is 4 stars because some teachers have had a difficult time getting the hang of it, and some help tutorials or explanations can be difficult to find until you know what you're looking for. One feature that we have asked for several times is an app for teachers. The software is unusable on a mobile device, and there are times when a student calls with a question and the teacher is not by a computer browser to help answer that question. #### Reasons for choosing Gradelink Gradelink had the most usable features that would integrate with our school operation. Financial accountability was another reason we chose Gradelink; it has great pricing considerations for small schools. We were also able to take advantage of a bonus discount for the setup fee. --- ### Excellent Support! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tynisha G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My overall experience with Gradelink was good. Gradelink continues to improve and keep themselves competitive. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros The excellent customer support from Josue Lopez. He was very responsive and attentive. He provided visuals. #### Cons Not enough helpful links. Would suggest providing videos. Easier access to find a specific topic. Suggest chat options. #### Vendor response You’re in luck, Tynisha! While Josue is always happy to assist, you can find how-to articles and videos on the Gradelink help website. Just click on the question mark icon at the top of the screen in Gradelink. Replied June 2026 --- ### Great One Stop Shop for Schools - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tiffany M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have been using Gradelink for at least 3 years, and I still like the versatility of being able to do all the above mentioned things on one website with one login. I thinks parents also appreciate everything (enrollment and grades) being in the same place, too. Email may come from Gradelink, but it then creates an email thread in our school Gmail accounts, so parents don't actually have to use Gradelink to email back and forth. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros My favorite part is that everything is on one website/login. I can lesson plan, record grades, find parents' email addresses and phone numbers, and email parents all in one place. We have different groups set up, so I can email my class or my extracurricular with the click of one button. I can also exclude certain families, if it is a reminder email that certain families don't need. As far as I have heard from my principal and director of technology, the support is easy-to-use and very helpful. One example is that the support team has adjusted the look of our report cards to make sure it looks the way we want. If we are having any trouble, my principal or our director of technology submits a support ticket. #### Cons The only thing I don't like is that copying lesson plans from previous years has a lot of steps. Unless I am missing some training, you have to click through a lot of buttons to find past lessons, then copy, then click back through all the buttons to get to the current week to paste. If you only have to do one lesson, it might be worth it, but if you are trying to copy a week or two for a whole unit, it gets too unmanageable. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink This company did both of those two, and was cheaper. #### Vendor response Wow, thank you for such a thorough review, Tiffany! When it comes to copying lesson plans, you may prefer using collections. Please click on the question mark icon at the top of the screen in Gradelink to access the free help website, then type “Lesson Plan Collection” in the search bar for easy instructions. Replied May 2026 --- ### An Overall Great Platform for School Reporting - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Amy D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, I am happy with the system. The platform is fairly easy to navigate and, when I do have a problem, the feedback I receive is easy to apply. Gradelink continues to improve the system and does a great job communicating changes and enhancements. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The customer support is phenomenal! Anytime I reach out with a question, I receive a response in a very timely manner. In addition, the features in the Gradelink system cover all of our grade reporting needs. #### Cons We have encountered many issues this year with parent notification. We use the system to send texts when there is a delay or cancellation due to weather and constantly have problems with people (staff and parents alike) not receiving the alert. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink The company we previously used (MSP) for report cards closed. #### Vendor response We’re thrilled you’re so happy with Gradelink, Amy! We recently upgraded SmartSend Pro (voice and text messaging), so you should be experiencing much better reliability. However, if you have any issues, we’re here for you. Replied June 2026 --- ### We Love Gradelink - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jennifer G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, our school is so pleased with Gradelink. The customer service, which is rarely needed, is super responsive. The system is reliable and does an excellent job managing our grades, attendance, student information, and enrollment. Our teachers find it easy to use! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Excellent customer service Reliable platform User friendly Highly customized enrollment experience Gradebook #### Cons Wish the communication tool had more options in terms of lists and resending to previous people on previous communication #### Reasons for choosing Gradelink It had the features we needed, but not too many. We wanted a product that did the core things we needed VERY WELL, rather than a milliion features done so-so. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink It did not work. The record keeping was not accurate. Features did not work. Customer service was not responsive and was overseas. #### Vendor response We love that you’re so pleased with Gradelink and that it’s working so well for your staff, Jennifer! Replied July 2026 --- ### Grading, reports, student/staff info is a breeze! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Heather J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I have used Gradelink for 17 of my 19 years of teaching. Gradelink is user friendly, logical, and easy to use. Parents can see student achievement whenever they want, and report cards are easy to create. As an admin, adding new staff and/or students is quick and easy. Most questions can be answered via their help desk, but if you phone and leave a message, you get a response usually same day, next business day at the latest. #### Cons Gradelink is great for communicating with staff, students, and parents, but it isn't always easy/practical to add people outside of those categories who still need the communication. For example, we send our school newsletter via Gradelink. But if we have school board members who don't have children in our school but still want to receive school information, it requires extra steps to get it to them, or we have to create fake accounts. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink New principal was familiar with Gradelink, and Gradelink was easier to use for both staff and parents. #### Vendor response We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your school for all these years, Denise! We’re elated that Gradelink has worked so well for you, and we look forward to many more years together. Replied June 2026 --- ### A Perfect, Simple School Management Program - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ian M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We had been using Gradelink for one location and had cause to urgently switch to Gradelink for our other location. The team made what was a stressful situation a seemless transition. There are other programs with more features, but the intuitive nature of the program and strength in the key functionality for classes, reporting, scheduling is excellent. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The amazing customer service and quick turnaround when we really needed it were the things that stood out. They have a good product and a great team. #### Cons I really didn't have any complaints whatsoever. It did everything we needed it to do and it was very easy to learn to use. #### Reasons for choosing Gradelink Ease of use, price, customer support and functionality. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink We had been using Gradelink before at another location, and we liked it a lot. #### Vendor response We love that Gradelink is working so well for you that you’re using it in multiple locations now, Ian! Replied May 2026 --- ### Coordinating everything with Gradelink! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Anuhea D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Gradelink has been such a wonderful platform to use as someone who work as both an office administrator and teacher. The amount of things that can be centralized is great! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Centralizing all of our SIS and gradebooks across teachers and the school. The ability to easily notify families in multiple ways, as we needed to do for weather closures recently, was extremely helpful. #### Cons Can have a little bit of a learning curve for new users if they are not committed to watching the training videos and reading the training articles. Can be a little difficult to add images to emails. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink Ease of use for the system and integration of more applications #### Vendor response Good news, Anuhea: We are working on an update that will make it much easier to add images to emails, School News, and Teacher Pages. Stay tuned for updates! Replied June 2026 --- ### Super helpful and straightforward! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Elyse B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Primary/ Secondary Education - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I really like the program. It is helpful and straightforward. It makes things really easy especially to do with entering grades, handling the weight of grades, and communicating with parents. I have no major complaints! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love the SmartSend feature! It is so helpful to be able to send messages to specific groups of parents, schedule messages, and such. It is also very straightforward and easy to use. I also love the grading features, again all very straightforward and easy to use. It makes grading and communicating so much less stressful! #### Cons I don't like how Gradelink times out frequently. I would prefer if there was a way to decide how long you wanted to stay signed in until it signs you out. Sometimes I come back to my computer and have to log in again because I have been teaching a lesson and then I lose my spot where I was and have to reload to the correct subject and entering grades or such. I have also noticed it is sometimes not possible or just difficult to create a list of certain combinations of students. For example, the names of all the girls, the names of all the boys, the names of all the students and their parents emails, etc. I don't know if there is a way to make it easy to choose the combination of lists that you want and then just have a copy of that. #### Vendor response We’re thrilled that you find Gradelink so enjoyable to use, Elyse! We understand how getting signed out can be frustrating. The time-out period can be adjusted by your Gradelink admin in the security settings. Replied May 2026 --- ### Happy Parent, Ecstatic Teacher! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jessica M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have used Gradelink as a teacher as well as a parent in 2 different schools as well as 2 different states. Gradelink is so efficient! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I have taught and graded many ways over the years. From a gradebook to using Gradelink is an entirely different experience. Being able to enter grades quickly and see the running class average in real time is amazing. Whether I need to contact a parent or find student information, I know where to look. I am able to easily send group emails with important information using the communication section as well. Because Gradelink is so user friendly, I have never had to contact customer support. There has rarely been issues with the system being down, and when it is, it is fixed quickly. Time and money is saved using Gradelink! My time management is organized even further because of Gradelink! I do feel like all student information is secure and that information is kept private. If you are trying to get grades out in a timely fashion as well as manage your student as well as teacher time correctly, Gradelink is definitely the answer. Of the ways to get information available quickly, Gradelink is the best! #### Cons I do not have any cons about Gradelink. I have found that entering grades, setting weights for different assignments, and communication are all easier with Gradelink. No issues. #### Vendor response We’re happy to say we’re thrilled that you’re ecstatic, Jessica! Replied May 2026 --- ### Gradelink- great choice for schools - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jamison M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I started my educational career using Gradelink, and I am glad I came back to it as an administrator. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I enjoy how easy it is to use as a teacher and admin. Pulling reports, entering students, and creating classes is extremely easy. We are a Success For All school and have students switching reading classes each trimester, I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to change students each trimester to a new class. Teachers have had a much easier time grading on this system, and previous ones. #### Cons When is come to attendance for Holidays, I wish there was an easier way to input a holiday break across all classes instead of doing each class individually by day. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink Gradelink was cheaper and easier to use. #### Vendor response We strive to make Gradelink as intuitive as possible, so we love hearing that you find it so easy to use in both roles, Jamison! Replied July 2026 --- ### Two Thumbs Up for Gradelink - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Eva B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with Gradelink has been fantastic! There are numerous tools available that, as a small school, we haven't fully utilized yet. I hope to eventually transition everything to a digital format. I've consistently received assistance from the Gradelink help center, and the parent portal is also very user-friendly. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros What I appreciate most about Gradelink is its user-friendly design. As a lead teacher, I oversee the training and support of my fellow educators on Gradelink. The feedback from teachers is consistently positive regarding the Lesson Plans and the Gradesheet features. I particularly enjoy the ability to save and duplicate Lesson Plans. Transitioning to digital Report Cards has significantly saved us time. Overall, Gradelink proves to be an excellent platform for our school. #### Cons The one aspect I find less appealing is the State Standards. It would be beneficial to have access to all State standards within the lesson plan section. I've noticed that several standards are missing, and it would be great to access them on our end. Perhaps there is a way to do this, but I have yet to find out. #### Vendor response It’s wonderful that your experience has been fantastic, Eva! We love that you and your team are getting so much out of using Gradelink. For assistance with state standards, please talk with your support rep. We’re always happy to help. Replied May 2026 --- ### Grade Link- the useful and the hope of a new option - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Gloria M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. So useful for grading. I love that parents can easily check the grades. I also like that I can click on a student and see all the assignments for each subject on one screen. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love the arrow on the first grade for the first student. You press the arrow and it fills in the same grade for everyone. It's easy to skip to the few students who have a different grade and correct it. #### Cons There is not late grade option. It would be helpful for parents to know that their child is late with assignments regularly or not at all. #### Vendor response Good news, Gloria: A late grade option can be created by your school’s Gradelink admin by adding it to the grade scale menu. If you’d like help setting this up, please reach out to your Gradelink support rep, and they’ll be happy to assist. Replied May 2026 --- ### Teacher Tasks Made Easy with Gradelink - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Geeta K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Once I got the hang of it, it was easy to create report cards and share info with parents. Parents also found it helpful and easy to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I liked using the gradebook the most. It kept parents aware of what assignments were due and when along with their grades and absences #### Cons Didn’t really get into lesson planning. I think some training on how to use it would have been helpful. #### Vendor response Thank you for your review, Geeta! For free training on lesson plans, please visit training.gradelink.com and go through the SIS Teacher Training. Replied May 2026 --- ### Excellent for everyday school records! - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Sunshine J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Gradelink is great for keeping records and sharing those with families. Currently it is better for in house use. It could be improved for better immediate communication with family. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like that Gradelink is comprehensive in dealing academic records and classroom management. I, also, enjoy the ability to run reports and the fact that it is user friendly. It makes syncing grades from Google Classroom easy as well. #### Cons I wish messaging parents was a little easier and had a better place in the app. The communications go to user emails rather than an app notification. #### Reasons for switching to Gradelink More features were available on Gradelink. #### Vendor response Thank you for your input, Sunshine! If you have ideas for improvements you’d like to see, please share them with your support rep. We’d love to hear them. Replied May 2026 --- ### 4 Stars for Gradelink - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Aubrey M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, it is a pretty great experience. It is easy to navigate and use. I would recommend it to schools and parents. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros That you can email parents directly from Gradelink. I like all of the different lists that it generates like birthdays. I like that parents are able to update their information directly onto Gradelink. #### Cons I wish that I were able to import and export grades to Schoology. I wish that we could put our vacation and days off directly into Gradelink, and it would automatically put them into the attendance. I would like it to say the difference between early leave and 1/2 dismissal, and the same with the morning absence and tardy. I wish that I could copy the grades and the assignments for one class to another. #### Vendor response Thank you for your honest feedback, Aubrey. The good news is some of your wishes have already come true! Designations for different types of absences can be added by your school’s Gradelink administrator. And assignments can be copied and even shared with other teachers. To learn how, please click on the question mark icon at the top of the screen in Gradelink to access the help website. If you need further assistance, please reach out to your support rep, and we’ll be happy to help. Replied June 2026 --- ### The best SMS! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Connan M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I love it! It is intuitive and easy to use. It provides more features than I have even been able to fully utilize. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Compared to other SMS I have used in my 28 years of teaching, it is the most straightforward easy to use. I was the Director of Technology at my previous school - the other student management systems were not only limited on the teacher end, they were a passion to manage on the admin end. #### Cons I would prefer a few more options within the reports. It would be helpful to add/remove more items and to limit for which students to run a report. #### Vendor response Thank you, Connan! It’s rewarding to hear you find Gradelink so much easier to use than the other systems you’ve used. Replied April 2026 --- ### SCHOOL TEACHER - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: MORAIMA P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. ABSOLUTELY... GREAT TO WORK ON AND VEY UNDERSTANDABLE. ALSO EASY TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS. PARENTS ARE HAPPY WITH THE PROGRAM. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros SECURITY IS GREAT AND YOU CAN'T GO SIGN IN WITHOUT ANY LOG IN. PARENTS ARE HAPPY ABOUT THE SECURIT OF THE SYSTEM. #### Cons EVERYTHING SEEMS GREAT VERY EASY TO WORK ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THE QUARTER CKISES WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THE SYSTEM THATS THE ONLY DOWN SIDE. #### Vendor response We go to great lengths to keep Gradelink and schools’ data secure, so we appreciate your trust, Moraima! Replied July 2026 --- ### Gradelink Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Stephanie A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with using and navigating through gradelink has been extremely smooth and easy. One main feature that gradelink offers is its customer support. That particular feature is a saving grace. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I value gradelink because it it secure with important information, as well as being ideal to share assignments and grading, navigate through each grade and class management, and student information management. Additionally, their customer support is quick to respond and help trouble shoot any issues and problems that may arise. #### Cons How it locks you out after minimal tries of forgetting your password. Resetting is not as easy as it looks. #### Vendor response We’re happy to hear you find Gradelink so easy to use, Stephanie! Please talk with your school’s Gradelink admin about adjusting your security settings to make it less frustrating. Replied May 2026 --- ### Gradelink is simple - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Krista S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I would give it like a B rating. There are a few kinks that need to be corrected. It is hard when I type something out and it doesn't save what I did. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like how I can manage my grades quickly and send emails to families. It is easy to go between classes. #### Cons It freezes and I lose a lot of information I type in quite frequently. Also, many times it will not let me extend a lesson plan. #### Vendor response While we’re happy that most things are working well for you, Krista, we don’t want you to have these frustrations. The problems you’re describing aren’t typical, so please reach out to your Gradelink support rep so we can figure out what's causing them. Replied May 2026 --- ### All lesson plans at one place - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Amera A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very good and organized system and i can see all the student related material on one platform and grading system is easy to follow. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like that all student related things are on platform from attendance, lesson planning grading and communication with parents. I like its lesson plan feature the best and it has helped me a lot in designing my lessons for a week. #### Cons It is very good however when i design a class newsletter in CANVA the pdf file is often too large to be attached. Its capacity for attachments is limited. #### Vendor response It’s rewarding to hear you’re using Gradelink to get so much done, Amera! We are working on a major upgrade to Teacher Pages and School News, so soon your class newsletter will be better than ever. Replied June 2026 --- ### Fantastic resource! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ava M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I'm so glad we have it! It's light years ahead of the SMS we used to use. I can generate schedules, print transcripts, and parents can follow their child's progress in real time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros User friendly, fantastic support, it does everything we need it to and more. The transcripts are my favorite. #### Cons Creating and populating classes can be unwieldy sometimes. I would love to be able to upload a spreadsheet or give a command and my students get sorted into their classes automatically. #### Vendor response It’s wonderful to know Gradelink is working so well for your school community, Ava! Replied April 2026 --- ### Pleased with Gradelink! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Michele T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall experience using Gradelink has been great. The few upgrades they’ve made over the past couple of years have been good. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the convenience and the ease of use for teachers as well as parents. The format is very easy to understand and navigate. #### Cons I don’t have any cons against Gradelink. I think it’s very user-friendly and supports teacher as well as student. #### Vendor response We’re happy to hear your experience has been great, Michele! Keep an eye out for more updates in the coming months. Replied May 2026 ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/classroom-management/gradelink-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Gradelink Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice