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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Infinite Campus

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AInfinite Campus headquartered in Blaine offers their student information system (SIS) to educational institutions, boasting onboarding support, parent and student portal, grade book and academic planner, and access to the platform's inbuilt LMS Campus Learning.N/A

    PowerSchool SIS

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy a fully web-based SIS that is flexible, configurable, and scalable with real-time updates on any operating system, browser or device.N/A
    Pricing
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Considered Both Products
    Infinite Campus
    Chose Infinite Campus
    Infinite Campus was easier for us to see the benefit of when making a purchasing decision. The competitors we were considering came as components of larger models and it became confusing to us which benefits of the products would be available to us only purchasing their student …
    Incentivized
    Chose Infinite Campus
    While PowerSchool has a rich feature set, we found the cobbled-together nature of the tool can make support problematic. The Infinite Campus toolset is much more internally tightly integrated -- many fewer user touches than PowerSchool.
    Incentivized
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Chose PowerSchool SIS
    I have heard good things for Infinite Campus and Skyward. I would [evaluate] each of them and see what fits your needs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and so picking the right one for your needs is important. PowerSchool [Student Information System] does have some …
    Incentivized
    Chose PowerSchool SIS
    I used Infinite Campus previously while working at a different school. My position was the same at both schools. PowerSchool is more user-friendly than Infinite Campus for those staff members who are not strong with utilizing technology. Infinite Campus allows users to print …
    Incentivized
    Chose PowerSchool SIS
    The systems seem to stack up pretty well, however we have stuck with PowerSchool mostly due to our history with the product. The cost and feature set differences wasn't substantial enough to warrant a migration. The amount of work involved with training staff and end users is …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Infinite Campus and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    Infinite Campus
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology8.53 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Online Registration Management9.34 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting8.44 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Roster Management8.75 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Platform Customization7.65 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service7.15 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Student Data Security9.34 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Community Support8.64 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Class Scheduling9.54 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting8.94 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Compliance Support9.64 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application7.55 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Infinite CampusPowerSchool SIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Infinite Campus
    Infinite Campus is very easy to use when it comes to looking up personal student information as well as taking attendance. However, it is less suited for making it easy for users to find specific language testing data, ensuring the viewer feels confident in finding the correct webpage based on what they are looking for as well as being properly set up for the viewer to feel confident in arranging a progress report easily as well as quickly. Lastly, Infinite Campus could better enable the user to copy progress reports in bulk versus the current set up of having to go into each student's progress report individually to print.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    PowerSchool Student Information System is a cool software that can be highly recommended to anyone who is living in the educational management space. It is proven that this software can reduce your manual workload massively if you use it right. Plus it is really worth the price you pay. Especially if you are in the administrative field, this software will help you to minimize manual efforts put into student registrations, staffing recruitment, and main resource management processes.
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    Pros
    Infinite Campus
    • It is very clean (not cluttered with information and buttons)
    • It keeps all personal information in one spot
    • The message center is helpful, and it is easy to see when there is a new message
    • The breakdown of attendance is done very well
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PowerSchool houses student or staff information that can be easily accessed by those teachers and administrators who need the information. This allows everyone to go to one place to access information.
    • Parents can view their child's grades at any time with their protected login on a parent portal. This allows teachers to keep parents informed and involved in their child's progress at school. When everyone works together it increases our students' chance for success.
    • PowerSchool offers videos to train new users. When we have new employees, the videos can be accessed at any time the employee needs as opposed to them waiting for someone to help them.
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    Cons
    Infinite Campus
    • The Gradebook is just so busy, even though it does contain all the grades/information you need, I find it very hard to find data/information just because of the sheer numbers and drop downs that I have to go through to get to what I want.
    • Not very user-friendly for first time users - takes many tries and searching around to get to where you want. Gets easier as you use it, but they could attempt to make it more user-friendly for the novice/first time users.
    • I'd like to see the drop-down menu for the classes broken up into separate folders/files for each group (ie. ELA, Social Studies, Science, Math). Then it wouldn't be just rows and rows of classes that make my eyes run them all together and hard to find the ONE I am looking for.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Does not consistently communicate with related software such as Illuminate for Special Education Students.
    • Drop down menus frequently refresh as data is entered which slows down the user's ability to enter information.
    • Icons are sometimes unclear and not easily understandable. Word labels for some items might be more effective.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Infinite Campus
    No answers on this topic
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We would be starting over at square one if we did not continue our PowerSchool subscription. We do not have a program in a place that would take its place.
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    Usability
    Infinite Campus
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Great features, but it can feel very cumbersome at times
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    Support Rating
    Infinite Campus
    I haven't reached out to Infinite Campus for technical support. We have in-school people who are trained to help us out in the event of a problem. We have had a couple of times where the system has gone down unexpectedly, but our school IT professionals were able to sort it out.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Overall, I have not had to use support for PowerSchool Student Information System because our school district gives us training in each area in which we will be utilizing PowerSchool Student Information System. In terms of in-user support, I feel that there is mild to moderate user support that is built into PowerSchool SIS.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Infinite Campus
    Synergy, PowerSchool. Infinite Campus was definitely the "Cadillac" when looking at other systems. Other systems look and felt clunky when stacked against Infinite Campus. Although the company is not local, they FEEL and ACT as though they are right next door.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I have heard good things for Infinite Campus and Skyward. I would [evaluate] each of them and see what fits your needs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and so picking the right one for your needs is important. PowerSchool [Student Information System] does have some great features, but lacks some fundamental reports and functions to make it top notch.
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    Return on Investment
    Infinite Campus
    • Infinite Campus helped us to successfully meet our goals in the last Strategic Plan of establishing an electronic communication framework for academic progress between the district and parents.
    • Issues with integration, or lack thereof, has resulted in loss of productivity and ultimately revenue since countless hours are dedicated to grading inputs that would have otherwise been spent on fulfilling other institution needs.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • It has created shortcuts for all staff members, saving us time.
    • In creating shortcuts and combining many different systems into one, it is saving our school money.
    • It has created a safety net for teachers because grades and student information is stored electronically, which means teachers not having to worry about losing or misplacing their grade books.
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    ScreenShots

    PowerSchool SIS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Student attendanceScreenshot of Standards-based gradingScreenshot of At-risk dashboardScreenshot of Parent view of student schedule