Comparison of student information systems

Software	Maintainer	Development Status	Last Release	Programming Language	Database	UI	License
Centre	The Miller Group	Production	2006	PHP	PostgreSQL	HTML + Javascript	GNU GPL
ChancerySMS	Pearson School Systems	Production	2007	C Sharp	Microsoft SQL server	ASP/ASP.net/Javascript
Focus/SIS	Andrew Schmadeke	Stable	2007	PHP	PostgreSQL	HTML + Javascript	GNU GPL
LogiCampus	?	Alpha	March 2006	PHP	portable SQL	HTML
Maestro SIS	BocaVox	Production	2007	C Sharp	Microsoft SQL server or MySQL	ASP.net + Javascript
Open Admin	Les Richardson	Production	July 2007	Perl	MySQL or PostgreSQL	HTML	GNU GPL
SchoolTool 1	Shuttleworth Foundation	Alpha	September 2006	Python	Zope 3	XHTML and REST
YouthStar 2	Griot Systems	Stable Production	April 2007	VB	Jet	MS Access
eKool 3	eKool	Production	August 2007	Java	Oracle	HTML, AJAX
UNIT-e 4	Capita FHE	Production	August 2007	Java	Microsoft SQL server	HTML
Banner 5	SunGard HE	Production	July 2007	Java	Microsoft SQL server	HTML
Software	Maintainer	Development Status	Last Release	Programming Language	Database	UI	License

Features

Features common to all software listed below include basic class scheduling and grading.

Software	Attendance	PDF Reports	Demographics	Import/Export	Parent Views	Others
Centre				export only		Attendance, Eligibility, Student Photos
ChancerySMS						Registration & Enrollment, Student Demographics, Scheduling, Family Management, Teacher Gradebook & Grading, Attendance, Reporting, Transcripts, Test Scores, School-to-Home, Communication, Federal & State Reporting, Discipline, Health Integration, Special Ed Integration, Virtually Unlimited Customization Ability
Focus/SIS				export only		Attendance, Billing, Discipline, Eligibility, Student Photos
LogiCampus	?		?
Maestro SIS						Online application and admission process, Communication Tracking, Integration with Content Management Systems, Teacher Performance Tools, Student Academic Tracking, Hierarchical Access for Parents / Schools / Districts, Rolling Enrollments
Open Admin						IEP (Special Needs), Attendance, Discipline, Scheduling, Report Cards, Gradebook, Daybook, Photos, Customization (templates, metadata) for Demographics and Staff, Transcripts (2.30), Fee System (2.40), Documentation.
SchoolTool 6
YouthStar 7				Both		Photos, Customizable Pivot Views, Student Notes, Medical Info, Multiple attendance methods, attendance scanning, outcome assessments, consent tracking, contact information
eKool 8						demographics, gpUntis timetable support, scheduling, teacher gradebook & grading, learning material repository, attendance tools for formmaster, parential access, forums, wap access, district reporting
Software	Attendance	PDF Reports	Demographics	Import/Export	Parent Views	Others