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Web based student information system

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EMPOWER SIS - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

EMPOWER SIS overview

What is EMPOWER SIS?

EMPOWER is a student information system that allows schools to maintain and manage student data. The solution can be deployed on the cloud or hosted on clients' premises and can be accessed through a web based portal. It is an integrated solution for all key members of a school including students, teachers, faculty, and parents. The solution manages the entire student life cycle, from leads to placements. The software is suited for the needs of small and medium sized institutes across the US. Some of the key customers are Nebraska Christian College, Benedictine College, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Covenant School of Nursing, Geneva General Hospital Schools of Nursing and Unites States Sports Academy.

The product manages all aspects of operations from lead management, scheduling meetings, student grades and attendance management. The primary features of the solution are recruiting & admissions, recording, auditing, managing financial, alumni development, campus security and managing human resource operations. It also integrates with a Learning Management Solution commonly used in educational institutes, such as Moodle, Blackboard and Edvance360.

The full EMPOWER package includes implementation, training, conversion, maintenance, support and ongoing updates.

Key benefits of using EMPOWER SIS

• EMPOWER student information system is a web based SaaS solution and eliminates the need for any additional IT infrastructure and high initial investment.
• The EMPOWER web portal offers secure access to institution’s important services and information via the web.
• The role based security options ensures that administrator have clear control over various roles and operations for different user base including students, staff, faculty and alumni.
• The solution includes more than 650 ready to use reports, queries and extracts which can provide real-time information to stakeholders, outside agencies, and the institution management.
• EMPOWER’s financial module allows admin to manage student's financial transactions and utilizes the billing feature through a single dashboard. Students or parents can pay for courses online without any other registration.
• The campus security module offers parking management, campus incident management application which includes the uniform crime reporting feature (UCR), and campus judicial process management for safeguarding institutions code of conduct.
• Web based portal for faculty and students enables them to track and analyze their academic progress at any given time.
• Institutes can manage funds and scholarships and attach funds to a specific student or group of students and track how funds are being used.
• It’s billing and receivables module supports billing process which includes receivables accounting, fee collection and integrating financial system.
• Single sign-on alert message system offers multi-channel messaging option through emails, voice and text messages.

Starting price

25000

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EMPOWER SIS’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

EMPOWER SIS reviews

Overall rating

3.8

/5

10

Positive reviews

60

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.12/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
“Not only is it an easy software to use but all of the support staff are extremely helpful, and always go above and beyond as far as database support and training. I highly recommend EMPOWER.”
PW

Paullina W.

Registrar

“Imagetek has been a partner of Empower's for over 10 years and I've had the pleasure of working with them for the past 2.5 years. They are amazing to work with and care deeply about their clients.”
CG

Cassandra G.

Account manager

“The EMPOWER system is really user friendly. Student database is very useful and easy to use.”
LC

Lynne C.

Office Manager

Cons
“I have used several Financial Aid systems and this has to be one of the worse. The steps it takes to process basic financial aid information is simply time consuming and not worth the time.”
DC

Daryl C.

Director

“The HRIS functions are limited beyond the basics.”
LK

Laura K.

HRIR

“The writing can be a little small and I'm unsure if you can have different fonts set up (this is user related, I dont know all the coding and such).”
TF

Tiffany F.

Msr

Who uses EMPOWER SIS?

Based on 10 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Consumer Goods
Design
Education Management
Information Technology and Services
Others

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EMPOWER SIS's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from EMPOWER SIS users:

Class scheduling
Activity dashboard
Role-Based permissions
Faculty/Staff management

All EMPOWER SIS features

Features rating:

Admissions management
Alumni management
API
Application management
Assessment management
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Billing & invoicing
Candidate management
Class registration
Classroom management
Curriculum management
Customizable forms
Fee management
Financial aid management
Financial management
For higher education
Forms management
Fundraising management
Gradebook
Housing management
Learning management
Online payments
Progress reports
Records management
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Scoring
Self service portal
Student information/records
Student Portal
Third-Party integrations

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EMPOWER SIS pricing

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User opinions about EMPOWER SIS price and value

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To see what individual users think of EMPOWER SIS's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Not only is it an easy software to use but all of the support staff are extremely helpful, and always go above and beyond as far as database support and training. I highly recommend EMPOWER.”
PW

Paullina W.

Registrar

“Imagetek has been a partner of Empower's for over 10 years and I've had the pleasure of working with them for the past 2.5 years. They are amazing to work with and care deeply about their clients.”
CG

Cassandra G.

Account manager

EMPOWER SIS integrations (3)

EMPOWER SIS support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
Phone Support
Email/Help Desk
Chat
Knowledge Base

Training options

Webinars
In Person
Documentation
Live Online

EMPOWER SIS FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of EMPOWER SIS?

EMPOWER SIS has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Public Administrations, Small Business

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Q. What languages does EMPOWER SIS support?

EMPOWER SIS supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does EMPOWER SIS support mobile devices?

EMPOWER SIS supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does EMPOWER SIS offer an API?

Yes, EMPOWER SIS has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does EMPOWER SIS offer?

EMPOWER SIS offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base

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