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Schoology vs Alma SIS Comparison (2026)

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Alma SIS

Overview

Schoology connects all the people, content, and systems to advance what’s possible in education.

Alma SIS centralizes student data, grading, attendance, and communication in one secure platform. Built-in analytics, seamless integrations, and automated compliance reporting ensure efficiency. Designed for PreK-12 schools, it adapts to evolving needs while simplifying school operations.

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  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
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  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
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  • Free account
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User reviews

4.4

488

5

4

3

2

1

272

159

41

9

7

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
72%
would recommend this app

4.6

455

5

4

3

2

1

317

109

8

7

14

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Our district switched to standards based grading and we were able to make a customized gradebook with proficiency scales for standards in schoology. ”
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Lisa N.

EdTech

“The LockDown Browser enabled secure testing within the app.”
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Chad N.

Director of Operations, former teacher

“Additionally, it allows users to single sign on with their school Gmail account, which reduces the need for passwords.”
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Jesse Z.

Software Engineer

Pros

“Dashboard: Can include lessons and assignments; shows a weekly calendar (helpful to note upcoming quizzes, tests, etc.)”
DJ

Donna J.

Instructional Assistant

“Cons: Initial setup can take some time, particularly at the beginning of the school year when administration is entering and organizing student information and class assignments.”
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Tamee R.

Teacher

“Also, I like that the school nurse is able to upload individualized health care plans to Alma, making it simple to pass along pertinent health information for those who need to know this.”
KC

Kathleen C.

School Nurse

Cons

“Additionally, the site doesn't allow you to remove parents associated with students and delete those accounts once you no longer want to check their grades.”
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Jesse Z.

Software Engineer

“It seems like it isn't maintained as well as the rest of the PowerSchool options.”
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Chad N.

Director of Operations, former teacher

“The automatic grading would mark answers wrong if there was any spacing or punctuation differences, requiring me to edit the incorrect answers.”
LD

Laura D.

Medical Coder

Cons

“I dont like how the enrollment data is tranferred onto the student profile . If a parent lists a child has asthma , allergies etc it should be reflected on the student profile .”
CD

Catherine D.

Operations Manager

“The only thing I would say I least liked was that it was not compariable to the system that was use for reporting to our district office.”
AB

Aja B.

Coordinator of Schools Operations

“Missing grade level filter in the school directory and notifications when someone submits an Alma Start form.”
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Amy D.

Supervisor of Information Technology Systems

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Key features

  • Total features54
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Discipline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fee Collection
  • Fee Management
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Labs
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • Group Registration
  • Independent/Private
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Invoice Management
  • K-12
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Media Import
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Records Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Special Education
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts
  • Video Conferencing
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visual Analytics
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Weighted Assignments
  • Workflow Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Total features119
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Attendee Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Registration
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Discipline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fee Collection
  • Fee Management
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Labs
  • Forms Management
  • Gamification
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • Group Registration
  • Independent/Private
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Invoice Management
  • K-12
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Media Import
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Online Registration
  • Onsite Registration
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Records Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Special Education
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transcripts
  • Video Conferencing
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Visual Analytics
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
  • Weighted Assignments
  • Workflow Management
  • eLearning Companies

Integrations

  • Total integrations27
  • AI Image Detector
  • Alexandria
  • Blackboard
  • Blink Session
  • Branching Minds RTI/MTSS
  • Canva
  • Canvas
  • ClassLink
  • Conferences io
  • Dropbox
  • Edpuzzle
  • Enriching Students
  • Evernote Teams
  • Follett Destiny Library Manager
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • LINQ
  • LockDown Browser
  • Lucidchart
  • McGraw-Hill Connect
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mindomo
  • Modern Campus Message
  • One Call Now
  • OneDrive
  • ParentSquare
  • Pear Deck
  • Piazza
  • PowerSchool
  • PowerSchool Unified Classroom
  • Salesforce Platform
  • School LunchTime Software
  • Schoology
  • ScreenPal
  • Shmoop
  • Soundtrap
  • Vedamo Virtual Classroom
  • Vimeo
  • WeVideo
  • Xello
  • Total integrations20
  • AI Image Detector
  • Alexandria
  • Blackboard
  • Blink Session
  • Branching Minds RTI/MTSS
  • Canva
  • Canvas
  • ClassLink
  • Conferences io
  • Dropbox
  • Edpuzzle
  • Enriching Students
  • Evernote Teams
  • Follett Destiny Library Manager
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • LINQ
  • LockDown Browser
  • Lucidchart
  • McGraw-Hill Connect
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mindomo
  • Modern Campus Message
  • One Call Now
  • OneDrive
  • ParentSquare
  • Pear Deck
  • Piazza
  • PowerSchool
  • PowerSchool Unified Classroom
  • Salesforce Platform
  • School LunchTime Software
  • Schoology
  • ScreenPal
  • Shmoop
  • Soundtrap
  • Vedamo Virtual Classroom
  • Vimeo
  • WeVideo
  • Xello

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