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Blackbaud K-12 Solutions vs Gradelink: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 10th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,036 reviews from School Management users.
% Fit
Missing features
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Feature ratings
Student Management
NA
Electronic Payments
NA
Attendance Tracking
3.0
Admissions Management
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Student Information/Records
3.5
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Feature ratings
Student Management
4.6
Electronic Payments
3.3
Attendance Tracking
4.7
Admissions Management
4.4
Student Information/Records
4.6
User satisfaction
4.1
User reviews12
Ease of use
3.4
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
4.1
4.7
User reviews626
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.9
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Free version
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

Independent (private) schools

Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; K-8; K-12; Private; Charter; College Departments; Trade/Technical Schools; Government Institutions

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Lauren J
Secondary Instructor
5.0

Lauren J.: Hi, my name is Lauren. I'm a high school teacher. I give Gradelink a five out of five star review. For more reviews like this, click below. I would say Gradelink solves a lot of problems as far as keeping up with the daily grades. Before, it was a grade book. Now, it automatically keeps track of all of that. Most importantly, I think it helps out with communication, is the biggest thing, is I can have direct communication with all of the parents of my students, even with the students themselves, because I have their email, I have their phone number, all the pertinent information that I need to be able to communicate with them to make sure that they're keeping tabs where they're at, we're all on the same page. That's definitely the biggest problem solver of Gradelink. The thing I like most about Gradelink would be, it takes a lot of time off of my hands that I don't have to worry with. I can take just a little bit of time at the beginning of the school year to set up and establish my grading preferences and my lesson plans, and throughout the school year, it saves me a lot of time later on, so I'm not constantly going back and having to put that in myself, because it's already laid out for me. If there was one thing I would change, it might be, sometimes with the assignments, from time to time, I feel that the computer tries to put in something different than what I'm trying to put in. It just takes an extra second to make sure I'm clicking the right thing myself. But that's the only minor thing.

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Blackbaud K-12 Solutions

18/44
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Bookstore Management
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Facility Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • For Higher Education
  • Housing Management
  • Learning Management
  • Library Management
  • Records Management
  • Registration Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • School District
  • Student Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Class Scheduling
  • Curriculum Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Financial Management
  • Independent/Private
  • K-12
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Progress Reports
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Special Education
  • Student Information/Records
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Blackbaud K-12 Solutions
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Gradelink
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Blackbaud K-12 Solutions
  • By Blackbaud
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1981
Gradelink
  • By Gradelink
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2002
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