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STARS vs FACTS: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 20th, 2024
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Features in Learning Management System
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19
Best performer
46
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Blended Learning
  • Collaboration Tools
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews14
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.8
4.0
User reviews104
Ease of use
3.6
Functionality
3.8
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
4.0
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Private and Public Postsecondary Institutions CTE Programs - Secondary Schools

Private, public, and international PreK-12/primary/secondary schools.

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Andrew R P
Director of Children's Ministires
3.0

Andrew: Hi, my name is Andrew. I'm a Director of Family Ministries. I give FACTS three out of five, and for more reviews like this click below. Before we switched to FACTS, we used an SIS system from Rediker, and part of the reason we switched the FACTS is that it can do more things. In addition to the standard SIS feature package, it had an integrated app for our school community and could do some pieces related to communications and to syncing with our website applications that Rediker couldn't. So that was one reason. And the primary one, we moved to FACTS. We chose FACTS for a couple reasons. As I said, the first one and an important one for us is that it interfaced with our software that manages our website and communications tools out of the box. You can make other custom integrations if you want to, but FACTS had that, been shipped with it. That was very appealing. Another piece is that it lived in the cloud, and as we moved many other systems to cloud-based infrastructures, we wanted the SIS system to match that. Lastly, it was an affordable solution for us. It might not have been the cheapest one around, but we figured we were getting what we paid for. Getting started with FACTS was complicated. The initial setup in terms of getting our information into FACTS was pretty simple. They had a good importing tool and we got our students and faculty moved over without too much trouble. We had some significant issues though, getting our school calendar to sync in FACTS, and through FACTS to the website, as well as our custom school app was significantly delayed. We had many rounds of conversations with FACTS customer support, trying to communicate that our issues remained. They were not resolved. And it took a significant amount of time in order to get those resolved. That was tough for our end users, particularly our parents who had been promised this app that worked and fully integrated with the system. And also, it made our school calendar unusable for a long time. We had to come up with ways to circumvent that. So that part was a challenge. A few recommendations if you're considering getting FACTS. The first is see what integrations it has out of the box. Again, lots of custom options, but FACTS, ships with the ability to integrate with a lot of learning management systems, that was important for us, as well as some website providers and some other things that schools and nonprofits often use. Another thing I'd recommend is getting clear about timelines for the onboarding process. You may well want to see a final version of your custom app well before you launch FACTS to your school community. That would've saved us a lot of headache and probably would've made the experience much smoother overall. Lastly, I'd encourage you to take a look at what FACTS is going to do in your environment. FACTS can do a lot of different things, but you may not need all the features, or you might decide that you really like some parts of it, but other features you're not going to use. Depending on your feature set needs, another product might be a better fit. That's what I'd recommend if you are looking at FACTS for your environment.

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  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Tracking
  • Discussions/Forums
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Extended Enterprise Learning
  • Feedback Management
  • Gamification
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Offline Access
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Training Management
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assessment Management
  • Content Management
  • Course Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Gradebook
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
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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
FACTS
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
STARS
  • By Training Masters
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2001
FACTS
  • By Nelnet Business Solutions
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1986
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