Jenzabar One vs PowerSchool SIS: Which is a better fit?

The ability in J1 to come straight out of the box and be productive is great. We have reduced the amount of customization in our system.

I think Jenzabar can be a confusing if you do not use it often or have to take over a task that someone else has started.

I personally am very familiar with the advising and registration modules. Learning curve can be steep, but it rewards one with access to some impressive versatility.

We had another crash on October 28; this time, we "only" lost about a day's worth of work, and the system was down for two days while the latest backup was restored.

The ability to customize features to meet unique needs is top notch, and their support team is highly responsive.

Some parts of the platform are not yet updated to the modern standards. This makes it difficult to train new users to the platform.

It is a complete platform that has been modernized and rethought to function better in the last few years.

The implementation was tremendously difficult, and I've heard from people at other institutions that it took nearly two years for things to start to go smoothly.

The ability to customize the SIS product with PowerSchool and third party vendors is a nice feature. It's ability to integrate with other education products is also a strength.

There is no symbol that calculates as a 0 but is a notification for absentees. Instead, they see the 0 (even if I have the green absentee symbol next to it), and automatically think, "That's it.

PowerSchool is a great tool for both me and my child. It is easy to navigate and displays perfectly on mobile devices.

The software was hard to navigate and the teacher comments were not easily viewable. Overall, I found the software disorganized.

My husband and I would check it from time to time and we found it was a good conversation starter to let them know how proud we were of their improvement, progress etc.

Angela A

Campus Lead and Data Specialist

I struggled to find the specific reports I need and often have to "made do" with something that is close to what I'm looking for.

I like how PowerSchool helps integrate all the resources in one place. It is very easy to add multiple students in one account itself, like siblings from the same family.

If your periods are coded as different Classes by your District, you will be forced to open, close, enter grades, repeat... over and over for each separate class.