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Sawyer vs Charms: Which is a better fit?

Updated on November 17th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,034 reviews from School Management users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Student Management
4.0
Electronic Payments
4.5
Attendance Tracking
5.0
Student Information/Records
3.9
Class Scheduling
4.6
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Student Management
5.0
Electronic Payments
NA
Attendance Tracking
NA
Student Information/Records
NA
Class Scheduling
NA
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews320
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.6
4.2
User reviews10
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
3.8
Customer support
3.8
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

Children's class providers. After school programs, camps and development classes geared towards families and children.

We work with schools, school organizations and clubs, and other non-profit groups who need to communicate with members and manage finances, manage inventory and more.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Carl G
Owner, Managing Operator, Instructor
5.0

Carl G.: My name is Carl. I'm the owner and managing operator of Wisconsin Academy of Sports, a sports training facility in northeast Wisconsin. We primarily focus with young kids in a general sports market. With Sawyer, we have a wonderful rating of five out of five, so we're pretty excited to be involved with [inaudible 00:00:29]. Prior to Sawyer, we were actually with Wix, and we experienced challenges with Wix. Then when we went with Sawyer, it was just an amazing upward movement, drawing our clients, giving them a better option. Because registration is such an important part of what we do, we needed to make sure it was simple. We are able to get as much information over to the potential clients as much as possible and not be caught up in a lot of other challenging situations, which we've experienced with the program we were using previously. Well, I'm not tech savvy, and I can tell you what, I'm really happy to have Sawyer, because I was able to get my web-based program. I'm doing everything technology wise, and working with Sawyer, it has become much easier building programs, building classes. I have a few that I have to do today. It's much easier to do, much friendlier to do. And if I need any support, all I have to do is reach out and I get it, and I'm very thankful for that. If you are looking for a program that's going to help make everything easier for you when it comes to registration in building online information for potential clients or even your existing clients, I would say with all the ones that I've experienced over the last 20 years, Sawyer has been the one to come through for me. And if you're looking for support, they are the number one at that. Because I get online, we get right to the topic base, and we get things done, and I walk away much more knowledgeable about what I need to do and I'm excited about it. So if I have all the control in my hands, I will be with Sawyer for a while.

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Sawyer

Top Features
13/44
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • API
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Bookstore Management
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Curriculum Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Facility Management
  • Financial Management
  • For Higher Education
  • Housing Management
  • Independent/Private
  • K-12
  • Learning Management
  • Library Management
  • Online Calendar
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Progress Reports
  • Records Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • School District
  • Self Service Portal
  • Special Education
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Online Payments
  • Registration Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
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Charms

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Sawyer
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
Charms
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
Sawyer
  • By Sawyer
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2015
Charms
  • By Vanco
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1981
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