# Focus/SIS Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Focus/SIS Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Focus/SIS

## What is Focus/SIS?

Focus/SIS is a flexible, scalable application that streamlines inefficient processes and offers schools and school districts a 10+ year product lifecycle, ensuring maximum ROI. Focus/SIS is a partner-source solution which opens the source code for collective development among large districts and creates the most flexible platform for data management ever.

## What is Focus/SIS used for?

[School Management](https://www.capterra.com/school-administration-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 8 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Focus/SIS

4.0 (8)

VS.

[4.6 (2,749)](https://www.capterra.com/p/23486/Procare-Child-Care-Management/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

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Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.8 (8)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (2,748)

Value For Money

4.3 (3)

Value For Money

4.5 (2,334)

Customer Service

2.8 (5)

Customer Service

4.6 (2,572)

## Focus/SIS alternatives

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Highest Rated

[4.8 (74)](https://www.capterra.com/p/197828/DreamClass/reviews/)

Starting price

$99.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.7 (642)](https://www.capterra.com/p/118900/Gradelink-SIS/reviews/)

Starting price

$121.00

Per User, Per Month

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Admissions Management

Handle the registration and admission process for existing and new students

Assessment Management

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Attendance Tracking

Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups

Bookstore Management

Manage book inventory and handle transactions for stores that sell books

Class Scheduling

Schedule in-person or online classes

Curriculum Management

Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study

Focus/SIS 18 features

Handle the registration and admission process for existing and new students

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups

Manage book inventory and handle transactions for stores that sell books

Schedule in-person or online classes

Map out the subjects that comprise courses of study

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Track and manage staff profiles, recruitment, schedules, productivity, career development and performance

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Software designed for higher education organizations

Software designed for private/independent schools

Software designed for kindergarten through 12th grade schools

Manage all in-house operations of the school library

Online calendar of upcoming events/activities viewable to members and visitors

Online gateway through which parents and students can view material and communicate with teachers

Software designed for school districts

Software designed for special education institutions

Create lists of student grades, transcripts, class lists, course schedules, etc. to be shared with instructors and administration

Features

4.3 (7)

4.3

Based on 7 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.3 (3)

### Starting price

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Value for money

4.3 (3)

4.3

Based on 3 reviews

## Integrations

[

Microsoft OneNote](https://www.capterra.com/p/227211/Microsoft-OneNote/)[

Schoology](https://www.capterra.com/p/128481/Schoology/)[

itslearning](https://www.capterra.com/p/129887/itslearning/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

2.8 (5)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

2.8 (5)

2.8

Based on 5 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 8 reviews

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5(2)

4(4)

3(2)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AS

Alissa S.

Counselor

Education Management

### "It’s not the best "

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

4/10

December 3, 2019

Focus is Ok. Sometimes some of the features randomly don’t work.

Pros

I like that I can search for students easily from the home screen. It is also nice that I can run reports to see which students are failing.

Cons

I don’t like the student pass feature. Many teachers don’t see the student pass, because it is not “loud” enough. There isn’t a notification that pops up to get their attention.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

KC

Kait C.

Teacher

Education Management

### "Okay Option"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

August 8, 2019

Pros

It's very easy to use for basic attendance and grading.

Cons

I wish it were easier to customize data output within the software.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

DL

Delaney L.

Teacher

Primary/Secondary Education

### "One Stop for Teachers"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 24, 2019

This software makes it easy for teachers like me to have access to everything we might need during a day. Once you get the hang of it, your life as a teacher becomes easier.

Pros

I love how this product has everything a teacher needs all on one page. It is like the perfect platform for teachers to save time.

Cons

I do not like how there isn't a one stop sign in for all of the other pages that are connected to it. It can also get confusing when navigating through different tabs and pages, as it is easy to lose your spot.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Elementary School Teacher

Primary/Secondary Education

### "Pretty good grade book "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

December 3, 2018

Pros

I like how easy it is to enter grades. I also like the grade book reports, it makes parent teacher conferences easier when I can show parents an overview of each assignment.

Cons

The system is down often, but that could be a district issue.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CC

Chris C.

Teacher

Education Management

### "Great Student Information system"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

October 24, 2018

Focus is great for schools and school districts. It is the best student information system I have been able to work with since I've been in education.

Pros

Focus is easy to organize by class, subject, and grading period. You can color code assignment types and tell focus the grade weights for each type, and let it do the math for you. It also has easy access to all student information, including schedules, addresses and parent contact information.

Cons

printing report cards can be a difficult task as it is not exactly straightforward. Contacting support can be difficult depending on what level of user you are.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

WN

Wendy N.

STEM teacher

### "Integrates multiple "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

December 14, 2017

Pros

Integrates not just grades, but student documentation and all other relevant information in one place. Makes it easier as a teacher to complete grades and attendance quickly. I like that I can see all student information in one location, finding address and parent info is a real advantage. I can also see student accommodations.

Cons

In the beginning the system was slow, and crashed multiple times a day. It has been better and easier to find information as the system has been modified getting more user friendly.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RO

Rhonda O.

AVID Teacher/Coordinator

Education Management

### "FOCUS helped my students get into college!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 2, 2016

I've been an AVID teacher/coordinator (college readiness) for 4 years, just long enough to see my 9th graders graduate from college this year. FOCUS not only allowed me to customize and provide required reports for an annual certification process, but it provided an easy checks and balance system for my students to continually track their grades, GPA's and rank. Over the years, I watched the "rank" game become a serious one among my students. Universities base everything on quartile with combined SAT/ACT scores. As an AVID teacher, my students knew their Freshman year what most TX universities required for admittance. Seeing it in print every day, watching ranks go up and down became a motivator for my students and over the years, GPA and rank became part of their vocabulary. They set goals, worked harder and I could hold them accountable because I had attendance records, grades, schedules etc. My own kids attend school 20 minutes away in another school district. It is more affluent, yet their district has nothing close to FOCUS. They contract a separate company to provide transcripts (something my students had at their fingertips) and I pay $3.50 for a copy. Most parents have no idea this is available, nor would they know what to look for if they had it. Having just resigned to seek a higher purpose, I am making it my mission to speak to other school districts about the importance of having an adequate student information system in place. As a result of my 4 year experiment using FOCUS, I had 25 first generation seniors graduate this year with 100% attending college, 85% attending universities and $1,486,000 in scholarships and grants alone. There are many districts who talk a big game about secondary education being the goal, yet they are unwilling to invest in a system that works for the student.

Pros

It provides information regarding purchasing and payroll, and a learning management system with a lesson planner, but I found it invaluable from a student's perspective. The student has complete control over his academic performance based on the transcript and grades before him. If he's college bound, and wants to earn scholarships or keep track of his rank, he can log into FOCUS on any given day and check it. He can track his attendance and see notes left to him by teachers. From a teacher's perspective, it provides any record one might need. As a coordinator who had to provide data for a certification process, it made my job much easier.

Cons

I can't imagine anything out there could be better than FOCUS. If I find it, I will come back to this post and put in my CON. The only CON is that so many school districts don't have it or something close.

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JJ

John J.

Assistant Superintendent, MIS

### "Focus SIS"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

0.0

0.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

April 15, 2011

\-Terrific product and a company that is growing to support it

Pros

\-All in one system with good features -Very customizable -Great portal for parents/students -Moodle integration -Focus really listens to customers and willing to do whatever they can to help

Cons

\-We were first big client so had to do a lot of implementation/support -Smaller company with not as much expierence as others -Needs better testing and change control

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