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Blackbaud Student Information System vs. Alma SIS

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricBlackbaud Student Information System

by Blackbaud

Alma SIS

by Alma

Overall rating4.24.2
Review count2863
Ease of use8.68.5
Ease of setup7.48.3
Quality of support7.68.8
Meets requirements8.98.2
NPS46.42857149.206349
Small Business14.3%38.1%
Mid-Market82.1%58.7%
Enterprise3.6%3.2%
Total page views231236
Total LLM citations1,557910

Blackbaud Student Information System

Blackbaud’s SIS is the ultimate data solution for private and independent schools. Give families and admins a 360° Student View with a fully integrated LMS, providing a holistic look at each student—from academics to activities, attendance to medical records, grades to graduation progress. The school-wide unified calendar showcases all events, schedules, and more, personalized so families only see what is relevant to their children. Our connected platform includes grading, course scheduling, and attendance tracking tools, cross-departmental reporting, and an industry-leading parent portal.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Integrations
  • Centralized Information
  • Ease of Access
  • User-Friendly
  • Comprehensive Features

Alma SIS

Alma is the connected education platform serving independent schools, charter schools, school networks, districts, state education agencies, and other K–12 education organizations across the United States and around the world. Designed specifically for education, Alma combines an intuitive, future-ready student information system with tools and expertise spanning teaching and learning, enrollment, communications, payments, analytics, artificial intelligence, data management, interoperability, state reporting, and more.

Pros