Finalsite School Websites vs. Clever

Finalsite makes it easier for schools and districts to market their schools, manage communications and enrollment, and strengthen their online presence — helping school communities to connect, engage — and thrive. Finalsite products and services include a robust content management system, award-winning website designs, school mobile app, email marketing tools, an enrollment management system, data integration, training, support and marketing consulting.

Clever was born of co-founder Dan Carroll’s frustration as a school tech director in Denver. His plans to use technology to save teachers time and personalize learning were stymied by countless CSV files and forgotten passwords. Dan recalls, “I wanted to be an innovator, but I got stuck being a human API.” Software has the potential to empower teachers and create new ways to learn. But one thing must happen first. Everyone must be able to log in—quickly and securely. To solve Dan’s problem, we built a single sign-on portal that now helps 95,000 of U.S.