Choosing school software
Questions to ask any school ERP vendor, EduBold included.
Choosing a school management system is easier when every vendor answers the same questions, in writing. The answers then become easy to compare.
Tick each question as you ask it. Beside every question is the page where EduBold gives its own answer, so you can check our answers too.
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About EduBold
- Made by Indivar Software Solutions, building school software since 2012
- Made in India, for Indian schools and trusts
- We answer email within one working day
- Phone+91 7508 400 400
The same number takes WhatsApp messages.
Checklist/Your data
Your data: ask who can see it, and how you take it with you.
| Ask | Why it matters | EduBold’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| If you ever leave, the records have to leave with you. Ask to see the export working. | Security and your data | |
| Every school on the same system is a school that must not see yours. Ask how that is enforced. | Security and your data | |
| A deleted school should not stay in a backup that anyone can still read. | Security and your data |
Checklist/Fees
Fees: ask to see your own rules, not a sample school’s.
| Ask | Why it matters | EduBold’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| Every school has rules that only one person in the office knows. Those are the ones that break software. | How fee rules work | |
| It costs you one export, and it tells you more than any demo of somebody else’s school. | Switching | |
| If the fee register and the books are separate, somebody has to prove they agree, every month. | Close your books |
Checklist/See the answer
EduBold’s answers to the fee and admission questions, on screen in under a minute.
A fee taken at the counter becomes an accounting entry in the same moment, and the admission form becomes the student record. Each film opens on its own page, with the full transcript.
Checklist/Moving
Moving: ask for the plan in writing, week by week.
| Ask | Why it matters | EduBold’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| The move is the real project. A vendor who has planned it can write it down. | Switching | |
| Waiting for April is not always possible. Ask how the months you have already collected get into the new books. | Switching | |
| Only your staff can tell whether a record is right. Ask how much of their time the checking needs. | Switching |
Checklist/Daily work
Daily work: ask to watch a real task from start to finish.
| Ask | Why it matters | EduBold’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| A task shown on screen answers questions that a feature list cannot. | Short films and the tour | |
| Statutory forms are hard to fake. Ask your CA to check a sample. | Compliance |
Checklist/Questions
Choosing school software: the short answers.
What should a school ask before choosing school management software?
Ask who owns the data and how you export it, and whether your own fee rules fit. Ask how the move is planned week by week, which statutory forms it produces, and how the price is calculated.
Which is the best ERP for schools?
The best ERP for a school is the one that holds its own fee rules, moves its records without loss, and produces the forms it files. Ask every vendor to show those three on your own data before you sign.
How long does it take a school to move to EduBold?
A single school starting at the top of a session, with master data in reasonable shape, can be live in a week. A trust moving several schools mid-session is closer to ten weeks. The fee rules and opening balances decide which. Switching, step by step
Can a school move in the middle of the session?
Yes. Fee accounting entries for the months already collected can be backfilled, so the books for the year stay complete. Close your books
How is the EduBold price calculated?
Per student, per year, based on the number of students and the modules you use. Tell us both and you get a number in the first call. Pricing
Checklist/Book a demo
Ask EduBold these questions on a call, with your own fee rules on screen.
Half an hour on the parts your school needs. Bring your most awkward fee cases and your accountant, and we will set up those fee cases during the call.
Or reach a person
- Phone+91 7508 400 400
- Emailhello@edubold.com
Not ready for a call? Watch the short films first.