--- description: Learn more about PowerSchool price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: PowerSchool Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [K-12 Software](/directory/31336/k-12/software) > [PowerSchool](/software/175664/powerschool) # PowerSchool Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175664/powerschool Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175664/powerschool?page=2) > School and district management solutions that drive operational efficiency and educator effectiveness to impact student achievement. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 181 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses PowerSchool? K-12 school districts, private and charter schools, education service agencies and consortia, and state education agencies in North America. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 181 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: PowerSchool - **Location**: Folsom, US - **Founded**: 2000 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, India, United States ## Features - Applicant Tracking - Assessment Management - Attendance Tracking - Classroom Management - Communication Management - Compensation Management - Enrollments/Onboarding - Financial Management - Goal Setting/Tracking - HR Management - Learning Management - Parent Portal - Performance Management - Reporting & Statistics - Student Information/Records - Third-Party Integrations - Training Management ## Integrations (10 total) - Allovue - BenchPrep - Bloomz - BusBoss - Canva - RevTrak - Rycor - SchoolPass - TimeClock Plus - Vanco Live ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [K-12 Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31336/k-12/software) ## Related Categories - [K-12 Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31336/k-12/software) - [Talent Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10029/talent-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Additionally customer service was pointless, if you have product you should be able to assist all customers, our Powershool isn't unique to my school district. > > I find it to be disappointing as to how difficult and needlessly complex it is. I hate to be harsh, but with today's software it is becoming expected to be easy to use and simplistic in it's operation. ----- ### "Easy Grading" — 4.0/5 > **Katie** | *21 October 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the ease of entering grades and taking attendance. > > **Cons**: It is hard to navigate to find student information. > > Overall I do like PowerSchool. It is a great way to keep track of grades. ----- ### "Standard No-Frills SIS" — 4.0/5 > **Josh** | *19 February 2024* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: PowerSchool maintains a clean, no-nonsense approach to student information. There are no flashy, "cool" features, but it is easy to navigate and simple to locate whatever is needed. I really appreciate the formal, professional look and feel of the software, and all sought-after information is easy to find. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the appearance of PowerSchool can be quite cramped, with a ton of information slammed into one screen. Depending on the area being looked into, there can be so much text on screen that it makes it difficult to move from one item to the next. > > As someone who has been on the teacher and the parent side of PowerSchool, I appreciate how it is simple and doesn't try to be impressive. Though it can feel a bit clunky at times, it keeps a careful approach to student information, trying to efficiently keep and display accurate records. What you see is what you get with PowerSchool, which is often a good thing. ----- ### "Awful platform" — 1.0/5 > **Nicole** | *24 June 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: None. First experience with it is from a school district that just adopted this platform. I’m using it to apply for a position in Tucson unified school district. I tried to apply through this platform and each time it’s has a different problem, but the end result is always that my data is erased. When I called my district HR, they said several people have complained of this problem. Yet when they give me the number for the platform/website/program, no one answers the phone. The chat is just as useless. It said it was transferring me to an engineer and then timed out. There are tons of pop-up ads when I’m trying to apply for a job. The ads cover the content that I need to see. As soon as I exit out of an ad, Another pops up. Many times I inadvertently I’m trying to exit the ad and I click to exit and it takes me to the AD page\! The website also overheated my laptop today. It hasn’t the other five times I’ve tried to apply. Please fix your software program\!\! > > **Cons**: The support chat is useless as it’s kind of answer question. It asked more questions of you than it is helpful to respond to you. No one answered the phone number given to me by my districts HR dept. No one has responded to my email. I’m told I’m not the only one that has had the problem of the platform, not saving the data and wiping out everything you’ve inputted if it refreshes or times you out. It’s frustrating enough that it is required to do the whole application in one sitting. Today I was almost done with it for the seventh time and it had trouble uploading my résumé. So it refresh the page and I lost everything I had input so far. And I had saved after every page. > > it won’t save any of my data to apply for a career. It times out, refreshes page and everything is gone that I spent 45 minutes entering in. ----- ### "Efficient and easily adaptable software." — 5.0/5 > **sara** | *03 December 2025* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the ease of being able to search criteria quickly which makes my job more efficient and seamless. > > **Cons**: I have had no issues with PowerSchool in the 5 years i have been using this software, i feel it has been critical to my job and communicates to the other software i use. > > Quick to learn and transition to. Very straight forward software, excellent for quick reference and look up. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175664/powerschool?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/175664/powerschool) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data