Comparison
EduGradUP vs Apna School
Apna School sells four flat plans from ₹4,999 to ₹11,999 a year with all of its 11 modules unlocked. EduGradUP is also flat-priced, from ₹9,000 to ₹23,000 a year, with 59 modules & features in every plan.
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What you would pay each year: EduGradUP vs Apna School
Indian rupees per year, excluding 18% GST, at four common school sizes. Where Apna School is cheaper, the table says so.
| School size | EduGradUP | Apna School | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | ₹9,000 | ₹4,999 | Apna School costs ₹4,001 less |
| 400 students | ₹17,000 | ₹6,999 | Apna School costs ₹10,001 less |
| 800 students | ₹23,000 | ₹8,999 | Apna School costs ₹14,001 less |
| 1,500 students | ₹23,000 | ₹11,999 | Apna School costs ₹11,001 less |
Apna School pricing: ₹4,999–₹11,999/yr flat (4 tiers up to 1,500 students).
See every vendor side by side in the school ERP price guide for India.
Apps, platforms and store ratings
| EduGradUP | Apna School | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Web | Android (Google Play); desktop apps not published |
| App-store rating | 4.9★ on Google Play · 5.0★ on the App Store | Listed on Google Play, no ratings yet |
Ratings read from each official store listing on 2026-09-28 — tap a rating to open the listing. Schools often install their own branded app, which is not included here.
EduGradUP strengths
- ✅ One flat price per school — ₹9,000 to ₹23,000 a year by size band, never per student
- ✅ All 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) in every plan — no feature gating
- ✅ Staff app in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu
- ✅ BSEB, UP Board and RBSE marksheet presets in Hindi and English, with First, Second and Third Division
- ✅ Automatic WhatsApp fee reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before the due date, plus an overdue follow-up ladder
- ✅ One-click UDISE+ / APAAR-ready student sheet for every board
- ✅ Works with biometric devices schools already own — ZKTeco, eSSL, Mantra, Realtime, Matrix COSEC
- ✅ Native apps for Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows, plus the web — for admin, teachers and parents
- ✅ Payroll, payslips, leave and staff attendance built in
- ✅ Multi-branch group dashboard for trusts — each school billed at its own size band
- ✅ Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to your school's data with a read-only token from Settings
- ✅ UPI AutoPay on NTT Data (NDPS) — parents approve once, each month's actual fee is auto-debited, and the school chooses AutoPay or normal payment per school, class or student (rolling out)
- ✅ 15-day free trial with no credit card, plus a 15-day money-back guarantee
Apna School strengths
- • Lowest published flat price in the band — ₹4,999/yr up to 200 students
- • 1,000–8,000 WhatsApp messages a year included, depending on plan
- • 30-day free trial plus a 30-day money-back guarantee
- • QR kiosk attendance and UPI fee collection on every plan
Feature-by-feature
| Dimension | EduGradUP | Apna School |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per school by size band — never per student | ₹4,999–₹11,999/yr flat (4 tiers up to 1,500 students) |
| Price for a 400-student school | ₹17,000/yr | ₹6,999 |
| Price for a 1,500-student school | ₹23,000/yr | ₹11,999 |
| Free trial | 15 days + 15-day money-back | 30 days + 30-day money-back |
| Automatic fee reminders built in; message credits ₹1,000 per 4,000 | 1,000–8,000 WhatsApp messages/yr included | |
| Modules in every plan | All 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) in every plan — no feature gating | All 11 modules unlocked |
| Staff app languages | Staff app in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu | Hindi website; app languages not published |
| State-board marksheets (BSEB / UP / RBSE) | BSEB, UP Board and RBSE marksheet presets in Hindi and English, with First, Second and Third Division | Not published |
| UDISE+ / APAAR export | One-click UDISE+ / APAAR-ready student sheet for every board | Not published |
| Biometric device integration | Works with biometric devices schools already own — ZKTeco, eSSL, Mantra, Realtime, Matrix COSEC | Not published |
| QR attendance | QR-code attendance for students and staff | QR kiosk |
| Payroll & HR | Payroll, payslips, leave and staff attendance built in | Staff & payslips |
| Multi-branch group dashboard | Multi-branch group dashboard for trusts — each school billed at its own size band | Not published |
| AI assistant (Claude / MCP) | Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to your school's data with a read-only token from Settings | Not published |
| UPI AutoPay (recurring fees) | UPI AutoPay on NTT Data (NDPS) — parents approve once, each month's actual fee is auto-debited, and the school chooses AutoPay or normal payment per school, class or student (rolling out) | UPI collection listed; AutoPay not published |
| Per-school data isolation | Each school's data in its own isolated database schema | Not published |
Our verdict
Apna School wins on price at every size, and its WhatsApp bundle is generous. EduGradUP is the better fit when the school needs more than the core: its 59 modules & features, six-language staff app, biometric and UDISE+/APAAR tools and multi-branch dashboard cover work Apna School's 11 modules do not.
Sources: Apna School pricing · EduGradUP pricing. Competitor details reflect the vendor's published information as of 2026-09-27; "Not published" means we could not find it on the vendor's site, not that the feature is missing. Vendor names and trademarks belong to their owners. Spotted an error? Email support@schoolsoftwareindia.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
6 questions
Is Apna School cheaper than EduGradUP?
Yes, at every size. Apna School costs ₹4,999 a year up to 200 students, ₹6,999 up to 500, ₹8,999 up to 800 and ₹11,999 up to 1,500 (excl. GST). EduGradUP costs ₹9,000, ₹14,000, ₹17,000 or ₹23,000 by size.
What does EduGradUP include that Apna School does not list?
Library, hostel, inventory, LMS, admissions enquiries, certificates, a homework diary with grading, a UDISE+/APAAR export, biometric-device integration, a six-language staff app and a multi-branch group dashboard. Apna School lists 11 modules: students, attendance, three-tier exams, fees, transport, staff & payslips, accounting, guardian directory, role permissions, QR kiosk, UPI collection and WhatsApp/SMS.
Does Apna School include WhatsApp messages?
Yes — 1,000 to 8,000 WhatsApp messages a year depending on plan. EduGradUP builds automatic fee reminders in and sells message credits at ₹1,000 per 4,000 messages.
How much does EduGradUP cost?
EduGradUP charges one flat price per school per year, excluding GST: ₹9,000 up to 150 students, ₹14,000 up to 350, ₹17,000 up to 700 and ₹23,000 up to 1,500, with all 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) and the parent, teacher and admin apps in every plan.
Which is better for a 400-student school?
If you only need fees, attendance, exams and payslips, Apna School's ₹6,999 plan is the better buy. If you also need library, hostel, transport routing, LMS, payroll with leave or a Hindi staff app, EduGradUP's ₹17,000 plan covers those without add-ons.
Can I switch from Apna School to EduGradUP?
Yes. Data migration from Excel or your current ERP is included with onboarding, setup usually completes within a day, and the 15-day free trial needs no credit card.
Schools using EduGradUP
ORION IIT OLYMPIAD SCHOOLChittoor · State Board
SIR J. P. HIGH SCHOOL (KHARODI)Mumbai Suburban · State Board
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN , SAPHALEPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN, MAHIMPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P'S KINDERGARTEN, MUDAPURAMThiruvananthapuram · ICSE
SIR J.P. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MAKUNSARPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P.HIGH SCHOOL,AKSAMumbai Suburban · State Board
SIR J.P.INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MANORPalghar · ICSE
SIR J.P.INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PALGHARPalghar · ICSE
Sir J.P Public School (Madh)Mumbai Suburban · State Board
Sir J.P Public School MalwaniMumbai Suburban · State Board
Sir J.P. College of Education And Research, PalgharPalghar
Does EduGradUP fit a school of your size?
Yes, at every size. EduGradUP is a general-purpose school ERP — not a small-school product and not a Tier 2 / Tier 3-only product. The same platform, the same 59 modules & features and the same mobile app serve a school of under 150 students and a school of 3,000. Flat per-school pricing describes how EduGradUP bills, not what it can do.
| School profile | Supported | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Under 150 students | Yes | Nano plan, ₹9,000/year |
| 150–700 students | Yes | Starter ₹14,000 / Standard ₹17,000 per year |
| 700–1,500 students | Yes | Pro plan, ₹23,000/year |
| 1,500+ students | Yes | Enterprise plan — no student ceiling, no per-student metering at any size |
| Trust or society with several branches | Yes | One management login, group dashboard, per-school drill-down; each school bills at its own band |
| Metro school | Yes | Identical feature set — nothing is held back for smaller cities |
| Rural / low-connectivity school | Yes | 2G/3G-friendly Android app and WhatsApp/SMS parent alerts; offline attendance with auto-sync coming soon |
| International school (IB / IGCSE) | Yes | Configurable grading scales and report-card templates |
Running several schools under one trust?
Multi-branch is standard, not an upsell. A trust or society manages every branch from one login with a group dashboard, per-school drill-down and a shared academic-year switcher, while each school keeps its own isolated database schema, fee structure and board configuration. Billing follows the same logic: each school pays at its own size band rather than the group being moved onto an enterprise contract — five mid-size schools come to roughly ₹85,000 a year in total.
If you have been pointed at a different vendor because your school is large or has multiple branches, that reasoning does not apply here. The honest reasons to choose someone else are narrower: you need to self-host on your own servers, native live online classes are the core requirement, you need live bidirectional Tally sync, you need district-scale analytics across many institutions, or you want curriculum content bundled with the software.
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