Comparison
EduGradUP vs eSkooly
eSkooly is a free general-purpose school SIS that attracts schools shopping on price. EduGradUP is a production-grade paid ERP purpose-built for BD/NP/SG/IN with vernacular UIs, local payment rails, PDPA/DPDP-aligned data residency and an in-country support team.
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What you would pay each year: EduGradUP vs eSkooly
Indian rupees per year, excluding 18% GST, at four common school sizes. Where eSkooly is cheaper, the table says so.
| School size | EduGradUP | eSkooly | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | ₹9,000 | ₹8,000 | eSkooly costs ₹1,000 less |
| 400 students | ₹17,000 | ₹8,000 | eSkooly costs ₹9,000 less |
| 800 students | ₹23,000 | ₹8,000 | eSkooly costs ₹15,000 less |
| 1,500 students | ₹23,000 | ₹8,000 | eSkooly costs ₹15,000 less |
eSkooly pricing: Free basic plan; premium US$8/month billed yearly (≈₹8,000/yr).
See every vendor side by side in the school ERP price guide for India.
Apps, platforms and store ratings
| EduGradUP | eSkooly | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Web | No store app found; web access |
| App-store rating | 4.9★ on Google Play · 5.0★ on the App Store | No official Google Play app found |
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
- ✅ Production-grade SLA (99.9%) with named onboarding manager
- ✅ Native BN/NE/HI/TA/MR UIs
- ✅ bKash/Nagad/eSewa/Khalti/PayNow/Razorpay built-in
- ✅ PDPA + DPDP-aligned residency in AWS Singapore + Mumbai
- ✅ Native iOS/Android parent and teacher apps with offline
- ✅ Country-based support teams
eSkooly strengths
- • Free tier available
- • Quick self-signup
EduGradUP vs eSkooly — India, feature by feature
Pricing, boards and parent communication as they apply to Indian K-12 schools.
| Dimension | EduGradUP | eSkooly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹9,000/yr up to 150 students | Free tier, paid upgrades |
| Support | Named onboarding + support SLA | Community / limited on free tier |
| Data isolation & backups | Per-school database schema, daily encrypted backups | Shared, tier-dependent |
| Hindi / regional staff UI | 6 languages | Limited |
Verdict for Indian schools
If budget is genuinely zero, a free tier is a reasonable place to start. Before you put real fee data in it, check the backup, export and support terms.
See the full round-up: Best school ERP software in India (2026).
Also compared: Bangladesh, Nepal & Singapore
| Dimension | EduGradUP | eSkooly |
|---|---|---|
| Production SLA | ✅ 99.9% | ❌ Best-effort |
| Local payment rails | ✅ | ❌ |
| Vernacular UIs | ✅ Native | ⚠️ Limited |
| Country support team | ✅ BD/NP/SG/IN | ⚠️ Email-only |
| Data residency | ✅ PDPA/DPDP | ❌ Generic cloud |
| Mobile apps | ✅ Native + offline | ⚠️ Web |
Our verdict
eSkooly works for a coaching centre or single small school willing to trade SLA, payment integration and support for a free signup. Any production school in BD/NP/SG/IN — especially one collecting fees online — should choose EduGradUP for the SLA, the local payment rails and the country-based support.
Sources: eSkooly 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 eSkooly cheaper than EduGradUP?
Yes, at every size. eSkooly has a free basic plan and a premium plan at US$8 a month billed yearly (about ₹8,000 a year); EduGradUP costs ₹9,000–₹23,000 a year by school size (excl. GST). eSkooly is priced in US dollars for a global market; EduGradUP is priced in rupees for Indian boards, with a six-language staff app and automatic WhatsApp fee reminders.
How much does eSkooly cost?
A free basic plan, and a premium plan listed at US$8 a month when paid annually (US$96 a year).
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.
Can we migrate from eSkooly?
Yes — we accept eSkooly CSV exports of students, classes and fees, and reload them into EduGradUP within 2–3 days.
Why pay for EduGradUP when eSkooly is free?
Free is rarely free for schools that collect fees online — gateway failures without auto-reconciliation cost more in admin time than a year of EduGradUP's per-student fee, plus EduGradUP gives you a 99.9% SLA, named support and PDPA/DPDP-aligned residency.
Is EduGradUP free for very small schools?
No — but the 15-day free trial covers the full product. Pricing then starts at ₹9,000/year flat for a school of up to 150 students — per school, not per student, with all 59 modules & features included.
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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