Comparison
EduGradUP vs School Thinker
School Thinker is offering the 2026-27 session free to its first 500 schools, then charges from ₹4 per student per month. EduGradUP charges one flat yearly price per school from ₹9,000 to ₹23,000.
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What you would pay each year: EduGradUP vs School Thinker
Indian rupees per year, excluding 18% GST, at four common school sizes. Where School Thinker is cheaper, the table says so.
| School size | EduGradUP | School Thinker | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | ₹9,000 | from ₹7,200 | School Thinker costs ₹1,800 less |
| 400 students | ₹17,000 | from ₹19,200 | EduGradUP saves ₹2,200 |
| 800 students | ₹23,000 | from ₹38,400 | EduGradUP saves ₹15,400 |
| 1,500 students | ₹23,000 | from ₹72,000 | EduGradUP saves ₹49,000 |
School Thinker pricing: Free for the 2026-27 session (first 500 schools); then from ₹4 per student per month. Post-offer price shown; the 2026-27 session is free for the first 500 schools.
See every vendor side by side in the school ERP price guide for India.
Apps, platforms and store ratings
| EduGradUP | School Thinker | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
School Thinker strengths
- • Free 2026-27 session for its first 500 schools, with a 3-month free trial
- • WhatsApp notifications with UPI QR fee receipts
- • UDISE+ and APAAR support; free data migration
Feature-by-feature
| Dimension | EduGradUP | School Thinker |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per school by size band — never per student | Free for the 2026-27 session (first 500 schools); then from ₹4 per student per month |
| Price for a 400-student school | ₹17,000/yr | from ₹19,200 |
| Price for a 1,500-student school | ₹23,000/yr | from ₹72,000 |
| Free trial | 15 days + 15-day money-back | 3 months free |
| Automatic fee reminders built in; message credits ₹1,000 per 4,000 | WhatsApp notifications + UPI QR receipts listed | |
| Modules in every plan | All 59 modules & features (29 modules + 30 built-in features) in every plan — no feature gating | 25+ modules |
| Staff app languages | Staff app in 6 languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu | 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 | UDISE+ and APAAR support listed |
| 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 | Not published |
| Payroll & HR | Payroll, payslips, leave and staff attendance built in | Not published |
| 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) | Not published |
| Per-school data isolation | Each school's data in its own isolated database schema | Not published |
Our verdict
For 2026-27 School Thinker's free offer is the better deal if you qualify. From year two EduGradUP's flat price is lower for most schools above about 300 students.
Sources: School Thinker 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 School Thinker really free?
School Thinker is offering the 2026-27 session free to its first 500 schools, with no licence or setup fee. After that it charges from ₹4 per student per month.
What does School Thinker cost after the free year?
From ₹4 per student per month, i.e. from ₹48 per student per year: ₹19,200+ for 400 students, ₹38,400+ for 800 and ₹72,000+ for 1,500 (excl. GST).
Is EduGradUP cheaper than School Thinker?
Not in a free 2026-27 session. From year two, EduGradUP's flat price is lower from about 300 students (₹17,000 vs ₹19,200+ at 400).
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.
Does EduGradUP support Hindi?
Yes. EduGradUP's staff app runs in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu, and WhatsApp fee reminders go to parents automatically 7, 3 and 1 day before each due date.
Can I switch from School Thinker 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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