--- description: Review of Populi Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Populi | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Higher Education Software](/directory/4253/higher-education/software) > [Populi](/software/152119/populi) # Populi Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/152119/populi Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/152119/populi?page=2) > Populi is a cloud-based school management solution that caters to small and midsize colleges and provides them the tools and functionalities to manage their administrative operations and routines. Key features include a learning management solution, auto calculates Pell Grants, an online donation module and more. Populi offers users the capability to store documents in various formats, such as spreadsheets, video, audio and pictures. It also features student information system, online admission system, streaming media server and more. Populi can be accessed only through SSL-encrypted connections. It also prevents different types of data loss with the help of backups in real-time that are stored in a centralized location. Additionally, Populi allows its users to view daily activity logs and set appointments through a built-in calendar that supports integration with Google Calendars. Services are offered on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 60 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 60 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Populi - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$199.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: $199 per month for unlimited faculty and staff + $7 per month per billable student - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Brazil, Canada, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Academic/Education - Access Controls/Permissions - Admissions Management - Alerts/Notifications - Alumni Management - Assignment Management - Asynchronous Learning - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Bookstore Management - Built-in Course Authoring - Calendar Management - Class Registration - Class Scheduling - Classroom Management - Client Portal - Content Management - Course Authoring - Course Management ## Integrations (4 total) - Canvas - Google Workspace - Stripe - authorize.net ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Higher Education Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4253/higher-education/software) ## Related Categories - [Higher Education Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4253/higher-education/software) - [Student Information Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4228/student-information-system/software) - [School Administration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4685/school-management/software) - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4584/lms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Systeme.io](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/334889/systemeio) — 4.8/5 (2127 reviews) ## Reviews ### "New to me" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 April 2020* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software is new to me but, in my transition from one higher education institution to another it has been simple and user friendly to understand--looks like it keeps everything in one place, so helpful for student and educator\! > > **Cons**: I am still learning it, even though it is user friendly it is not as intuitive as I would like for it (me?) to be > > Populi helps with evaluation, management and storage of assignments, accreditation of work ----- ### "Populi works great for our Montessori training programs" — 5.0/5 > **Emily** | *13 September 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Populi is very customizable, with great options to optimize its many functions for our unique organization. The developers and staff at Populi are extremely responsive and helpful, responding quickly and thoroughly to all of our many questions and requests. > > **Cons**: As with any system, there are times when we run into functionalities that we would like and do not yet exist. I do feel like Populi is responsive and makes improvements based on features requests whenever possible. > > We use Populi as a database for our prospective and current students, alumni, workshop attendees, donors, and general community members. We use it for marketing of events and courses, overall communications with our leads and community. We also use it to manage the academic requirements and assignments of our current students. It has overall streamlined the process of review of student work, communication and discussion between faculty and students, among students, and allowed us to consider distance learning models for our upcoming courses. Overall, the experience has been great\! ----- ### "Best Decision We Ever Made - Comprehensive Solution for Small Colleges" — 5.0/5 > **Donna** | *19 November 2019* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Everything. This software manages all aspects of student records on campus. Including but not limited to Admissions, registration, course management, transcripts, reporting, advising,student billing, financial aid, library, bookstore, donations, and so much more. > > **Cons**: I really don't have any complaints. We don't have on campus housing or on campus dining facilities, so I wish the Campus Life module could be turned off. > > We transferred from various archival systems and Paper records and have never looked back. Populi support has been amazing and the cost is quite affordable. It scales as we grow. ----- ### "Populi works well for school\!" — 4.0/5 > **Dakota** | *2 November 2023* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to track the progress of a class is very useful and allows me to keep track of what I have left in a class. > > **Cons**: One thing that could be improved is the ability to see how the grade is impacted by a weight assigned by a professor as well as the ability to see what a score on an assignment would have a student finish the class grade-wise. ----- ### "Why did we wait so long?" — 5.0/5 > **Phil** | *21 October 2020* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is clearly designed for our industry - most of the features we might like it turns out are already in place. It is so great to have student records, financial records, academic catalog info, communications, and even recruitment working in the same integrated environment. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it is difficult or impossible to select the exact dataset we are interested in finding, or to create reports that would be useful to us. I think we can expect this with any software not custom-designed for our company. It is also true that by exporting data, we ca work with it in other software to get where we want to go . . . it can be just a bit long-handled sometimes. > > Our company has had no one who wishes we could go back to the way it was before Populi. Support has been consistently helpful, patient, and nearly always impressively prompt. I think it would be true to say we have never enjoyed this level of qualified, friendly support from any other software vendor. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/152119/populi?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/152119/populi) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data