--- description: Review of Sycamore School 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: Sycamore School | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Student Information Systems](/directory/4228/student-information-system/software) > [Sycamore School](/software/157726/sycamore-school) # Sycamore School Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/157726/sycamore-school Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/157726/sycamore-school?page=2) > Sycamore School is a cloud-based solution designed to help schools manage various administrative operations, such as attendance tracking, communication management, event scheduling and more. Students and parents can use the self-service portal to access performance reports and examination or assignment grades. Sycamore School allows educational institutions to schedule lesson plans on a calendar, maintain discipline logs and create individualized curricula for classes. Schools can accept donations and process online payments via e-checks or credit cards. Additionally, it lets teachers facilitate communication with students via messages, chats or emails. Sycamore School facilitates integration with various third-party applications such as G Suite, MailChimp, Clever, PayPal, PayJunction and more. Pricing is available on monthly subscriptions and support is extended via phone and an inquiry form. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 55 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 55 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Sycamore Education - **Founded**: 1999 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing is per enrolled student, per month. Volume discounts are applied depending on the number of students enrolled. Since pricing is custom, we recommend doing a personalized demonstration of the product to receive this custom pricing. - **Target Audience**: 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, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Admissions Management - Alerts/Notifications - Assessment Management - Attendance Tracking - Cafeteria Management - Class Registration - Class Scheduling - Class Summary - Classroom Management - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Course Management - Curriculum Management - Curve Scores - Discipline Management - Enrollments/Onboarding - Facility Management - Faculty/Staff Management - Financial Management ## Integrations (6 total) - Clever - Mailchimp - PayJunction - PayPal - SparkPost - Twilio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Student Information Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4228/student-information-system/software) ## Related Categories - [Student Information Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4228/student-information-system/software) - [Classroom Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4152/classroom-management/software) - [School Administration Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4685/school-management/software) - [Gradebook Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4150/gradebook/software) - [Admissions Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4687/admissions/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Our teachers are very happy to be able to post grades, our parents are happy to have direct access to their child's academic progress on a daily basis, and our office administrator is happy to be able to print report cards in minutes. I continue to be very pleased with the functionality of Sycamore as well as the outstanding customer support\! > > **Cons**: On occasion, a screen pops up notifying me there is an error. When I click on the drop down bar again, the error screen is gone. It's not a big issue, and hasn't slowed us down. This never occurred when I previously used the software. > > My experience has been truly outstanding\! ----- ### "Sycamore School" — 4.0/5 > **Bill** | *7 November 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the variety of features that Sycamore has available. From attendance to correspondence, Sycamore has all the features that a school might need. > > **Cons**: Sycamore is very click heavy. To find a feature generally requires several clicks, and may not be where you think it would be. ----- ### "Sycamore" — 2.0/5 > **Dustin** | *3 September 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are very little pros, except that I easily reached a customer service rep when I needed help with an issue. > > **Cons**: I did not like Sycamore as an LMS. I found its interface to be clunky, filled with unnecessary options, and difficult to navigate. For example, to this day, I still have no idea how to create an assignment so that a student can upload there work. Believe me, I tried to figure it out. Eventually I gave up and used another system. The grade book was another problematic feature. At the end of the semester, it does not show final grades computed with the final exam. You have to go into each individual student and look at there "grade report" to see the end computation. I do not recommend this system. There are much better LMS's available. ----- ### "Sycamore enabled us to get into the 21st century by using an online management system. We love it\!" — 5.0/5 > **Melodye** | *8 September 2017* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Communication has increased between parents and teachers as grades can be tracked and paper grades don't get lost. It also has provided accountability in that teachers are posting grades on a more timely basis. It allows consistency between grades and years. The system is very powerful; customer service is probably the most helpful that I have encountered. I love the ability to create transcripts and that these are kept on the system. It tracks attendance much better than we were doing previously. The medical logs have been helpful. Doing online admissions has taken us to a new level as well. > > **Cons**: The system isn't as intuitive as I would like. Because I have worked with it several years, it's much easier now and people end up coming to me to figure out how to do specific things with it. I have been frustrated a bit b/c it doesn't allow for creative flexibility (for instance transcripts don't have a lot of space for extra activities) or for things that aren't the same in different countries. We have worked around a lot of the barriers, and Sycamore has been very helpful to put things on the list of potential fixes. ----- ### "Administrator" — 5.0/5 > **Lee Ann** | *29 August 2009* > > **Pros**: 1, Very cost effective 2. You are purchasing all that the program has to offer. There are no additional fees for upgrades 3. Customer Service is awesome\! Quick to respond, helpful and you can reach them by phone or PAN. 4. Very user friendly 5. HIGH HIGH rate of parent satisfaction with being able to access grades, teachers, one another, etc. All of them rave about the program\! 6. Sycamore Leaf keeps us updated 7. Sycamore is always seeking to improve their program 8. PAN - we absolutely LOVE this feature. Our high school classrooms are in "learning cottages" aka trailers - and the teachers are separated. This feature allows all of us to feel so connected\! > > **Cons**: 1, Not too many or serious... we did notice that if you make a change on the family or student information (you have the mother's name wrong ex.) then when you correct it, you cannot do it in just one area, you have to go into multiple areas. 2. We had some issues with the GPA configuration. I did not deal with it, but I know our high school conselor had numerous phone calls and PAN' s to get it figured out properly. For some reason we now have to do something different to get our proper grading. 3. Getting my parents over the learning curve of using the program. It is frustrating to hear them say " We seldom check Sycamore" and in our memos and everything else we keep saying HOW MUCH we put on Sycamore and to check it out. Word of mouth is helping this... I hear parents telling other parents that they really need to use it, or someone asking another how they knew about something and they will say "on Sycamore" . > > 1\. I would love to see you all at the Mid-Atlantic Convention in Lancaster PA. 2. I had a new family comment that they were telling a group of people their child was coming to the school. Someone in the group, who does not have a child at our school and we are not sure how they even know about the school, spoke up and said "Well they have Sycamore and it is a wonderful program\!". Someone is talking\! ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/157726/sycamore-school?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/157726/sycamore-school) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data