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Aptik Podium

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One barScore 5.3

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Aptik Podium is ranked #9 of 33 in school website builders on Freedom251. It runs on Web.

Aptik Podium plans and pricing

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District Not published Unlimited school sites · Role-based workflows · Media Hub (50GB) · SMS + Email alerts · Analytics dashboard · Priority support podium.aptik.io · 5 Oct 2026

Starter Not published Up to 5 school sites · COPE publishing · Media Hub (5GB) · Email alerts · Standard support podium.aptik.io · 5 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Everything in District · Custom domain per school · SSO / Active Directory · Dedicated onboarding · SLA guarantee · White-glove support podium.aptik.io · 5 Oct 2026

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Event calendar: Yes
Staff directory: Yes
Accessibility tools: Yes
District multisite: Yes

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The record

Product: Podium is a K-12 school district CMS for managing a district homepage and school subsites from one platform.
Multi-site management: One dashboard lets districts publish globally or target individual school sites.
Publishing approvals: District administrators, principals, and teachers have role-based access, and approval workflows support content review before publication.
Media library: The K-12 Media Hub contains curated stock assets tagged with media release status.
Alerts: Podium can send emergency alerts, school closures, and announcements through SMS, email, and website banners.
COPE publishing: The COPE publisher distributes a story to district and school sites and social channels from one workflow.
Analytics: District Analytics tracks page views, engagement, and content performance across school sites.
Brand controls: District communications directors can set global templates, colour palettes, and approved content blocks for school subsites.
Pricing: The site says pricing is based on division size and asks districts to contact sales for a quote; it lists no numeric prices.
Price structure: The pricing page says there are no per-school fees and no surprise overages.
Integrations: Aptik says roster sync can use CSV or JSON exports, and that districts can discuss direct SIS connectors during scoping.
Security: Aptik describes product-isolated Postgres schemas with row-level security, AES-256 encryption at rest, and Canadian data residency in ca-central-1.
Sign-in: Aptik says staff can sign in with district Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 accounts and that Aptik does not store their passwords.
Support: Podium's listed tiers range from standard to priority and white-glove support, while Aptik says customers get direct access to the product team.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best School Website Builders in 2026#9 of 33

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podium.aptik.io· checked 5 Oct 2026
aptik.io· checked 5 Oct 2026