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Edsby
by Edsby
What Edsby is
Edsby is a K-12 platform for assessment and reporting, family engagement, personalized learning, and analytics. It is intended for school districts, regional governments, and certain private independent schools. Assessment tools include an advanced gradebook, online testing, standards-based grading, report cards, and student portfolios. Parents can follow school activity, while teachers can message parents without exchanging email addresses. Edsby lists integrations for student information systems, documents, authentication, web publishing, originality checking, Google Workspace for Education, and Microsoft 365, including login and document uploads. CoreFour Inc. says it is ISO 27001 certified, with data encrypted in transit and at rest; education organizations retain ownership and management control of their data. Free iOS and Android apps connect to a school server, and API and SSO support are listed. The digital learning platform starts at $5 per student per year, billed annually, with upfront integration charges. There is no free plan or self-serve trial.
Who it suits
Edsby suits K-12 districts, regional governments, and qualifying independent schools needing assessment, family communication, and analytics. It also fits organizations requiring mobile apps, API access, or SSO.
What it does well
- Advanced gradebook and online testing
- Parent-teacher messaging without email exchange
- Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 integration
- Data encrypted in transit and at rest
- Free iOS and Android apps
What to know first
- No free plan or self-serve trial
- Advanced authoring requires browser login
- Upfront integration charges apply
- Additional customization charges may apply
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Edsby digital learning platform | per student per year; annual costs vary with student count · Starts at $5 per student per year · upfront initial integration charges · no charges for parent, teacher, or administrator accounts · small organizations may pay a much higher effective per-user price | $5 a year |
| Edsby Destinations | additional per student per year · Starts at an additional $2 per student per year · annual pricing | $2 a year |
| Edsby SignWave | additional per student per year · Starts at an additional $2 per student per year · annual pricing | $2 a year |
As edsby.com lists them, read 10 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Edsby combines assessment, reporting, family engagement, personalized learning, and analytics in one K-12 platform. Organizations should account for annual per-student pricing, integration charges, and browser requirements for advanced authoring.
Facts from Edsby's own pages
- API access
- Yes · edsby.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Assessment
- Its features include an advanced gradebook, online testing, standards-based grading, report cards, and student portfolios. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Assessments
- Yes · edsby.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Audience
- Edsby is developed for K-12 school districts, regional governments, and certain private independent schools. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Data ownership
- Edsby states that education organizations own the data in their service and control its management. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Family engagement
- Parents can use Edsby to follow their children's school activity, and teachers can message parents without exchanging email addresses. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2010 · edsby.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · edsby.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Google and Microsoft
- Edsby integrates with Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365, including login and document uploads. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada · edsby.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Edsby lists integrations across student information systems, document platforms, authentication, web publishing, originality checking, and other applications. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations and setup costs
- Edsby charges upfront for initial integration, and some customization and advanced functionality may carry additional charges. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Yes · edsby.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Edsby offers free iOS and Android apps that users connect to their school's Edsby server. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Mobile limits
- Teachers can use Edsby on mobile, but advanced gradebook and report-card authoring require a browser login. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Edsby is a K-12 platform for assessment and reporting, family engagement, personalized learning, and analytics. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- CoreFour Inc. is ISO 27001 certified, and Edsby says data is encrypted in transit and at rest. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- SSO support
- Yes · edsby.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Support
- Students, parents, teachers, and school administrators are directed to their school or district for account access and support. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
- Trial and evaluation
- Users cannot create a self-serve trial account; Edsby says an institution should contact its sales team to arrange an evaluation. · edsby.com, 10 Oct 2026
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