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Jisc Attendance Monitoring vs QRaten
Both stand on student attendance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Jisc Attendance Monitoring combines attendance capture with reporting and institution-level system connections. Institutions need to register interest to ask about pricing.
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QRaten covers attendance capture, offline syncing and reporting in an installable web app. Institutions should account for the terms on cloud availability and unsynced offline data.
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| Jisc Attendance Monitoring | QRaten | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | jisc.ac.uk | qraten.com |
| On student attendance software | #16 of 27 | #6 of 27 |
Jisc Attendance Monitoring: what it does well
- Synchronises with institutional timetabling systems.
- Records late arrivals, early departures and notified absences.
- Offers UKVI check-in, alerts and exportable summaries.
- Provides automated daily attendance reports.
- Available on Android, iOS and web.
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request.
- Learning analytics connection requires help from Jisc’s team.
QRaten: what it does well
- Attendance can be recorded by QR scan or expiring code.
- Offline actions sync when a connection returns.
- Reports export to Excel or PDF.
- Supports four role types with role-based permissions.
- Free plan includes offline syncing.
What to know first
- Cloud availability is not guaranteed uninterrupted.
- The terms exclude losses from unsynced offline use.
- Some parts may not yet fully meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
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