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Jisc Attendance Monitoring vs UnivTrack

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.

Jisc Attendance Monitoring

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

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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UnivTrack combines attendance records, absence-limit monitoring, and flexible term setup in a free PWA. Check that its weekday slot limits fit your schedule, and note that completed terms cannot be edited.

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The facts

	Jisc Attendance Monitoring	UnivTrack
Free plan	Not published	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Web	Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	jisc.ac.uk	github.com
On student attendance software	#16 of 27	#8 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.

UnivTrack: what it does well

Unlimited academic terms with custom dates and lengths
Live per-course absence counts and limit warnings
Bulk updates for attendance in earlier weeks
Offline app shell and installable PWA
Free forever, with no listed term limit

What to know first

At most five morning and five afternoon slots per weekday
Completed terms become read-only
Self-hosting requires configuring a Firebase project

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