Pearspark vs Skooly
For small private schools and microschools. Pricing verified September 29, 2026. Written by the Pearspark team (how we compare).
The short answer
Skooly's Starter plan is $124/month billed annually and covers up to 100 active students, where Pearspark charges $250 at that size. It is strong on scheduling, bookings, attendance, billing and communication, and it ships store-native mobile apps. But K-12 is one of nine verticals it sells to, alongside gyms and dance studios, and the words transcript, report card and gradebook appear nowhere on its pricing page — so a school that has to produce either is comparing two different shapes of product, not two prices.
Pearspark
All-in-one platform for small private schools: records, academics, admissions, library, volunteers, scheduling and the portal.
Pricing: $50 a month including 20 students, then $2.50 a student a month, stepping down to $1.00 at volume. No setup fees, month to month, 30-day free trial.
Setup is self-serve: the importers preview every row before anything is written, and email support is free when you're stuck.
Skooly
Flat monthly pricing by student band, from a platform that runs schools, gyms, dance studios and coaching centers from the same product.
Pricing: Skooly publishes three flat plans by active-student band: Starter at $124/month billed annually ($1,490/year) up to 100 students, Growth at $208/month ($2,490/year) up to 250, and Scale at $333/month ($3,990/year) up to 500, with per-student add-on pricing beyond that. Annual billing gives two months free against the monthly rate. An AI Copilot add-on runs $83/month on Growth and Scale. No setup fee or minimum term is named on the pricing page, and every plan carries a 14-day free trial.
What each costs at small-school sizes
| Students | Pearspark | Skooly |
|---|---|---|
| 25 students | $62.50/mo | $124/mo Starter (billed annually) |
| 50 students | $125/mo | $124/mo Starter (billed annually) |
| 100 students | $250/mo | $124/mo Starter (billed annually) |
| What the price includes | Everything in one plan: records, attendance, gradebook, standards-based grading, report cards, transcripts, admissions, scheduling, tuition billing with family autopay, lending library, equipment booking, volunteer check-in, messaging, and an installable parent app with push notifications. No setup fee, month-to-month. No fundraising CRM, no subsidy billing, and no SMS broadcast — announcements reach families as push notifications and email instead. | Scheduling, bookings, live classes, check-in kiosk, attendance, invoicing, payments and communication for up to 100 active students on Starter. Transcripts, report cards and gradebooks aren't named; the AI Copilot assistant is a paid add-on on higher plans. |
Skooly pricing from its published list rates as of September 29, 2026. Sources are below. Always confirm current pricing with the vendor.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Pearspark | Skooly |
|---|---|---|
| Student records (SIS) | ||
| Attendance | ||
| Gradebook & report cards | ||
| Standards-based grading & mastery | ||
| Records protected if the school closes | ||
| Transcripts & GPA | ||
| Missing-data reports & scheduled delivery | ||
| Admissions pipeline | ||
| Class scheduling & rooms | ||
| Lending library & checkout | ||
| Equipment & room booking | ||
| Volunteer tracking & check-in | ||
| Parent & student portal | ||
| Messaging | ||
| Self-serve transcript & gradebook import | ||
| Tuition billing & payments | ||
| Published pricing (no sales call) | ||
| Fundraising & donor CRM | ||
| SMS / text broadcast to families | ||
| Subsidy & agency billing |
= varies by plan or not published; check with the vendor. We mark unknowns as unknowns rather than counting them against Skooly. The last three rows are jobs Pearspark does not do, listed for the same reason: a school that runs an annual fund, texts its families, or bills an agency should find that out here. Pearspark reaches families by push notification through the installable parent app, and by email, not by text. Underlined feature names open the Pearspark page for that capability, so you can check what our ✓ actually means.
Where Skooly shines
- A flat band price — Starter's $124/month billed annually covers up to 100 active students, against Pearspark's $250 at that size
- Flat by band, so the bill doesn't move as enrollment grows within a band
- Store-native mobile apps for families and staff, alongside a web portal
- Strong scheduling and booking, live classes, a check-in kiosk, billing and invoicing, payments and communication
- No setup fee, onboarding fee or minimum term named anywhere on the pricing page
Worth knowing
- K-12 is one of nine verticals it sells to — the others include sports, music and dance, fitness and gym, and coaching and tutoring — so the product is shaped for classes and bookings rather than for a permanent school record
- The words "transcript", "report card", "gradebook" and "standards" appear nowhere on its pricing page; the nearest named features are Assessments, Feedback Report and Daily Reports. Confirm directly before assuming any of them exist
- Priced on active students, so the band you're in can change with enrollment mid-year
- Skooly Pte Ltd is a Singapore company; US-specific compliance reporting and state records requirements are not something its materials address
- The AI Copilot assistant is a paid add-on ($83/month) and only available on the Growth and Scale plans
When Skooly is the better choice
When Pearspark is the better choice
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Common questions
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Sources
Last reviewed September 29, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Email us and we'll fix it.
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