ESS SIMS vs. SapphireK12 Comparison


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About SIMS provides school teams with the tools they always knew they needed but never had. Once implemented, SIMS surprises them with how easy and quick it is to efficiently manage school life and drive improvement. Whether you want to shake up your school MIS or just get more from SIMS, we can help and we’ll be here for you every step of the way. Implement SIMS to budget accurately and ensure your money and resources are put to the best possible use. Work smarter by communicating more efficiently, reducing repetitive tasks, speeding up administration and reporting. SIMS provides a child-centered solution to effective safeguarding and identifies emerging problems. The information SIMS delivers supports immediate targeted actions, while providing safeguarding evidence and improving pupil outcomes. SIMS Curriculum Management Suite helps you manage student timetables quickly and easily, ensuring the process of producing a complete and organized school curriculum is less time consuming.	About Sapphire Software is a leading software provider that offers a comprehensive enterprise level solution, SapphireK12™, to school districts. Through a flexible, modular approach that satisfies compliance, SapphireK12™ enables real-time performance improvement and facilitates day-to-day student management. We put the critical information that administrators need at their fingertips, simplifying operations, reducing administrative work and ensuring that appropriate funding is received. This enables greater connectivity between administrators, teachers, students and parents, and freeing district staff to focus on best serving students. Sapphire Software, a privately held company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, hinges on optimizing and integrating technology within the school community. SapphireK12™ is designed to make student administration incredibly easy, so that teachers and administrators can focus their time on the needs of students.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Schools and education institutions interested in a platform for managing their operations and students	Audience K12 schools requiring a solution to support student skill development and accurately meet state standards
Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online	Support Phone Support 24/7 Live Support Online
API Offers API	API Offers API
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Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information Education Software Solutions United Kingdom www.ess-sims.co.uk/why-sims	Company Information Sapphire Software United States sapphirek12.com
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Categories Academic Scheduling School Management	Categories Academic Scheduling School Management School Portal
School Management Features Bookstore Management Cafeteria Management Curriculum Management Facility Management Financial Management Higher Education Housing Management Independent / Private K-12 Library Management Online Calendar Online Payments Parent / Student Portal Preschool Reporting/Analytics School District Special Education Vocational / Trade Schools	School Management Features Bookstore Management Cafeteria Management Curriculum Management Facility Management Financial Management Higher Education Housing Management Independent / Private K-12 Library Management Online Calendar Online Payments Parent / Student Portal Preschool Reporting/Analytics School District Special Education Vocational / Trade Schools
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