Gibbon
7.7#4 in school management softwareFree planFree planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitGibbon vs ThinkWave
What both publish
| Fact | Gibbon | ThinkWave |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation and support | The project publishes open-source guides for installation, administration and development, with community support available through its forum. | Support materials include videos, a Quickstart PDF, FAQs, screen-by-screen guides, release notes and email support for paid subscribers. |
| Extensibility | Core functionality can be enabled by role and extended with separately installed modules and themes. | Schools can add custom fields, custom grade scales, custom calculations, custom report cards and custom transcripts. |
| Founded | 2010 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | Sebastopol, California, United States |
| Hosting | Gibbon is self-hosted software installed on a web server, and schools can host it on their own servers. | ThinkWave says its data runs on Google App Engine with redundant servers and continuous backups across multiple U.S. data-center locations. |
| Integrations | Google integration provides OAuth single sign-on and personal or shared Google Calendar connections through the Google Calendar API. | ThinkWave's blog says its gradebook integrates with Google Apps, Microsoft Teams and other digital tools. |
| Messaging | Messenger supports email, SMS and Message Wall announcements to flexible groups, with attachments from the resource bank. | Messages and announcements can target the whole school, groups, classes or individual students, with email delivery and file attachments. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews | 4.2 out of 5 from 16 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews | 4.2 out of 5 from 16 reviews. |
Gibbon plans
- FreeFree
- Gibbon CoreFree
ThinkWave plans
- Free Solo GradebookFree
- School 1–15 students$17 a month
- School 16–35 students$32 a month
- Premium Gradebook — 151–175 teachers$32.95 a year
- Premium Gradebook — 126–150 teachers$33.95 a year
- Premium Gradebook — 101–125 teachers$34.95 a year
Pick Gibbon if…
Gibbon suits schools that want one system for teaching, records, assessment, communication, and administration. It is especially relevant to schools able to manage self-hosted software and server requirements.
Pick ThinkWave if…
ThinkWave suits schools and education programs that need student administration, gradebooks, attendance, and family access in a cloud-based system. It can also suit teachers seeking an online gradebook or schools that need assignments, report cards, transcripts, and group communication.