Finance Director

The real cost of your current SIS is higher than the invoice.

Add implementation fees, per-module add-ons, and the staff hours lost to inefficient software, and the total cost of a legacy system is often two to three times the sticker price. Rekods is one price, everything included, no surprises.

You've seen the invoice. You haven't seen the full cost. A competitive base price wins the contract. Then implementation fees of $30,000–$80,000. Per-module pricing that doubles the licence. Annual increases that compound.

Then the cost that never appears on any invoice: the staff hours lost to manual work efficient software would eliminate.

We publish our pricing because we have nothing to obscure. One platform fee plus a per-student rate. Everything that matters is in every plan.

One price. Here's what's in it.

No implementation fee

Legacy vendors charge $30,000 to $80,000 to get started. On Standard and Pro, that number is zero.

No per-module upsells

The full SIS ships in every plan. Only AI and scale features tier up. The price you see is the platform, not a starting point.

Published, not negotiated

One platform fee plus a per-student rate, printed on the pricing page. No 'call us,' no quote to reverse-engineer.

A 5% annual increase cap

Your renewal can't surprise you. Existing customers are protected by a cap in the terms, not a promise.

Payment margin disclosed

0.5% on Standard, 0.25% on Pro, 0.20% on Enterprise, every one capped at $5 per transaction. Published, so more of every fee reaches the school.

Billed only on enrolled students

Never alumni, never staff. You pay for who's actually in the building this term.

$0
Implementation fees on Standard and Pro
2-3x
What a legacy system's true cost runs over its sticker price
5%
Annual increase cap, in writing

Total cost of ownership: Rekods vs. legacy SIS.

VendorAnnual cost (~400 students)Implementation feePricing modelTime to live
Rekods Pro — developed~$54,600/yr$0platform + per-student, publishedweeks
Rekods Pro — emerging~$21,165/yr$0platform + per-student, publishedweeks
Sycamore School~$19,200/yr$0$4/student/mo flat, published1–2 weeks
Ed-Admin~$15,000–$30,000+$0–$5,000per-user, custom quote2–6 weeks
ENGAGE~$30,000–$60,000+$5,000–$15,000custom + modular add-ons2–4 months
iSAMS~$20,000–$50,000+$10,000–$30,000per-module, custom quote4–12 weeks
Veracross~$40,000–$80,000+$30,000–$80,000per-module, custom quote4–8 months
PowerSchool SIS~$20,000–$40,000+$20,000–$60,000per-module, custom quote3–6 months
Blackbaud~$40,000–$100,000+$30,000–$100,000+per-module, custom quote4–12 months
Gradelink~$12,000–$15,000$497+ per add-onpublished + paid add-ons1–4 weeks
FACTS (RenWeb)~$12,000–$20,000+$0–$5,000published + some add-ons2–6 weeks

Sycamore is the only legacy vendor with fully published, all-inclusive pricing; all others require a custom quote.

Estimates from public pricing, school budget disclosures, and review aggregators as of 2026. Actual pricing varies by region, size, and modules.

The 90-day pilot guarantee.

If your administrative team isn't saving at least eight hours a week within 90 days of going live, we refund your first quarter's subscription in full. Submit a written claim; we refund within 15 business days. No investigation, no committee. "Satisfaction" is vague. "Eight hours a week" is something you can hold us to.

Questions answered.

Why is your headline price higher than some legacy vendors?

Because it's the whole price. The comparison above shows what happens once you add the implementation fees, per-module upsells, and compounding increases a low base price hides. One published number that includes everything usually lands below a cheap sticker price plus the invoices that follow it.

Why do you price differently by region?

A school's tuition revenue and cost base in Accra and Geneva aren't comparable, so the price is set at what's sustainable in each region. The product, the guarantee, and the support are identical. Only the number changes, and it's published, not negotiated.

What's the real commitment if it doesn't work out?

A written success definition agreed up front, and a 90-day money-back guarantee tied to it. If your admin team isn't saving at least eight hours a week, we refund your first quarter within 15 business days. No investigation, no committee.

Are there founding-partner terms?

We're accepting ten founding schools at 50% off Pro for the life of the subscription, in exchange for a case study and a few reference calls. It's a partnership, not a discount, and it closes at ten.

Whatever your role, Rekods speaks your language.

One price. Everything included.