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Should I use Fedena?

All-in-one school management software & most affordable school management system for K12 & Higher-ed. - fedena.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're a school that wants an affordable all-in-one ERP with 50+ modules and a mobile app, and you can confirm the current version is patched. Skip if you're a small school needing just attendance and grades, or if your security bar is high given the v2.3 CVE history.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo independent support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Fedena SaaS (paid)

From $1,299 (per SoftwareAdvice)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Community editionFree (self-hosted)

Best for

  • K-12 and higher-ed schools in price-sensitive markets
  • Schools wanting one ERP, not point tools
  • Teams comfortable self-hosting open source
  • Schools wanting parent-facing mobile apps

Not for

  • Tiny schools needing only attendance and grades — a 50-module ERP is overkill
  • Districts with strict security/compliance bars — CVE history on v2.3
  • Schools without admin staff to configure and run an ERP
  • Buyers wanting transparent public pricing before a demo

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Fedena 2.3 had an auth-bypass CVE plus multiple unauthenticated vulnerabilities — verify your hosted version is patched before trusting student data

medium

Pricing isn't fully public; $1,299 entry per SoftwareAdvice — real cost scales with students and modules

medium

Open-source community edition is unsupported; training and on-site support live in paid plans

medium

ToS wording suggests schools are responsible for their own data-protection practices — read before signing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one ERP with 50+ features for K-12 and higher-ed
  • Dedicated school management mobile app for parents and staff
  • Repeatedly marketed as the most affordable school management system
  • Open-source community edition available for self-hosting
  • Claims 3M+ users worldwide

Cons

  • 2021 authentication-bypass CVE (CVE-2021-27980) in Fedena 2.3
  • Multiple remote, unauthenticated vulnerabilities disclosed against v2.3
  • Flagship SoftwareAdvice rating comes from a small sample: 19 reviews
  • Terms of service place data-responsibility wording on the school

Sources & method

- 14 sources - Known CVEs exist against Fedena 2.3, including an authentication bypass; current cloud posture is unclear from sources.

official x5review x5security x3news x1
  • Authentication bypass (CVE-2021-27980), Remote authentication bypass demonstrated against Fedena School Management v2.3 in 2021.
  • Multiple vulnerabilities in Fedena 2.3, Researchers disclosed multiple remote, unauthenticated attack vectors against v2.3.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • From $1,299 (per SoftwareAdvice)

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Repeatedly marketed as most affordable school ERP
  • Ease of use: 4/5. SoftwareReviews calls it user-friendly
  • Feature depth: 5/5. 50+ modules, all-in-one ERP, mobile app
  • Support quality. No independent support evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2021 auth-bypass CVE; multiple v2.3 vulnerabilities
  • 4.8/5 FeaturedCustomers rating 2,912 reviews
  • 4.2/5 SoftwareAdvice rating only 19 reviews
  • $1,299 Starting price per SoftwareAdvice listing
  • Yes Free tier open-source community edition on GitHub

Pricing

Fedena SaaS (paid)

From $1,299 (per SoftwareAdvice)

  • All-in-one ERP, 50+ modules
  • Dedicated mobile app
  • Scales by students and modules

Community edition

Free (self-hosted)

  • Open-source codebase
  • No official support

Security

Known CVEs exist against Fedena 2.3, including an authentication bypass; current cloud posture is unclear from sources.

  • Authentication bypass (CVE-2021-27980)Remote authentication bypass demonstrated against Fedena School Management v2.3 in 2021.⁵
  • Multiple vulnerabilities in Fedena 2.3Researchers disclosed multiple remote, unauthenticated attack vectors against v2.3.⁶

What users say

Aggregator ratings are positive (4.8/5 FeaturedCustomers, 4.2/5 SoftwareAdvice) but samples are small, and praise centers on breadth and affordability.

Alternatives

Compare Fedena with each alternative.

  • Gradelink

    Simpler cloud SIS common in US school roundups.

Companies that use it

  • Mogadishu University13
  • Yuvaparivartan14
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Affordable all-in-one school ERP with 50+ modules; good breadth for the price, but old-version CVEs and thin reviews warrant care.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, so no verbatim user quotes could be extracted.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Fedena Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  2. Fedena Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing — SoftwareAdvicesoftwareadvice.com
    review
  3. 51 Fedena Customer Reviews — FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  4. Fedena — SoftwareReviewssoftwarereviews.com
    review
  5. Fedena authentication bypass CVE-2021-27980 — Pentest Limitedpentest.co.uk
    security
  6. Multiple Vulnerabilities in Fedena 2.3 — Pentest Limitedpentest.co.uk
    security
  7. projectfedena/fedena — GitHubgithub.com
    official
  8. Fedena homepagefedena.com
    official
  9. Fedena Terms of Servicefedena.com
    official
  10. Fedena Mobile App — Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  11. OpenEduCat vs Fedena comparisonopeneducat.org
    review
  12. Fedena — Crunchbasecrunchbase.com
    news
  13. Fedena SSL test — securepay subdomainssllabs.com
    security
  14. Fedena Case Study — Yuvaparivartanenterprise.fedena.com
    official

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