NavEd
Depends
Confidence: Low
Microschool or co-op founders with 6+ students should try it free; $99/year is low-risk for the niche.
Comparison
NavEd vs Gradelink: Student Information System
NavEd lands on Depends, and Gradelink: Student Information System lands on Worth it.
Gradelink: Student Information System
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a small-to-mid private, faith-based, or international K-12 school wanting one easy system for grades, attendance, and enrollment.
| Compare | NavEd | Gradelink: Student Information System |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | Microschool founders | Small-to-mid private and faith-based K-12 schools |
| Who it's not for | Traditional schools needing transcripts and state reporting | Large public districts needing heavy state compliance and customization |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page published.⁵ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 |
| Support quality | No evidence on support responsiveness | 4.8/5 Trustpilot; dedicated support and training portal |
| Public sentiment | No independent user reviews surfaced; only vendor marketing and blog content.¹ | Users rate Gradelink very highly, consistently citing ease of use and uptime.⁷ |
| Biggest gotcha | No security page; due diligence on student-data handling falls on you⁵ | EnrollMe sold as premium add-on . budget extra if enrollment matters13 |
Pick NavEd when
- Microschool founders
- Homeschool co-ops
- Learning pods with 6+ students
- Teachers wanting a no-signup gradebook
When NavEd is not a fit
- Traditional schools needing transcripts and state reporting
- Districts . you need PowerSchool-grade SIS, not this
- Homeschools with 3 or fewer kids . a spreadsheet wins
- Anyone requiring SOC 2 or vendor security assurances
Pick Gradelink: Student Information System when
- Small-to-mid private and faith-based K-12 schools
- International English-speaking schools
- Admins wanting grades, attendance, enrollment in one system
- Schools billing tuition through the SIS
When Gradelink: Student Information System is not a fit
- Large public districts needing heavy state compliance and customization
- Homeschool co-ops or tutoring centers that just need a gradebook
- Higher-ed . pair Canvas-style LMS, not a K-12 SIS
- Anyone wanting a free tool . a spreadsheet covers simple rosters
Sources
official
- Security pagenav.educationsecurity
- Gradelink homepagegradelink.comofficial
- Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Capterra pricing and reviewscapterra.comreview
- SourceForge reviewsourceforge.netreview
- TrustRadius: FACTS vs Gradelinktrustradius.comreview
- Gradelink security overviewgradelink.comsecurity
- Gradelink MFA pagegradelink.comsecurity
- EnrollMe add-onenrollme.gradelink.comofficial
- Gradelink international pagegradelink.comofficial