Comparison

School Management Software | Free Online Gradebook | ThinkWave vs Google Classroom

School Management Software | Free Online Gradebook | ThinkWave and Google Classroom both land on Depends.

School Management Software | Free Online Gradebook | ThinkWave

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Solo teachers should grab the free gradebook; small schools get a real 30-day trial of the full system.

Depends

Confidence: Low

Public evidence was too thin to score this properly . the reviewed page was just a sign-in screen.

School Management Software | Free Online Gradebook | ThinkWave versus Google Classroom
Compare	School Management Software \| Free Online Gradebook \| ThinkWave	Google Classroom
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Solo teachers needing a free gradebook	K-12 schools already on Google Workspace
Who it's not for	Large districts needing enterprise SIS depth	Businesses needing a corporate LMS or compliance tracking . this is built for schools
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^³	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁸
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	No support evidence found.
Public sentiment	User feedback is sparse; the one surfaced review calls it helpful in small private K-12 and college settings.^⁶	No user reviews or forum quotes were found in the sources reviewed.
Biggest gotcha	No security page; student-data handling (FERPA-style compliance) unverified . request documentation before loading records^³	Guess: Deep Google Workspace lock-in; moving grades and content to another LMS is painful.^⁹

Businesses needing a corporate LMS or compliance tracking . this is built for schools
Organizations not on Google Workspace for Education; you cannot realistically use it
Teams wanting a simple contact or content list . this is a full classroom workflow
Anyone needing vendor support guarantees or SLAs; education support is thin