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Compare gradebooks side-by-side. This first table rates Web-based gradebooks. Scroll down for Software gradebooks.
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Web-based Gradebooks	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
Price per year or less for volume discounts	$49.95	$89.95	$49.00	$49.95	$49.99	$39.99	$35.00 with ads	$29.95
Last reviewed	5/06	8/06	8/06	8/06	8/06	12/04	8/06	5/05
Grading	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook	Gradebook
Standards-based with rubrics and performance charts			no charts
Custom grade scale							limited	limited
Custom grading categories					limited
Weighted grading periods
Allow custom marks for excused, missing, etc.			not custom			not custom
Allow scores to be entered as grades & percents			no percents
Allow extra credit			unconven- tional	separate category	unconven- tional	shows warning	shows warning
Curve, override & adjust grades		no curving		no curving			no curving
Drop low scores automatically
Independent study assignments (for one or a few students only)
Show what grade would be if scores were different

Reporting	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
School-wide report cards (all classes/subjects for each student)		school acct			school acct			school acct
Parent/student login with all classes summarized on one page		separate pages	separate pages	separate pages	separate pages	separate pages	separate pages	separate pages
Email grades & messages to students & parents		not grades		not grades	web msg not email	not grades	web msg not email	not messages
Spanish reports and automatic translation of comments, etc.								reports only
Automatic email alerts to parents if absent, missing assignments, low grades
Login shortcut link (one-click access for parents & students)
Post homework online		awkward	awkward	events only	messaging	calendar	awkward	assignments only

Easy to Use, Save Time	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
Sample Measure: How many screens are needed to grade the same assignment for three classes	3	10	18	16	15	12	17	17
Changes are saved automatically (so you don't have to click Save on every screen or lose changes)
Undo/revert mistakes, Compare and restore backups				undelete only
Let students add themselves online (instead of import/entering them yourself)
Print reports for all students & classes at once (instead of printing each separately)		just 1 class at a time	page breaks failed		some		no reports at all	page breaks failed
Intuitive user interface (subjective)	efficient	tedious	tedious	fair	confusing	unconven- tional	good	many bugs

Security	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
Alert if someone else logs into your gradebook	email if suspicious	none	check log	email on all logins	check log	check log	check log	none
TA login with limited access (to enter scores, homework & roll for you)

Data	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
Import students for all classes from single data file in flexible formats or paste from spreadsheet/table		1 class only eClass only	1 class only no paste	1 class only CSV only
Import scores for assignment(s) (data formats vary)
Export students & grades
Keep old gradebooks (instead of deleting past semesters)	switch terms	close classes	disable classes	delete	archive classes	delete	switch terms	delete

Other Features	Snap Grades	Teacher Ease	GradeBook Wizard	My GradeBook	Grade Network	Grade Alert	Think Wave	Grade Speed
Attendance with schoolwide admin reports		no admin	no admin	no admin	no admin		no admin	no admin
Seating Charts			grid only			grid only
Print blank score sheets and roll sheets		no roll	1 week only	1 week only	1 week only	no score
Calendar / Events							hw only
Discipline Log
Class Website

Other web-based gradebooks:
ClassBuilder	$39.98/yr
Classroll	No free trial, Not sold to individuals
Engrade	Free
eSembler	No free trial, Not sold to individuals, Not hosted for you
GradeConnect	Free (with banner ads)
GradeLink	Not sold to individuals
GradeWeb	$39.95/yr
Homework Online	$20.00/yr
Involved Learning	$29.99/yr or less
OnCourse	No free trial, Not sold to individuals
Pinnacle Plus	No free trial, Not sold to individuals, Not hosted for you
ProgressBook	No free trial, Not sold to individuals, Not hosted for you
TrackMyGrades	$24.95/yr
WebGrader	No free trial, Not sold to individuals

Software gradebooks have pros and cons compared to web-based gradebooks. While there are dozens of software gradebooks, only a few are capable of online reporting and are cross-platform. The most popular ones are ThinkWave, GradeQuick (with Edline), MicroGrade (with WebGrade), Easy Grade Pro, and Gradekeeper. SnapGrades has very comparable features to these software gradebooks, with a few critical differences shown here:

Web v. Software	SnapGrades	ThinkWave	GradeQuick +Edline	MicroGrade +WebGrade	Easy Grade Pro	Gradekeeper
Type	web-based	software	software	software	software	software
Price for Teachers	$49.95/yr	$69.95 +$35/yr after	$69.95 +$60/yr online +$35/yr support	$89.95 +$25/yr	$49.00	$20.00
Price for Schools	ask for quote	ask for quote	ask for quote	$1100 /50 users +$995/year	$374 site	$100 site $500 district
Staffing required (add to total cost of ownership)	training	training & installation	training & installation	training & installation	training & installation & hosting	training & installation & hosting
Platforms	Mac, PC	PC only	Mac, PC, Palm	Mac, PC, Palm	Mac, PC	Mac, PC, Palm
Parent/Student Access
Grades posted online	updated live	uploaded on exit	must upload each time you update grades	must upload each time you update grades	must export & upload files each time you update grades	must export & upload files each time you update grades
Homework listed online			awkward
View all classes with one login		separate pages	separate pages		separate logins	separate logins
Email grades & notes to parents & students					export attachments
Spanish reports and automatic translation of comments, etc.
Teacher Access
Work at home	any computer with internet	need laptop or flash drive	need laptop, Palm, or flash drive	need laptop, Palm, or flash drive	need laptop or flash drive	need laptop, Palm, or flash drive
Work offline	import/export spreadsheet
Speed	depends on your internet connection
Grading & User Interface
Standards-based with rubrics and performance charts			write-in report cards only
Multiple Classes/Subjects			separate files each class	only one file open at a time		only one file open at a time
Easy to use (subjective)	efficient	good	hard to find features	complicated & unconventional	good	simple
Tech Support can remotely view and fix gradebook
Last reviewed	5/06	9/06 (v2.6)	8/06 (v10.0)	8/06 (v6.1)	8/06 (v3.6)	1/05 (v5.6)