According to two independent sources,
Compete, Inc. and
Alexa Internet, Inc.,
more people
use SnapGrades than any other hosted gradebook. No data is available for gradebooks that
schools must host themselves.
This table compares FREE web-based gradebooks. See also
subscription-based gradebooks.
Click the gradebook titles to see their websites. Reviews were conducted by SnapGrades.
| Free Gradebooks |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
| Price |
free
no ads |
free
with ads
for parents |
free
with ads
$6.95/parent |
free
with ads |
Reviewed on
|
08/09 |
08/09 |
08/09 |
08/09 |
| Grading |
|
|
|
|
Standards-based with rubrics
and performance charts |
 |
 |
|
|
| Custom grade scale |
|
|
percent only |
|
| Custom grading categories |
|
|
limited |
|
| Weighted grading periods (eg: Qtr1=40% Qtr2=40% Exam=20%) |
|
|
|
|
Custom marks for
excused, missing, etc. |
|
not custom |
|
|
Scores can be entered as
percents, letter grades or rubrics |
|
|
|
|
| Show "what if" grades |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Parent/Student Access |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
Parent/student login with all
classes summarized on one page |
paid version
only |
|
separate
pages |
separate
pages |
Email grades & messages
to parents & students |
paid version
only |
web msg |
no grades |
web msg |
Automatic email alerts to parents
(if absent, missing work, low grades) |
paid version
only |
|
|
|
Spanish reports and
automatic translation |
paid version
only |
|
|
|
| |
| Easy to Use, Save Time |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
Changes are saved automatically
(so you don't need to click Save on
every screen or lose changes) |
|
some |
|
|
| Undo/revert mistakes |
|
|
|
|
| Optimized for mobile devices |
|
|
|
|
Print reports for all students
and classes at once |
|
some
reports |
|
no reports
at all |
Transfer grades automatically
when students transfer teachers |
|
|
|
|
Video tutorials &
searchable help |
|
no search |
|
|
| |
| Security |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
Alert if someone else logs into
your account |
email if
suspicious |
none |
none |
none |
| Restore grades from backups |
|
|
|
|
TA login with limited access
(to enter scores, homework & roll for you) |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Administration |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
| Schoolwide report cards |
paid version
only |
|
|
|
Counselor/principal lookup current
grades of any student |
paid version
only |
tedious |
sold
separately |
|
Schoolwide grade reports for
GPA, eligibility, low grades, etc. |
paid version
only |
|
|
|
| Schoolwide attendance tracking |
paid version
only |
|
|
|
Import students from SIS
for all teachers at once |
|
|
|
|
Export students & grades
to data file for integration |
paid version
only |
|
spreadsheet
only |
|
| |
| Other Features |
SnapGrades |
Engrade |
Grade
Connect |
GradeBook
Portal |
| Attendance |
|
|
|
|
| Seating Charts |
|
|
limited |
|
Print blank rosters
and roll sheets |
|
|
no roll |
|
Teachers & students can
post files online |
paid version
only |
teachers only |
|
teachers only |
| Class Website |
|
limited |
|
|
