Both help teachers stay in touch with families. They focus on different things, and plenty of teachers use more than one tool. Here's a plain look at each, so you can choose what fits.
A school and district-wide communication platform that brings many family-facing tools into one place.
A small, focused tool for the quick updates teachers send every week.
| ParentSquare | Notifly | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Whole schools and districts, bought by the school or district. | Quick, everyday teacher-to-family updates. Solo Teachers can sign up on their own; schools can add their staff. |
| How families get messages | Email, text, voice calls and app notifications. | Real text messages and email. Families don't need to download an app. |
| Translation | 100+ languages. | 12 languages besides English (including Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Haitian Creole). Names stay exactly as typed. |
| School-wide tools | Forms, payments, attendance, calendars, websites, SIS sync and more. | Not a focus. Notifly keeps to teacher and school messages. |
| Cost | Annual pricing per student for schools and districts. See ParentSquare's site for packages. | Solo Teacher plan with a 14-day free trial (no card). School plans per teacher. |
Districts often use a platform like ParentSquare for official notices, while a teacher uses Notifly for quick, personal classroom updates.
Free for 14 days. No card needed.
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