Choosing school software? Compare what matters.
Whether you're moving off Excel and paper or weighing up systems, here's an honest way to compare, with our own answers alongside.
EduLedga vs spreadsheets and paper.
| Task | With spreadsheets and paper | With EduLedga |
|---|---|---|
| Results | Scores are typed in, copied between sheets and added up by hand. | Teachers enter two CAs (up to 20 each) and the exam (up to 60). EduLedga totals them out of 100 and applies your grading scale. |
| Report cards | Built one by one, then printed. | Built from approved scores. You review, approve and release them to parents. |
| Fees | Balances live in a notebook or a sheet. | Fee items per class and term, instalments and receipts. EduLedga uses Paystack to collect fees. |
| Attendance | Paper registers, counted at the end of term. | Daily registers with reports for each class. |
| Parents | They call the office to ask. | They see results, attendance and fees on their phone, and get updates by email, SMS and WhatsApp. |
| Changes | Hard to tell who changed what. | Every change is logged with who made it and when. |
| Census | Figures rebuilt by hand each year. | Census-ready records and a one-click Census Readiness Report. |
Spreadsheets are still useful. EduLedga imports your existing student lists from Excel, and you can export your school's data as a workbook any time.
Questions worth asking before you choose any system.
| Ask any provider | EduLedga's answer |
|---|---|
| What will we pay per student, per term, and over three years? | ₦1,000 per student per term, VAT included. No setup fee, no monthly subscription, no tiers. → /pricing |
| Are any modules or roles extra? | No. Every school gets every module and every role. |
| Who owns our data, and can we export all of it? | Your school owns it. An authorised admin can download a full workbook from admin settings, free. → /security |
| What are your roles under the NDPA? | Your school is the data controller and EduLedga is the processor, under a written Data Processing Agreement. → /security/ndpa |
| Who helps you run the service, and where is our data? | Our sub-processors are listed publicly, with where each one is. → /security/sub-processors |
| Is pupil data used to train AI? | No. EduLedga does not use pupil data to train AI models, and teachers review AI-drafted lesson notes, comments and exam questions. → /security/sub-processors |
| Can parents use it on the phones they already have? | Yes. EduLedga is web-only and opens in any modern phone browser, with nothing to download. → /features/mobile |
| Who sets us up? | We set your school up with you and import your students for you. |
| Can we see it working before we pay? | Yes. Our live demo has two sample schools, with click-to-login for every role. → /demo |
| What about government reporting? | Census-ready records and the Census Readiness Report are included. → /dynamics |
| When can we reach support? | 24/7, by phone, WhatsApp and email. → /contact |
Moving from another system or from Excel?
Send us your student and staff lists in Excel and we'll import them. You can start as soon as your data is in.
Frequently asked questions
Why don't you compare EduLedga with named companies?
Other providers change their products and prices, and we can't check their claims for you. We'd rather give you the right questions and let you ask them yourself.
Is there a free trial?
No, but our full live demo is open to anyone, and you can book a walkthrough.
Read moreCan we keep using Excel alongside EduLedga?
Yes. Import from Excel and export your data as a workbook whenever you need it.