Compare Forethought and Skyward Student Management Suite
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side-by-side comparison of Forethought vs. Skyward Student Management Suite
based on preference data from user reviews. Forethought rates 3.4/5 stars with 11 reviews. By contrast, Skyward Student Management Suite rates 3.8/5 stars with 161 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
 Forethought |  Skyward Student Management Suite | |
| Star Rating | Forethought | Skyward Student Management Suite |
| Market Segments | Forethought Enterprise (63.6% of reviews) | Skyward Student Management Suite Mid-Market (54.7% of reviews) |
| Entry Level Price | Forethought No pricing information available | Skyward Student Management Suite No pricing information available |
Forethought vs Skyward Student Management Suite
- Reviewers felt that Skyward Student Management Suite meets the needs of their business better than Forethought.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Skyward Student Management Suite is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Forethought over Skyward Student Management Suite.
Categories
Shared Categories
Forethought and Skyward Student Management Suite are categorized as Curriculum Management
Unique Categories
Forethought has no unique categories
Skyward Student Management Suite is categorized as Academic Advising, Special Education, and K-12 Student Information Systems
Pricing
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
Forethought
Responses: 11
Skyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 144
Ease of Use
Forethought
Responses: 11
Skyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 146
Ease of Setup
Forethought
Not enough data availableSkyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 29
Ease of Admin
Forethought
Not enough data availableSkyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 31
Quality of Support
Forethought
Responses: 10
Skyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 126
Ease of Doing Business With
Forethought
Not enough data availableSkyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 29
Product Direction (% positive)
Forethought
Responses: 11
Skyward Student Management Suite
Responses: 145
Features
Assessment
Assignments
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Grading
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Platform Additional Functionality
Mobility
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Task Management
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Platform Basics
Reporting
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Interoperability
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Platform Content
File Sharing
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Content Library
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Interactive Content
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Mapping
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Policy Management
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Platform Data
Visualization
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of Forethought were most often representing companies in the Enterprise segment, while reviewers for Skyward Student Management Suite were more commonly in the Mid-Market segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Forethought
Skyward Student Management Suite
Reviewers' Industry
Primary/Secondary Education
45.5%
Education Management
36.4%
Sports
9.1%
E-Learning
9.1%
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Other
0.0%
Education Management
68.9%
Primary/Secondary Education
17.4%
Higher Education
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
1.2%
Writing and Editing
0.6%
Other
5.0%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Evan S.
User in Sports
Forethought is great for me to get my lesson plans in place and posted each week for classes.
Administrator in Education Management
I like that Skyward is versatile. The software can be used for anything and everything a user could imagine. A user can always learn new tips and tricks no matter if they are new or advanced.
Most Helpful Critical Review
User in Primary/Secondary Education
It felt like a burden to try to copy plans from the team planner to my planner, or from my planner to the team planner, or from one day to another. Also, the state standards were supposedly easy to click and place in the lessons, but for my subject and...
User in Education Management
I don't like how clunky it is. It is very difficult to move between frames and it is not visually appealing (and does not use visually stimulating colors, etc. to make navigation easier.
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