See why Schoolvoice is the #1 ClassDojo alternative for school communication
- School-wide communication
- Actionable parent responses
- Better administrative control
- Built for growing schools
Compare Schoolvoice to ClassDojo
Schoolvoice brings teachers, administrators, parents, and students together in one platform, combining classroom engagement with school-wide communication, parent actions, and administrative oversight.
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
Actionable messages Send messages that do more than inform parents. They allow parents to take action instantly with a single tap. | Included | Not included |
Announcements Share the latest news, updates, and holiday greetings. | Included | There are one-way announcements in ClassDojo; yet parents cannot respond to them. |
Approval request Collect digital parent consent and approvals without printing forms or chasing signatures. | Included | Not included |
Acknowledgement request Ask parents to confirm they have read important information with one tap. | Included | Not included |
Reply request Collect replies, documents, or requested information from parents in a structured way. | Included | Not included |
Payment request Send school fee requests and allow parents to pay online while tracking payment status. | Included | Not included |
Absence & tardiness notes Notify parents about absences or lateness and receive reasons or supporting documents digitally. | Included | Included |
Moments Share photos and videos from school activities that parents can securely view and download. | Included | Schools can share photos, videos, and announcements for a specific class or the whole school. |
Emergency alerts Deliver urgent notifications immediately, even when parents' phones are on silent. | Included | Not included |
Approval workflow Manage who can communicate with parents and add approval steps before messages are sent, giving administrators greater oversight and control. | Included | Not included |
Message merge Personalize messages and attachments for hundreds of parents in one send. | Included | Not included |
Message recall Recall accidentally sent messages before parents can access outdated information. | Included | Not included |
Fallback SMS Automatically send SMS notifications when urgent app messages are not received. | Included | ClassDojo lets administrators send urgent updates as SMS and voice, as part of the original delivery. |
Chat Secure teacher-parent messaging without sharing personal phone numbers. | Included | With no school visibility or control. |
Voice calls Make secure voice calls between teachers and parents while keeping communication inside the platform. | Included | Not included |
AI moderation Automatically detect and filter inappropriate content in conversations. | Included | Included |
Built-in translation Break language barriers with instant chat translation for multilingual school communities. | Included | Included |
Teacher availability hours Let teachers define working hours to support healthier communication boundaries. | Included | Included |
School stories Share classroom and school highlights through private stories available for 24 hours. | Included | Not included |
Teacher drive Store, organize, and securely share learning materials with parents. | Included | Not included |
Rewards & challenges Encourage positive behavior and participation with engaging school-wide rewards. | Included | Included |
Custom challenges Create challenges for classes, grades, houses, or the whole school. | Included | But they're more focused on class behavior rather than the whole school. |
Progress tracking Help parents follow their child's achievements and progress over time. | Included | Included |
Student achievement notifications Notify parents whenever their child earns recognition or rewards. | Included | Not included |
Leaderboards Celebrate achievements through interactive leaderboards that motivate students. | Included | Not included |
District management Manage communication across multiple schools from one centralized dashboard. | Included | Included |
Schoolvoice plus A premium space for parents to easily access top-quality products and services handpicked for their children. | Included | Not included |
Live broadcasting A safe, school-specific live video space that keeps parents engaged and connected to school events, celebrations, and activities in real time. | Included | Not included |
Student communication Enable direct communication between the school and students within the platform. | Included | Limited to classroom-level interaction through points and portfolios. There is no school-controlled direct communication channel for students, and Dojo Island, the student-facing social space, is a separate parent-paid product outside the school's control. |
Designed for the entire school
ClassDojo helps teachers engage students and communicate with parents at the classroom level. Schoolvoice gives your entire school one place to communicate, engage parents, and support students.
- One platform for teachers, administrators, and parents
- Parents respond faster
- Full administrative oversight
FAQ
Schoolvoice is a better ClassDojo alternative for schools that need more than classroom engagement. While ClassDojo focuses primarily on classroom communication and student behavior, Schoolvoice combines classroom engagement, parent engagement, school-wide communication,, actionable parent responses, absence & tardiness notes, approvals, payments, reporting, and administrative oversight in one platform.
Yes. Schools can create rewards and challenges, award points, track progress, celebrate achievements, display leaderboards, and notify parents about student accomplishments, while also benefiting from advanced communication tools that support the entire school.
Yes. Schoolvoice includes classroom engagement features such as rewards, challenges, points, progress tracking, achievement notifications for parents, and leaderboards. It also offers advanced communication tools that extend beyond classroom messaging, including actionable messages, approval requests, digital payments, and school-wide administrative oversight.
Yes. Schoolvoice offers a free plan that includes essential school communication features, such as actionable messages, announcements, secure chat, approval requests, school stories, rewards, and challenges. Schools can upgrade at any time to unlock advanced capabilities, including emergency alerts, live broadcasting, and district management.
ClassDojo also offers a free plan for schools, with optional premium features available to parents through a paid subscription. However, Schoolvoice takes a different approach: its free plan is designed primarily to meet the needs of schools, giving administrators and teachers access to essential communication tools without requiring parents to purchase a subscription or pay additional fees.
ClassDojo provides administrative tools for schools, but it is primarily designed around teacher-led classroom communication. Schoolvoice gives school administrators greater oversight by allowing schools to define communication permissions, apply approval workflows when needed, and maintain centralized visibility into school communication from a single platform.