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- Frontline Absence & Time-vs-PowerSchool
Compare Frontline Absence & Time and PowerSchool 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (61.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Frontline Absence & Time
Star Rating
(27)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(13)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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K-12 Student Information Systems
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Frontline Absence & Time vs PowerSchool
- Reviewers felt that Frontline Absence & Time meets the needs of their business better than PowerSchool.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PowerSchool is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Frontline Absence & Time over PowerSchool.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Frontline Absence & Time
No pricing availablePowerSchool
No pricing availableFree Trial
Frontline Absence & Time
No trial information availablePowerSchool
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
20
8.7
9
Ease of Use
8.3
21
8.0
9
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
12
9.4
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
20
6.1
9
Features by Category
Platform Content
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Platform Additional Functionality
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Platform Data
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Agentic AI - K-12 Student Information Systems
Not enough data
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Integrations
Not enough data
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Core Modules
Not enough data
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Reporting
Not enough data
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Personnel
Not enough data
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Payroll
Not enough data
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Reporting and Integrations
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Student Information Systems (SIS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Education ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Frontline Absence & Time and PowerSchool share no categories
Unique Categories
Frontline Absence & Time is categorized as Education HR
PowerSchool is categorized as K-12 Student Information Systems and Education ERP Suites
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Frontline Absence & Time
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PowerSchool
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Education Management
52.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
44.0%
Accounting
4.0%
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Other
0.0%
Education Management
69.2%
Primary/Secondary Education
30.8%
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Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Frontline Absence & Time
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Accounting
able to assign substitutes for teachers and choose specific absence reasons for staff
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
I can never remember my login information, but that's a "me" problem. :)
PowerSchool
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Education Management
TalentEd is easy to use and very visually pleasing.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Leslie F.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
This is the least intuitive program I have ever used. It seems that every teacher in my school is complaining about how hard it is to use and manage. We always need to use tutorials in order to do something on power school. There is a big learning curve.
Verified User in Accounting
able to assign substitutes for teachers and choose specific absence reasons for staff
Verified User in Education Management
TalentEd is easy to use and very visually pleasing.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
I can never remember my login information, but that's a "me" problem. :)
Leslie F.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
This is the least intuitive program I have ever used. It seems that every teacher in my school is complaining about how hard it is to use and manage. We always need to use tutorials in order to do something on power school. There is a big learning curve.
Alternatives
Discussions
How is this different from Aesop?
2 comments
Official Response from Frontline Absence & Time
Despite the name change, our software hasn’t changed in terms of functionality. Aesop is now bundled together with the time-tracking system formerly known as...Read more
What happened to Aesop?
1 comment
Official Response from Frontline Absence & Time
Aesop's name has changed! It’s still automated, and it still finds substitutes for education organizations, and it still operates. But it does more than...Read more
Klaatu barada nikto.
1 comment
Official Response from Frontline Absence & Time
Yes! The built-in Report Writer tool allows you to export data and seamlessly share it with other HR applications. Plus, our team offers a variety of custom...Read more
PowerSchool is a student information system that includes a database component.
1 comment
ML
PowerSchool is a company that owns several pieces of software. Most of which have a database attached to them. Examples PS Student Info System, eFinance+,...Read more
Is PowerSchool a learning management system?
1 comment
ML
PS has a LMS which is Schoology. It is a part of the PS ecosystem. Read more
PowerSchool has no more discussions with answers
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