# Gibbon vs Jenzabar

| Attribute | Gibbon | Jenzabar |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53 (22% (low)) | 28.9 (9% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 4 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 626 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A web-based educational management system where schools coordinate teaching and learning across multiple user roles—teachers, students, parents, and administrators—each with role-specific permissions and access levels. | A suite of integrated software solutions designed for colleges and universities to manage student information, automate administrative workflows, and support student success across admissions, financial aid, retention, and campus operations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"on_premise_legacy","discipline_and_behavioral_incident_logging":true}` | `{"target_market":"higher_education_universities","financial_aid_and_pell_grant_processing_fafsa":true,"state_and_federal_level_compliance_reporting_export":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Campus Marketplace"}]` |
| language.primary | PHP | - |
| license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Core Platform","features":["Calendar management","Student alerts (automatic and manual)","Timetable management","Student profiles","Academic/behavioral/medical/SEN alerts","Customizable user access levels","Help Desk module","Trip Planner module","Photo history","Multi-language support (29 languages)","Right-to-left text support"],"description":"Free and open-source school management platform with comprehensive features for teaching, learning, and administration","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Foundation Membership","summary":"Annual fee (contact for pricing)","description":"Annual membership supporting Gibbon development with access to three annual online meetings with developers and members","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Catalyst License","summary":"License fee (contact for pricing)","description":"Adds access to Query Builder module with 90+ useful data analysis queries","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free and open-source core platform. Optional: Foundation Membership and Catalyst License.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gibbonedu.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T13:16:54.103Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 77 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v30.0.01","date":"2026-02-06T06:53:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v30.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v30.0.00","date":"2025-11-20T10:40:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v30.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v29.0.00","date":"2025-05-20T11:53:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v29.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.01","date":"2024-12-09T07:45:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v28.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.00","date":"2024-11-20T02:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v28.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.00-pre","date":"2024-11-03T05:15:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v28.0.00-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v27.0.01","date":"2024-06-07T08:45:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v27.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v27.0.00","date":"2024-05-22T00:02:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v27.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v26.0.00","date":"2023-11-20T11:31:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v26.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v25.0.01","date":"2023-09-19T05:14:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v25.0.00","date":"2023-01-20T14:03:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v25.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v24.0.01","date":"2022-11-10T06:48:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v24.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v24.0.00","date":"2022-06-20T08:50:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v24.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v23.0.02","date":"2022-03-25T07:48:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.02"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v23.0.01","date":"2022-02-16T02:34:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v23.0.00","date":"2022-01-24T13:37:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v23.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v22.0.01","date":"2021-09-03T05:47:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.01"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v22.0.00","date":"2021-06-20T03:19:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v22.0.00"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v22.0.00-pre","date":"2021-06-18T04:12:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v22.0.00-pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v21.0.01","date":"2021-01-27T05:43:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v21.0.01"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Student Information Systems)

| Capability | Gibbon | Jenzabar |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | On premise legacy | - |
| Target market | - | Higher education universities |
| Ed fi and oneroster standard compliance | - | - |
| Algorithmic master bell schedule builder | - | - |
| State and federal level compliance reporting export | - | ✓ |
| Parent guardian mobile app portal | - | - |
| Financial aid and pell grant processing fafsa | - | ✓ |
| Degree audit and graduation pathway tracking | - | - |
| Discipline and behavioral incident logging | ✓ | - |
| Special education iep individualized program tracking | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Ferpa and coppa privacy compliance | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:13:30.423Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*