# Gibbon - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/gibbon - **Category:** Student Information Systems - **Homepage:** https://www.gibbonedu.org - **Also known as:** gibbon - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:57:39.865Z ## Vioscale score **53 / 100**, confidence 22% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 28.9 | 0.084 | 2.4 | ✓ | | repo_stars | 52.8 | 0.026 | 1.4 | ✓ | | integrations | 0 | 0.09355555555555557 | 0 | - | | dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | | dev_activity | 22 | 0.094 | 2.1 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 57.2 | 0.052 | 3 | ✓ | | security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - | | pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-24, [verify at source](https://www.gibbonedu.org). Independently observed._ Free · Free tier > Free and open-source core platform. Optional: Foundation Membership and Catalyst License. | Plan | Price | Free | Commitment | |---|---|:--:|---| | Core Platform | Free | ✓ | - | | Foundation Membership | Contact sales | - | - | | Catalyst License | Contact sales | - | - | ### Core Platform Free and open-source school management platform with comprehensive features for teaching, learning, and administration - 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 ### Foundation Membership (Contact sales) Annual membership supporting Gibbon development with access to three annual online meetings with developers and members ### Catalyst License (Contact sales) Adds access to Query Builder module with 90+ useful data analysis queries ## About 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. _Independently observed._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** Web - **Deployment:** On-premise, Self-hosted ## Capabilities _The capabilities that matter for Student Information Systems. "-" = undocumented, not absent._ | Capability | Supported | |---|:--:| | **Capabilities** | | | Deployment model | On premise legacy | | Target market | - | | 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 | - | ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v30.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v30.0.01) | 2026-02-06 | stable | | [v30.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v30.0.00) | 2025-11-20 | stable | | [v29.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v29.0.00) | 2025-05-20 | stable | | [v28.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.01) | 2024-12-09 | stable | | [v28.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.00) | 2024-11-20 | stable | | [v28.0.00-pre](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v28.0.00-pre) | 2024-11-03 | prerelease | | [v27.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v27.0.01) | 2024-06-07 | stable | | [v27.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v27.0.00) | 2024-05-22 | stable | | [v26.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v26.0.00) | 2023-11-20 | stable | | [v25.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v25.0.01) | 2023-09-19 | stable | | [v25.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v25.0.00) | 2023-01-20 | stable | | [v24.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v24.0.01) | 2022-11-10 | stable | | [v24.0.00](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v24.0.00) | 2022-06-20 | stable | | [v23.0.02](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v23.0.02) | 2022-03-25 | stable | | [v23.0.01](https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/releases/tag/v23.0.01) | 2022-02-16 | stable | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.gibbonedu.org) | 2026-08-24 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://www.gibbonedu.org) | 2026-08-24 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.gibbonedu.org) | 2026-08-24 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.gibbonedu.org) | 2026-08-26 | 48% (low) | ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 4 | [link](https://github.com/gibbonedu/core/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 626 | [link](https://github.com/gibbonedu/core) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | PHP | [link](https://github.com/gibbonedu/core) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | GPL-3.0 | [link](https://github.com/gibbonedu/core) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 77 | [link](https://github.com/gibbonedu/core/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/gibbon). 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