Your school, your data.
In the Netherlands.
The complete cloud solution for education — email, chat, video and parent portal. All in the Netherlands, all open source.
Dutch servers
Built on Nextcloud
GDPR compliant
Open Source
Sound familiar?
Where are the photos?
Parents ask where their children's photos are stored — and you're not sure.
WhatsApp chaos
WhatsApp groups getting out of hand. Messages disappearing. No overview.
August stress
Every year, days spent setting up the new school year. Creating groups, setting permissions.
Five tools at once
Parro for parents, Google Drive for files, WhatsApp for messages, email separate — and nobody knows where anything is.
Why OpenSchoolCloud?
What Google and Microsoft can't offer
Data in the Netherlands
Always in the Netherlands. No data to America. Period.
Parent Portal
One inbox for the whole school. Share photos, send messages, schedule conferences.
The August Button
Set up the new school year with one click. Archive, promote, import — automatically.
All in one
No Parro + Google Drive + WhatsApp + separate email. Everything in one platform.
Honest comparison
Yes, Google and Microsoft have free versions. But look what you're missing.
| GoogleGoogle Workspace | MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 | TopicusParro / Social Schools | AanbevolenOpenSchoolCloud | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free* | Free* | €2-4/student | From €3/student |
| Data in the Netherlands | Sometimes | Sometimes | Yes (Topicus) | Always |
| Open source | No | No | No | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes (Complete+) | |
| Storage | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Parent portal | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Parent conferences | No | No | Partial | Yes |
| School year reset | No | No | No | Yes |
| Compliance dashboard | Limited | Limited | No | Yes (Professional) |
| Vendor lock-in | High | High | Medium | None |
* Free basic version available
Parro does communication well, but no storage, no email, no documents. You keep the fragmentation.
Migrate without the migraine
From Microsoft 365 to OpenSchoolCloud. Without the hassle.
You know the story. Migration usually means: three weeks of preparation, working through the weekend, and not answering the phone on Monday.
Not with us. Our migration tool retrieves everything from Office 365 – folder structure, metadata, user permissions – and places it in your new OpenSchoolCloud. Exactly as it was.
Monday morning, no one asks where their files are.
- 📁Folder structure stays intact
- 📋Metadata is transferred
- 🔐User permissions automatically linked
- ✨No manual copying
What schools say
Experiences from education professionals
Eindelijk een oplossing waar we niet telkens achter de feiten aan lopen qua privacy. OpenSchoolCloud denkt met ons mee.
Maria van der Berg
ICT-coordinator, Basisschool De Regenboog
De overstap was soepeler dan verwacht. Het team van OpenSchoolCloud heeft ons uitstekend begeleid.
Peter Jansen
Directeur, OBS Het Kompas
De kostenbesparing is enorm, maar het belangrijkste is dat we nu zeker weten dat onze data in Nederland blijft.
Sandra de Wit
Schoolbestuurder, Stichting Primair Onderwijs
Transparent pricing
No hidden costs, no surprises
Basic
- 5GB storage per user
- File sharing
- Talk chat (1-on-1)
- Calendar & contacts
- Community support
Complete
- 10GB per user
- Email (1GB mailbox)
- Talk video (up to 10)
- Basic parent portal
- SIS sync (CSV)
- Email support
Professional
- 25GB per user
- Email (5GB mailbox)
- Talk video (up to 50)
- Full parent portal
- Compliance dashboard
- Phone support
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals and Microsoft 365 A1 are free. We're not cheaper — we offer what they can't: data in the Netherlands, a parent portal, and automation specifically built for schools.
Coming soon: OSC Calendar
The privacy-first calendar for education
Schedule parent conferences without Doodle chaos? Soon you can with OSC Calendar — our own calendar app that seamlessly syncs with your OpenSchoolCloud.
Android coming soon. iOS is in development.
We'll only email you at launch. No spam, promised.
Ready to get started?
Discover what OpenSchoolCloud means for your school