Central management, local flexibility
Manage 10+ schools from one dashboard.
Set policies centrally, but give schools the flexibility they need. One invoice, multiple instances.
Specific benefits
Centraal beheer
Beheer alle scholen vanuit één dashboard. Stel beleid centraal in.
Lokale autonomie
Elke school behoudt flexibiliteit binnen de grenzen van het centrale beleid.
Volumekorting
Aantrekkelijke kortingen voor grote aantallen gebruikers.
Dedicated infrastructuur
Optioneel: eigen servers voor maximale controle en prestaties.
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.
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