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Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which SIS is best for a small charter school on a tight budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…for a full IT team Short answer If budget is the main driver, I’d look first at: Jupiter Ed – often a strong low-cost option for small schools Gradelink – popular with small/private/charter schools, user-friendly FACTS SIS – worth considering if you also want tuition/billing/family management PowerSchool / Infinite Campus / Skyward – stronger enterprise options, but often more expensive and heavier than a very…

Named across its answers: 1. Gradelink2. Infinite Campus3. Teacherease4. Jupiter Ed5. SchoolInsight

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Gradelink dominates this question with a perfect 9-of-9 mention rate and an average position of 2.1, making it the clear consensus pick across all three models for budget-conscious small charter schools. Teacherease holds a solid runner-up position, but four category-ranked brands including Blackbaud and Veracross went unmentioned, meaning AI is routing buyer attention away from them on this specific use case.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Leaning Gradelink Consensus

All three models name Gradelink and Teacherease on this question.

ChatGPTClaudeGemini mentioned · first · avg. pos
Gradelink 422122321 9/9 · 2× first · #2.1
Alma 23323 5/9 · never first · #2.6
Teacherease 13361 5/9 · 2× first · #2.8
PowerSchool 54411 5/9 · 2× first · #3
Infinite Campus 66544 5/9 · never first · #5
Jupiter Ed 3144 4/9 · 1× first · #3
QuickSchools 132 3/9 · 1× first · #2
SchoolInsight 24 2/9 · never first · #3
Aeries 65 2/9 · never first · #5.5
SchoolMint 65 2/9 · never first · #5.5
Jupiter 1 1/9 · 1× first · #1
FACTS 3 1/9 · never first · #3

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 16 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Blackbaud, Veracross, Brightwheel, ClassDojo, Bloomz.

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Part of the K-12 School Management (SIS) snapshot: 72 answers across 8 prompts. Full category ranking · Compare brands head-to-head · Methodology.