Gradelink

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Internet-based school administration software

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Value for Money
4.7/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
Customer Support
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Carrie
Carrie
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A good investment

Reviewed on 08/12/2020

We have been happy with it over the years.

We have been happy with it over the years.

Pros

It helps us get organized, look professional and it save us time.

Cons

Not fully integrated with an easy to use payment processing portal yet.

Response from Gradelink

We love that you're happy with Gradelink, Carrie!

Kris
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great support

Reviewed on 27/10/2023

Positive. I like the quick turnaround whenever I reach out.

Positive. I like the quick turnaround whenever I reach out.

Pros

Customer service is excellent - helpful and efficient. [sensitive content hidden]
are always quick to respond.

Cons

The website is not user friendly to the admin.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Kris! We appreciate your input.

Michelle
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Gradelink not good for adult learners

Reviewed on 21/07/2024

Bad. Salesperson LIED causing us to waste financial resources

Bad. Salesperson LIED causing us to waste financial resources

Pros

Nothing. Thought we could use for an adult vocational school, this software does not work

Cons

Everything. It took too long to setup. Everything is done through email. A simple phone call coould speed the process.

Response from Gradelink

We’re sorry your experience hasn’t been to your satisfaction, Michelle. We'll reach out to you to work out a solution to your school’s needs. Remember, there is no charge for phone and email support, so please get in touch with us any time you need.

Beverly
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  • Industry: Religious Institutions
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Goodness is a virtue and holiness in action!

Reviewed on 14/10/2024

Great with [sensitive content hidden] as I am new to the process.

Great with [sensitive content hidden] as I am new to the process.

Pros

Our service respresentative [sensitive content hidden] Nevar was the most helpful person! She has such a sweet spirit and compassionate heart. She clearly understood the time constraints we were under and also showed a positive attitude even when we posed questions that were most likely all quite usophisticated. She was about to lead us through several challenging areas leading us to corrections as well as solutions. Her sense of humor and willing attitude made my day end with positive thoughts and direction. [sensitive content hidden] is certainly a keeper! I will always ask for her when I have a problem because she is that quiet spirit that makes things better just because she is there! Thank you for having this quality of personnel on staff working with flustered people who when they call seem to feel that there is no answer. She not only has answers but is willing to take you by the hand to correct necessary areas, She makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside which is a testament to her care of and for her responsibility in the corporation. Thank you!

Cons

Tutorials and videos. Too much information and hard to see.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Beverly! Kate and the rest of the support team work hard to take care of our schools, so she and the others appreciate reviews like yours.

Bridgid
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Love Gradelink for most things

Reviewed on 06/09/2024

Customer Service with [sensitive content hidden] has been completely top notch. Totally great...

Customer Service with [sensitive content hidden] has been completely top notch. Totally great experience for me! That goes a very long way.

Pros

Ease, Simplicity for teachers, families and registrar

Cons

There are some pretty substantial limitations on the backend that make a lot of extra work for reporting and rostering. I WAS aware of that when I purchased Gradelink for us in 2021 though so that's on me. What is surprising, however, is that no enhancements have been made in that realm. Users should be able to determine what fields are included in exports and to select to which format they are being exported. I can't tell you how much extra work I do for basic reports and for something like creating honor roll certificates based on "GPA" (averages, not GPAs per se but just using that phrase to explain)

Response from Gradelink

We really appreciate your feedback, Bridgid! Input from our schools is vital to helping us understand their needs.

Natalie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

PK-12 School Transitioned to Gradelink

Reviewed on 19/03/2024

Overall, we transitioned after the start of the school year but found the process to be very smooth...

Overall, we transitioned after the start of the school year but found the process to be very smooth despite this. Everyone has taken it on board and is enjoying using it.

Pros

Gradelink is overall very user friendly. It has been easy for our teachers to transition to it and it has made their jobs significantly easier. The parents and students also like that they can always track their grades so there are no surprises at parent conferences.

Cons

Some of the features still need further development. The preschool classes which are graded by subcategories don't have access to lesson planning which does not make sense as all types of class need planning. The scheduling feature is also not user friendly and is not visually clear so we are not using it.

Response from Gradelink

It’s wonderful to know your school community is getting so much out of Gradelink, Natalie! Please reach out to your support rep for a solution to your lesson planning needs for preschool classes and they’ll be happy to help.

Pamela
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Comprehensive, easy to navigate SIS

Reviewed on 30/05/2024

Pros

Exceptional customer service. Our technical contact was very responsive and answered any questions thoroughly. Program is easy to navigate and easy to learn. Great way to streamline all administrative tasks.

Cons

Would be more helpful to be able to modify/develop your own enrollment forms instead of needing to contact support. However, support’s response has been quick and helpful.

Response from Gradelink

We’re glad to be of service and happy to hear Gradelink is working so well for your school, Pamela!

Christina
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Database Management

Reviewed on 12/06/2024

Pros

Gradelink has been beneficial for our school to manage administratively our student database, both current and alumni and potential enrollees. The ability for tracking attendance, grades and assignments is truly helpful as well as being able to communicate with parents all from one system. Our customer service rep has been truly knowledgeable and helpful with any questions or issues that arise.

Cons

We would like to see a way for Gradelink to immediately show teachers students who have important medical situations without having to go deep into their student database.

Response from Gradelink

It’s rewarding to hear your school is benefiting to much from using Gradelink, Christina! We appreciate your feedback.

Branden
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Gradelink Review

Reviewed on 10/04/2024

Pros

Gradelink offers incredible flexibility and a wide variety of features. It's always nice when I have to produce some report, and rather than having to do it manually, I find that Gradelink already has this feature. The customer support has always been excellent.

Cons

The interface isn't exactly the most intuitive in the world. Furthermore, several features required assistance from Gradelink Support. Ultimately, neither of these detract from the usefulness too much.

Response from Gradelink

We appreciate your feedback, Branden! It helps us better understand what’s working well and what could use improvement.

Delicia
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  • Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Wonderful Assistance

Reviewed on 22/10/2024

Wonderful, the staff are always so helpful and get back to us promptly, same day or the next,...

Wonderful, the staff are always so helpful and get back to us promptly, same day or the next, everytime.

Pros

The promptness and understanding from the staff is unmatched.

Cons

We would love if there was an option to mass send Report Cards to parents and students similar to the email option.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Delicia we appreciate your feedback! While Gradelink does enable you to download PDF report cards by individual, class, or grade level, mass emailing is not available at this time. However, an even easier distribution method is to allow parents to view them in their portals. Just check “Published Report Cards” in Settings under the Parent/Student tab.

Tamara
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Customer Service

Reviewed on 05/09/2023

customer service has exceeded all expectation

customer service has exceeded all expectation

Pros

The interface is easy for administrators and for teachers, but the customer service has been most exceptional.

Cons

Having to select the "populate classes" function for every individual class when adding a new student's schedule. Having an alternative that would allow me to build a schedule for a student would be much more efficient.

Alternatives Considered

Skyward Student Management Suite and Schoology

Reasons for Choosing Gradelink

customer support was nonexistant

Switched From

PowerSchool SIS

Reasons for Switching to Gradelink

price, gradelink's availability to implement the program before the next calendar year

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Tamara! We are thrilled that you chose Gradelink when you switched your school management software.

Andy
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Gradelink School Management System Review

Reviewed on 24/03/2023

Very positive. This is our first proper school management system and I am cannot recommend enough...

Very positive. This is our first proper school management system and I am cannot recommend enough how impressed I am with the system and what it provides.

Pros

I always look for software that is intuitive and easy to pick-up and use. I found this to be the case with Gradelink. They provide an excellent Customer service to help get started and throughout the process of learning how to use the software as well as ongoing customer service.

Cons

As we are located outside of the US, organizing a way to pay the setup fee and annual fee took some time to sort out. This was eventually resolved.

Alternatives Considered

PowerSchool

Reasons for Choosing Gradelink

Our self-created database was limited in what it could provide. We have grown to be a school of almost 600 students and needed a product that could provide better organization and efficiency in managing the school and reports etc.

Reasons for Switching to Gradelink

Price was competitive, customer service was excellent from the very beginning, product easy to use

Response from Gradelink

There are a lot of choices out their, Andy, so we are honored that you chose Gradelink! We're here for you, so please let us if you ever need assistance.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Gradelink - a great company to work with!

Reviewed on 15/11/2023

When we have had issues with Gradelink, their team immediately takes care of the issue. There are...

When we have had issues with Gradelink, their team immediately takes care of the issue. There are tweaks over the years we have made and they have been very accomodating.

Pros

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met with me recently through Zoom to show better ways our website can be effective. I appreciated the time he spent showing ways to help parents know what we are about.

Cons

Report cards do not always turn out the way we want them. It still needs a little more tweaking.

Response from Gradelink

We’re glad you chose Gradelink when you had to switch SISs, and we look forward to working with your school for years to come!

Tarsheba
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Gradelink is Amazing

Reviewed on 22/02/2024

Not to sound redundant, but [sensitive content hidden] has helped streamline everything.

Not to sound redundant, but [sensitive content hidden] has helped streamline everything.

Pros

[sensitive content hidden], our representative, is amazing! She always helps me when I need it.

Cons

Not much really, but if there is a way report cards and/or transcripts can be emailed to parents that would be helpful.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Tarsheba! We wish your rep could be named so she could get the recognition she deserves. Have you talked with her about paperless report cards and transcripts? Both can be exported as PDFs for distribution via email.

Tim
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  • Industry: Religious Institutions
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Website Review

Reviewed on 14/11/2023

Pros

He was very insightful with understanding what we need as a school to attract new families. He also was very knowledgeable about websites and how they should function.

Cons

There are several things about the actual that I don't like, however the cost makes up for the issues that I have. I know for many of us it has to do with getting the reports just they way I want them.

Response from Gradelink

Happy to be of service, Tim, because we love to help schools grow!

Jennifer
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great Customer Service

Reviewed on 14/12/2023

Pros

It's fairly easy to use and the customer service reps are very quick to respond and helpful.

Cons

Some functions are tedious to set up or correct. Sometimes it is a challenge to send correctly formatted emails through SmartSend.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you for your feedback, Jennifer! Input from our schools plays a vital role in our ongoing product development.

Tina
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Ease of use

Reviewed on 25/10/2023

Our career center had to make a decision based on requirements from the state and how to use a...

Our career center had to make a decision based on requirements from the state and how to use a database to import the documents required to submit. This was a last minute switch when the original database was not approved to be used. Overall the experience has been good with a hurdle or two that customer service helped along the way. [sensitive content hidden] helped set up classes. [sensitive content hidden] was amazing to work with. She helped me through the process when I was unsure of the next steps and with navigating what needed to be completed. Stellar job! Thank you!

Pros

Tabs are specific, reports are accessible and easy to use, and it is a database that is user friendly.

Cons

I haven't used this enough to say cons other than I don't like the additional fees for some of the enrollment and that I had to manually put students in classes, BUT I did like the copy feature that made it easy for me to copy to the other quarters.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you for sharing, Tina! Our support team works hard to take care of our schools, so they truly appreciate the recognition—even if there names can't be displayed.

Adriel
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Satisfied Customer

Reviewed on 05/02/2024

Recently needed to add capabilities to my existing account. Kate was very helpful and exceeded my...

Recently needed to add capabilities to my existing account. Kate was very helpful and exceeded my expectations.

Pros

Gradelink is very user friendly. It tracks everything in one place.

Cons

Pricing is higher than I would like, but I love the functions Gradelink offers.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Adriel! Kate appreciates the shout-out.

Karrie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review of Gradelink

Reviewed on 25/01/2024

Great so far! The support has been super helpful.

Great so far! The support has been super helpful.

Pros

We are new to Gradelink and exploring its features because there are so many. The support Gradelink has offered as well as the training has been wonderful. We look forward to the year ahead with them.

Cons

It is a bit complex and there is a learning curve.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you for choosing Gradelink, Karrie! We’re here for you whenever you need us with all the support you need at no additional charge.

Pam
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

here it is

Reviewed on 26/05/2023

[sensitive content hidden] saved my life today. My report cards would not print correctly and I...

[sensitive content hidden] saved my life today. My report cards would not print correctly and I tried everything to fix it. She was so helpful and within minutes helped me solve my problem. Customer Service is definitely her niche. Thank you so much [sensitive content hidden], I can now begin my summer vacation.

Pros

Attendance and maintaining records with enrollment process that parents had to complete themselves.

Cons

Ease of use and having things located in one section for student records

Response from Gradelink

We appreciate your feedback, Pam, and we're sorry your initial experience didn't meet your expectations. If it's OK with you, we'd like to talk with you directly about how we can better fulfill your school's needs.

Rubenson
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Gradelink Review

Reviewed on 12/08/2023

Excellent

Excellent

Pros

Customer service support. [sensitive content hidden] is a wonderful and addres my concerns expediently.

Cons

I understand it is a work in progress and at this time I have no complaints

Response from Gradelink

Glad to be of service, Rubenson!

Julie
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Perfect for our school!

Reviewed on 02/08/2023

Pros

The customer service alone makes having Gradelink worth it! The program is very easy to use and they are always fast to communicate back when we have questions. Highly recommend!

Cons

Since we are a small school, there are some things offered that just don't apply to us.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Julie! The support team works hard to assist our schools, so your review made their day.

Linda
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Service team help

Reviewed on 19/05/2023

We are a school and the grading system is great!

We are a school and the grading system is great!

Pros

I love the grading system and the quick responses we get from [sensitive content hidden]

Cons

When we used the finance features a few years ago, we didn't like that it allowed people to pay an invoice multiple times since they didn't get any confirmation of payment. Perhaps it has been fixed but I stopped using this feature because it doubled my work with having to do refunds for overpayments.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Linda! We love that you love using Gradelink. And we appreciate your feedback because it helps us understand how to serve our schools better.

Alex
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Gradelink Review

Reviewed on 15/06/2023

Pros

I love just about everything! The service is fantastic, and the product is wonderful!

Cons

I do wish that one single account could function as teacher AND administrator. I also wish there was a way to get push notifications.

Response from Gradelink

We love that you're loving your experience with Gradelink, Alex!

Claire
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great, user-friendly system!

Reviewed on 31/05/2023

Pros

Outstanding customer service. [sensitive content hidden] is a superstar with client support!

Cons

None that I know of. We are very satified.

Response from Gradelink

Thank you, Claire! We're thrilled that Gradelink is working so well for you.