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Edsby: cost, fit and limits
Edsby is a school learning and communication platform made by CoreFour Inc. that gives teachers, students and guardians one shared space for classes, grades, conferences and competency-based learning, with an optional AI assistant for teachers.
What to know first
Edsby is sold to schools and education organizations by quote, and the pages we read show no price list or trial. The product combines class pages, analytics, conference booking and guardian accounts with an optional Teacher AI Assistant. The privacy page names ISO 27001, says AI services are not trained on shared information and lists hosting in the US, Canada and Australia.
Edsby at a glance
| Maker | CoreFour Inc, Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI School Management Software in 2026, rank 1 of 11 |
| Website | edsby.com |
Who Edsby is best for
School boards that value AI privacy statements
The privacy page says AI-powered services get minimal information and are not trained on it, which gives a procurement team a written position to check against its own rules.
Schools using competency-based reporting
Competency-based learning and student analytics are listed features, so a school that reports on skills rather than percentages can keep that model inside one platform.
Schools with many parent-teacher conferences
Conferences are booked online by guardians, and the school sets per-guardian access controls, which removes much of the sign-up sheet work around reporting season.
Edsby plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Edsby platform | Custom quote | Contact sales for a quote; the pages we read give no list price, seat unit or contract term. |
| Unison Education data platform | Custom quote | A data platform with a managed service for education data, sold separately from the classroom platform. |
| Published price list | Not published | The privacy page says education organizations pay to use Edsby, with no figures shown. Quotes come through the sales team. |
Checked November 2026.
What Edsby does
- Teacher AI Assistant
- The assistant is optional and helps teachers with everyday tasks inside Edsby. The pages we read do not list which tasks, so a trial should check each one against your own planning routine.
- Competency-based learning
- Classes can track competencies and feed student analytics, which suits schools that report on standards. The pages give no sample report, so ask to see one built from a real class.
- Online conference scheduling
- Guardians book parent-teacher meetings through the platform, and the school controls which guardian sees which child. This replaces paper slots and email chains for staff who run large evenings.
- Administrative security
- All administrative tools require multi-factor authentication, per the privacy page. A school should confirm how teacher and guardian logins are handled, since the statement names administrative tools only.
How Edsby handles your data
The privacy page states that AI-powered services receive only the minimum information needed and are not trained on information shared with them. It names ISO 27001 certification for CoreFour Inc. Services are hosted in the US, Canada and Australia, with no single region named. Retention follows customers' own policies and is not kept longer than educational purposes and legal duties require. The school chooses what data it supplies and keeps ownership of it. The sub-processor list was not checked for this.
Where Edsby falls short in practice
- No price list. A budget request cannot start from the pages we read, because Edsby gives no seat unit or term. Expect a quote process and ask for years two and three in writing.
- Three hosting countries. Hosting spans the US, Canada and Australia, so a school with residency rules must ask which location holds its data and whether that can be fixed by contract.
- Integrations unverified. The integrations page was not opened for this review, so connection to a school's accounting, timetable or library systems is unconfirmed until the vendor lists them.
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Edsby: common questions
Does Edsby train its AI on student data?
The privacy page says AI-powered services receive the minimum information needed and are not trained on information shared with them. That is a vendor statement, so a school should ask for the same wording in its data processing agreement and for the list of AI providers involved.
Can a school turn the Teacher AI Assistant off?
The pages we read call the assistant optional but do not describe the switch. Ask whether it can be disabled for the whole school, for a campus or for single teachers, and whether the setting is logged for audits. Settings should be logged for audits.
Where does Edsby host student data?
The privacy page states hosting in the US, Canada and Australia without naming a single region per customer. A school with data residency rules should ask which of the three would hold its records and whether the vendor can commit to one in writing.
Is Edsby certified for information security?
The privacy page and footer say CoreFour Inc is ISO 27001 certified. The pages we read did not show a certificate, scope statement or SOC report, so ask for the certificate and its scope before you rely on the claim.
How much does Edsby cost?
No price is published on the pages we read. The privacy page says education organizations pay to use Edsby, and the contact route is sales. Ask for a per-student figure, setup and training charges, and the minimum contract term in one written quote.