Scholaro

What Scholaro does

Scholaro, Inc. is a Chicago-based educational technology company founded in 2008 by Alex Donin that provides foreign credential evaluation, international GPA calculation, and certified document translation for individuals and institutions. Its core products include Course-by-Course ($209) and General ($109) credential evaluation reports for use in US college admissions, employment, immigration, and teaching licensure; Scholaro Premium, an AI-powered self-serve GPA and digital evaluation service priced $12.99–$49.99; document translation at $59 per page across 160+ language pairs; and the Scholaro Database, a subscription product for academic institutions covering 200+ countries, 1,300+ grading scales, and 4,000+ credential equivalencies. The underlying platform applies AI to extract and translate transcript data, is hosted on Microsoft Azure under FERPA-compliant controls, and offers Report Check for verification of issued evaluations.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining a product-led, self-serve web platform for individual consumers with an enterprise sales motion targeting US university admissions offices. It integrates in real time with major higher-ed CRM systems including Slate, Salesforce, and TargetX, and is an AICE endorsed member whose reports are accepted by USCIS. A free GPA calculator drives more than 300,000 monthly users into the funnel, and hundreds of universities subscribe to the institutional database product. Scholaro is privately held, founder-led, and has no disclosed external funding.

The revenue model blends one-time per-order fees for evaluations and translations with recurring subscriptions for the Scholaro Premium GPA tiers and the institutional Scholaro Database, generating a diversified mix of transactional and contracted revenue across international students, international job seekers, US universities, employers, government agencies, and foreign-educated educators.

Name

Scholaro

Legal name

Scholaro, Inc.

Website

https://scholaro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scholaro is a Chicago-based edtech company founded in 2008 that provides foreign credential evaluation, international GPA calculation, and certified document translation for international students, job seekers, and US universities through a self-serve web platform and an institutional database subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Credential Evaluation Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (54193), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Credentialing, Academic Credit, Assessment & Transcript Services (EDAIAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfer, Articulation & Credit Evaluation (EDALAAAH), Study Abroad Credit Transfer, Transcript & Academic Advising Services (EDAIAAAI), Application Support, Matching Platforms & Scholarship Administration Services (EDAIAOAN)

Keywords

• Credential evaluation services
• International education database
• GPA calculation software
• Academic credential translation
• Admissions automation platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Credential Evaluation Reports: One-time evaluation services for foreign academic credentials. Two report types: Course-by-Course ($209) includes credits, grades, and GPA; General ($109) provides equivalency only. Additional rush services available.
2. Scholaro Premium GPA: Instant GPA and digital evaluation service for individuals. Tiers: $12.99 for basic GPA report, $29.99 for 1-2 reports with credit conversion, $49.99 for 3-5 reports with credit conversion.
3. Document Translation: Certified and notarized document translation at $59 per page. Supports over 160 language pairs. Standard processing 2-3 business days for up to 3 pages.
4. Premium Database Subscription: Subscription service for academic institutions providing access to US equivalencies for 4,000+ foreign credentials, credential charts, and regular updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scholaro evaluates foreign academic credentials (diplomas and transcripts) and produces U.S. equivalency reports used for college admission, employment, immigration, and teaching licensure. The company also offers AI-powered instant GPA calculation, a subscription-based international education database for institutions, and certified document translation in over 160 language pairs. Products are delivered through a self-serve web platform for individuals and enterprise integrations for universities.

Product overview

Scholaro is an education technology company offering credential evaluation, document translation, and GPA calculation services for international students and institutions. The core product portfolio includes Credential Evaluation (Course-by-Course and General reports), Document Translation (160+ languages), Scholaro Premium GPA (AI-powered instant GPA and digital evaluations), and the Scholaro Database (institutional subscription with 200+ country coverage). The free GPA Calculator and Report Check verification tool complement the paid offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scholaro Database: International education database covering education systems, grading scales, and U.S. equivalencies for thousands of foreign credentials.
• Scholaro Premium

Products and services

• Credential Evaluation

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by over 300,000 international students per month using Scholaro GPA calculator
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SlatecoreTechnology or IntegrationReal-time integration with Slate CRM platform used by educational institutions for admissions management. Enables seamless data sync for transcript processing and credential evaluation workflows.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration allowing institutions to manage international applicant data and credential evaluations within existing Salesforce workflows.
• TargetXcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with TargetX student engagement platform used by universities for recruitment and admissions processing.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting provider for Scholaro's infrastructure. Azure provides world-class physical and environmental security for protecting student data under FERPA regulations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Education Evaluations (IEE): Specialty credential evaluation provider for international students and professionals. Targets the same applicant base with similar evaluation and translation bundles, competing for price-sensitive consumer evaluations.
• World Education Services (WES): The largest US-based credential evaluation service, offering course-by-course and general evaluations accepted by USCIS, employers, and universities. Direct competitor across Scholaro's core consumer and institutional segments with deeper institutional brand recognition.
• SpanTran: Credential evaluation and translation provider serving universities, immigration attorneys, and individuals. Competes directly with Scholaro on evaluation reports, certified translations, and institutional services.
• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): Well-established NACES-member credential evaluator serving international students, professionals, and institutions. Closely comparable to Scholaro's evaluation, GPA, and translation offerings with a similar AICE-adjacent regulatory profile.

Broad incumbents

• Parchment (Instructure): Credential management and electronic transcript network owned by Instructure, embedded in higher-ed admissions workflows. Competes at the transcript and verification layer that underpins Scholaro's data extraction and Report Check capabilities.
• AACRAO EDGE: Non-profit electronic database for global educational credentials maintained by AACRAO. AICE endorsement references AACRAO EDGE placement recommendations, making it a structural reference and adjacent institutional player in the evaluation ecosystem.
• National Student Clearinghouse: Dominant US electronic transcript and education verification provider serving universities and employers. Adjacent competitor in transcript verification and credential authentication with significant institutional entrenchment.

Emerging players

• Terra Dotta: Software platform for study abroad and international student program management at universities. Adjacent EdTech player with potential overlap in international admissions workflows where Scholaro's Database and integrations compete.
• CGFNS International (Credentials Evaluation Service): Specialist credential evaluator focused on nursing and healthcare licensure. Comparable business model in credential evaluation for regulated professions, and an indirect competitor for Scholaro's teaching-license and licensure segments.

Others

• Erasmus+ / ENIC-NARIC Networks: Government-backed European and international credential recognition networks. Not a direct commercial peer, but a structural alternative for institutions and applicants that could reduce demand for private credential evaluators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scholaro
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9YWqmfzXl-18eDwpUPMh6g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scholaro
• Instagraminstagram.com/scholaroinc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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