Online School Management System

What Online School Management System does

Online School Management System (OSMS), operating commercially as OSP by Edlio, is a Virginia-incorporated SaaS provider of online payment processing and activity fund management software for K-12 school districts. The flagship Online School Payments (OSP) platform is a web-based accounting and payment system built on Microsoft Dynamics GP that enables districts to accept, track, and reconcile fees for school activities, field trips, yearbooks, child care, registrations, and ticketed events. The core platform is extended through seven specialized modules — Online School Store, Teacher Receipting, Mobile Swipe, Ticket Management, School Care, School Registration, and School Activity Funds (OSAF) — covering e-commerce checkout, in-person cash/check receipting, mobile card acceptance, digital ticketing, child-care enrollment, and district-wide fund accounting. The system integrates with student information systems, course management platforms, and back-office accounting software such as EPES to deliver unified reporting and automated ACH deposits.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model combining multi-year enterprise SaaS subscriptions to districts with per-transaction payment processing fees (which districts may optionally pass through to parents). Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed, and go-to-market is enterprise field sales directed at district administrators, bookkeepers, and CFOs. The platform serves more than 6,000 schools across 30+ U.S. states, including nine of the top 25 largest U.S. school districts such as Fairfax County, Broward County, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Distribution leverage is amplified through the Edlio parent company, whose CMS powers websites for over 10,000 schools nationwide.

Originally founded as Acelo Solutions in October 2000 by John Toman, Jesse Cofield, and Mike Bohn as a Microsoft Dynamics GP consulting firm, OSMS entered K-12 after Fairfax County, Miami-Dade, and Broward County adopted its first activity-fund platform in 2002. The company rebranded to OSMS in January 2008 alongside the launch of the OSP platform, and was acquired by Edlio Inc. in May 2019, today operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary within Edlio's K-12 communications portfolio. No institutional capital has been raised and financial results are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Online School Management System

Legal name

Online School Management Systems, Inc.

Website

https://osmsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OSP by Edlio (Online School Management System) is a K-12 SaaS platform that helps U.S. school districts accept online payments, manage activity funds, and run registrations, ticketing, and child-care programs across more than 6,000 schools in 30+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 School Payments and Activity Fund Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Billing, Tuition, Fees & Payments (including Cafeteria/Meal Accounts) (EDAFAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

School ERP: Finance, Procurement & Budgeting (EDAFAEAC), Finance, Budgeting, Procurement & AP/AR (School/District Ops) (EDAJAHAL), K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA), Education ERP (Student Information, Finance, HR) (HDAEAEAI)

Keywords

• K-12 school payments
• School activity funds
• Online payment processing
• School receipting software
• Education fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Sterling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Payment Processing Fees: OSMS processes online payments for schools and charges service/handling fees per transaction. Schools may elect to pass handling fees to parents or cover them themselves.
2. School District Subscriptions: Provides software-as-a-service platform access to school districts for managing activity funds, online payments, and related administrative functions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OSP by Edlio is a secure, web-based accounting and online payments platform designed for K-12 school districts to accept, track, and analyze all school-related fees across cash, check, credit card, e-check, and mobile channels. Built on Microsoft Dynamics GP, the platform centralizes school activity fund management, generates electronic receipts, supports audit tracking and reconciliation, and integrates with back-office systems including EPES Web Accounting Software for ACH deposits and general ledger sync.

Product overview

Online School Payments (OSP) by Edlio is a comprehensive K-12 school funds management platform built on Microsoft Dynamics GP. The platform consists of a core payment and accounting system integrated with seven specialized modules: Online School Store for e-commerce payments, Online Teacher Receipting for in-person cash/check processing, Online Mobile Swipe for card acceptance on mobile devices, Online Ticket Management for event ticketing, Online School Care for child care enrollment and payments, Online School Registration for course registration, and Online School Activity Funds for district-wide accounting. The system connects with EPES Web Accounting Software for enhanced financial reporting and ACH deposits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online School Payments (OSP) A secure accounting and online payments platform designed to help K-12 school districts accept, track, and analyze all school-related fees. It supports credit card and e-check payments from families, plus in-person cash and check handling, electronic receipting, audit tracking, and reconciliation across all district schools. Built on Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EdliocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2019Edlio acquired OSMS in May 2019, bringing together the school payments platform and Edlio's CMS which powers the websites of over 10,000 schools nationwide. OSP is now branded as OSP by Edlio.
• EPEScoreTechnology or IntegrationOSP has partnered with EPES to offer seamless integration between EPES Web Accounting Software and the OSP solution. This integration unifies reporting of cash, check, and card payments, enables automatic ACH deposits to school bank accounts, and consolidates data to minimize inaccuracies in reports. Fund accounts can be validated, imported, or automatically synced via the integration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MySchoolBucks: MySchoolBucks (operated by PrimeroEdge/Nelnet) is the most direct peer: an online payment platform purpose-built for K-12 schools that lets families pay cafeteria, activity, registration, and other school fees online. Competes head-to-head with OSP for the same district bookkeeper and parent-paying buyer.
• RevTrak: RevTrak is a K-12 online payment processing platform that enables schools and districts to accept credit card and e-check payments for fees, athletics, activities, and events. It targets the same K-12 district buyer with similar payment-receipting and event-ticketing functionality as OSP.
• LINQ: LINQ (formerly TITAN Family of Solutions / TEqLane) provides K-12 nutrition, fee, registration, and online payment management software for school districts. Direct overlap with OSP in online school payments and registration modules serving the same K-12 vertical.
• FACTS (Nelnet): FACTS, part of Nelnet, offers tuition management, billing, and online payment solutions for K-12 schools (especially private and parochial). It directly competes with OSP on online payment acceptance, family billing plans, and activity fee management.
• Aeries Software: Aeries is a K-12 student information system widely used by California districts, with adjacent fee tracking and reporting features. It competes with OSP for the district technology director buyer and increasingly overlaps in activity-fund and payment workflows.
• TouchNet: TouchNet provides payment processing and cashiering solutions for educational institutions, with a heavier higher-education tilt but growing K-12 footprint. Comparable to OSP in online payment acceptance, reconciliation, and back-office integrations for school finance offices.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the largest K-12 SIS/ERP platform in North America and increasingly bundles payment processing and activity fund features. As a broader incumbent with deeper procurement lock-in, PowerSchool is the most strategically consequential competitor even where OSP holds direct wins.
• Skyward (PowerSchool): Skyward, now part of PowerSchool, is a leading K-12 SIS/ERP platform with built-in fee management and payment functionality. It competes with OSP at the district level, often as part of a broader SIS procurement decision rather than a standalone payments purchase.
• Tyler Technologies (School ERP): Tyler Technologies offers ERP and student information solutions for K-12 schools (e.g., Munis, Versatrans, Tyler SIS). It overlaps with OSP on the finance/accounting side and competes for the district CFO buyer, especially where full ERP suites are preferred over best-of-breed payments.
• Frontline Education: Frontline Education provides administrative software for K-12 including absence management, HR, and financial workflows. It is a broader incumbent in the K-12 administrative software category where OSP competes for district software budget and attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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