What SchoolsBuddy does

SchoolsBuddy is a cloud-based school-to-home management platform, operated by EveryBuddy Limited and wholly owned by Faria Education Group since Faria's late-2021 acquisition of CHQ, the product's predecessor. The platform serves international, IB, and independent K-12 schools with modules for extracurricular activity (ECA) management, online billing and payments, parent-teacher conference scheduling with conflict detection, sports and trips management, and—following the January 2026 Vectare integration—real-time GPS transport tracking. SchoolsBuddy is accessible via web and native iOS/Android (including iPad-optimized) applications, with a REST API exposing OAuth 2.0-authenticated endpoints for SIS/MIS integration.

The underlying technology stack is API-first and built around real-time synchronization with 15+ MIS/SIS partners (including Arbor, Bromcom, iSAMS, PowerSchool, Wonde, VERACROSS, and WCBS) as well as fellow Faria products ManageBac+, OpenApply, Atlas, and Vectare, providing Single Sign-On and unified student/parent records across the FariaOne suite. The platform is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and GDPR-compliant, with a dedicated China server launched in November 2025 for regional data residency.

Commercially, SchoolsBuddy operates on a quote-based subscription model (per-school or per-student), supplemented by transaction fees on parent payments processed through its integrated billing engine (covering 100+ countries) and optional premium support tiers offering 24-hour phone/email support, weekend staffing, unlimited online training, and data imports. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (with "Get a Demo" CTAs targeting international school administrators), product-led adoption via mobile apps, cross-sell through ManageBac+/OpenApply accounts, and a channel of integration/SIS partners. The customer base is international-school heavy and includes named accounts such as International School of Zug and Luzern, BRIT Kids, Istanbul International Community School, British International School of Houston (Nord Anglia), Shanghai Singapore International School, Oslo International School, Brighton College, and multiple GEMS and Doha schools.

Name

SchoolsBuddy

Legal name

EveryBuddy Limited

Website

https://schoolsbuddy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SchoolsBuddy, operated by EveryBuddy Limited under Faria Education Group, is a cloud-based school-to-home management platform that helps international and IB K-12 schools manage activities, parent-teacher conferences, online payments, transport, sports, and trips via web and mobile, integrated with ManageBac+, OpenApply, and 15+ SIS/MIS systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

Keywords

• School management software
• Parent engagement platform
• School activities management
• Online school payments
• School transport management

Headquarters

HQ city

Angmering

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Schools subscribe to the SchoolsBuddy platform on a per-school or per-student basis, with pricing varying based on school size and module usage. The platform is part of the Faria Education Group suite, enabling bundled or standalone subscriptions.
2. Transaction Processing: Online payment processing for school-related transactions including activities, trips, wraparound care, and tuition. Schools can accept payments from parents globally with integrated financial reporting.
3. Premium Support Services: Additional support tiers including 24-hour phone and email support, weekend staffing, unlimited online training, and complimentary data imports for schools requiring enhanced service levels.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SchoolsBuddy is a cloud-based school-to-home management SaaS platform that helps K-12 international and independent schools manage extracurricular activities bookings, parent-teacher conference scheduling, online billing and payments, school transport with real-time GPS tracking, school trips, and parent communications. It is operated by EveryBuddy Limited as part of the Faria Education Group suite, integrating with ManageBac+, OpenApply, Atlas, and Vectare.

Product overview

SchoolsBuddy is a school-to-home management system and part of the Faria Education Group suite. The platform offers a unified system for managing extracurricular activities, billing and online payments, parent communications, parent-teacher conferences, transport management, sports, and trips. The core products include SchoolsBuddy (main platform), Activities and Event Management module, Billing and Online Payments module, Parent Portal module, Transport System module, Trips Portal, Sports Portal, and Public API. Within the Faria ecosystem, SchoolsBuddy integrates with ManageBac+ (learning management), OpenApply (admissions/CRM), Atlas (curriculum planning), and Vectare (transport management acquired in 2025). The platform is accessible via web and mobile apps (iOS/Android) and serves schools globally with a dedicated China server for regional compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SchoolsBuddy Platform A cloud-based school-to-home management system for K-12 international and independent schools, covering activities bookings, billing and online payments, transport management, parent-teacher conferences, school trips, and parent communication. Part of the Faria Education Group suite.
• Activities and Event Management Module for organizing school activity programs from sign-up to allocation, communication, and management. Features an intelligent preference-based sign-up system with auto-allocation for extracurricular activities (ECAs), supporting first-come-first-served and preference-based allocation modes, automated diary population, and attendance tracking.
• Billing and Online Payments Integrated payment processing module linked to bookings and activities. Supports global payments from parents in over 100 countries, Parent Wallet for credits, event-based billing, and financial reporting.
• Parent Portal Parent engagement and scheduling module featuring parent-teacher conferences with smart booking and conflict detection, real-time communications, secure messaging, push notifications, and personalized interactive calendars.
• Transport System End-of-day logistics management with dynamic transport lists for pre-school, after-school, and extracurricular activities. Includes in-app mobile attendance registers, individual travel profiles, automated bus lists, and real-time GPS tracking via Vectare integration.
• Trips Portal School trip management module for organizing and managing trips and off-site activities. Features customizable trip logistics, staff assignments, safety hub, automated consent workflows, and real-time parent response tracking.
• Sports Portal School sports management module for viewing upcoming fixtures and past results, setting favorite teams, accessing real-time match updates, and downloading team sheets.
• Parent Teacher Conferences Scheduling platform for online reservations for parent-teacher conferences. Features automatic conflict detection, screen sharing, attendance tracking, and integrated reports for engagement analysis.
• SchoolsBuddy Mobile App Integrated mobile portal for parents, students, staff, external coaches, and bus monitors. Available on iOS and Android with features including calendar events, attendance tracking, messaging, activity sign-ups, transport change requests, and fee payments.
• SchoolsBuddy Public API REST API enabling developers to automate workflows, integrate systems, and manage data programmatically. Built with OAuth 2.0 authentication, versioned endpoints, and OpenAPI documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% of bookings paid online through ClubsBuddy at BRIT Kids
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and standard.

• VectarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVectare is a school transport technology provider acquired by Faria Education Group, offering real-time GPS tracking, online booking, and driver compliance management. The integration provides SchoolsBuddy users with unified transport tracking within the school-to-home platform, including real-time bus location, automatic boarding/exit logging, and parent notifications.
• ManageBac+coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial integration partner within the Faria Education Group ecosystem. ManageBac+ is the learning management platform for IB and international curricula, sharing Single Sign-On, student data, and parent information with SchoolsBuddy for unified school management.
• OpenApplycoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial integration partner within the Faria Education Group ecosystem. OpenApply handles admissions and enrollment, automatically syncing student and family data to SchoolsBuddy for consistent information across the student journey.
• iSAMScoreTechnology or IntegrationMIS partner with bidirectional data synchronization enabling SchoolsBuddy to receive student, parent, and staff demographic data from iSAMS and push attendance and activity data back, eliminating manual data entry.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial SIS integration partner enabling data synchronization with SchoolsBuddy. PowerSchool integration handout available in resource library for implementation guidance.
• ArborstandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS partner providing student information synchronization with SchoolsBuddy for UK and international schools using the Arbor platform.
• BromcomstandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS partner providing data integration with SchoolsBuddy for schools using Bromcom's cloud-based MIS solution.
• WondestandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS data integration partner enabling synchronization with multiple SIS platforms through Wonde's unified API, simplifying SchoolsBuddy integration for schools using supported MIS systems.
• VERACROSSstandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS partner with data synchronization capabilities for schools using VERACROSS school management software.
• WCBSstandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS partner providing integration with WCBS school management systems, enabling data synchronization with SchoolsBuddy.
• progressostandardTechnology or IntegrationMIS integration partner with data synchronization capabilities for SchoolsBuddy connectivity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 SIS in North America and increasingly global, with a broad portfolio that now includes enrollment, learning, and operations modules that overlap with SchoolsBuddy's schools-to-home functionality. Direct overlap exists on parent engagement, payments, and integrations with the same SIS/MIS vendors.
• FACTS (FACTS/Renweb): FACTS provides K-12 SIS, tuition management, and a strong parent-billing/payments layer; the payments and family-engagement modules compete most directly with SchoolsBuddy's Billing & Online Payments module across private K-12 schools.
• Blackbaud: Blackbaud's K-12 solutions (including products for independent schools) span enrollment, learning, and parent engagement and sit above SchoolsBuddy as a broader suite. The overlap is in school-to-home communications and fundraising/advancement tooling that complements OpenApply within Faria.

Direct peers

• Veracross: Veracross is a single-platform SIS for private and independent schools spanning admissions, academics, and parent engagement. It is a direct SchoolsBuddy competitor in the US/international independent school market and is also a listed integration partner.
• MySchool (Orbital Education): MySchool is a school management platform used heavily by international and IB schools, offering SIS-style data management and parent portals. It competes directly with SchoolsBuddy for international school customers with similar modules around payments and activities.
• iSAMS: iSAMS is a UK-headquartered MIS for independent and international schools covering admissions, timetabling, finance, and parent communication. It competes head-to-head with SchoolsBuddy for the international/IB school MIS-plus-engagement budget and is already a bidirectional integration partner.

Emerging players

• ClassDojo: ClassDojo is the largest consumer-grade K-12 communication app and is increasingly extending into messaging, payments-adjacent workflows, and school-home coordination; it competes with SchoolsBuddy at the parent-engagement surface area, though at lower price points and different buyer personas.
• Bromcom: Bromcom is a UK cloud-based MIS focused on UK state schools but expanding into independent schools; an integration partner of SchoolsBuddy that could move down-market into schools-to-home functionality and compete with SchoolsBuddy's communications and payments modules.
• Simbli (by Hayes Software): Simbli is an EdFiles/SEDNA-adjacent school operations platform that supports parent engagement, document management, and meetings for K-12 and private schools - overlapping with SchoolsBuddy's parent engagement and PTC modules but with a lighter footprint in activities/transport.

Regional players

• Engage (Engage by Edumate): Engage is an Australian school communications and payments platform widely used in APAC K-12; it competes with the parent-engagement, payments, and consent portions of SchoolsBuddy in markets where SchoolsBuddy has growing presence (Singapore, China).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/schoolsbuddy
• Facebookfacebook.com/schoolsbuddy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schoolsbuddy

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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