Side-by-side
Gibbon vs Skoo
Gibbon: 16 documented features, 9 families fully covered · Skoo: 12 features, 10 families.
Module-family coverage
| Family | Gibbon | Skoo |
|---|---|---|
| REG Regulatory & Compliance Engine | – | ● |
| ACA Academic Structure | ● | – |
| ENR Enrolment & Registration | ✓ | ✓ |
| ASS Assessment & Grading | ✓ | ✓ |
| EXM Examination | ● | – |
| ACR Academic Records & Progression | ● | – |
| ADM Enquiry, CRM & Admissions | ✓ | ✓ |
| STU Student Records & Lifecycle | ✓ | ✓ |
| FAC Faculty, HR & Payroll | ● | – |
| RES Research & Supervision | – | – |
| FEE Fees & Student Billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| ACC Finance & Accounting | – | – |
| ATT Attendance & Time | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCH Timetable, Classroom & Facilities | ✓ | ✓ |
| MOB Transport, Hostel, Canteen, Library | ● | ● |
| LMS Learning Management | ● | – |
| ENG Portals & Communications | ✓ | ✓ |
| ANL Analytics, Reporting & Early Alert | ✓ | ✓ |
| PLT Platform & Integration | ● | ✓ |
| DOC Documents, Signature & Print | – | ● |
| families fully covered | 9 | 10 |
✓ demonstrated · ● partial · – absent. Full grid: coverage matrix.
Documented features
| Gibbon — 16 | Skoo — 12 |
|---|---|
| Planner: smart lesson blocks, rich multimedia plans, homework collection tied to Markbook, outcomes and curriculum mapping, crowd | JazzCash + Easypaisa built in |
| Departments: learning areas, scope and sequence overviews, admin departments | WhatsApp fee reminders and receipts, unlimited SMS on Pro |
| Resources: school-wide resource database, categories, tags, embed into lesson plans | AI fee-defaulter prediction with 14-day early warning |
| Timetable: individual student and teacher timetables, Google Calendar overlay, room and facility booking | Multi-campus, no per-campus licence fee |
| Activities: activities program listing, online signup, first-come or manual selection, attendance registers | 22+ modules |
| Individual Needs: individual education plans, archived longitudinally, differentiation indicators | Urdu + English |
| Library: catalog any item, loans, inventory control, student browsing and reading records | Offline-ready mobile app |
| Students: student profile 360, fast finder, academic, behavioural, medical and SEN alerts from system-wide data | Excel-import onboarding |
| Application Form: online admissions, priority-based queue, auto account and family links | Parent app |
| Attendance: form group and individual, absence patterns, future absences, evacuation reports, parent view | SSL, PK-hosted, daily encrypted backups |
| Behaviour: positive and negative notes, descriptor and severity lists, follow-up tracking | PDPA compliant |
| Staff: job advertising, applicant to staff conversion, shared directory, contract details, HR data | WhatsApp sales channel |
| Markbook: continuous recording, parent and student visibility, rubrics and voice feedback uploads | — |
| Tracking: markbook and formal assessment graphing by cohort, value-added scores, export | — |
| Messenger: email, SMS and message wall broadcasts to flexible groups, attachments | — |
| Finance: fees, billing schedules, invoicing, receipts, payment reminders, outstanding lists, expense requests | — |