About DreamClass
DreamClass pricing
DreamClass does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. DreamClass paid version starts at US$44.00/month.
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DreamClass Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Great Product and Support Team!
For our foundling school, DreamClass has been a God-send. It has all the features we need, is much more user-friendly than competitors, and the price point allows us to have features that we wouldn't have been able to afford with our previous company. For reference, we paid five times as much with another company, and that was just the first installment with them, and for only online registration (and their system was not at all intuitive to use). With DreamClass, we get online registration, classroom management, grade book, parent communication, invoicing, online payment processing, and more.
Pros
Classroom management, grade book, online registration/enrollment, invoicing and online payments.
Cons
Not as feature-rich as I would like, but the support team is incredibly helpful and responsive. I brought up one item I'd like to see added, and a few weeks later got an email that it is now implemented. Some of the workflows are not as simple as they could be, but overall, these are minor issues.
Response from DreamClass
Thank you for taking 5 star review :)
We are on a mission to democratize the School Management Software so every school can optimize their operations from enrollment to graduation.
Thank you again for your invaluable feedback
The DreamClass Team
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Review Source
Great option for small schools!
Pros
One stop shop for gradebook, parent communication, school calendar, annoucements, and invoicing. I love the customer service and the easy to use platform and it can be customized for your individual school. When issues have come up, the support team will get on a call with you and show you how to navigate or fix any issue you are having.
Cons
I wish they would have up-to-date tutorial videos for the initial set up. Some of the videos that I watched on the initial setup and tried to follow were not able to be implemented and my experience was different than I thought it would be. I think having a step-by-step system that new users can follow would be great.
Reasons for Choosing DreamClass
We wanted to make a switch to a cloud based system and have the ability to input outside of a server. We wanted families to have mobile access.Switched From
Google WorkspaceReasons for Switching to DreamClass
The appearance was modern and the tutorial was easy to use and there were videos using the product. The customer service was very helpful.Response from DreamClass
Thank you Melissa!
We have now launched a complementary onboarding service where new customers can follow a customized and tailored plan based on their needs.
We are so grateful to work with you and your school.
Have a beautiful day
DreamClass Team 🌸
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Review Source
All in one portal
Pros
I am able to keep all student information in one portal, such as lesson plans, quizzes, and invoices.
Cons
Would like for the portal to be able to enroll the student
Response from DreamClass
Hi Laurie,
We're glad to hear that you are enjoying the ease of use of our product and its value for money!
We are happy to confirm you can enroll students in your DreamClass account one by one or with a csv file. Check out our quick video that demonstrates all the steps: https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/5928980?key=1316635f32ed25efd92b12e9c1e29d0a
We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and if there is any way we can improve our customer service kindly share your feedback with us at [email protected]
Have a beautiful day and thank you very much for your review,
Lids
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Affordable, accessible & wonderful customer service!
Working with DreamClass has been amazing; their customer service (shout out to Lids!) is better than any other product I've worked with, and it was definitely one of the main reasons we went with DreamClass over other products. Most issues we have come up with have been immediately brainstormed and troubleshooted by the DreamClass support team, and they have made so many custom fixes for us. Everything we have asked for they have worked on and provided. They are constantly updating the platform and adding more features so it gets better and more expansive each day!
Pros
We are a small nonprofit afterschool program with about 200 students, some in-person and some online.School periods, courses, and classes are all easy to create, enroll students in, and manage. Attendance is easy for our teachers to complete and on the admin side, it is easy to get reports on daily absences and student attendance summaries.Student profiles allow for UNLIMITED custom fields (other products charge per custom field), which was useful for us as we ask a lot information of our youth (demographic, short answer, health information, learning accommodations etc) and that information is helpful for us to have visible on the student profile. Billing is connected to Stripe and is easy to set up. Invoices can be created and sent manually or automatically on a variety of schedules. Payment schedules can easily be set up for monthly, one-off, or periodic fees, and there is no limit to the number of fees/payment plans created. It is easy to pull reports of unpaid, overdue, or uninvoiced payments. Transcripts are easy to create and download from completed courses. Student information is kept in the system (creating an automatic alumni database) and there is no maximum number of student profiles or accounts. Product is intuitive and even our less-tech-savvy staff have learned how to use it quickly. I would write more but I am running out of characters!
Cons
DreamClass launched an Admissions tool this summer. It is helpful to have a form that links directly to class enrollment, but there aren't quite enough form building options for our needs. We are still using Formstack for our main registration form then bulk uploading student data through a CSV file.Similarly, there is a gradebook on DreamClass, but there aren't great ways to upload files, create assignments or quizzes, or collect homework assignments through the platform. We are still using Canvas as our Learning Management System, then uploading the final grades to DreamClass to create transcripts. I would love to see DreamClass make their LMS portion more robust or allow for integration with Canvas.
Alternatives Considered
Bonterra Case Management, Salesforce Starter, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, Jumbula, Gradelink, CampDoc, PowerSchool SIS, Campminder, HubSpot CRM and Alma SISReasons for Switching to DreamClass
DreamClass is more affordable, has better customer service, and is structurally more inclusive than these other products.Example: DreamClass allows for unlimited custom fields and does not require certain fields such as race or sex. In contrast, one alternative product only allowed for a dropdown of ~5 racial categories, based on the U.S. census groups. If we wanted to add our own custom race/ethnicity category to better reflect the reality of our students, we would have to pay something like $100 per field. Gender was defined as Male, Female, or Prefer Not to Say, not allowing for non-binary or other groups to self-identify. DreamClass fields are open and can better reflect the needs of each organization and their student population.Further, the DC team helped us to make some custom fields only visible to the student and administration. For example, some of our youth use different pronouns in our program than they use with their families. DC helped us to have 2 fields - one pronoun field that was visible just to students/admin, and one that was also visible to families.DC customer service is far more respectful and responsive than my interactions with these other platforms. There is no limit to how many trainings or conversations you have with the support team (some alternative solutions charge per hour). Lids is always willing to jump on a call or answer emails with any questions and meet with any team members!Response from DreamClass
What a review!
Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a detailed overview of your experience with us! Small non-for-profit organizations are the heart of DreamClass. In 2023 we will invest in making our Assignment & Homework management more robust and offering advanced admission settings. We will make sure to keep you and your team updated.
- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Extremely satisfied.
We are a small fashion school, we have less than 100 students. The courses become popular during the last years, and we had trouble to manage attendance, class records, admissions, calendar, etc. While looking for a school CRM we found DreamClass, it is suitable for us because, being a small company, we can not afford to customize a big CRM. Other companies offer much more detailed-specific software, but is not suitable if you have only few students.
After some interviews with different companies, I did the trial with Dreamclass, and has no doubts about it. We found Dreamclass easy to set, easy to use, and (very important) user-friendly. The platform was not available in Italian, and they did all the translations in less than a month. Highly recommend it!
Pros
Other CRM have grey - complex interface that is not suitable for young students, DC is intuitive and easy to set. The customer service is excellent, if I have a problem or if I don't find something they fix immediately or send me a video tutorial. Students and teachers have access to their own area, which is easy to use and that is an important feature. I am overall happy with the platform, I will probably add the online payment anytime soon.
Cons
If I want to be very, very demanding, it could have some integration regarding expenses and some economic aspects. Right now we use another software, and it would be comfortable to have an all-in-one. But this is not, by far, a reason to change DreamClass. At the end, it is a school management software and does it job VERY well.
Response from DreamClass
Hello Lucia
Thank you for your review!
It is our pleasure to hear your valuable feedback.
We are happy you are enjoying the DreamClass experience.
We will seriously consider the expense management and come back to you with updates.
The DreamClass team