Abre Behavior & Discipline vs ARCH

Abre Behavior & Discipline9.2Visit ARCH8.3Visit

Higher score Abre Behavior & Discipline #2 in Behavior Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Abre

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ARCH #7 in Behavior Management Software 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit ARCH

• Abre Behavior & Discipline fits best

  Districts needing deep integrations and behavior workflows

• ARCH fits best

  Schools wanting comprehensive discipline workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Abre Behavior & Discipline 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ARCH 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Behavior Management Software	#7 in Behavior Management Software
Best for	Districts needing deep integrations and behavior workflows	Schools wanting comprehensive discipline workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Abre Behavior & Discipline 6/6 · ARCH 5/6
Incident tracking	✓	✓
Positive reinforcement	✓	✓
PBIS support	✓	✓
SEL program support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Intervention plans	✓	✓
Family communication	✓	✓
Specs
Student limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects referrals, response workflows, history, dashboards, and interventions Supports PBIS, positive recognition, tiered supports, and intervention plans Integrates with major SIS, assessment, and learning platforms	Covers incidents, reflections, ISS/OSS, MTSS, contracts, and parent logs Adds PBIS rewards, dashboards, heatmaps, and behavior history Includes staff onboarding, training, and district-level analytics options
Cons	Requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve purchase Its broad scope may exceed the needs of referral-only teams Family access is limited to appropriate student information	The listed platform option is web access only School Pilot is a paid four-month pilot Cross-school analytics require the District Premium plan
Our verdict	Abre Behavior & Discipline is a K-12 district solution for documenting classroom and office referrals, coordinating incident responses, and connecting behavior records with broader student context. It is designed for schools and districts… Read the review →	ARCH is a cloud-based behavior management and student-support platform for K–12 schools, districts, alternative education programs, and juvenile justice agencies. It brings discipline and student-support workflows into one system,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Abre Behavior & Discipline — where it wins

  • Connects referrals, response workflows, history, dashboards, and interventions
  • Supports PBIS, positive recognition, tiered supports, and intervention plans
  • Integrates with major SIS, assessment, and learning platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve purchase
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of referral-only teams
  • Family access is limited to appropriate student information

• ARCH — where it wins

  • Covers incidents, reflections, ISS/OSS, MTSS, contracts, and parent logs
  • Adds PBIS rewards, dashboards, heatmaps, and behavior history
  • Includes staff onboarding, training, and district-level analytics options

  Where it doesn't

  • The listed platform option is web access only
  • School Pilot is a paid four-month pilot
  • Cross-school analytics require the District Premium plan

• Abre Behavior & Discipline9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad behavior workflow for districts that need referrals, interventions, PBIS, and integrations.

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• ARCH8.3/10 · Paid

  A broad behavior platform for schools that need structured discipline workflows.

  Visit ARCHFull verdict →