Attendances vs Attender

AAttendances7.7Visit Attender6.7Visit

Higher score A Attendances #3 in Student Attendance Software 7.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Attendances

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Attender #8 in Student Attendance Software 6.7/10 From €2/user/yr ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Attender

• Attendances fits best

  Schools using biometric or face recognition

• Attender fits best

  Teams wanting low-cost attendance with dashboards

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Side by side

Feature	AAttendances 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Attender 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	6.7
Ranking	#3 in Student Attendance Software	#8 in Student Attendance Software
Best for	Schools using biometric or face recognition	Teams wanting low-cost attendance with dashboards
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone	Email, Phone
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Attendances 5/5 · Attender 3/5
Absence tracking	✓	✓
Tardy tracking	✓ (best)	Not published
Automated alerts	✓	✓
Family notifications	✓ (best)	Not published
Mobile app	✓	✓
Specs
Attendance capture	Mixed	Mixed
Student limit	Not published	300 students
Our review
Pros	Supports AI face recognition, QR scanning, and biometric devices Automates absence rules, defaulter lists, and parent notifications Exports detailed reports to PDF and Excel	€2 per user per year starting price with annual billing QR, manual and Microsoft Teams attendance capture Dashboards, absence tracking, alerts and data exports
Cons	Pricing requires a quote based on institution size and modules ID cards are priced separately from the attendance system Access is provided through web and Android platforms	No free plan is available A minimum licence purchase of 300 users applies The verified 300-student limit restricts larger deployments
Our verdict	Attendances is a cloud-based attendance system for schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. It records student and staff attendance through AI face recognition, QR-coded ID cards, or integrated biometric devices.… Read the review →	Attender is attendance software for schools, colleges and other education providers. It combines teacher-led manual registration, QR-code student self-registration and automatic attendance registration in Microsoft Teams. The product is… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Attendances — where it wins

  • Supports AI face recognition, QR scanning, and biometric devices
  • Automates absence rules, defaulter lists, and parent notifications
  • Exports detailed reports to PDF and Excel

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a quote based on institution size and modules
  • ID cards are priced separately from the attendance system
  • Access is provided through web and Android platforms

• Attender — where it wins

  • €2 per user per year starting price with annual billing
  • QR, manual and Microsoft Teams attendance capture
  • Dashboards, absence tracking, alerts and data exports

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • A minimum licence purchase of 300 users applies
  • The verified 300-student limit restricts larger deployments

• AAttendances7.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A flexible school attendance system for mixed capture methods and family notifications.

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• Attender6.7/10 · From €2/user/yr

  Low-cost attendance tracking with dashboards, alerts and flexible capture options.

  Visit AttenderFull verdict →