A standards-based gradebook that helps teachers give feedback, lets students track their own mastery of skills and gives families ways to support learning. Individual teachers can sign up for the Classroom plan at no cost. Schools and districts pay an annual subscription billed per student.
The free part: The Classroom plan is free for individual teachers, and the page says it requires no upgrades now or in the future.
School and District plans are by custom quote, billed per student for the year; no figures are published.
Watch for A paid plan for teacher teams without a school-wide contract is only being considered, with no timeline, so a team cannot buy one yet.
Visit JumpRope ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
22. Google Classroom
Google
Grading inside a class site. Customizable rubrics that students can see, reusable comment banks and bulk grading are in all editions. Syncing a gradebook and exporting grades to your school's student information system is listed as a premium feature, with PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward and Follett Aspen named as supported partners.
The free part: Rubrics, comment banks and bulk grading are in all editions; Classroom is included in the Education Fundamentals edition, available without cost to qualified institutions.
Pricing for the premium features is on Google's site.
Watch for Syncing grades to your student information system is a premium feature, and the free edition goes through a qualified school rather than a single teacher.
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33. Canvas Lite
Instructure
A free Canvas account for individual educators, such as tutors, homeschooling parents or teachers piloting a course, without a school-provided license. You build and deliver a course and can collect and grade work with SpeedGrader, rubrics and audio or video feedback.
The page describes it as a free Canvas account.
Watch for The page does not list limits on courses or students and names SpeedGrader and rubrics rather than a gradebook; the terms are on a separate page, so read them first.
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A grading app that scores paper quizzes. You print answer sheets of 20, 50 or 100 questions, students bubble in answers and you scan the sheets with an iPhone, iPad or Android device. Results are instant and scanning works offline. Syncing to the website adds reporting and analytics.
The free part: Grade 100 papers free each month.
Unlimited grading is $6.99 a year, bought in the app or at ZipGrade.com; schools can pay by purchase order (as of 2026-10-27).
Watch for It scores answer sheets; the page describes reports and analytics but not a full gradebook, and the free plan stops at 100 papers a month.
Visit ZipGrade ↗
A tool for grading written and uploaded work with dynamic rubrics, question-by-question grading, regrade requests and data export. After a one-term institutional trial a Basic plan stays free. Collaborative grading, AI-powered grading, LMS integration and single sign-on are limited to Institutional plans.
The free part: After the trial, the Basic plan is free and includes dynamic rubrics, question-by-question grading, PDF assignments, statistics, regrade requests, data export and a student mobile app.
Institutional pricing is not published; the page asks you to fill in a form.
Watch for The page is aimed at institutions and does not mention K-12 specifically, and LMS integration and collaborative grading are Institutional only.
Visit Gradescope ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.
66. TeacherEase
TeacherEase
A product for standards-based learning, with a Standards-based Gradebook and a learning management system for creating, copying and sharing units and lessons across classes and years. The site navigation also links to learning targets, rubrics, report cards and data analytics, which the page does not describe.
Pricing on the maker's site; the page sends visitors to a demo request form.
Watch for The page shows no price and does not say whether a free option exists.
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A gradebook, communications and student information system for schools, listing assignments, tests, report cards and classroom management. A grading aid offers writing feedback labels such as run-on, fragment and punctuation, and there is a demo to try.
Pricing on the maker's site; the page invites visitors to contact sales for a live demo.
Watch for The page lists no prices, and standards-based grading is not mentioned there.
Visit Jupiter Ed ↗
A cloud-based student information system for K-12 with modules for traditional grading and competency grading, which is its standards-based approach. It serves independent, charter and international schools and public districts. A BeaconAI add-on does forecasting and pattern analysis.
Pricing on the maker's site; the page points to school and district packages and a demo request.
Watch for A school-wide system bought by quote, with no price or free option shown.
Visit Alma ↗
A K-12 learning management system whose Advanced plan adds assessments, a gradebook, portfolios, reports and communications on top of curriculum planning. Pricing is tiered by number of users, and free trials typically run two to three weeks.
Pricing is by quote; no figures are published.
Watch for There is no free plan, and the gradebook is on the Advanced tier, not the lowest one.
Visit Toddle ↗ Facts read on the maker’s page.