School management software in Spain compared: 8 platforms, criterion by criterion

If you are choosing software for your school in Spain, you will probably end up comparing some of these platforms: Edena, Alexia, Clickedu, Esemtia, SM Educamos, TokApp, Dinantia and LiveKid. They do not all do the same thing. Some started as communication tools for families, others as academic management systems and others for nurseries.

This article is published by Edena, one of the platforms compared. So you can check every point, we follow the same method as our school software comparison: each vendor's public information (official website, product pages and trade press), reviewed on 20 October 2026. When we say something "does not appear in its public information", it means we did not find it in those sources, not that the platform lacks it.

Three types of platform

Before comparing features, it helps to know what kind of tool each one is:

• Family communication apps: TokApp and Dinantia. They handle notices, messages, authorisations and payments from families. Their public information does not show a complete student record or VERI*FACTU invoicing.
• Academic and school management platforms: Alexia, Clickedu, Esemtia and SM Educamos. They cover student records, assessment, a virtual classroom and financial management, and are usually linked to publishing or education groups.
• Nursery apps: LiveKid, focused on the day-to-day of children aged 0 to 3.

Edena brings together school management, family communication, Verifactu invoicing and an admissions CRM, for nurseries, schools, academies and education groups.

The eight platforms, one by one

• Edena. Communication, a free family app, attendance, student records, assessment and report cards, payments and invoicing with SEPA remittances, a school shop, an admissions CRM, built-in AI (Ena) and staff time tracking. It publishes its price (from €36 a month), offers a 30-day trial without a card and its VERI*FACTU declaration of conformity. The virtual classroom is partial: assignments, marks and report cards, without publisher content.
• Alexia (Educaria). A school management suite with communication, an app, student records, assessment, a virtual classroom, payments, VERI*FACTU invoicing, a shop and AI. Its public information shows a partial admissions CRM. It does not publish a price; it offers a demo. Edena vs Alexia.
• Clickedu (Sanoma Learning). Academic and financial management plus communication, with a virtual classroom, invoicing and a published VERI*FACTU declaration. Partial admissions CRM according to its public information. It does not publish a price; it offers a demo. Edena vs Clickedu.
• Esemtia (Grupo Edebé). An education management platform with solutions for schools and vocational training, a virtual classroom, invoicing and VERI*FACTU support. Partial admissions CRM according to its public information. It does not publish a price; it offers a demo. Edena vs Esemtia.
• SM Educamos (Grupo SM). An education platform with school management, communication, a virtual classroom, payments, invoicing and a shop. VERI*FACTU does not appear in its public information, and its admissions CRM is partial. It does not publish a price. Edena vs SM Educamos.
• TokApp. A communication and payments app, with attendance, a shop and AI. Its public information shows neither VERI*FACTU invoicing nor an admissions CRM. It does not publish a price; it offers a demo. Edena vs TokApp.
• Dinantia (part of the LiveKid group since 2022). Communication, admissions with a CRM, payments, a shop and staff time tracking. Invoicing appears as partial and VERI*FACTU does not appear in its public information. It offers a trial. Edena vs Dinantia.
• LiveKid. A management app for nurseries with communication, attendance, records, payments, invoicing, staff time tracking and AI. It publishes its price and offers a trial. VERI*FACTU does not appear in its public information. Edena vs LiveKid.

Quick answers

• **VERI*FACTU invoicing in their public information:** Edena, Alexia, Clickedu and Esemtia.
• Price published on the website: Edena and LiveKid.
• Free trial without going through a demo: Edena, LiveKid and Dinantia.
• Full admissions CRM: Edena and Dinantia. Alexia, Clickedu, Esemtia, SM Educamos and LiveKid show it partially.
• Virtual classroom and content: Alexia, Clickedu, Esemtia and SM Educamos. Edena covers assignments, marks and report cards.
• Staff time tracking: Edena, LiveKid and Dinantia; Alexia, partially.

The sources for every criterion are linked on each comparison page.

How to choose for your type of school

• Nursery: what matters is the daily diary for families (meals, naps, photos), the waiting list and fee collection with grants or subsidised places. Also compare how invoicing works and whether the system is ready for Verifactu.
• Private or state-funded school: you need assessment and report cards, several services per student (lunch, bus, extracurricular activities), invoicing with remittances and reliable communication with families. If your region has its own education platform, ask how it connects.
• Academy: enrolment is continuous, fees vary by activity and number of classes, and recruitment carries more weight. Look at the CRM, class packs and sibling discounts.
• Education group: look for reports across the network and the ability for each school to have its own invoice series.

What to ask for in the demo

A demo with sample data shows the screens, not whether the platform fits your school. Ask the vendor to walk you through:

1. An enrolment application from your website form to the student's registration.
2. A real bill from your school, with several services, a discount and its Verifactu record.
3. An unpaid bill: how the family is reminded and how it shows on the dashboard.
4. A notice to the families of a single year group, with read receipts.
5. The migration: which data is imported, in which format and who does it.

Ask for the answers in writing and compare the total cost over three years (licence, setup, training and the tools you would have to keep alongside), not just the price per student. There is a fuller list in the school software purchase checklist.

Conclusion

The eight platforms meet different needs. If your priority is communicating with families, a communication app may be enough. If you need assessment, a virtual classroom and content, the academic platforms are the reference. If you want to run the office, Verifactu invoicing, admissions and the family app in one system, with a public price and a free trial, that is what Edena is built for.

You can see each head-to-head with its sources in the school software comparison or book a 15-minute demo with your school's cases.