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12 questions to ask before buying a school ERP in India

Print this, take it into every demo — including ours. Vendors who flinch at these questions will flinch again at month-end.

Published 20 July 2026 · Updated 20 July 2026 · 6 min read · India · School ERP
Acadovia product team
Written by the people who build Acadovia. We answer school calls ourselves — email, phone and WhatsApp. Reviewed 20 July 2026. Corrections: hello@acadovia.com.

We publish our own scores and weak spots on the 2026 buyer’s guide. This list is the short version you can use even if Acadovia is not shortlisted.

The twelve questions

  1. What is the all-in first-year cost for our strength, including GST, setup, import, training and messaging?
  2. Mark attendance for a class of 40–60 on this Android phone, now.
  3. Show the EPF ECR / ESI / TDS artefact your payroll generates — not only a salary PDF.
  4. Which features in the deck are live in the build we would get on day one?
  5. Where is student data stored, and under which entity?
  6. How do we export everything if we leave?
  7. How do UPI, cash and cheque land on one student ledger?
  8. Who answers support — languages and hours?
  9. What does dual-run look like for one fee cycle?
  10. Can the school admin control roles without filing a ticket?
  11. What is metered after go-live (SMS, WhatsApp, storage, branches)?
  12. Can we trial on our data before we pay?

How to use the answers

Trust

If a salesperson answers all twelve from memory without checking engineering, be careful. Our public “not yet” list includes WhatsApp/SMS delivery and gateway payment links. Standard price: ₹5 per active student per month after a free first month.

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