Gurukul vs Toddle
An honest, side-by-side comparison of Gurukul and Toddle - SIS scope, fees, AI, curriculum, and localization - with where each one fits.
Reviewed Jul 2026
The short version
Toddle is a best-in-class curriculum, portfolio, and AI tool for IB and progressive schools, but it is not a full SIS and has no fees or payments at all - Gurukul is a complete all-in-one with SIS, fees, local rails, and AI.
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The Toddle curriculum planning, portfolios, and specific AI toolset are genuine strengths for IB and inquiry schools.
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Toddle is not a full SIS - it imports records from PowerSchool, Blackbaud, and iSAMS - and has no fee or payment functionality; Gurukul covers both natively.
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Gurukul carries Bikram Sambat, NEB, Khalti, and eSewa; Toddle is built around IB and international frameworks.
Side by side
The full capability breakdown
Every capability, grouped and rated - Full, Partial, Roadmap, or Not offered - with a note wherever it matters.
Not a full SIS; imports records from PowerSchool, Blackbaud, and iSAMS.
Class operations, not registrarial admissions.
Question papers, online exams, and report cards with AI-assisted grading.
Standards gradebook, progress reports, and transcripts; 15+ accreditation bodies.
No fee or payment functionality - a genuine gap.
Khalti, eSewa, Stripe, and Dodo built in.
No payment functionality.
A Communications Hub and family portfolios.
Core strength: curriculum planning, portfolios, and assignments.
Saathi staff assistant and Vidya student tutor, built in.
Curriculum-design, assignment, feedback, and report assistants in the top tier, plus teacher-supervised AI tutors.
Teacher editing on mobile is limited.
Offline-aware, built for patchy connections.
Not publicly listed.
Bikram Sambat, NEB boards, Khalti, and eSewa out of the box.
IB and international frameworks; Bikram Sambat, NEB, Khalti, and eSewa not publicly listed.
Free to start, then a per-module subscription.
Tiers named but prices not publicly listed; demo quote.
Guided onboarding; most schools go live within a day.
Loved by IB teachers, but a steep learning curve and sync issues at scale.
Choose Gurukul when
- You need a full SIS and registrarial records, not an imported feed.
- You collect fees and want online payment and receipts built in.
- You need Bikram Sambat, NEB, Khalti, and eSewa support.
- You want one platform for operations and teaching, not a teaching layer plus a separate SIS.
Consider Toddle when
- You are an IB or progressive school and want best-in-class curriculum planning, portfolios, and inquiry workflows.
- You want a deep, specific AI toolset for lesson design, feedback, and reports, with teacher-supervised AI tutors.
- You already run a separate SIS and collect fees elsewhere, and want a specialist teaching-and-learning layer on top.
The honest picture
Where each one leads
Gurukul is ahead on
- A full SIS with registrarial records, not an imported feed.
- Built-in fees, online payments, and receipts.
- Native Bikram Sambat, NEB, Khalti, and eSewa.
- One platform for both operations and teaching.
Toddle is ahead on
- Best-in-class IB and inquiry curriculum planning and portfolios.
- A deep, specific AI toolset for lesson design, feedback, and reports.
- Accreditation workflows across 15+ bodies.
- Strong integrations with major SIS platforms.
See it on your own school's data.
Import your existing records, go live within a day, and give parents a real app. Our team helps at no extra cost.
Questions to take into any evaluation
Whatever you compare, ask these of every option - including us.
- 01Does it handle every core job - students, attendance, exams, fees, and communication - in one place, or do I stitch tools together?
- 02Can parents actually collect fees online and get receipts, or is it only a ledger that records amounts?
- 03Are results, GPA, and ranks computed automatically, or do staff maintain fragile formulas by hand?
- 04Is my data backed up, permissioned, and audited - or one lost file away from disaster?
- 05Does it work with my local reality: the calendar, exam boards, and payment rails I actually use?
- 06How long until we are live, and does someone help us import our existing data?
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[05] FAQ
Before you
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The questions schools ask most when weighing Gurukul against toddle.
No. Toddle is not a full SIS - it imports records from PowerSchool, Blackbaud, and iSAMS - and its class operations are not registrarial. Gurukul is a complete SIS in its own right.