Why educators love Softr
Softr helps educators and admin teams create secure, purpose-built apps for learning, operations, and communication.
Launch the tools you need, without devs
Create student portals, enrollment forms, course directories, or staff hubs. Describe what you need, and get a fully functional app with database, UI, and business logic.
Built-in databases or the tools you already use
Store and manage your education data in Softr Databases, or build on top of 17+ other sources—no migration or complex setup required.
Make the most of your resources
Stretch your budget with one flexible platform. With Softr, your team can build and maintain tools without additional software licenses or extensive dev hours.
Bring your data and tools together in real time
Softr's AI Co-Builder generates a database when it builds your app, or you can connect to 17+ data sources. Whether you have existing data or are building from scratch, you're covered.
How education teams use Softr
Support staff and students
Give your students and educators one place to access academic materials, submit forms, and stay up-to-date on grades and courses.
Student portals
Share grades, documents, feedback, and forms in one secure portal with custom permissions.
Curriculum hubs
Standardize how courses and programs are organized, and provide more transparency to your faculty.
Training apps
Build onboarding, skills development, or resource-sharing spaces for students or staff.
Keep your community connected
Make it easy for staff, students, and families to find the people and tools they need, and share feedback to make educational experiences better.
Staff and student directories
Publish secure, easy-to-search directories with contact info, roles, and departments.
Intranets and internal portals
Build internal hubs for announcements, HR policies, time off requests, events, and more.
Feedback forms and surveys
Use Softr's conditional forms to collect input from students, faculty, or parents, and easily integrate them in your apps.
Manage operations and facilities with ease
Build internal tools for admin teams to streamline campus operations, without relying on IT.
Resource libraries
Organize handbooks, policy guides, and documentation for different staff by role or topic.
Facilities management
Track contractors, repairs, and maintenance requests for campus buildings.
Admin dashboards
Monitor learning KPIs, budget info, or staff and student requests from one clean view.
Deliver educational software that scales with your team
Easy, secure logins
Get login, signup, and password reset pages out of the box, so you don’t have to build them yourself.
Works on any device
Turn your education tools into downloadable mobile apps with Softr’s PWA feature, no extra design work needed.
Automations
Use Softr Workflows to automate processes across your app—or connect to Make, Zapier, n8n and more.
Advanced permissions
Customize who sees what, and which actions they can take, at even the most granular level.
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Embeds & reporting
Embed external data from other reporting tools inside your app, so teams can collaborate without context switching.
Security
Keep data safe. Softr is compliant with SOC2 and GDPR regulations, ensuring secure access to confidential documents.
Go from zero to app, incredibly fast
Connect to your data in seconds
Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.
Customize layout and logic
Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.
Publish and launch
Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Build tools for education, fast
Launch your first app in under 30 minutes.