How Qalamora compares

A plain look at what changes when a school moves from registers and Excel, or from other school software, to Qalamora.

How Qalamora compares
What you need	Qalamora	Typical school software	Registers and Excel
Urdu and English	Included: Every screen and printout in both, right to left for Urdu	Varies	By hand
Bank challans and receipts	Included: 3-copy bank challans and thermal counter receipts	Varies	By hand
Pakistani formats	Included: Rs, dd/mm/yyyy and lakh grouping by default	Varies	By hand
Family and teacher logins	Included: Parent, student and teacher portals	Sometimes	Not possible
Messages to parents	Included: In-app notices, SMS and WhatsApp	Sometimes	Not possible
Data safety	Included: A separate encryption key and isolated data for each school	Varies	Not possible
Test papers	Included: Board-style papers and bubble sheets	Sometimes	By hand
Getting your data in	Included: Excel import with a review before anything is saved	Sometimes	By hand
Backups you own	Included: Copies to your own Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or S3	Sometimes	Not possible
Weak internet	Included: Desktop edition on a licence (public download coming soon)	Varies	By hand
Help when you are stuck	Included: Help centre with step-by-step guides and real screenshots	Varies	Not possible

The middle column is general: products differ, so check the ones you are considering. We never name other products.

What Qalamora does not do yet

Honest list. These are being built and are marked "Coming soon" everywhere on this site.