Applane - an ERP solution for schools aiming at better administration

Technology is being infused in every aspect of life and educational institutes are no exception. Today, with overflowing and ever growing data schools have to deal with, customized softwares and data management tools are much needed for educational institutes as well.

Catering to this need, Daffodil Softwares made a software solution for schools to manage some aspects of their administrative work. The school administration was in touch with them and wanted to automate more processes involved in administering the school like attendance, assessments, student data management, staff appraisals etc. Yogesh Agarwal of Daffodil saw an opportunity in the ERP software for educational institutions and came up with Applane in 2011.

Applane is a cloud-based ERP software focused on the education industry. Been designed keeping in mind the lifecycle of educational organizations, Applane can manage various functions for K-12 schools and colleges. Applane is hosted on Google Servers to take care of the security, stability and scalability aspects for clients.

They provide real time support, customized services and 99% uptime guarantee for their solutions. Applane was shortlisted for for Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation of CBSE. With a pay as you go model where educational institutes can pay at per student per month basis or a quarterly/semi-annual payment model, Applane has got more than 100 clients in the last 3 years. Some of the schools using Applane include Universal Education Group - Mumbai, K R Mangalams - Delhi, Indus Valley Public School – Noida, DAV schools - Gurgaon etc.

With more schools adopting the solution enthusiastically and the market size increasing year on year, they are looking to increase their reach to schools in every part of India and also to cater to international schools in South East Asia. Apart from that, they are expanding into colleges, institutional boards, logistics industries & service industries now.

Website: Applane