AI education tools , by SchoolAI, Inc. , since 2023
SchoolAI
Platform where teachers build custom AI 'Spaces' and give every student their own AI Sidekick tutor
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What SchoolAI does
SchoolAI lets teachers design custom interactive 'Spaces' - guided AI activities, tutoring sessions, and simulations - for their class, gives each student an AI tutor called Sidekick with teacher-set guardrails, and shows a live dashboard of what every student is doing or struggling with in real time. It is ESSA Level III validated, qualifying for Title I/II/III/IV-A federal funding.
What you get: Custom AI 'Spaces' builder for teachers, Per-student AI Sidekick tutor with guardrails, Real-time class monitoring dashboard, ESSA Level III validation for federal funding, Rostering and district visibility (Pro), Student portals and LMS embedding (Scale), Writing analysis tools.
Typical jobs: build custom ai tutor for my class; ai activity builder for teachers; real-time student ai monitoring dashboard; essa validated ai tool for title funding.
Worth knowing: No dollar pricing is published anywhere on the site - the Free trial is capped at 5 Spaces/year and every paid tier is quote-only.
What users complain about: The pricing page itself deliberately omits actual pricing, pushing every prospective buyer - even a single teacher just comparing options - into a sales-demo flow instead of a self-serve signup with visible cost. (Official pricing page structure, schoolai.com)
Pricing and plan limits
Verified August 2026| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | Free | 5 free trial Spaces per year |
| Pro | not disclosed | n/a | Undisclosed price, contact sales |
| Scale | not disclosed | n/a | Undisclosed price, contact sales |
Where it wins
- ESSA Level III validated, which unlocks Title I/II/III/IV-A federal funding for schools
- Teachers can build fully custom AI activities/tutoring flows ('Spaces') rather than picking from fixed templates
- Live teacher dashboard shows real-time student progress and struggle across the whole class
- Every student gets a guardrailed personal AI tutor (Sidekick), not just the teacher
- Strong district-adoption push through 2025-2026
Where it falls short
- No public pricing at all - even the entry-level paid Pro tier requires contacting sales
- Free trial is capped at just 5 Spaces per year, which is limiting for a full evaluation
- Effective use requires real teacher setup time to build good Spaces, not just push-button generation
- Independent review volume (G2/Capterra) is still thin relative to older tools like Quizlet or Khan Academy
- Relies on students having individual device access for the Sidekick tutor to be useful
How we scored it
Full methodology| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | 30% | 7.5 | 2.25 |
| Value for money | 25% | 6.0 | 1.50 |
| Ease of use | 15% | 7.0 | 1.05 |
| Maturity | 15% | 6.0 | 0.90 |
| Support & docs | 10% | 6.0 | 0.60 |
| Momentum | 5% | 8.0 | 0.40 |
| Weighted total | 100% | 6.7 | 6.70 |
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