FACTS Alternative
A Modern Alternative to FACTS for Private Schools and Charter Schools
Replace disconnected systems with one connected platform for student records, enrollment, tuition, communication, academics, and family engagement.
Most Schools Aren’t Struggling With Students. They’re Struggling With Systems.
Schools often manage admissions, enrollment, tuition, communication, grading, forms, and reporting across multiple tools. The result is duplicate work, fragmented data, and unnecessary administrative overhead.
Too Many Systems
Multiple vendors. Multiple logins. Multiple sources of truth.
Administrative Friction
Staff spend time moving information instead of serving students and families.
Limited Visibility
Important information lives in separate systems that don’t communicate well.
Why schools start looking beyond FACTS
FACTS is a trusted platform used by thousands of schools. But many growing schools begin searching for alternatives when complexity, costs, and administrative burden start getting in the way.
Better experience
Modern workflows designed for today's administrators, teachers, and families.
Simpler operations
One connected platform instead of multiple disconnected products.
More Transparent Pricing
Clear pricing without surprise add-ons or hidden platform fees.
Faster Adoption
Less training and less frustration for staff and families.
Orbital versus FACTS
Everything Schools Need.
One Connected System.
Orbital combines the operational tools schools use every day into one platform with one login, one data layer, and one source of truth.
Orbi (AI Assistant)
An AI layer across the platform that helps staff move faster with context-aware support, communication drafting, workflow help, and insight surfacing.
Student information system
The operational backbone of the school. Manage student records, family data, admissions, enrollment, attendance, grading, and report cards in one place.
Financial management system
Handle tuition billing, fee collection, payment plans, and reporting in one system. Simplify payments for both schools and families.
Learning management system
Support course content, assignments, and online learning in a system tightly connected to the gradebook and student record.
Communication hub
Bring email, SMS, push notifications, and in-app messaging into one communication center for families, staff, and school-wide outreach.
Health & Wellness
Track nurse visits, medications, allergies, immunization compliance, and wellness data directly within the student record.
IT & Asset Management
Manage hardware inventory, lifecycle tracking, and internal IT support workflows with better visibility across school operations.
HR Information System
Manage employee records, onboarding, offboarding, benefits tracking, and payroll-related workflows without the weight of enterprise HR software.
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Every stage of the student journey.
Most schools patch together admissions, enrollment, academics, billing, communication, and reporting across multiple tools. Orbital connects the entire journey in one platform, so information flows naturally from one stage to the next without duplicate entry, manual handoffs, or disconnected records.
Inquiry
A relationship begins
Families enter Orbital through a simple inquiry process. Contact information, interests, and interactions are captured once and remain connected throughout the entire admissions journey.
Application
From interest to intent
Applications, documents, references, and communication live in one place. Admissions teams gain complete visibility into every applicant without spreadsheets, inbox searches, or status-tracking headaches.
Enrollment
A seamless handoff
Accepted students move directly into enrollment. Contracts, forms, tuition plans, and family accounts are automatically connected without duplicate entry.
Student Records
The single source of truth
Attendance, grades, health information, documents, contacts, and permissions all live in one connected profile. Staff always have the complete picture.
Academics
Teaching without friction
Assignments, gradebooks, report cards, and classroom workflows stay connected. Teachers spend less time managing software and more time supporting students.
Billing & Tuition
Connected from day one
Tuition plans, invoices, payments, and family accounts are created from enrollment data, eliminating manual setup and disconnected records.
Family Engagement
One portal. Every interaction.
Families access grades, attendance, payments, forms, report cards, and communication through a single experience designed to keep them informed and involved.
Orbi AI
Intelligence across the entire platform
Because every workflow lives inside Orbital, Orbi understands context. It helps parents support learning, assists teachers with planning, and gives administrators faster access to answers and insights.
AI that supports educators, administrators, and families
Most AI tools focus on students. Orbi focuses on the people helping students succeed.
Parents understand assignments and support learning at home
Teachers generate lesson plans, quizzes, and feedback
Administrators draft communications and identify trends
Less software, more focus
Schools that consolidate their tools report immediate relief and measurable gains.
Reduce tool sprawl
Replace multiple disconnected systems with one platform.
Save administrative time
Automate repetitive tasks and workflows without manual intervention.
Improve family engagement
Keep parents informed and involved through one reliable channel.
Built for schools, not enterprises
Private schools
Modern school operations without enterprise bloat. Orbital gives you the depth you need for tuition management, family communication, and academic workflows—without the overhead of systems built for massive districts.
Charter schools
Connected systems that scale with growth. Whether you're in year one or year ten, Orbital grows with your enrollment, staffing, and operational demands. Add users, campuses, and features as you expand.
School networks
Multi-campus visibility and operational consistency. Manage student records, billing, and communication across multiple locations while keeping each campus autonomous. One platform, shared standards, local control.
Growing schools
Built to scale as enrollment grows. You won't outgrow Orbital. The platform handles everything from your first fifty students to several hundred, with the same reliability and simplicity.
A safer path away from legacy systems
Schools don't just buy software. They buy confidence that implementation will go smoothly, and your data arrives intact.
Planning
We map your school's structure, workflows, and data requirements before anything moves.
Import
Student records, billing history, and family information transfer cleanly from FACTS into Orbital.
Configure
Custom billing rules, approval workflows, and integrations are rebuilt to match how your school operates.
Train
Your team gets hands-on sessions tailored to their role so everyone feels ready on day one.
Launch
You go live with both systems running briefly so staff can verify everything works as expected.
Questions
Common questions about switching from FACTS to Orbital
Yes. We import student records, family information, billing history, and attendance data directly from FACTS. The process is handled by our team, and we verify everything is correct before you go live.
Most schools complete migration in two to four weeks. The timeline depends on your data volume and how much customization you need. We'll give you a clear schedule upfront.
Not for long. We recommend a brief overlap period so staff can verify data and get comfortable with Orbital. Most schools cut over completely within a month.
We'll map your current processes into Orbital. If you have custom billing rules or approval workflows, we'll rebuild them in the new system so nothing gets lost.
Yes. We provide onboarding sessions for administrators, teachers, and office staff. We also create documentation specific to your school so your team has a reference guide.
Still have questions?
Our team is ready to walk you through the switch and answer anything specific to your school.
See Orbital in action
Walk through how Orbital handles student records, billing, and family communication in one connected platform.