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Honest comparisonLast updated May 2026

OningIQ vs Extramarks.

Both make sense for Indian institutions — but they solve different problems. Here's the line-by-line, written by someone who isn't pretending to be neutral.

OUR PICK
OningIQ
The complete ERP your institution actually runs on
End-to-end institution ERP (admissions to accounts) with integrated AI
Scale: 500+ institutions, 2,00,000+ students daily, ₹200 Cr+ fees / year
Pricing: Transparent INR, scales per student
Trial: 30-day free trial · no credit card · free data migration
EExtramarks Smart Class Plus
AI-Powered Solution for New-Age Classroom
In-class teaching platform + smartboard + content library
Scale: 15,000+ schools, 1Cr+ students
Pricing: Custom — book a call (no public pricing)
Trial: No public free trial
The short version
OPick OningIQ if

Schools, colleges and coaching institutes that want every module — admissions, fees, attendance, exams, transport, hostel, library, comms — on one connected platform.

EPick Extramarks if

Schools that need a content-rich in-class teaching layer and an interactive whiteboard, with parent academic visibility.

Plain truth: Extramarks is genuinely strong at putting content on a classroom screen. OningIQ is genuinely strong at running the institution behind that classroom — admissions through accounts. Several schools we work with use both, with OningIQ as the system of record and Extramarks as the in-class teaching layer.
The line-by-line

What each one actually does.

✓ means in-product. A short note means partial or different shape. ✗ means not what this product is for — that's not a knock, just a fact.

Capability
OningIQ
EExtramarks
What it is
Product type
Complete institution ERP
In-class teaching platform
Built for
Schools, colleges, coaching institutes
K-12 schools
Software only (no hardware)
Yes
Bundles with interactive flat panels
Operations modules
Admissions pipeline with AI lead scoring
Yes
—
Fee collection (UPI / cash / online, GST receipts)
Yes
—
WhatsApp fee receipts + smart payment reminders
Yes
—
Attendance (bulk-mark + low-attendance radar)
Yes
Basic, content-side
Examinations + gradebook + AI report-card remarks
Yes
Assessments only
Transport (routes, vehicles, drivers, parent ETAs)
Yes
—
Hostel management
Yes
—
Library
Yes
—
HR & Payroll
Yes
—
Multi-branch / multi-board (CBSE / ICSE / IB / state)
Yes
Limited
Teaching & content
In-class content library (videos, lectures, simulations)
Bring your own / LMS-side
Yes
Interactive whiteboard / smartboard integration
—
Yes
Recorded lectures library
Per-class only
Yes
Communication & parent app
Parent mobile app
Yes
Yes
Teacher mobile app
Yes
Yes
WhatsApp Business API broadcasts (DLT-compliant)
Yes
—
SMS + Email broadcasts with delivery reports
Yes
Email only
AI
Smart Search (natural-language across institution)
Yes
—
At-Risk Radar (attendance + grades + fees signal)
Yes
—
AI lead scoring on admissions enquiries
Yes
—
AI-drafted report-card remarks
Yes
—
AI question generation for tests
Per assessment
Yes
Commercials & onboarding
Public INR pricing
Yes
—
Free trial
30 days, no card
—
Free data migration
Yes
On request
Go-live timeline
~1 week
4–8 weeks (hardware installs add time)
100% data ownership
Yes
Yes
What you get with OningIQ

Eight modules. One database.

Admissions

Public form → AI lead scoring → enrollment, in one pipeline

Fees

UPI / cash / online, GST receipts, WhatsApp confirmations

Attendance

Bulk-mark + low-attendance radar before mid-term

Exams

Marks → grades → AI remarks → printable report cards

Transport

Routes, vehicles, drivers, stops, parent ETAs

Comms

WhatsApp + SMS (DLT) + Email, one composer

HR & Payroll

Faculty, salaries, payslips, statutory filings

OningEdu AI

Smart Search, At-Risk Radar, Smart Reminders

Already on Extramarks?

Keep your in-class content. Add the ERP underneath.

A 30-minute demo on your boards, your fee structure, your data. We migrate students, classes, fee structures and ledgers free — go live in a week.

No credit card Free data migration Go live in a week
1 week
go-live with our migration team
500+
institutions already running OningIQ
₹200 Cr+
fees processed each year through the platform

Questions institute owners actually ask.

Honest. Extramarks is genuinely better at in-class content and an integrated whiteboard. We're better at running the institution end-to-end. Several customers use both. Read the table and decide.
Yes. Many schools run Extramarks as the in-class teaching layer and OningIQ as the system of record — admissions, fees, attendance, transport, exams, parent comms.
Free. Our team imports your students, classes, sections, fee structures, ledgers, parent contacts and historical attendance. Most schools go live within a week.
Transparent INR pricing that scales with the number of students. See pricing on our /v2 page or book a call for an institution-specific quote.
Yes — WhatsApp Business API and SMS DLT templates ship with the platform. You can broadcast to a class, a section, or every parent in two clicks.