Transparent Classroom alternative for a two-room Montessori school

For a two-room Montessori school leaving Transparent Classroom, the closest alternatives are MRX at a flat $650 a year for two classrooms, Montessori Compass from $18 per student a year, and FutureNerds, free for 10 children then $0.50 per child a month, with billing and admissions built in.

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All comparisonsLast updated October 25, 2026Markdown version

Why two-room schools look for an alternative

Transparent Classroom's own help pages describe what a small school has to add on:

Tuition billing comes through a partnership with Onespot, a separate product.
Application fees need an outside payment button such as PayPal.
Progress & Plan prints one area at a time and has no file download.

Its price is per child, so it grows with every child you enrol, while MRX charges per classroom.

What two rooms cost on each product

Prices were checked October 14, 2026. The table assumes 12 paid months. Transparent Classroom charges only for children enrolled the previous month, so a school closed for two summer months pays for 10.

Product	30 children in two rooms	45 children in two rooms	Billing built in
Transparent Classroom	30 x $2.50 x 12 = $900 a year	45 x $2.50 x 12 = $1,350 a year	Through Onespot
MRX	2 x $325 = $650 a year	2 x $325 = $650 a year	Not listed
Montessori Compass, records on the yearly plan	30 x $18 = $540 a year	45 x $18 = $810 a year	Growth Suite, $48 per student a year
Storypark	30 x $1.59 x 12 = $572.40 a year	45 x $1.59 x 12 = $858.60 a year	Not on its global pricing page
FutureNerds	(30 - 10) x $0.50 x 12 = $120 a year	(45 - 10) x $0.50 x 12 = $210 a year	Yes, through your own Stripe account

Payment processing fees are separate for every product. Payments families make through FutureNerds cost standard Stripe fees plus 1%.

How the alternatives differ

MRX is Montessori-only record keeping with AMI, AMS and community lesson lists and a 3-month money-back guarantee. It is the closest match if you only want records at a fixed price.
Montessori Compass has over 3,000 lessons from infant through age 12. Its interface is English only, and it bills year-round with no summer pause.
Storypark shares learning stories with families. Montessori is a learning set the school builds.
FutureNerds keeps records on an AMS, AMI or custom curriculum with four mastery levels, and adds attendance, messages, tuition invoices and an online application with a waitlist in the same app. It has no direct QuickBooks sync and no SMS, and it is newer than the others.

When to stay on Transparent Classroom

Stay if you use its AMI Elementary lesson set and do not want to rebuild it, if you need a progress scale with more than four levels, or if Onespot already handles your billing well.

What to export before you cancel

Transparent Classroom's cancellation article says you lose access after cancelling. Export these first:

Your family list: Directories, then Parents or Students, then Download, as Onespot's help center describes.
Photos: Photos, then Download all. They download one calendar year at a time.
Conference reports, progress reports and lesson information, which its cancellation article lists as yours to export.

How to move a two-room school to FutureNerds

Export your family list, photos and reports from Transparent Classroom.
Create your FutureNerds school and choose AMS, AMI or a custom curriculum.
Add your two classrooms.
Open Settings, then Import Families. Download the template CSV, fill it from your export, and drop in the .csv or .xlsx file.
Choose Preview import, fix any rows it flags, then import and assign each child to a classroom.
Invite parents from the Family Roster.
Connect your Stripe account and set up tuition before the next billing month.

The family import brings in parents and children. Keep your exported lesson records, reports and photos as files. See switching from another system.

Questions and answers

What is the cheapest Transparent Classroom alternative for two classrooms?

At 30 children, FutureNerds costs $120 a year and MRX $650 a year, against $900 a year on Transparent Classroom at 12 paid months. MRX keeps the same price as you add children; FutureNerds adds $6 a year per child after the first 10.

Which alternative includes tuition billing?

FutureNerds includes invoices and card payments through your own Stripe account. Montessori Compass includes billing in its Growth Suite. MRX does not list billing on its home page.

Can I move my Transparent Classroom records to FutureNerds?

You can import parents and children from a CSV or Excel file. Export lesson records, reports and photos from Transparent Classroom before you cancel, and keep them as files.

How long does the move take for two rooms?

The family import takes one sitting once your export is ready. Plan a weekend for the export, the import, inviting parents and setting up tuition.

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All checked October 14, 2026.

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