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Edena vs Esemtia You collect, enrol and reach families from the same place

Esemtia covers early years, schools and vocational training with a strong academic and LOMLOE focus. Edena focuses on what costs the most time: collecting, winning enrolments and talking to families, with AI and automations as standard.

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Score: Edena 16.5 of 17; Esemtia 10.5 of 17. Points across 17 key criteria. Included scores 1; partial, 0.5. See the detail

Where Edena wins

Three differences your team feels from the very first month.

Its own CRM, no connectors

Esemtia integrates with Zoho CRM. Edena has the admissions CRM built in: forms, pipeline and conversion, connected to student records and invoicing.

Admissions CRM
  • Edena Web forms, pipeline and conversion Included
  • Esemtia Through a Zoho CRM integration Partial

Ena, the AI that does the work

It generates invoices, drafts announcements and takes the register when you ask. You review and confirm.

Built-in artificial intelligence
  • Edena Ena, an agent that carries out tasks Included
  • Esemtia Not included or no public information Not included or no public information

Try it today, not after a demo

Edena publishes its price and lets you try it free for 30 days, with no card and no lock-in.

Trial or demo
  • Edena 30 days, no card Included
  • Esemtia Sales demo Partial

Head to head

The 17 criteria that decide a school software purchase, with what each one offers according to its public information.

  • Included
  • Partial
  • Not included or no public information
Criterion Edena 16.5 /17 Esemtia 10.5 /17
Communication
Communication with families Included Messages, circulars and read receipts Included Communication with families and students
App for families Included Free on iOS and Android Included Apps for families and students
Attendance tracking Included Roll call and absences Included Attendance, absenteeism and absence notes
School management
Student records and school management Included Records, groups, timetables and the office Included Administration, academic management and communication
Assessment, grades and report cards Included Grades, report cards and the teacher's gradebook Included Gradebook, competencies and report cards
For nurseries, schools and academies Included Nurseries, schools, academies and groups Partial Early years, schools and vocational training
Virtual classroom and content Partial Tasks, grades and report cards; no publisher content Included Its own Moodle, with Edebé content or other sources
Money
Family payments Included Online payments and in-app payments Included Online payments
Invoicing (invoices and direct debits) Included Invoices, SEPA direct debits and arrears Included Invoicing and online payments
Published VERI*FACTU declaration Included Public and signed, version by version Not included or no public information
Online shop Included School shop and school wallet Included Online sale of uniforms, books and supplies
Admissions and team
Admissions CRM Included Web forms, pipeline and conversion Partial Through a Zoho CRM integration
Built-in artificial intelligence Included Ena, an agent that carries out tasks Not included or no public information
Staff time tracking Included Clock-in from any phone Not included or no public information
Terms
Price published on the website Included From €36/month Not included or no public information On request
Trial or demo Included 30 days, no card Partial Sales demo
Migration and onboarding Included Up and running in 2 weeks Not included or no public information

Switching to Edena is easier than it looks

We handle everything while your team carries on with its day.

2 weeks

for most schools to be up and running

1

We migrate your data

Students, families, groups and fees, from Esemtia, from Excel or from wherever they are. At no cost.

2

We train your team

Office staff, leadership and teachers learn with their own data, and can reach us on chat whenever they need.

3

No strings attached

No setup fee and no lock-in. You pay per student and stay because you want to.

Frequently asked questions

What schools coming from Esemtia ask us most.

What is the difference between Edena and Esemtia?
Esemtia is strongly oriented towards academic management, competency-based assessment and vocational training. Edena focuses on running the school: VERI*FACTU invoicing, SEPA direct debits, a built-in admissions CRM, time tracking, automations, an online shop and AI, with a public price and a free trial.
Can I migrate from Esemtia to Edena?
Yes. We migrate your data, set up invoicing and train the team. Most schools are up and running in two weeks.
Does Edena have an app for families and students?
Yes. A free iOS and Android app with messages, grades, invoices, permissions and the school shop. Esemtia publishes apps for families and students, and for the classroom.
Esemtia covers assessment and vocational training. Does Edena?
Esemtia is strongly oriented towards competency-based assessment, its own Moodle and vocational training. Edena has grades and report cards, and a virtual classroom without publisher content. They part ways on management: an admissions CRM inside the platform, an AI that carries out tasks, and a public price.
Does Edena's CRM replace Zoho?
Esemtia publishes recruitment through Zoho CRM. In Edena the CRM is built in: forms on your website, a pipeline and conversion, connected to the student record and invoicing, with no separate connector.
Can I try Edena without waiting for a demo?
Yes. 30 days free, with no card and no lock-in, from €36 a month. Esemtia works by demo and quote.

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How we built this comparison

From each vendor's public information (official website, product listings and trade press), reviewed on 19 October 2026. “Not included or no public information” means it does not appear in those sources, not that it does not exist. School counts are the figures each vendor publishes.

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Sources consulted

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The office closes the month without chasing families

Verifactu invoices go out, attendance is recorded, and each family sees it in the app. Seeing it on a school like yours takes 15 minutes.

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