Edventory

Guides, product notes, and ideas for K-12 technology teams, from Edventory.

Every Chromebook has an Auto Update Expiration date. Here is what AUE means, how to find it, and how to turn expiring devices into a replacement budget instead of a surprise.

Device collection is an inventory audit in disguise. Treat it like one and the summer gets a lot quieter.

How to track every software license and renewal date in one place, so a K-12 technology budget covers the full cost of running technology, not just the hardware.

Edventory is free for up to 100 devices and 100 students. District plans use a flat rate based on device count or student enrollment, whichever is higher; three-year contracts receive 50% off year one with rates locked for the full term. Annual invoicing and purchase orders are accepted.

An Asset Panda alternative for K-12: Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops tracked by student and staff with Google Workspace sync, a help desk, and flat pricing.

An Incident IQ alternative for K-12: device tracking, a multi-team help desk, and budget forecasting at a flat, published district price. Free up to 100 devices.

One to One Plus pricing is quote-based. Edventory publishes flat tiers of free, $750, $1,500, and $4,500 per year.

A Snipe-IT alternative built for schools: student assignments, loaner pools, Chromebook AUE tracking, and a help desk. Fully hosted, backed up, free to start.

Edventory was built by a K-12 technology director who got tired of asking districts to choose between enterprise software built for corporations and tools that don't understand how school IT actually works.

Edventory offers 20-minute walkthroughs using a district’s device list and answers questions about whether the product fits.

The tool tracks Chromebooks, runs help desks, and forecasts technology budgets for K-12 IT teams. It is free for up to 100 devices and 100 students.

Edventory describes how it collects, uses, and protects school-district and student data. It operates as a school official under FERPA, does not sell data, and uses no ad tech or trackers.

The terms of service governing use of Edventory — the IT asset management, help-desk, and device-lifecycle platform for K-12 school districts.