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Infinite Campus vs Labster

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Infinite Campus

Education

K-12 student information system sold direct to districts and state education agencies

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Labster

Education

Virtual science labs for immersive learning

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Infinite Campus no pricing is published anywhere, so the only way to know what it costs is a sales conversation against your certified enrolment, and districts routinely discover the quoted rate differs from a neighbouring district of similar size.; Labster customization is limited and labs cannot be easily adapted to specific course learning outcomes
  • They diverge on capability: Infinite Campus covers Per-student single licence, Labster covers Virtual simulations.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Infinite Campus and Labster actually diverge.

Attributes where Infinite Campus and Labster differ
AttributeInfinite CampusLabster
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
FoundedUnknown2011

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Infinite Campus

  • Per-student single licence
  • State reporting
  • Campus Parent and Campus Student
  • Scheduling engine
  • Special education
  • Food service
  • Campus Digital Repository
  • Ad hoc reporting

Only in Labster

  • Virtual simulations
  • 3D environments
  • Theory pages
  • Quizzes
  • Lab reports
  • Progress tracking
  • Mobile access
  • Multiplayer

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Infinite Campus

  • A district leaving a private-equity-owned SIS after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock.not Labster
  • A state education agency standardising every district on one SIS and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise.not Labster
  • A secondary school with complicated timetabling, block schedules, dual enrolment and weighted GPA rules that a simpler SIS cannot model without workarounds.not Labster
  • A district that wants meal accounts, fee payments, health records and special education in the same record as attendance and grades rather than integrated across four vendors.not Labster

Labster

  • Virtual labsnot Infinite Campus
  • Pre-lab preparationnot Infinite Campus
  • Supplemental learningnot Infinite Campus
  • Remote educationnot Infinite Campus

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Infinite Campus

  • No pricing is published anywhere, so the only way to know what it costs is a sales conversation against your certified enrolment, and districts routinely discover the quoted rate differs from a neighbouring district of similar size.
  • The interface is dense and inherited from an earlier era of web software; staff who use it occasionally, such as substitute teachers or front office cover, need retraining each time rather than working it out.
  • Implementation is a data conversion project, not an install, and districts that underestimate historic transcript and special education record migration end up running two systems in parallel for a year.
  • Getting real value out of it requires at least one dedicated district-level Campus administrator, which is a salaried post smaller districts often cannot justify and which becomes a single point of failure when that person leaves.
  • It is overwhelmingly a US product tuned to US state reporting; international schools and non-US systems get little of the compliance value that justifies the price, and the grading and enrolment models assume American conventions.

Labster

  • Customization is limited and labs cannot be easily adapted to specific course learning outcomes
  • Simulations can lag or freeze depending on operating system and connection speed
  • Cannot fully replace hands-on physical lab experience and data collection
  • Students report preference for tactile physical lab experience over virtual simulations

Pricing, plan by plan

Infinite Campus

On request
  • Infinite Campus SIS$undefined/year
    • Priced per enrolled student against a certified enrolment snapshot
    • Licence, hosting, support and training bundled rather than sold as modules
    • Volume tiers reduce the per-student rate as enrolment rises

Labster

On request
  • Student Access$49/month
    • Course simulations
    • Mobile access
    • Progress tracking
  • Institution$undefined/month
    • All simulations
    • LMS integration
    • Analytics
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom content
    • API access
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Infinite Campus if

  • You need per-student single licence.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want state reporting.
Infinite Campus review

Choose Labster if

  • You need virtual simulations.
  • You also want 3d environments.
Labster review

Questions people ask

Is Infinite Campus or Labster better?
Neither clearly leads. Infinite Campus starts at On request and Labster at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Infinite Campus or Labster?
Infinite Campus starts at On request and Labster at On request.
Does Infinite Campus or Labster run on more platforms?
Infinite Campus runs on Web, iOS, Android. Labster runs on Web.
What is Infinite Campus best used for?
Infinite Campus is most often used for a district leaving a private-equity-owned sis after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock., a state education agency standardising every district on one sis and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise., a secondary school with complicated timetabling, block schedules, dual enrolment and weighted gpa rules that a simpler sis cannot model without workarounds., a district that wants meal accounts, fee payments, health records and special education in the same record as attendance and grades rather than integrated across four vendors.. Of those, a district leaving a private-equity-owned sis after a repricing or a support quality drop, and specifically wanting an owner whose roadmap is not on an exit clock. and a state education agency standardising every district on one sis and one reporting extract so state submissions stop being a per-district reconciliation exercise. are not what Labster is typically brought in for.
What can Infinite Campus do that Labster cannot?
Infinite Campus covers Per-student single licence, State reporting, Campus Parent and Campus Student, Scheduling engine. Labster covers Virtual simulations, 3D environments, Theory pages, Quizzes.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Infinite Campus: Does Infinite Campus publish its per-student price?

No. Every quote is negotiated against your certified enrolment, and public procurement records are the only reliable way to see what comparable districts actually paid.

Labster: What STEM subjects does Labster cover?

Labster provides interactive 3D simulations across biology, chemistry, physics, and other STEM subjects, designed for university, college, and high school students.

Infinite Campus: Is it owned by a private equity firm?

No. It is privately held and founder-controlled, and has taken no venture or private equity investment, which distinguishes it from PowerSchool under Bain Capital.

Labster: How many students has Labster served?

Labster has served over 6 million students and thousands of institutions globally with its virtual lab simulations.

Infinite Campus: Can it replace a separate LMS?

Partly. It has assignment and gradebook tools, but districts running Canvas, Schoology or Google Classroom keep them and integrate rostering rather than dropping them.

Infinite Campus: How long is a typical contract?

Multi-year. Annual-only terms are unusual because the implementation cost is front-loaded and neither side wants to repeat it.

Infinite Campus: What happens to the price when enrolment falls?

It is tied to the enrolment snapshot, so declining districts should confirm the contract reprices downward rather than holding a floor.

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