Inkwelly vs Entab. A modern alternative for Indian schools.
Entab is a well-known incumbent in Indian school ERP. Inkwelly is the modern alternative — built in India, on modern tech, with WhatsApp-native parent communication, transparent pricing, and a 90-day exit window.
Why schools consider a switch
The #1 reason we hear: "Our teachers don't use it." A school ERP that teachers don't use is a data graveyard. Inkwelly's teacher app is one screen, under a minute per class, Hindi and regional languages included. If your teachers aren't using your current system, that's the problem worth solving — not the features list.
Second reason: parent communication. Most legacy ERPs bolt on SMS at extra cost. Inkwelly ships WhatsApp-native messaging, Meta-approved templates, and SMS fallback — all included.
What you get with Inkwelly
- 14-day go-live. From signed agreement to first fee on Inkwelly.
- ₹0 migration cost. We import from your current ERP or Excel. You approve before go-live.
- 90-day paid pilot. If it's not working, we refund pro-rata and hand your data back.
- WhatsApp-native. Not SMS, not a forced app install.
- Mumbai hosting. AWS ap-south-1, daily encrypted backups, DPDP-aligned.
- 2-hour WhatsApp support. A real person, not a ticket queue.
Frequently asked
Is switching from Entab painful?
It's the part we own. We export from Entab — students, parents, fees, marks, attendance. If Entab refuses, we work from Excel. We clean, map, and load to a staging environment. You review. We go live on a chosen date, typically the 1st of a month. No parallel running for months.
What about our data locked in Entab?
We've done this migration before. If the vendor stonewalls, we extract from Excel exports, printed registers, and PDF report cards. Your data is yours — getting it out is a one-time effort.
How fast is Inkwelly vs Entab?
Inkwelly is a modern web app built in 2025-26 on Next.js and NestJS. Pages load in under 2 seconds. Entab, in our experience, runs on older architecture and is often reported as slow. Try both on a demo and decide.
Do you offer a pilot?
Yes. 90-day paid pilot on your real data. If it's not working at day 90, we refund pro-rata and hand your data back. No lock-in.
See Inkwelly with your Entab data
30-minute demo. We log into your Entab account with you, export what we need, and show you the equivalent Inkwelly screens with your data loaded.