Inkwelly vs Fedena. Modern, hosted, WhatsApp-native.
Fedena has been a popular school ERP in India for over a decade. Inkwelly is the modern alternative — WhatsApp parent communication included, Mumbai-hosted, built for Indian payment gateways and bank reconciliation, with a 14-day go-live and no migration cost.
Why schools consider a switch from Fedena
Most schools on Fedena love the core functionality but tell us they've stitched together SMS, payment gateways, and parent apps from multiple vendors. Inkwelly ships those as first-class modules, under one login, with one invoice.
If you're self-hosting Fedena, you're also running server ops on top of your day job. Inkwelly is fully hosted in Mumbai (AWS ap-south-1) with daily encrypted backups — one less thing to babysit.
What you get with Inkwelly
- Built-in WhatsApp parent comms. Meta-approved templates. SMS fallback.
- Native Indian payment gateways. Razorpay, PayU, Paytm, Cashfree — no third-party bolt-ons.
- Direct bank reconciliation. ICICI, HDFC, SBI for nodal-account schools.
- 14-day go-live, ₹0 migration. We do the data import.
- Mumbai hosting. AWS ap-south-1, DPDP-aligned.
- 90-day paid pilot with data-back refund. No lock-in.
Frequently asked
We're on Fedena — how does migration work?
Fedena exports are straightforward — we've done this before. We pull students, parents, fees, marks, and attendance. If you're on a self-hosted Fedena, even better — we have direct database access. Migration takes about a week, with go-live on the 1st of a month.
What's the biggest practical difference?
WhatsApp parent communication (Meta-approved templates, not third-party SMS), Indian payment gateway integrations out of the box (Razorpay, PayU, Paytm, Cashfree), and direct bank reconciliation (ICICI, HDFC, SBI). Plus the teacher app is designed for one-minute class attendance.
Is Inkwelly open source like Fedena's community edition?
No. Inkwelly is proprietary, but your data is yours — always exportable in standard formats (CSV, Excel, Tally XML), even if you leave. No lock-in.
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.
See Inkwelly with your Fedena data
30-minute demo. We export from your Fedena instance and show you the equivalent Inkwelly screens with your data loaded.