Comparison
Bell Path vs DayGrid
Choose Bell Path when the timetable has to run the school week: daily cover, yard duty, wet day plans and events. Choose DayGrid when you also want to build class lists, or want a 30-day trial of everything before you pay.
Both are built for Australian primary schools, and both store school data in Australia. DayGrid’s class lists start from your student records. Bell Path never needs your students’ names to build a timetable.
Already run one? Send the file and it is in Bell Path within 48 hours, with Daily Cover free for two weeks.
This comparison is based on the public product, features and pricing pages of Bell Path and DayGrid. Features, pricing and support change, so check current details with each vendor.
Sources checked · 3 October 2026
Which product fits which school.
Choose Bell Path if
- The timetable is the start of the job, and daily cover, wet day plans, event timetables and an operations calendar need to come from it
- You want to build the timetable without importing students or typing their names
- Planning time, part-time staff, job-shares and specialist rotations are the hard part, and you want every teacher’s planning time checked before the timetable goes out
- You already run a timetable and want it loaded for you, with Daily Cover working on it within 48 hours
Choose DayGrid if
- Building class lists matters as much as timetabling, including friendship, academic, social or behaviour inputs
- You want a 30-day trial of the full product before paying for a year
- A dedicated account manager, phone support in business hours and a setup session matter to you
- You want the vendor to build your first timetable or roster for you, which DayGrid offers as a paid service
What the decision usually comes down to.
What it covers
Specialist timetabling plus daily cover, yard duty, wet day plans, event timetables, an operations calendar, Education Support and a staff portal
Specialist timetables, yard duty rosters and class list creation
Planning time
Every teacher’s planning time (APT, RFF, DOTT, NIT or NCT) is delivered to the minute and checked before the timetable goes out
Can schedule a whole year level’s specialist sessions at once to create shared planning time. Public pages do not describe a check of each teacher’s entitlement
Student data
Building the timetable never needs student names. Names appear only in optional features such as Education Support
Class list creation imports students and collects friendship input through an online portal
After the timetable
The current timetable runs same-morning cover, yard duty, wet day plans, events and the staff portal
A read-only calendar lets staff see active timetables and yard duty rosters. Public pages do not describe daily cover or wet day plans
Evaluation and pricing
Send the timetable you already run and it is in Bell Path within 48 hours, with Daily Cover free for two weeks. Or set up and generate a free preview of your real timetable. Prices are published, from $679 a year for one school, with no GST added
30-day full-access trial with no credit card. Annual pricing goes by school size and starts from $1,495 a year plus GST
Where data is stored
Bell Path is an Australian business run from Victoria, and its servers are in Australia, in Melbourne and Sydney
Public pages state that school data stays in Australia
Human support
Bell Path loads your current timetable from your file within 48 hours, replies to email within one working day, and offers a walkthrough on request
A dedicated account manager, phone support in business hours, priority email and a setup session, plus a paid service that builds your first timetable or roster
FAQ
Questions schools ask when comparing Bell Path and DayGrid.
Are Bell Path and DayGrid direct competitors?
They overlap on specialist timetabling and yard duty rosters for Australian primary schools. Outside that overlap, DayGrid adds class list creation, and Bell Path adds daily cover, wet day plans, events, an operations calendar, Education Support and a staff portal.
Do Bell Path and DayGrid store school data in Australia?
Yes, both. DayGrid’s public pages say school data stays in Australia. Bell Path is an Australian business run from Victoria, and its servers are in Australia, in Melbourne and Sydney. Email, text messages, payments, sign-in and the optional AI features come from separate companies, which may process limited information outside Australia. The School Approval Pack names each one.
Can I try Bell Path or DayGrid before paying?
Yes, both, in different ways. DayGrid offers a 30-day trial of the full product with no credit card. Bell Path loads the timetable you already run within 48 hours with Daily Cover free for two weeks, or lets you set up and generate a free preview of your real timetable. A subscription unlocks the full week, sharing and downloads.
Which costs less, Bell Path or DayGrid?
Bell Path is priced from $679 a year for one school, with no GST added. DayGrid starts from $1,495 a year plus GST for a school of up to 300 students. Both price by school size and publish their prices, so compare the figures for your enrolment.
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Bell Path vs Daily Organiser
Choose Daily Organiser for relief management on top of a timetable your school builds in Timetabling Solutions.
See the timetable before you decide.
Send us the timetable you already run and it is in Bell Path within 48 hours, or see a week Bell Path generated for a sample school first.
Bell Path publishes its prices: from $679 per year for one school, no per-user add-ons. See the full price list.