ParentSquare Wins Top Spot in Classroom Messaging on G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards for Best Education Software Products

Santa Barbara, Calif.—Feb. 24, 2026—ParentSquare, the trusted leader in school-home engagement for K-12 districts, today announced it has been named to G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards, placing No. 1 on the Best Education Software Products for Classroom Messaging. As the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace, G2 reaches over 100 million buyers annually. Its annual Best Software Awards rank the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users. 

This recognition reflects what happens when engagement becomes foundational. As the unified communications platform for K–12, ParentSquare connects every family and empowers districts to strengthen community, support educators, and drive measurable student outcomes.

“Fifteen years ago, we set out to solve a fundamental challenge in education: how to reliably connect schools and families across languages and access barriers,” said Anupama Vaid, President and Founder of ParentSquare. “That focus on connection shaped our growth from two-way communication into a platform that brings attendance, payments, websites, and more together in one place. Districts continue to navigate fragmented systems, and recognition in G2’s Best Software Awards reflects the impact of simplifying that complexity.”

“As buyers increasingly shift to AI-driven research to discover software solutions, being recommended in the ‘answer moment’ must be earned with credible proof,” said Godard Abel, co-founder and CEO at G2. “Our Best Software Awards are grounded in trusted data from authentic customer reviews. They not only give buyers an objective, reliable guide to the products that help teams do their best work, but they’re also the proof AI search platforms rely on when sourcing answers. Congratulations to this year’s winners, including ParentSquare. Earning a spot on these lists signals real customer impact.”

About G2’s Best Software Awards

G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards feature dozens of award lists, ranking software vendors and products using G2’s proprietary algorithm. The results are based on G2’s verified user reviews and publicly available market presence data. To be eligible for the Best Software Awards, a software company or product must have received at least 10 approved reviews during the 2025 calendar year. Scores reflect only data from reviews submitted during this evaluation period. 

To learn more, view G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards and read more about G2’s methodology.

About ParentSquare

ParentSquare is rooted in the belief that when families are involved, students thrive. Our all-in-one family engagement platform for K-12 schools brings together communications, attendance, forms, payments, and websites to simplify how schools and families connect and take action. ParentSquare Intelligence, the AI and data layer built into ParentSquare, turns engagement and attendance data into insights that guide proactive outreach, so districts can offer families the right support at the right time. We help schools reach the parents and guardians of more than 22 million students in 190+ languages through the channels families prefer, including app, text, email, and phone. Over 42,000 schools in all 50 states use ParentSquare to build trust with families and save staff time, and it consistently ranks among the top five free apps in the U.S. Learn more at ParentSquare.com.

About G2

G2 is the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 100 million people annually — including employees at all Fortune 500 companies — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews. Thousands of software and services companies of all sizes partner with G2 to build their reputation and grow their business — including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, and Adobe. To learn more about where you go for software, visit www.g2.com and follow G2 on LinkedIn.