School management software districts own.
Heronix runs on your servers. Buy once, own forever.
About Heronix
Heronix exists to give schools a different kind of software relationship.
For the last two decades, school districts have been pushed toward subscription-based, cloud-hosted software that requires continuous connectivity, sends student data to vendor servers, and updates on the vendor's schedule rather than the district's. That model works for vendors. It often does not work for schools.
Heronix builds tools that run on district infrastructure, stay on district infrastructure, and remain under district control. One-time perpetual licenses. No required cloud connectivity. No data leaving the network without explicit authorization. No forced updates mid-school-year.
This isn't a feature list. It's the starting assumption behind every product we build.
How Heronix operates
Heronix Education Systems LLC is a privately held, founder-operated Florida company. Not venture-backed. Not positioned for acquisition. Heronix is built around a clear philosophy and a long-term commitment to the schools it serves.
The gateway between Heronix products and the outside world
A dedicated gateway that tokenizes student data before it reaches any outside vendor
Student PII never leaves your network in the clear
Guardian is a dedicated gateway application that deploys inside your network alongside Heronix products. When a Heronix product integrates with an outside system, that traffic is designed to route through Guardian: student PII is tokenized before data crosses the network perimeter, and each external integration receives unique, non-reversible tokens, so the raw student record does not leave your district in the clear.
Guardian is functional and in internal testing ahead of production deployments. Products without external vendor integrations, PassTrack among them, keep all student data on district servers and run without the gateway. Full details in the architecture.
Tokenization at the perimeter
Student PII is replaced with cryptographic tokens before data leaves the network
Per-vendor isolation
Each external integration receives unique tokens, one vendor's breach does not expose others
Minimum data by default
Integrations receive only the fields they need, grades without names, not the full record
Per-vendor token example
TKN_ABC123DEF456
VNDA_7H4K9D2X
VNDB_3M8P5K1Q
VNDC_6N2H9L4X
If Vendor A is breached:
Only VNDA_* tokens are exposed. Vendors B and C remain unaffected. Real student identities are not reconstructable from any single vendor's data.
What We're Building
Five products. Three open now; two on the way.
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Heronix PassTrack
Digital hall pass, dismissal, and summons system. Works alongside any student information system, including Heronix Suite.
Pilot applications open, 2026 school year
Learn more Apply for pilotHeronix Forms
Self-hosted form engine: build forms in a browser designer, publish by QR code, kiosk, or private link, and collect encrypted responses on your own server.
v1.0.0-beta.1, 90-day pilot package available
Learn more Request the pilotHeronix Spatio
Free 3D modeling tool for K-12 students. Standalone, not part of Suite.
v1.0, free download, ~202 MB
Learn more DownloadComing Soon
Heronix Browser
District-owned, offline-first web browser for K-12, built-in web filtering, single sign-on, and a FERPA privacy firewall. Self-hosted on infrastructure your district controls.
In supervised closed pilot, v1.5.3
Learn moreHeronix Suite
Integrated on-premise school management platform: SIS, master scheduling, messaging, SSO, substitute management, parent/teacher/student portals, and reporting, all in one license.
All 45 modules built, in pre-launch validation · launching 2027–2028
Learn moreHow Heronix pricing works
How a perpetual license compares to a typical SaaS subscription
Typical SaaS
Annual subscription- Annual subscription fees
- Regular price increases
- Higher 10-year total cost
- Access ends at subscription end
Heronix
Perpetual license- One-time license fee
- Annual upkeep included in the license terms
- Lower 10-year total cost
- The license is perpetual and does not expire
Contact Us
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