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A Homeschool Tracker alternative: Trellis vs Homeschool Tracker

Choose Trellis if you want your state's rules walked through step by step, records that build as you teach, and a 30-day free trial.

Choose Homeschool Tracker if you want a planner that has run since 2002, room for up to 20 students and 3 teachers, or CSV export.

Homeschool Trellis made this page. Homeschool Tracker has been around much longer than Trellis, so we tried to be fair to it.

Side by side

Homeschool Tracker's column comes from its own website, as of September 25, 2026.
TrellisHomeschool Tracker
Price$79 a year for the whole family$8 a month, $65 a year, or $119 for two years
Free trial30 days free, no card needed7 days free, no credit card
PhonesRuns in the web browser on any phone, tablet, or computer. There is no app store app.Works in a web browser or on a tablet. Homeschool Tracker says it does not have a dedicated mobile app.
Children per planEvery child in one familyUp to 20 students and 3 teachers
A login for each childYes. Each child signs in to their own day, week, or month.Yes. Homeschool Tracker says it has separate logins for teachers and students.
Lesson-plan libraryA Curriculum Catalog of year plans that other families shared. No publisher library.Homeschool Tracker says it has a shared library of 1,000+ lesson plans.
State requirement guides15 states, each walked through step by step with the laws linked. Some fill in the state's own form, such as Iowa's Form A.Homeschool Tracker says its reports can be set up in the formats New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and North Carolina use.
Printed recordsReport cards, a high school transcript, the Year at a Glance, and a weekly checklistReport cards, transcripts, attendance reports, and year-end portfolios
ExportEvery record, at any time, as an Excel workbookEverything, as PDF or CSV, at any time
Co-op or school pricingNone. Trellis is built for one family.Not listed on their site as of Sep 25, 2026. For more than 20 students, they ask you to email them.
On the market since2026. Trellis is newer and smaller.2002, when it started as a Windows program
01Your state's rules

Your state's rules as a checklist

  • 15 states are walked through step by step, with the laws linked.
  • Hours, days, and grades come from work your children already checked off.
  • Homeschool Tracker says it also shapes its reports for some states, such as New York and Pennsylvania.

Homeschool requirements by state

The Minnesota Compliance Center with an at-a-glance checklist and numbered requirement cards.
02Every child

A login for each child, one price for all

  • Each child sees their own day and checks off their own work.
  • $79 a year covers every child and every feature.
  • The planning tools stay with you.
A child's Today view: three of four assignments done, with free reading up next and a focus timer ready.

Switching from Homeschool Tracker

  • Homeschool Tracker says you can export everything as PDF or CSV at any time.
  • Trellis imports a CSV of assignments. First, rename the header row to the column names Trellis reads.
  • Or start fresh from your curriculum's lesson count or table of contents.
  • You review each import before it lands, and you can undo it.
  • Homeschool Tracker says you keep read-only access for 90 days after you cancel.

How importing a curriculum works

The Import Your Curriculum page with three starting points: a lesson count or table of contents, chapters or units, or a spreadsheet.

Questions about Trellis and Homeschool Tracker

Is Trellis a good Homeschool Tracker alternative?

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It can be. Trellis fits a family that wants its state's rules walked through step by step, and one price for every child. Homeschool Tracker fits a family that wants a planner with a long history, many students, or CSV export.

Can I move my Homeschool Tracker records into Trellis?

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Assignments can move. Homeschool Tracker says it exports as PDF or CSV. Trellis imports a CSV of assignments once the header row uses the names Trellis reads. Past grades and attendance stay in your exported files. See the column names.

Does each child get their own login in Trellis?

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Yes. Each child signs in to their own day, week, or month and checks off their own work. The planning tools stay with you.

How do the prices compare?

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Trellis is $79 a year for the whole family, after 30 free days with no card. As of September 25, 2026, Homeschool Tracker lists $8 a month, $65 a year, or $119 for two years, after 7 free days.

Which states does each one help with?

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Trellis walks through 15 states step by step, with the laws linked. Homeschool Tracker says its reports can be set up in the formats New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and North Carolina use. Read your state's requirements.

Last checked September 25, 2026 against Homeschool Tracker's own website. See something wrong? Tell us.

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