CBORD vs PaySchools

CBORD is food and nutrition service software for hospitals, campus dining, senior living and corporate dining. PaySchools is school payment and nutrition software for US K-12 districts, now sold as part of i3 Education, a division of i3 Verticals. Both are listed under School, Hospital & Contract Food Service. The main differences are in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: CBORD: Hospitals and healthcare facilities; PaySchools: K-12 school districts running cafeterias.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. CBORD: Web; PaySchools: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    CBORD names 6 integrations and PaySchools names 10 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Parent companies: CBORD, Roper Technologies, Inc.; PaySchools, i3 Verticals.

Side by side

CBORD vs PaySchools: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCBORDPaySchools
What it isCBORD is food and nutrition service software for hospitals, campus dining, senior living and corporate dining.PaySchools is school payment and nutrition software for US K-12 districts, now sold as part of i3 Education, a division of i3 Verticals.
Best forHospitals and healthcare facilities; University and college dining programs; Senior living communitiesK-12 school districts running cafeterias; Districts that want one payment system for meals, fees and events
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesNot publishedUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations610
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedData encryption; the vendor says it does not sell or share family data (no certification named)
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNashville, United States
OwnerRoper Technologies, Inc.i3 Verticals
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by CBORD

  • Gordon Food Service
  • metafoodx
  • Nutrislice
  • Sysco
  • Topanga.io
  • US Foods

Named only by PaySchools

  • Aeries SIS
  • Edupoint Synergy
  • FACTS
  • Follett Destiny
  • Health-e Pro
  • PowerSchool
  • ProgressBook
  • Rediker
  • ScholarChip
  • Skyward

Which to choose

CBORD

Choose CBORD if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Hospitals and healthcare facilities; University and college dining programs; Senior living communities.

PaySchools

Choose PaySchools if you fit its listed audience: K-12 school districts running cafeterias; Districts that want one payment system for meals, fees and events.

Weaker fit: Businesses outside US schools. The vendor sells to K-12 school districts and its site describes no commercial restaurant use.

What we could not confirm

CBORD

  • Any price or plan
  • Countries of sale, languages, headquarters, founding year, team size
  • Which EHR, POS or ERP vendors are supported
  • Security certifications (a Security & Trust Center is linked)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Named restaurant or foodservice customers

PaySchools

  • Any price or contract term
  • Founding year of PaySchools and of i3 Verticals, and team size
  • When PaySchools was acquired by i3 Verticals
  • Named customer districts (the vendor says over 2,000 districts use PaySchools Central)
  • Security certifications and interface languages

Go further

CBORD profilePaySchools profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

CBORD, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage (cbord.com redirects here)https://illumiatech.com/
  2. Healthcare food and nutrition features, partner logoshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/healthcare/food-nutrition-dining-services
  3. Campus dining featureshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/higher-education/food-nutrition-dining-services
  4. Senior living features, uptimehttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/senior-living/food-nutrition-dining-services
  5. Partner programme and 300+ partnershttps://illumiatech.com/partners
  6. Company mission, CEO, partner logoshttps://illumiatech.com/about
  7. Rename from Transact + CBORD, Roper ownershiphttps://illumiatech.com/about/becoming-illumia
  8. Leadership teamhttps://illumiatech.com/about/leadership