Illumia (formerly CBORD) vs MySchoolBucks

Illumia is the new name of the company formed from Transact and CBORD, now sold under one brand. MySchoolBucks is a school payments platform from Heartland School Solutions, part of Global Payments. Both are listed under School, Hospital & Contract Food Service. The main differences are in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Illumia (formerly CBORD): University dining programs; MySchoolBucks: School districts collecting meal and activity payments.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Illumia (formerly CBORD): Web; MySchoolBucks: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Illumia (formerly CBORD) names 6 countries and MySchoolBucks names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Illumia (formerly CBORD) names 4 integrations and MySchoolBucks names 17 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Illumia (formerly CBORD) names Roper Technologies (the company has been part of Roper Technologies since 2024) as its parent company and MySchoolBucks names Global Payments.

Side by side

Illumia (formerly CBORD) vs MySchoolBucks: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldIllumia (formerly CBORD)MySchoolBucks
What it isIllumia is the new name of the company formed from Transact and CBORD, now sold under one brand.MySchoolBucks is a school payments platform from Heartland School Solutions, part of Global Payments.
Best forUniversity dining programs; Hospitals and health systems; Senior living communitiesSchool districts collecting meal and activity payments; Parents paying school lunches; School software vendors
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only; program fee may be charged
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustralia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, United StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Español, Tiếng Việt, العربية
Number of integrations417
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedRochester, United States
OwnerRoper Technologies (the company has been part of Roper Technologies since 2024)Global Payments
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Illumia (formerly CBORD)

  • Allegion
  • Assa Abloy
  • Ellucian
  • Genea

Named only by MySchoolBucks

  • Account Tree
  • ACEware Systems
  • Aeries
  • Classlink
  • Edupoint
  • Follett
  • Frontline Education
  • GiftCrowd
  • Greenlight
  • Incident IQ
  • Infinite Campus
  • Kids Care Center
and 5 more
  • Pick A Time
  • PowerSchool
  • Skyward
  • Tyler Technologies
  • Zobrio

Which to choose

Illumia (formerly CBORD)

Choose Illumia (formerly CBORD) if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: University dining programs; Hospitals and health systems; Senior living communities.

MySchoolBucks

Choose MySchoolBucks if you fit its listed audience: School districts collecting meal and activity payments; Parents paying school lunches; School software vendors.

What we could not confirm

Illumia (formerly CBORD)

  • Pricing and contract terms
  • Founding year and headquarters of the combined company (CBORD founding not stated)
  • Security certifications (trust center is on a separate domain)
  • Interface languages
  • Hardware requirements
  • Full partner list
  • Current CEO: the about page quotes Greg Brown as CEO while the leadership page lists Laura Newell-McLaughlin, so no CEO is stated

MySchoolBucks

  • Program fee amount and any school-side pricing
  • Which school meal POS and nutrition systems it connects to
  • Contract terms
  • Founding year, employee count
  • Details from the vendor's meals and school store product pages

Go further

Illumia (formerly CBORD) profileMySchoolBucks 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.

Illumia (formerly CBORD), reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. homehttps://illumiatech.com
  2. /abouthttps://illumiatech.com/about
  3. /about/becoming-illumiahttps://illumiatech.com/about/becoming-illumia
  4. /solutions/higher-education/food-nutrition-dining-serviceshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/higher-education/food-nutrition-dining-services
  5. /solutions/healthcare/food-nutrition-dining-serviceshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/healthcare/food-nutrition-dining-services
  6. /solutions/senior-living/food-nutrition-dining-serviceshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/senior-living/food-nutrition-dining-services
  7. /solutions/healthcare/commercehttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/healthcare/commerce
  8. /partnershttps://illumiatech.com/partners
  9. /partners/ellucianhttps://illumiatech.com/partners/ellucian
  10. /resources/case-studieshttps://illumiatech.com/resources/case-studies
  11. /contact-ushttps://illumiatech.com/contact-us