Is CalmCompliance a good alternative to Statlog?

CalmCompliance is a strong alternative to Statlog for organisations that want facilities, compliance and health & safety in one connected, audit-ready system. Statlog is premises-led and strong on estates surveys and capital planning. CalmCompliance matches the statutory/PPM core while keeping a broader compliance scope and a simpler day-to-day experience.

What is the best compliance software for schools and multi-academy trusts?

The best fit depends on your estate and how much hands-on support you want. CalmCompliance suits schools and trusts that want statutory checks, planned maintenance, risk, assets, policies and reporting in one calm, audit-ready system, and, because it is built for facilities and H&S across sectors, it also covers any non-school sites a trust runs.

How do I choose between CalmCompliance and Statlog?

Compare them on scope (statutory checks, planned maintenance, risk, assets, policies, incidents), usability for non-specialist staff, oversight across multiple sites, and total cost including training and onboarding. Ask each vendor to evidence the features that matter most to you. Statlog is premises-led and strong on estates surveys and capital planning. CalmCompliance matches the statutory/PPM core while keeping a broader compliance scope and a simpler day-to-day experience.

CalmCompliance vs Statlog

Compared on facilities, compliance and health & safety, usability and pricing.

CalmCompliance and Statlog are both compliance operations platform. Statlog is premises-led and strong on estates surveys and capital planning. CalmCompliance matches the statutory/PPM core while keeping a broader compliance scope and a simpler day-to-day experience. For schools and trusts that want one calm, audit-ready system, covering any non-school sites they run too, with transparent pricing, CalmCompliance is the stronger fit; Statlog leads when you specifically need your priority is condition surveys and capital/project planning..

Built for education too: as well as serving care, construction, manufacturing, leisure and facilities, CalmCompliance covers the school estate, statutory checks, planned maintenance, policies and oversight across every site a trust runs.

At a glance

CalmCompliance vs Statlog

CalmCompliance

CalmCompliance is a compliance operations platform that brings facilities, compliance and health & safety into one connected system. Premises and assets, planned and reactive work, policies, risk, training and incidents live across three layers: Operate, Govern and Manage, with a Standards capstone that proves you are meeting the bar, site by site.

Best for

Any organisation that has to operate safe premises and prove it across care, construction, manufacturing, leisure, facilities management, charities and education that wants statutory compliance, premises/estates, H&S, training and incidents in one system.

One connected system for facilities, compliance and health & safety: not a single-purpose toolAudit-ready evidence trail by default, assembled as the work happensWorks across sectors: care, construction, manufacturing, leisure, facilities, charities and education

Statlog

Premises and compliance platform aligned to DfE GEMS: site manager tests, PPM, asset manager surveys, document manager, helpdesk and project/capital planning, with AI assistance.

Known for

GEMS-alignedCondition-survey asset managerAI-assisted PPM setupCapital/project planning

Feature comparison

How CalmCompliance and Statlog compare

CalmCompliance confirms 1 capability Statlogdoesn’t.

Feature	CalmCompliance	Statlog
Compliance & statutory
Statutory checks & scheduled tasksPre-built statutory check schedules with reminders and escalation.	Yes	Yes
RAG compliance dashboardsRed/amber/green status across a school or trust.	Yes	Yes
Risk register & assessmentsRisk register, heatmaps and review-date tracking.	Yes	Partial / add-on
Incident & accident reportingLog incidents/accidents with RIDDOR flagging.	Yes	Not confirmed
Policy managementStore, version and acknowledge policies.	Yes	Not confirmed
Audit-ready evidence trailTime-stamped, exportable evidence for inspections.	Yes	Yes
Estates & premises (PPM)
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)Schedule and track PPM tasks and contractor servicing.	Yes	Yes
Asset managementAsset register, lifecycle, depreciation and renewals.	Yes	Yes
Helpdesk / reactive ticketsLog, assign and track reactive maintenance jobs.	Yes	Yes
Contract managementContract register with renewal alerts.	Yes	Yes
DfE GEMS alignedAligned to Good Estate Management for Schools.	Yes	Yes
Capital / project planningCondition surveys, costings and capital planning.	Partial / add-on	Yes
Platform & usability
Multi-academy trust oversightTrust-wide rollups and per-school drill-down.	Yes	Yes
Mobile app / on-the-go recordingRecord checks and jobs from a phone or tablet.	Yes	Yes
QR code requestsQR codes for quick fault/issue reporting.	Yes	Not confirmed
Document managementCentral document store with certificates.	Yes	Yes
Designed for non-specialist staffLow-training interface for busy school staff.	Yes	Partial / add-on
Training, support & commercials
Built-in eLearning / CPDAccredited training courses inside the platform.	Partial / add-on	No
Hands-on onboarding & migrationSupported data migration and setup.	Yes	Yes
No per-staff training feesStaff training included, not charged per head.	Yes	Not confirmed
Transparent / published pricingPricing available without a sales call.	Yes	No
UK-based supportUK support team.	Yes	Yes

Comparison based on each provider’s public information, last reviewed 10 August 2026. Features marked “Not confirmed” could not be verified from public sources. Statlog is a trademark of its respective owner.

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