Software comparison · reviewed 2 August 2026
B Squared Connecting Steps and Evisense alternative: Voyage compared
Schools considering an alternative to, or a fresh implementation alongside, Connecting Steps and Evisense should first decide whether they mainly need established assessment content and evidence sharing, or want to explore a more joined-up planning and staff-workflow model.
What B Squared Connecting Steps and Evisense publicly documents
B Squared describes Connecting Steps as assessment software for recording achievements, baselining learners, showing small steps and reporting progress. Evisense captures photo, video and audio evidence, links it to Connecting Steps and supports parent communication. B Squared also documents analytics and a long-established library of assessment content.
Where Voyage currently fits
Voyage's current strength is the connection from person-centred profile and EHCP outcome through goals and targets to learning records, assessment and staff workflows. It includes frameworks from pre-formal through formal learning. It does not yet match the maturity, breadth of public content or parent-sharing features B Squared documents.
Check the full Voyage product-status registerA practical, evidence-led comparison
The rows below describe documented capabilities and product maturity. They deliberately avoid scores, winner badges and unsupported negative claims.
| Area | B Squared Connecting Steps and Evisense | Voyage |
|---|---|---|
| Product maturity | An established product family backed by more than 25 years of B Squared work with schools. | Being tested Developed with Princes Primary School and preparing for two or three supported founding-school pilots from January 2027. |
| Assessment | Connecting Steps documents baselining, individual and group assessment, next steps, reports and a broad library of frameworks. | Current product Built-in frameworks span pre-formal through formal learning, including the Engagement Model, with configurable qualifiers and assessment views. |
| Evidence | Evisense documents photo, video and audio capture, annotations, filtering and links into Connecting Steps. | Current product Learning records support written observations, photos and video linked to planning and assessment. Voice capture is not currently available. |
| Planning | B Squared documents links to EHCP outcomes and IEP targets, with assessment-led next steps. | Current product Voyage has a direct outcome-to-goal-to-target planning structure connected to the wider pupil record. |
| Family access | Evisense documents secure two-way communication and sharing with parents. | Planned / discovery Direct family access is not currently available; safe school-controlled sharing is a future discovery area. |
| Staff workflow | Public material focuses on assessment, evidence, analytics, reports and communication. | Current product Worktrays, internal approvals, moderation comments and configured forms sit alongside planning and learning records. |
Questions worth asking in any demo
- Which assessment frameworks and licences are included for our exact cohort?
- Can staff follow an EHCP outcome through goals, targets, evidence and review without duplicating data?
- What can families see, contribute and withdraw—and who approves publication?
- How are moderation, internal sign-off and unfinished work handled?
- What data can we export in a usable form if we later change supplier?
Choosing for a special school?
We would be glad to learn about your current workflow—even if the right conclusion is that an established product already meets your needs.