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Is there anything open source that provides the same experience as Google Admin Console where IT admins can manage everything from a single pane of glass? I’d imagine schools use Chromebooks because Google has put a lot of resources into making it a simple and cost effective option for schools, where IT budgets and staffing are usually pretty limited. An open source software suite that provides a similar experience would seemingly be a compelling alternative. I’d imagine there would need to be a company hosting the software for a fee, with the funds used to build on top of existing open source software to make a seamless and unified experience that works well. Barring that, I don’t imagine any school IT admin has sufficient bandwidth to buy a bunch of cheap laptops, install Linux on them, self-host Nextcloud, secure and lock down everything, etc. I know next to nothing about how IT in schools is managed, so this a lot of conjecture that could be wrong.