Edsby vs. Teachable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Edsby
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Edsby is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) for K-12 school districts that uses web and mobile technologies to connect teachers, students, parents and administrators in new ways. This LMS allows students and parents to check grades, attendance, homework and more from a browser, tablet or mobile phone. The vendor says what sets this LMS apart from others is that Edsby is designed specifically for the special requirements and needs of K-12. To make district-wide…
$5
per user/per year
Teachable
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Teachable in New York offers what they describe as a powerful, easy-to-use online course creation platform, designed to provide course creators everything needed to create, market, and sell their course online. Teachable's platform includes unlimited courses and unlimited students, to site customization and personal branding.
$39
per month
Pricing
EdsbyTeachable
Editions & Modules
Edsby
5+
per user/per year
Basic
$39.00
per month
Pro
$119.00
per month
Business
$299.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EdsbyTeachable
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEdsby charges an up-front fee for initial integration. There are also annual costs, variable with the number of students. Parent, teacher and administrator accounts are free. Certain other features are charged for annually. Special pricing applies for private schools. Contact Edsby for details.
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Community Pulse
EdsbyTeachable
Features
EdsbyTeachable
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Edsby
8.2
5 Ratings
0% below category average
Teachable
7.4
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Course authoring8.64 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.14 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Player/Portal9.14 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.75 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.85 Ratings8.34 Ratings
Assignments8.85 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Learning administration8.84 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics4.23 Ratings6.74 Ratings
Social learning8.85 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.84 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
EdsbyTeachable
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(8 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
EdsbyTeachable
Likelihood to Recommend
Edsby
I use only Edsby - I have no use for a google classroom as well as an Edsby page. I try to convince and how teachers how easy it is to use only one system
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Teachable
Gets the job done and is easy to use. We've definitely made serious revenue with it, and it's worked well enough with our other systems to enable some handy automations. I'd say if you've got a course or courses you're looking to launch and they are fairly straightforward with up-front payments, Teachable can definitely get the job done. However, if you're running more of a membership model for access to your courses, Teachable by itself may not be the ideal solution, or you may want to use a different platform for the payments and just use Teachable for the actual courses.
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Pros
Edsby
  • It has a home page viewable by students in which there is a Journal space. Teachers can post reminders for example for homework or upcoming events.
  • EDSBY has a place where one can create Folders or Unit Assessments which students can access and if need be print themselves a copy of the assessment. These folders can be used for different unit work or for something that is used throughout the semester. For instance, information on The Writing Process is in a folder, as are major assessments.
  • It's easy to set up the Grade Book because of the automatic choices that are offered for semester work and culminating work. Weights can be edited and categories of assessment can be changed quickly, if needed.
  • If you have a problem, you can ask for help from someone in the school or in the system who knows about the program, or you can send a message to EDSBY, and they are very quick in replying with a fix.
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Teachable
  • Hosting video-based training
  • Receiving and passing on payments and handling the slaes tax
  • Allowing me to work with affiliates
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Cons
Edsby
  • Edsby could make the sorting and collecting of information such as attendance easier.
  • Enhancements to the messaging system are needed - sorting into folders, searching, etc.
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Teachable
  • They FALSELY ADVERTISE their services.
  • They kicked us off their "unlimited" plan b/c we were using serving too many downloads?
  • They were terribly rude, cursing at us, threatening us, deleting our forum questions.
  • They have no unlimited plan and need to be sued in a court of law for their misleadings.
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Likelihood to Renew
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
Because we haven't had any major issues with it. The platform is really simple to use and the content can be uploaded and modified very easily. It has a drag and drop feature that makes everything fast and easy. Their support has always answered our questions or concerns and the cost is affodable. We will keep using it in the future.
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Usability
Edsby
The user interface is widely modelled on a web 2.0 design (e.g. Facebook). This is not a criticism per se, as it makes moving around the site very easy and familiar. The mobile site is also very well designed, it makes good use of space and is also easy to navigate.
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Teachable
Because it's easier to use both as administrators and both as user. We have never heard of any users having issues login in or going through the lectures or completing the course
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Reliability and Availability
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
We haven't had any issues, it's always available. Even when they schedule a maintanance on their end, students still can access the courses
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Performance
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
Never had any issues with pages or videos not loading
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Support Rating
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
Their support is good overal. There are a couple of things that I would change, like answering faster. Sometimes they take a day to answer a concern and that's kind of annoying considering sometimes there are urgent issues we have to deal with. But the support has been good, they have answered properly.
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Implementation Rating
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
I'd say: learn the system first, try it out and then publish the content with customers. There are a couple of features that will cause issues with customers (especially lazy ones) but I'd say it's easy to implement and modify if needed. People don't need to train much to use Teachable, but they should take their time to know it.
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Alternatives Considered
Edsby
Edsby and Google Classroom are two entirely different services, yet they can be used together with increased learning effectiveness as the result. When used in tandem, they combine the best features of both platforms and blend them together to get the best learning platform possible.
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Teachable
It's honestly just worked really well for us in terms of serving the actual course content. Plus, our customers can maintain one profile and use that to access all of the courses and bonuses that they've acquired from us. And the cost of Teachable has been very reasonable in terms of our budget.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
We wouldn't change anything. Everything seemed fine when we purchased
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Scalability
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
We haven't had any issues with it. Their maintanance hours are always at times when we don't have students there, and even then, they still can access the platform
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Professional Services
Edsby
No answers on this topic
Teachable
All the implementation process was fast and easy.
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Return on Investment
Edsby
  • Better customer service, in the sense that students know clearly what they need to do, and when they need to do it.
  • Better customer service, in that it is easier for teachers to contact parents, with the lap top in front of them and all the relevant data on student progress or lack thereof in front of them.
  • Better customer service, in that students can email the teacher directly through EDSBY to ask a question or see clarification, or make a request.
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Teachable
  • This is the basis of my business.
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ScreenShots

Edsby Screenshots

Screenshot of the student's dashboard view in EdsbyScreenshot of private teacher observations of students in Edsby, taggedScreenshot of mobile Edsby clients available for iOS and AndroidScreenshot of a teacher's view of an Edsby class, the heart of the Edsby learning and analytics platformScreenshot of the teacher's view of a class gradebook in the Edsby learning and analytics platformScreenshot of a student eportfolio in the Edsby learning and analytics platform