edX for Business vs. Nearpod

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
edX for Business
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
edX headquartered in Cambridge provides elearning content covering a wide range of courses, including edX for Business, an on-demand elearning platform for upskilling, reskilling, and general workforce training.
$349
per learner/per year
Nearpod
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Nearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.
$159
per year
Pricing
edX for BusinessNearpod
Editions & Modules
For Groups
$349.00
per learner/per year
For Enterprise
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Gold
$159
per year
Platinum
$397
per year
Silver
Free
Premium Plus
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per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
edX for BusinessNearpod
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNearpod has a free version for all teachers. There are paid options for individual teachers, as well as schools and districts, for increased features and access.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
edX for BusinessNearpod
Features
edX for BusinessNearpod
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
edX for Business
8.2
2 Ratings
4% below category average
Nearpod
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
edX for Business
8.3
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Nearpod
-
Ratings
Multi-Lingual Support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Structured Learning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Course Searches9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical Metrics8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation & Integration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
edX for BusinessNearpod
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(10 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(2 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
edX for BusinessNearpod
Likelihood to Recommend
edX
edx is really helpful for learning and growing your skills in both personal and professional aspects. It helped us learn all the business concepts which were required for our company. We chose certification after auditing a number of courses. It was definitely a terrific tool for professionals who were self-learning.
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Renaissance Learning
Nearpod is great for teachers who want data to help gauge how engaged students are during lessons. Additionally, teachers in one-to-one schools can better use these tools with a lesson delivery system like Nearpod. Nearpod is especially effective when a presenter has to deliver information to a large class.
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Pros
edX
  • Provides certification after completion of course
  • Provides eLearning from home
  • They have a broad variety of courses for all business owners
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Renaissance Learning
  • Provide timely and individualized feedback.
  • Allow for the teacher to check for understanding, for the entire class, in one view.
  • Present an array of different interactive lesson items, at the fingertips of every student.
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Cons
edX
  • Following forum posts when there are thousands of participants is clunky
  • The feature that is supposed to bookmark your progress and start you up back where you left off is rarely accurate
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Renaissance Learning
  • I would love Nearpod to have more free activities.
  • I would love Nearpod to be free for educators.
  • I would love if teachers could assign homework on Nearpod.
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Likelihood to Renew
edX
No answers on this topic
Renaissance Learning
Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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Usability
edX
It is an excellent tool for remote setup team. The universities are well respected, and the course depth adds a lot of value. The upskilling has become convenient. Progress can be tracked easily, and it offers customized corporate training needs fulfilled. The compliance training courses are helpful in particular as they meet growing demand.
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Renaissance Learning
While there is some learning curve to fully understand and know how to lead a lesson with Nearpod, once mastered successfully, Nearpod lessons are simple to create and deliver. When leading a lesson, it is relatively simple to see how everyone in the class performs and how well they participate and understand.
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Support Rating
edX
No answers on this topic
Renaissance Learning
The support staff for Nearpod is top-notch. I have not had technical issues, but I did have a concern about my bill and they reached out to me nearly immediately to address the problem. I was very satisfied with how they handled the interaction from beginning to end. They did a great job.
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Alternatives Considered
edX
edX for Business seemed to be quite similiar to other competitors in terms of methodology and formats. In our case, courses themes availability were very important, because the challenge was to find relevant content to support pre-defined learning tracks. We found most of them on edX for Business catalog. The posibility to integrate them into other platforms was also an important decision factor.
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Renaissance Learning
I don't know of a product off hand that does what Nearpod can do. Between the library of pre-made lessons, the ability to create your own lesson content, the ability to add interactive content, Nearpod offers a unique engagement platform for instruction
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Return on Investment
edX
  • There is no way to try the course for free to check if the content is interesting
  • Valuable certificates for the cv and linkdln
  • Well renamed certifications in the job market
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Renaissance Learning
  • The impact is awesome. It gives students a digital option other than PowerPoint for presentations.
  • The feedback tool allows you to follow students in realtime.
  • The shallow learning curve made it easy encourage other faculty to try it.
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