GoGuardian Teacher vs. Top Hat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoGuardian Teacher
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
GoGuardian, headquartered in Los Angeles, offers GoGuardian Teacher, a classroom management and digital learning environment application featuring activity timeline, screen viewer, and other features.N/A
Top Hat
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Toronto-based Top Hat offers their higher education teaching apps, comprising Top Hat Classroom supporting flipped classroom and gamified lessons, Top Hat Textbook for delivering course content, Top Hat Assignment for customizable quizzes and graded tasks or homework, and Top Hat Test for delivering secure tests with auto-grading and reporting.
$30
per term (4 months) per student
Pricing
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Pro
$30
per term (4 months) per student
Basic
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details——
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
GoGuardian Teacher
6.5
3 Ratings
27% below category average
Top Hat
-
Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Roster Management5.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Customization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Student Data Security6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Community Support6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Class Scheduling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Small Businesses

No answers on this topic

No answers on this topic

Medium-sized Companies
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Ellucian Banner
Ellucian Banner
Score 6.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
BYJU'S
BYJU'S
Score 7.9 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(7 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(3 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoGuardian TeacherTop Hat
Likelihood to Recommend
GoGuardian
GoGuardian Teacher is great for a teacher who needs a way to monitor student activities and work time on a laptop. It is easy to set up, simple to use and helps to keep students accountable when online in class. It integrates with Google Classroom which is a big help. It is more powerful for teachers experienced in using tech in the classroom. The archiving ability is great but the UX needs to improve.
Read full review
Top Hat
Top Hat is well suited for courses where students are comfortable with utilizing online learning management system as part of their course contents. It is more appropriate to use Top Hat as a stand-alone learning management system or if the school happens to have it integrated to the system. It is not recommended to use Top Hat and another platform or system for students as this would be too much for students.
Read full review
Pros
GoGuardian
  • Cloud-based. Teachers do not have to monitor from just one device - they can do it from any device.
  • GoGuardian allows teachers to lock a student's screen when he/she needs the students attention.
  • GoGuardian allows the teacher to view all students' devices simultaneously.
Read full review
Top Hat
  • I use Top Hat as a discussion tool where the students can write what they have learned or what they haven't.
  • Exams are taken in class and are totally paperless with grades available immediately.
Read full review
Cons
GoGuardian
  • Scope of device monitoring (laptops, desktop computers and not just Chromebooks)
  • Needs an updated interface to more accurately fit advances in technology
  • Ability to more easily interact and adjust with a student's device
Read full review
Top Hat
  • If students are paying, it's a confusing onboarding process for students and instructors and could be better streamlined.
  • The Android app not as well polished as iOS.
  • A better, free, or ad-supported model might be more palpable to students.
  • Integration directly with PowerPoint -- not requiring instructors to upload their slides to Top Hat.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
GoGuardian
For a technology-heavy school, it is a necessary and good tool for managing classroom use of laptops. It is easy to set up and use. Helps track time on task and internet usage. Another source of data when speaking to parents about student work and activity. Can help plan and manage work time when you have limited devices.
Read full review
Top Hat
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
GoGuardian
The support is great. On the rare occasion that I've had to reach out to support they have been very quick to respond and extremely helpful. I've also had teachers reach out directly to support themselves. Most of the time I don't even know that a teacher has reached out to support until after the fact. They always seem satisfied.
Read full review
Top Hat
They are very helpful and fast to resolve any issues
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
GoGuardian
I have used Hapara in a previous school district. GoGuardian is more user-friendly and easier to setup. I do think GoGuardian has some room on improving the ease of finding some areas of the program, but once you know the path to get there it is quick.
Read full review
Top Hat
Top Hat generally stacks up pretty well against other industry leading or popular learning management systems. Top Hat is comparable to learning management systems used in most educational institutions. The features such as allowing the educator to create an interactive experience by leveraging tools such as quizzes and polls is comparable. Data on student performance is also a helpful feature that is comparable to that of other similar learning management systems.
Read full review
Return on Investment
GoGuardian
  • We have been able to identify inappropriate websites that students have discovered. For example anonymous proxies, movie streaming, etc. Through this software, we have been able to identify the students and in turn block the websites.
  • We have been able to identify which students have been using other user's accounts. This was an unintended side effect of the software. If a teacher knows that a student is using a Chromebook but the student is not showing up in the software, we are easily able to deduce that the user must be using another student's account.
Read full review
Top Hat
  • One of the better ways to track attendance in a mostly secure and automated way.
  • Promotes more active learning, especially in large classrooms.
  • Unpopular if students have to pay.
Read full review
ScreenShots