Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Classroom
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$0
per month
Instructure Mastery
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Instructure Mastery, formerly MasteryConnect, is a K-12 assessment platform designed to allow teachers to assess core standards, monitor student performance, and report student mastery to parents and administrators.N/A
aimswebPlus
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Pearson offers aimswebPlus, an assessment that screens and monitors the reading and math skills of PreK–12 students. With standards-aligned measures, aimswebPlus is built to uncover learning gaps, identify at-risk students, and assess individuals and classroom growth. aimswebPlus also has add-on screeners for behavior and dyslexia presenting a comprehensive, all in one system.N/A
Pricing
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryPearson aimswebPlus
Editions & Modules
Education Fundamentals
$0
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Standard
$3
per student/per year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
$4
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Plus
$5
per student/per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryaimswebPlus
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.
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Community Pulse
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryPearson aimswebPlus
Features
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryPearson aimswebPlus
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Classroom
7.6
60 Ratings
8% below category average
Instructure Mastery
-
Ratings
Pearson aimswebPlus
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Ratings
Course authoring8.652 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.839 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal7.338 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content7.641 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.257 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.444 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments7.558 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management7.334 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration7.546 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.342 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning8.551 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification4.88 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.512 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryPearson aimswebPlus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(77 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(4 ratings)
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Usability
8.5
(8 ratings)
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Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
1.9
(14 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
2.0
(2 ratings)
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Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Google ClassroomInstructure MasteryPearson aimswebPlus
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes.
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Instructure
I love that MasteryConnect already has hundreds of standards built-in, like the ACT readiness and socioemotional learning standards my after-school program uses. I think MasteryConnect would be harder to implement for an educational institution using learning standards not already in MasteryConnect. Also, MasteryConnect does not function as a grade book for someone looking for that kind of solution.
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Pearson
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Pros
Google
  • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
  • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
  • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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Instructure
  • Learning standards are already included in the software.
  • Allows educators to track students who are near-mastery and at-mastery
  • Color-coding system is easy to understand.
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Pearson
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Cons
Google
  • The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing.
  • It doesn't have parental control feature.
  • It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text.
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Instructure
  • I don't like that we have to make separate trackers for each sub-strand of math on the ACT.
  • Sometimes it is difficult to find the assessments I am trying to score within trackers.
  • I wish I had more support on how to use the data in MasteryConnect.
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Pearson
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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Instructure
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Pearson
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Usability
Google
Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
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Instructure
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Pearson
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Reliability and Availability
Google
We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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Instructure
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Pearson
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Support Rating
Google
Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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Instructure
On-boarding was fine and sufficient, but we haven't really heard from MasteryConnect since then. I haven't reached out to them, either, though.
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Pearson
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Implementation Rating
Google
It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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Instructure
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Pearson
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Alternatives Considered
Google
I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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Instructure
MasteryConnect is a more affordable option for our medium-sized nonprofit. MasteryConnect fits our needs without being "too much" software. Illuminate and PowerSchool are more built for large school systems while we are a standalone organization with only about 250 students.
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Pearson
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Scalability
Google
It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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Instructure
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Pearson
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
  • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
  • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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Instructure
  • MasteryConnect has allowed our organization to track student learning data weekly for the first time.
  • We spend less than 10 minutes per week inputting student achievement data.
  • We are able to more quickly decide which skills to reteach because of MasteryConnect.
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Pearson
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