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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Classroom

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    Open LMS

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AOpen LMS (formerly Moodlerooms) is an open source learning management system for educational institutions, formerly supported by Blackboard, and now part of the Learning Technologies Group.

    $999

    per year

    SplashLearn

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASplashLearn is a teaching supplement that makes learning fun for K-5 students and teaching hassle-free for teachers by covering over 400 math skills aligned with the curriculum of your choice. Loved by over 33 million children and 440K teachers worldwide and with over 3 billion problems answered, SplashLearn uses its huge library of data points to continuously inform and enhance its adaptive algorithm. That is, every student's math experience on SplashLearn is personalized…

    $2.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    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
    Innovator
    $999
    per year
    Professional
    4,599
    per year
    Enterprise
    Contact for custom quote
    Math - up to 3 children
    $2.75
    per month per user
    Reading - up to 3 children
    $2.75
    per month per user
    Math + Reading - up to 3 children
    $4.14
    per month per user
    Math - 1 child
    $4.99
    per month per user
    Reading - 1 child
    $4.99
    per month per user
    Math + Reading - 1 child
    $7.49
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    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.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    Considered Multiple Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Learning Technologies Group
    Chose Open LMS
    I would select Moodlerooms over many competitors as a result of what it offers in terms of functionality and control. Google classrooms has a definite place in education; however, Moodlerooms provides significantly more control for authors. As the owner and manager of the …
    Incentivized
    SplashLearn
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Google Classroom and Open LMS and SplashLearn
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Open LMS
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SplashLearn
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring8.752 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.639 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal6.538 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.141 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.757 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.244 Ratings6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments7.158 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management6.934 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration7.346 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.842 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning8.751 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification3.98 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.812 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (80 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    -
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ClassroomOpen LMSSplashLearn
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    I currently use, talk about and promote all educators using Moodlerooms. The functionality that Moodlerooms provides is unmatched in most software. It is well suited in all educational realms. Teachers that teach all online electronic courses could use this to post assignments online, separate the classes and post a variety of assignments, tasks, and activities. Additionally, in blended situations where some students are face to face and sometimes working at home, the Moodlerooms makes it easy to education and be a hands-on teacher and a hands-on learner. Less appropriately, I find using Moodlerooms in some of the private sector industries could be tougher. Moodlerooms provides people and content management, and to use it in advertising or marketing and accounting, it could be difficult to find an easy use and function for it.
    Incentivized
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    SplashLearn
    Following the pandemic students are made to sit in their computers all day absorbing learning, we as educators have little time to assess what they have learned, and students are often overloaded with information. The SplashLearn is like the moment in class when everyone zooms out of their auto-mode and gets active in class to compete. The students love playing, learning, and checking their skills along the way.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    • Something that Moddlerooms does very well is that it allows teachers to structure their online classroom as one focused curriculum.
    • Moodlerooms also allows for customization of the layout. Being able to add and remove certain functions that Moodlerooms can perform definitely helps.
    • Moodlerooms is able to add different types of activities to the rooms for increased interaction.
    • Moodlerooms provides large chat opportunities to all students that are online at the same time.
    Incentivized
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    SplashLearn
    • Learning is made very easy.
    • Interactive user interface.
    • Learning milestones are achieved.
    • Makes learning fun by making it into a game.
    Incentivized
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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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    Learning Technologies Group
    • Easier to change permissions.
    • Adding the ability to tweet.
    • Decrease bandwidth to improve back end loading times.
    Incentivized
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    SplashLearn
    • A few additional learning materials could be provided along the games
    • The gaming kept simpler, because sometimes it gets complicated.
    • There sometimes are glitch in showing the grades for students.
    Incentivized
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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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    Learning Technologies Group
    No answers on this topic
    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    No answers on this topic
    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    No answers on this topic
    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Learning Technologies Group
    No answers on this topic
    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
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    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    I would select Moodlerooms over many competitors as a result of what it offers in terms of functionality and control. Google classrooms has a definite place in education; however, Moodlerooms provides significantly more control for authors. As the owner and manager of the content, and as someone familiar with technology, I can incorporate a lot more functions and create different layouts with functionality boxes
    Incentivized
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    SplashLearn
    The free usage of SplashLearn, coupled with the extensive coverage of math topics from kindergarten to grade 5 puts it ahead of competitors.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    No answers on this topic
    SplashLearn
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Learning Technologies Group
    • Moodlerooms has given classes of mine a positive ROI because it improves the educational experience for all students. It has helped all of our students, and with this, we can even help students who can not get to the classroom for some reason.
    • It helps to improve student scores, GPAs, and college attendance.
    • The positive impact can be directly correlated with the improvement of grades for students. Being able to access work in person and via Moodlerooms helps students to learn anywhere and any time. Grades have improved, and that is due to Moodlerooms.
    Incentivized
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    SplashLearn
    • It is very affordable.
    • As a social oriented organization it is our first choice.
    • Easier accessible for all students.
    Incentivized
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