Nearpod vs. Open LMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nearpod
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Nearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.
$159
per year
Open LMS
Score 4.2 out of 10
N/A
Open 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
Pricing
NearpodOpen LMS
Editions & Modules
Gold
$159
per year
Platinum
$397
per year
Silver
Free
Premium Plus
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per year
Innovator
$999
per year
Professional
4,599
per year
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NearpodOpen LMS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
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.—
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Features
NearpodOpen LMS
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Nearpod
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Ratings
Open LMS
9.2
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
NearpodOpen LMS
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(6 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NearpodOpen LMS
Likelihood to Recommend
Nearpod
Nearpod works great in any classroom, but the presentation must be projected or each student must have access to a internet connected device.
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Moodlerooms
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.
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Pros
Nearpod
  • 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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Moodlerooms
  • 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.
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Cons
Nearpod
  • 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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Moodlerooms
  • Easier to change permissions.
  • Adding the ability to tweet.
  • Decrease bandwidth to improve back end loading times.
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Likelihood to Renew
Nearpod
Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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Moodlerooms
No answers on this topic
Usability
Nearpod
Web-based or using the app, Nearpod is easy to use
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Moodlerooms
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Nearpod
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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Moodlerooms
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Nearpod
The custom, integrated, online content, along with school libraries, makes this product superior to PearDeck. Nearpod exceeds PowerPoint because of the ease of use, the student paced lessons, and the ability to embed CFUs.
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Moodlerooms
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
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Return on Investment
Nearpod
  • 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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Moodlerooms
  • 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.
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