Nearpod vs. Skillsoft Instructor-Led Training

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nearpod
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Nearpod is an education-focused learning management software solution offered by Nearpod.
$159
per year
Skillsoft Instructor-Led Training
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
Now through their acquisition of Global Knowledge, Skillsoft helps individuals and organizations worldwide develop future-ready skills through industry-recognized instructor-led training in a dynamic and interactive live learning environment.N/A
Pricing
NearpodSkillsoft Instructor-Led Training
Editions & Modules
Gold
$159
per year
Platinum
$397
per year
Silver
Free
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per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NearpodSkillsoft Instructor-Led Training
Free Trial
NoYes
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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User Ratings
NearpodSkillsoft Instructor-Led Training
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(7 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NearpodSkillsoft Instructor-Led Training
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Skillsoft
For some of the topics in my organization, Skillsoft Academy is best suited due to the length of the course and the ease to understand. However, the courses are very limited being a Cloud user. There are various platforms that offer a wide range of courses for Cloud. Though Skillsoft offers many courses, they are easy to understand which makes the user comfortable with the platform.
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Pros
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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Skillsoft
  • Practical in-depth presentations
  • Exam questions do make you think
  • Updated material
  • Good selection for IT and product focused engineering professionals
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Cons
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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Skillsoft
  • Some of the courses are too lengthy.
  • Too much courses makes confusing to choose the correct one.
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Likelihood to Renew
Renaissance Learning
Goal is to continue our subscription for the 2019-2020 school year
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Skillsoft
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Usability
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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Skillsoft
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Support Rating
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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Skillsoft
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Alternatives Considered
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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Skillsoft
[I selected Skillsoft Academy because it's] much easier to use and has relevant courses. I would like to give 4.5 stars to the course selection, delivery, content, and exams
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Return on Investment
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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Skillsoft
  • Helps to gain knowledge on particular topic.
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