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Lightspeed Filter
Formerly Relay

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What is Lightspeed Filter?

Lightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users…

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What is Lightspeed Filter?

Lightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users make decisions to enhance…

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What is Lightspeed Filter?

Lightspeed Filter (formerly Relay), from Lightspeed Systems in Austin, offers insights to help understand and maximize the use of 1:1 classroom devices, keep users safe and increase the educational return on technology investments. Lightspeed Systems aims to help users make decisions to enhance technology use, report up administrators, present to your board, reassure concerned parents, empower teachers, and direct students on appropriate use. According to the vendor, Lightspeed Filter powers learning on any device, on any OS, and takes minutes to get started.

Lightspeed Filter Features

  • Supported: AI safety threat management
  • Supported: AI YouTube management
  • Supported: Lost/stolen device geolocation
  • Supported: Fast cloud setup
  • Supported: Integration with G-Suite, O365, Active Directory, SIS
  • Supported: Automatic updates
  • Supported: Free training, documentation and support
  • Supported: Anytime, anywhere filtering
  • Supported: AI-driven educational database
  • Supported: Local allow/block lists
  • Supported: Search and social media controls
  • Supported: Flexible settings per group.OU
  • Supported: User-based overrides
  • Supported: Custom block page
  • Supported: After School Rules for simple off-campus filter policies
  • Supported: Filter bypass controls
  • Supported: Lockout controls
  • Supported: Easily allow access to more than 100 mill YouTube videos
  • Supported: Blocks inappropriate YouTube videos/thumbnails
  • Supported: Full reporting on YouTube activity
  • Supported: Easily allow teacher/school channels
  • Supported: Real-time data dashboard
  • Supported: User-level activity reporting
  • Supported: Search, YouTube and Google reporting
  • Supported: Reports of flagged activity
  • Supported: Automated parent reports
  • Supported: Report sharing through secure links
  • Supported: Custom flagged-terms list
  • Supported: Custom activity danger-rating scale
  • Supported: Unsafe activity alerts (daily, weekly, immediately)
  • Supported: Flagged site controls
  • Supported: Audit log
  • Supported: Optional advanced user/group settings
  • Supported: Lightspeed Systems Classroom (classroom management) included at no cost
  • Supported: Optional integration with Lightspeed Systems Mobile Manager (MDM)

Lightspeed Filter Screenshots

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Lightspeed Filter Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesAll
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Reviews and Ratings

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January 16, 2023

Lightspeed Filter, an excellent option to protect us from inappropriate content and ensure that our network remains secure.

Damith Low | TrustRadius Reviewer
Damith Low
Software Engineer
AI Singapore (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
At our organization, we implement Lightspeed Filter to provide an additional layer of security for our network.Lightspeed Filter allows us to work more efficiently and faster, helps us manage bandwidth usage and speeds up Internet access. This is a secure platform, designed to protect our networks, in my personal use, I like to use it to block inappropriate content and monitor my children's activities when they are on the computer.
Pros and Cons
  • Reduces bandwidth consumption.
  • Improves network performance.
  • It is compatible with a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
  • It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks.
  • It can be installed in minutes and you can configure its settings with a few clicks.
  • Learning environments work.
  • Limited customization options.
  • Integration options with other external platforms.
  • Integration options with LMS platforms.
Likelihood to Recommend
Lightspeed Filter is software that helps us work more efficiently and quickly.This platform helps us protect our access to suspicious content, unsafe websites, etc. In addition, it is recommended to implement it because it helps reduce bandwidth consumption and improves network performance.
It is very easy to use, works very well in learning environments, giving educators full control and a positive experience over students.
Although it does not offer direct integrations with other LMS platforms, it is really good and affordable.
Most Important Features
  • URL filtering.
  • content filtering and application control.
  • It can be implemented in both wired and wireless networks.
  • Malware protection and more.
Return on Investment
  • Lightspeed Filter is a secure and reliable platform, helps reduce bandwidth consumption and improves network performance.
  • It is easily accessible and low cost.
  • With Lightspeed Filter we can monitor and control network traffic, that is, to customize the access policies to our website to meet the needs of the organization.
Alternatives Considered
DNSFilter and Lightspeed Filter are great web filtering and security solutions that provide businesses with a secure way to filter and protect their network from unwanted content online, both software can be used to protect organizations of any size to block access to certain websites, applications and services, as well as malware and threats.
Other Software Used
November 12, 2021

Lightspeed Relay has streamlined our filtering needs

Joseph Kuzo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Joseph Kuzo
Director of Information Technology
Quakertown Community School District (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We moved to their cloud-based platform to move away from an appliance and support our student devices both in school and at home. It provides additional safety features which have prevented some student harm from occurring as well. We have found that moving to Relay has reduced our overall budget for filtering by purchasing at the time of acquisition for the life of the device. There is no longer a need for a separate agent to allow for off-premise filtering. We do still use their appliance-based filter for guest traffic internally.
Pros and Cons
  • Student safety
  • Offsite filtering
  • Ease of management and reporting
  • Expanded reporting capability
  • More granular data
Likelihood to Recommend
Perfect fit for all educational settings. Provides a super simple setup and for Chromebooks, it has been a lifesaver. Having one pane of glass to manage all aspects of student online activity in addition to providing a safety monitoring solution built in to alert us of any bullying, self-harm, inappropriate behavior is something other vendors charge an additional cost for.
Most Important Features
  • Ease of use
  • Student safety monitoring
Return on Investment
  • Break even on ROI
Alternatives Considered
We were already a [Lightspeed] customer so the transition was seamless to Relay. Their support and team at [Lightspeed] are top-notch. We have been with Lightspeed for over 20 years and have evaluated on occasions other options and [ended] up back with [Lightspeed] each time. Their price point, ease of use, great team of engineers, and overall customer focus keep them on top in my eyes.
Other Software Used
November 09, 2021

Lightspeed Filter Review

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The Lightspeed filter is being used across our entire district for web filtering. We use it to separately control filtering for staff and students on both our wired and wireless networks. It handles filtering out unwanted sites and content. It also includes a free safety check filter that alerts us of site and searches identifying self-harm and violence.
Pros and Cons
  • Filters out content that we do not want students or staff accessing.
  • It allows us to filter by OU, so we can create different levels of filtering for staff and students.
  • Includes a virtual appliance that we can use to filter guest devices and iPads on our wireless network.
  • It sometimes takes longer than expected for new filtering rules to apply.
  • Sometimes a site is blocked due to sub-sites or links, but it does not easily identify the source of the block if it is buried in the site.
  • They have several reports included, but it would be nice to create custom reports.
Likelihood to Recommend
I would highly recommend Lightspeed for web and content filtering on a network. It definitely does a better job avoiding false positives than our previous filter. The interface is fairly straightforward and easy to navigate. The included Safety Check notifications for self-harm and violence provide a good summary and the notifications link back to the browsing history to provide context.
Most Important Features
  • Low level of false positives
  • Ability to granularly set different filtering levels based on user OU
  • Intuitive web interface
Return on Investment
  • The ROI we measure with the filter is in student productivity
  • It has reduced the time students have been on non-education sites by approximately 10% over our former filter because it does a better job with site categories (i.e., education games vs games).
  • The included Safety Check feature has helped us improve our response to mental health issues.
Alternatives Considered
The Lightspeed filter has done a much better job with false-positive flagging. We have reduced the number of reported false-positive blocks by about 20% with Lightspeed. The Lightspeed interface is more intuitive and easy to navigate and configure than iboss. The reporting with iboss was a little more extensive than the reporting with Lightspeed.
Other Software Used
November 02, 2021

Lightspeed is the best K12 Solution for Content Filtering

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use lightspeed across our entire district for 100% filtering. It allows us to be CIPA compliant along with maintaining a good security standpoint for malicious websites. It solved the issue of off-network filtering which was a big need for us with remote learning.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to deploy
  • Easy to manage
  • Support is excellent
  • Minor feature needs in the dashboard. I have made recommendations.
  • Issues are very minor.
Likelihood to Recommend
Lightspeed solved several pain points for us when it comes to K12 Content Filtering. We needed an easy-to-manage platform that offered easy reporting, as well as off-site filtering. We need a cloud solution with minimal equipment for our data center. We needed reliable support. All of these goals were accomplished with lightspeed. We are very happy with this product.
Most Important Features
  • easy to use
  • easy to deploy
  • reporting
Return on Investment
  • All positive.
  • Not a lot of management needed once deployed.
Alternatives Considered
This was a much easier platform to deploy and manage. Simple dashboard navigation. Easy reporting tools. Cross-platform (windows, chrome, apple). The agent used to manage is reliable and simple to deploy. After using all other products over the years this has been the most reliable one. We are very happy with this product.
April 28, 2021

Lightspeed is great for Chromebooks, but not everything else

JB
Jonathan Butler
Systems Administrator
Randolph Central School Corporation (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Lightspeed is used on all devices at our organization. We use it mainly for filtering and tracking internet usage. Web filtering is required for K-12 schools to allow additional funding through Erate services. Internet safety for students is a #1 priority for out school. This helps protect students on and off site no matter where they are using the internet on our school devices.
Pros and Cons
  • Traffic Logging
  • Alerts
  • Filtering by groups
  • Reporting
  • MAC OSX Client Compatibility and reliability.
  • Windows Client Compatibility and reliability.
  • Contract and Terms
  • Pricing
Likelihood to Recommend
Lightspeed web filtering using the Chromebook Relay agent is amazing and does a great job for a cloud filtering solution. The reports that are available are great and can be customized and retains data for 90 days. Reports are easily shared with staff and/or parents for transparency and disciplinary reasons. The agent for Lightspeed (Relay) does not work well with OSX and works okay in Windows, but doesn't allow you to access local IP addresses in the web browser. There needs to be a way to bypass filtering for local network access. This can make it unusable in some cases.
Most Important Features
  • Reports
  • Granular filtering levels
  • Ease of use on Chromebooks.
Return on Investment
  • Very costly per year
  • Does a great job with 1:1 filtering on Chromebooks
  • Safety Check checks student for possible self harm and alerts staff
Alternatives Considered
Lightspeed has a long solid reputation in the EDU market for web filtering. That being said, they have the largest database of the categorized websites at the administrator's disposal during the configuration and operation. Safety Check is AI-based and Securely uses a live in-person safety monitoring system. Securely can send local authorities to do a welfare check on students because of self-harm-related emergencies. Securly is priced a little cheaper but not too much. Linewiz will be our new system to test.
Other Software Used
Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), PowerSchool Student Information System, Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
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