Classroom Manager vs. Moodle

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Classroom Manager
Score 6.2 out of 10
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Classroom Manager is an LMS that is used by companies globally for internal learning processes, documented compliance training, and training planning. The vendor states the solution can help users to create a CI compliant learning world for partners & customers, increase customer satisfaction, get channel partners up and running faster, and learn more about users' behaviour and interests. Classroom Manager also supports the planning of vocational…N/A
Moodle
Score 7.7 out of 10
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Moodle is an open source learning management system with hundreds of millions of users around the globe and translated into over 100 languages, used by organizations to support their education and training needs.N/A
Pricing
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Features
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Classroom Manager
9.1
Ratings
11% above category average
Moodle
8.0
Ratings
3% below category average
Course authoring9.10 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.10 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Learning content9.10 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Mobile friendly9.10 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.10 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Assignments9.10 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Compliance management9.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning administration9.10 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Gamification9.10 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.10 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
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8.0
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Availability
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9.0
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Performance
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10.0
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Support Rating
-
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7.4
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Online Training
-
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6.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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9.8
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Ease of integration
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9.0
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Product Scalability
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9.0
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User Testimonials
Classroom ManagerMoodle
Likelihood to Recommend
As we use Classroom Manager exclusively for internal purposes, I can only say something about this area. I would definitely recommend it, it's a great tool. Whenever we use it, we feel that people really thought about the way they have designed the software and the functions they have added. The main reason why we decided on this tool was because of its extensive functions. We currently only use like 10% of what it could do (subjective estimation), but we love that whatever learning challenge arises, the Classroom Manager can handle it.
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Moodle is a Learning Management System and is best suited for just that. We didn't like the assessment piece of our full scale Learning Management System (nor did we want to purchase the entire assessment module) so we chose to use Moodle for this, and it works well. Installing this application with the intention of only using a portion of its capabilities can be successful in environments where you have technical skills and a broad understanding of integration between your systems. For institutions that lack these, you're better suited to using a full scale of an LMS with assessment inside that same application.
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Pros
  • The automatic generation of certificates after an employee has successfully completed their mandatory training.
  • The software supports a variety of learning media (we work a lot with PDF and video).
  • A great analytic & insight tool that helps us to understand more about the learning behavior of our employees
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  • Moodle's grade book works well. Assignments are integrated so the grades are recorded automatically.
  • Moodle is customizable by administrators, so our version only gives us the options we need. NO Clutter.
  • The discussion board offers several options for instructors that help with grading. I use "sum of points", but there are other options as well.
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Cons
  • The tool has a ton of functions, which makes the navigation in the backend sometimes a [little] tricky.
  • Nothing to add :-)
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  • Rubric Management. This may have been addressed in a plugin module.
  • Better tools for examining outcomes from exams and rubrics across a class, course, or organization. This may have been addressed in a plugin module.
  • Improved content management within the default installation. While there are modules that support products such as Drupal, building into the default product would ease adoption.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We use it because it is what have committed to back in 2011. Perhaps Moodle will evolve and advance in a positive way that will alleviate most of our user-based gripes? Perhaps it will not appear to be as cost effective given the need for a certain level of engineering and support staff to maintain it at a future level of sustainability? It's hard to say. As an enterprise scale critical application, we like it, but don't love it. Our instructors don't particularly like it at all.
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Usability
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I've been able to figure out Moodle through my own experimentation and some help from the Moodle support pages. It's not always obvious where to make certain some changes and It can be a little confusing in determining which pages blocks will appear. If this is your first time using Moodle as an admin/course designer you should expect to spend a some time experimenting because knowing where to make certain changes isn't always intuitive. Additionally, plan to explore the course as a student vs. as admin because the UI is different based upon your settings
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Reliability and Availability
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I have worked in Moodle for over 10 years in two different organizations, and I have never experienced an outage. We have about 600 courses in our current account and the only outage we have had is FlashChat add-in we use for live chats, within Moodle, hence the reason for the nine (9). If you all know of Moodle vendors willing to help us upgrade from 1.9, Please wend me their info.
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Performance
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Moodle is an excellent LMS in relationship to any other one that I have seen or used. The pages load quickly and the reports complete in a reasonable time frame. Moodle has taken on Respondus, StudyMate, BigBlueButton, Turning Tech, Turnitin2, Certificates, Attendance, Tegrity, Questionnaire, Virtual Programming Lab, and Badges. All of these programs work right in with Moodle and do not cause any issues. Instructors may also use Camtasia and Snagit software as well as using webcams, downloading videos from the Internet, adding into books, or any of the many other areas within Moodle. Our instructors use the grade books without many problems and really don't ask questions much anymore. We upgrade Moodle every semester and are currently on 2.9+. Our instructors have basically learned to use most of the resources and activities.
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Support Rating
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I can consider Moodle as one of the pioneer in providing online learning. Before the introduction of other Learning Management Software, Moodle has been in place already in the field of education and so I believe that Moodle is definitely one of a kind software that all teachers should try and utilize in making sure that the online learning is a good experience.
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Online Training
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I have used a few sites and they were adequate but my best learning experience was face to face and hands on.
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Implementation Rating
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Find a partner who will work with you during the implementation process. Be sure to provide ample training for veteran users on the changes and for newbies on the overall product.
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Alternatives Considered
The process of choosing an LMS took several months and involved many different people and wide rating criteria. What convinced us and made us choose Classroom Manager was the feeling we got every time we used the software or interacted with the company. They know exactly what they are doing, they were always there to support us and as already mentioned: when using the software and browsing through the functions, you just feel that this was created by experts that know their stuff.
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Moodle, being open source, is the foundation a lot of other tools like it are based on. It provides almost all of the same functionality and feature set as Google Classtoom, Canvas, etc., although those products are a bit more polished. All can do content delivery, progress tracking, attendance, reporting, etc. with ease, but Moodle also does this as a completely open source product that can be code-reviewed, audited, modified, extended, etc. at will, provided the expertise is present.
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Scalability
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Well, I administer Moodle for a dozen of our divisions and there is a wide range of flexibility between offerings. I have course instructors who use every module i their course, chock full of videos, pictures, links to web tools for synchronous sessions within the asynchronous course. I also have others who are content with a syllabus, a few pdfs, links to podcast lectures and a few simple assignments. No matter if your organization is big or small, or if your requirements are strict for credentialing or non-existent (for internal know-how), Moodle can accommodate you.
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Return on Investment
  • It saves a significant amount of time and money to have everything in one central place.
  • In our industry having skilled people with the right knowledge is a MUST to stay ahead of the competition. With the analytic & insight tool, we can track the learning process of our employees at a glance.
  • One of the, if not THE most important point: Employee satisfaction. We have a dedicated area where we provide a wide range of free courses, covering a variety of topics. It started as a test to see if anyone is even interested but quickly became a fundamental part of our company branding strategy.
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  • Moodle has allowed the business to track all training initiatives. Since, November 2014 we have loaded 54 courses, 339 users, 889 resources, issued 719 badges, and created over 100 course modules.
  • Our company just got a new applicant tracking system for the recruiters to use. In order to get all of the employees up to speed we created trainings that we loaded into Moodle. The participants and participation was tracked and we were able to find correlations between users engaged in training and their activity in the new applicant tracking system. This is a significant win for the training department, our learners, our company, and especially Moodle.
  • Moodle also provides great customer service for our internal employees. They now have one place to go to find all their resources, all their training, and all the help they need for any training questions. Instead of scattering information on the intranet. Training is more official when it has its own domain.
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ScreenShots

Classroom Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of Our customer Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH uses Classroom Manager since 2007 for its over 20,000 employees.Screenshot of The Straumann Group is a global leader and innovator in esthetic dentistry. It uses Classroom Manager as a global platform for course and event management.Screenshot of Continental Aftermarket & Services GmbH relies on perfectly qualifying and training its employees. For this purpose, the Continental IAM Training Center offers a wide range of lectures and classroom trainings, practical videos and blended learning.Screenshot of Classroom Manager can be fully customized to your corporate design.Screenshot of Companies worldwide already trust in our Learning Management System.

Moodle Screenshots

Screenshot of Moodle offers activities and resources to create courses.Screenshot of The course dashboard shows the courses which an student is enrolled in.Screenshot of Inside a course view shows the course complete index of activities and resources.
The course view can be customised to be cleaner allowing the student to focus on learning.Screenshot of Moodle Workplace includes all features in Moodle LMS and other exclusive features like multi-tenancy, dynamic rules, and report builder.Screenshot of Programs help users stay up-to-date with compliance, and help with designing learning paths for a teams so that they can develop the right competencies. Certificates can also be issued to validate learning and compliance.Screenshot of Dynamic Rules help to avoid the tedious tasks and create and manage automated rules for several groups of users. Learning experiences based on location, department, position, roles and other criteria are available.