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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Edtch.

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Edtch. is a SaaS LMS with build-in course editor to power corporate training and certification platform. Users can create interactive and mobile-friendly online lessons to upskill colleagues and customers.

    $499

    per month

    Sakai

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASakai is an open source learning management system provided by the Apero Foundation. The LMS provides what it calls Core and Expanded Features. The Core Features encompass an integrated tool set that is tested by the Sakai community members and is then included with each new release. The tool set can be configured by: instructors, students, research investigators and project leaders. The other set of tools, known as “Contrib Tools” are specific to Sakai tools and innovations that are developed…N/A
    Pricing
    Edtch.Sakai
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Edtch.Sakai
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll features Unlimited courses Up to 500 seats for learners and admins 50 GB of storage for multimedia content And also: Custom Domain + SSL Dedicated VPS at location you pick (Germany, Finland, USA) Dedicated Support & Success Manager (Email + Zoom)Must contact vendor for pricing information.
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    Features
    Edtch.Sakai
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Edtch. and Sakai
    Feature
    Edtch.
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Sakai
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Course authoring10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Course catalog or library10.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Player/Portal10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Learning content10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Assignments10.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Compliance management10.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Learning administration10.01 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics10.01 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Edtch.Sakai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Edtch.Sakai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Edtch
    During Covid-19, classes should continue and this is where I know and use Edtch. We are almost 200 in a class as we are mixed of 2 classes, the prof ed, and the regular class. Our instructor has been looking for a system in which she can manage and can accommodate 200 students in a class, and this is where she discovers Edtch. If you had a hard time managing a class of 200 students then Edtch will help you manage a class easier
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    Apereo
    I've used Sakai to supplement my Public Speaking class. Public Speaking is very much a F2F type course, so I didn't use Sakai much for course content delivery. However, I did use it to post my syllabus, post my lecture slides, communicate any class announcements, and to conduct a final exam for the class. Building the final exam was very simple and I was easily able to swap out questions to vary it from term to term. Before I was a staff member and lecturer, I used Sakai as a student. My instructor used Sakai to varying degrees. I really appreciated it being the one-stop-receptacle for all-things class related. If I somehow lost an assignment instruction sheet, I could rely on it being posted there. For multimedia work it was lacking, at that time, but I know Sakai has been updated over time and I hope that part of it has improved. If I was ever frustrated by Sakai, it was because faculty used it in a piecemeal way. It's fine not to want to use the gradebook, but don't enter some grades and not others. It's wonderful to upload class documents to it; but don't do some and not others. Whatever way you're going to use Sakai, commit to it and use it well. Your students will thank you.
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    Pros
    Edtch
    • Test
    • Interaction during class
    • Can see the outputs and progress of each team
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    Apereo
    • Sakai is flexible, providing a way for our customers (instructors) to customize their courses while staying in line with consistency and continuity of course design. This has allowed our courses to be far less cookie-cutter and stale. This is mostly accomplished through Sakai's LTI functionality and it's Lessons tool. This is particularly notable because not every course is the same, nor should it be. Our faculty and course developers can draw from OER resources, course text publisher assessment quiz banks and pull in content from sources from our library databases and services like YouTube.
    • Sakai is customizable, allowing us to pair it with our student information system to automatically create and track with student registration data - including adding new students and removing students who have elected to drop a course. The customization features also include being able to create course templates for individual schools or courses using specific tools or sequences of tools as well as a way to personalize content for students when they engage with each lesson.
    • Sakai is stable in the market. We have been using Sakai for almost 10 years and continue to see it improve; responding to changing trends in browser technologies, mobile platforms and accessibility requirements. Multiple programs offered over the years have been recognized by outside organizations like BestColleges.com for our programs and given high marks by students taking the courses offered in Sakai.
    • Sakai allows our faculty to inform it's continued evolution. We work closely with the developers, having a front seat to how things can work and function for our faculty. There have been multiple occasions where faculty ask, "Can Sakai do this?" and the answer is never "No."
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    Cons
    Edtch
    • I hope we use this in phones and androids as most students can't buy laptops and don't have computers at home.
    • No free trial
    • I had no other recommendations to provide as this management system is really great!
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    Apereo
    • The coming upgrade will address many issues, the visual presentation of sites and courses
    • The Forums (discussion) tool is not natively integrated into the Gradebook, but needs another step to connect the two.
    • The Wiki tool is awkward and not WYSIWYG. But I understand that is common with wikis in most platforms
    • The Help documentation could use some focus on student needs rather that course developer needs
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Edtch
    No answers on this topic
    Apereo
    Sakai is a good general learning management system - it is not leading edge but rather a stable system with standard learning management system features. It can be fairly easily customized and is fairly easy to learn from both student learning and faculty administrative vantage points. New paradigms for online learning though are emergent so the current field should also be investigated with competitors.
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    Usability
    Edtch
    No answers on this topic
    Apereo
    When faculty are preparing courses from term to term, a portion of the content is static within a specific discipline. The time it takes to import past lessons into new versions of Sakai can be an inefficient use of my time. When I want to add new content and edit from the old content, it's reliant upon me to cut and paste the content from term to term rather than simply import and edit from a backup.
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    Support Rating
    Edtch
    No answers on this topic
    Apereo
    Since Sakai is open-source their documentation is often lacking and support is absolutely needed onsite. Internal documentation is more important with Sakai than other services. The Sakai community is fun, passionate, engaged, and absolutely doing their best, but it's an uphill battle against the current market and trends.
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    Implementation Rating
    Edtch
    No answers on this topic
    Apereo
    No, I don't
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    Alternatives Considered
    Edtch
    Edtch had the things I needed all in one. There are some of them that I tried, they may somehow have the same feature but the experience I've been through is incomparable. Edtch is user-friendly and it has all I want, I can do video collaboration with the team/classmates, and we can send images plus storage. All the things you needed to learn and teach are here at Edtch.
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    Apereo
    As an adjunct professor, I didn't pick Sakai for the university. I have experience with Moodle, Blackboard, eCollege, iBoard and now Sakai. I would have to say that Sakai is one of my all time favorite LMSs to use as it is very easy to navigate.
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    Return on Investment
    Edtch
    • Great for freelancers and also used as learning tool as an educational platform
    • The pricing plans are reasonable as the system is at exceptional service.
    • Great for class and team collaboration
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    Apereo
    • Sakai makes it easy for students to monitor grades which puts their minds at ease.
    • Sakai makes it easy for teachers to assign and receive assignments from students.
    • Communication is one of the most important and one of the most taxing parts of an educational system. Sakai makes this process just a little bit easier.
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    Screenshot of Course statistics.Screenshot of Course Authoring. Build professional training courses with multimedia lessons, tests, expert and peer graded assignments to help learners grow their skills faster.Screenshot of Tests and quizzes. Use 6 types of questions to evaluate how well your learners understand important concepts of your training