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LanSchool vs Thinkific: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 6th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,889 reviews from Virtual Classroom users.
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Interactive Whiteboard
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Two Way Audio & Video
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Virtual Classroom
4.3
Interactive Whiteboard
NA
File Sharing
NA
Screen Sharing
NA
Two Way Audio & Video
NA
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews33
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.2
4.4
User reviews189
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
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Best for

We serve K-12, Higher Education and Corporate markets.

Everyone from small businesses, creatives, consultants, coaches, authors, speakers, and trainers to professional associations, larger companies and universities use Thinkific today.

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Karee S
Innovation Lab Specialist (grades 3-5)
4.0

Karee: Hi, my name is Karee. I'm a STEM teacher. And I give LanSchool a four out of five rating. For more reviews like this, click below. At my school, we used LanSchool to be able to run programs for our student computers and prepare before they arrived at school. So we were able to open up applications that we knew that they would be needing to use. And then, also, if we wanted students to stop working, it was a great classroom management tool. We could blank their screens, we could show our screens. So it was really great for technology management and preparation. What I loved most about LanSchool is that I was able to pause student computers. So if I needed to get their attention, I could write a message and send it to them, and then it would freeze their screens, which was super nice. I also really like there's just a lot of time saving. So instead of having to have students always log in and navigate to where they have to go to the right page, I could just literally send that page to all of my students or whatever they needed to be working on. So it just was a huge time saver when you have a little bit of time for class. One of the only things I did not like about LanSchool is, obviously, students could move things on the desktop around. And so if we ever wanted to use keyboard shortcuts, or if we wanted to open things on different computers, if students moved something on the computer, it wouldn't work. So if not all desktops were the exact same were files were located in things, we'd often run into bugs.

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Shawn B
Coach
4.0

Shawn B.: Hey, my name is Shawn. I'm a professional life coach. I give think Thinkific a 4 out of 5. If you want to see more reviews like this, click below. Before Thinkific, I was using YouTube and Google Drive and all these places I could host videos. But the problem there is that it wasn't all together in a course setting. It was just sporadic and scattered and links here and links there. Nothing was in one area for a entire course to be built. I got into Thinkific because they offer a really great free plan, and it was a place where I wanted to gather all my coaching videos into one course. And I found it really easy to use, the settings, the colors. All the bringing it together was straightforward. I've had people purchase that. And the fact that I was able to be on a free plan for a long time was really appealing. And I'm actually still on the free plan. I haven't even needed to upgrade. That's how impressed I have been with Thinkific. Getting started with Thinkific was really easy. The way they have the Course Builder, you can have two different modes to see it being built. I just found it so simple to upload the videos, insert some text, have some links to outbound websites and whatnot. Implementing it in our business was really simple, put links on our website, on our social media. And ultimately, it actually was easier than I expected and produced better results than I expected for a free plan. And it being so quick. If you're thinking about getting Thinkific, I would say give it a go. They have an awesome free plan. It's a place where you can build a course, get yourself started without investing a bunch of money. I would say that I am a big fan of Thinkific simply because they offer such a high product for free. And then if you want to upgrade, have discounts or coupons, you can do that. But I think it's awesome product, and I would highly recommend it to anybody who wants to build their course and get themselves started right.

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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Activity Dashboard
207
Important
API
388
Important

LanSchool

16/50
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Blended Learning
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Class Scheduling
  • Conferencing
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Course Authoring
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Whiteboard
  • Learning Management
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Progress Reports
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Scheduling
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Student Portal
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Two Way Audio & Video
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • Video Call Recording
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Whiteboard
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Data Import/Export
  • File Sharing
  • Live Chat
  • Polls/Voting
  • Raise Hand
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Screen Sharing
  • Student Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Virtual Classroom
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Thinkific

Top Features
27/50
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LanSchool
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Thinkific
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
LanSchool
  • By Lenovo Software
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1986
Thinkific
  • By Thinkific
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2012
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