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LanSchool vs Google Classroom: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 9th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,886 reviews from Virtual Classroom users.
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Interactive Whiteboard
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Two Way Audio & Video
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Feature ratings
Virtual Classroom
4.7
Interactive Whiteboard
NA
File Sharing
4.6
Screen Sharing
4.5
Two Way Audio & Video
4.4
User satisfaction
4.2
User reviews33
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.2
4.6
User reviews2,849
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.4
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We serve K-12, Higher Education and Corporate markets.

K-12 schools, educators, and students.

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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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Ali A
Customer Specialist
5.0

Ali A.: Hi, I'm Ali. I used Google Classroom for around four years before I stopped being an English teacher. And I have used Google Classroom through public schools, secondary schools and academies as well, English academies. I give Google Classroom five out of five. It make my life easier in a classroom and also online classes. Before Google Classroom, we only used Google Meet, but it was not as a classroom, it was just students coming online and just using their books, and I have my book in front of me and just showing them or guiding them through. But I haven't used any other software or application like Google Classroom. It's the first one that I have used and it really proved to be really, really easy and protective for my work. I chose to use Google Classroom, it became really necessary for me and for my school as well once the pandemic started and during the pandemic, the schools and everything became 100% remote. And the students could not stop studying, obviously, so that's why we had to bring everything to their homes using Google Classroom. And obviously there are other applications which have the same functionality, but in my case, I've used Google Classroom and I did not look for anything else because it was perfect for me and easy to use and I could not have any complaint about it. Right, getting started in Google Classroom. I'm an IT person, my major is in IT informatics, and so it was nothing difficult. Although I had some colleagues would have some questions about how the functions work and everything, but for me, overnight, I figure it out how it works and it was pretty simple to be honest, and it was nothing too complicated. Once I started using, just everything was smooth. If someone would like to start or thinking about using Google Classroom, I would advise, go ahead, obviously, because it made my life easier in the moment I really, really needed. I still use it from now and on, just not regularly as it was before. But someone who would like to start using Google Classroom, I would say, first, discover. You create classrooms and play around a little bit with it because you will learn a lot once you realize how much it can do for you. Creating classrooms, creating assignments, all those things. Because what I like about Google Classroom is it's connected. It's like everything is connected to Google, which is Google Drive is integrated as well, Google Meet, you can integrate in Google Meet as well. It's just everything is there, even the Google Calendar. So when you create classes online or in classrooms, you will see what classrooms are coming. It's just everything is there for you and you cannot miss it. I would say advice will be play around with it and just discover and you'll be grateful with it, seriously.

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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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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
Google Classroom
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
Google Classroom
  • By Google
  • Located in United States
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