# Lightspeed Filter Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Lightspeed Filter Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Lightspeed Filter

## What is Lightspeed Filter?

Lightspeed Filter is the best-in-class solution that protects students from harmful material to ensure their online safety. To help districts maintain safety and CIPA-compliance, our solution is powered by the most comprehensive database of K-12 online content in the industry from 20 years of web indexing. Whether it's protecting take-home devices or customizing blocklists for grade level, we've got you covered with SSL decryption on all devices, on your network and off, all in the cloud.

## What is Lightspeed Filter used for?

[Website Monitoring](https://www.capterra.com/website-monitoring-software/)[Network Security](https://www.capterra.com/network-security-software/)

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Overall rating

Based on 36 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

100%

Neutral

0%

Negative

0%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Lightspeed Filter

4.6 (36)

VS.

[4.5 (241)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172277/ManageEngine-Firewall-Analyzer/reviews/)

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Starting Price

$395

Other, One Time

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.5 (36)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (4,461)

Value For Money

4.6 (31)

Value For Money

4.6 (3,353)

Customer Service

4.7 (35)

Customer Service

4.7 (3,035)

## Lightspeed Filter alternatives

[4.5 (276)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146034/WebTitan/reviews/)

Starting price

$0.40

Per User, Per Month

[4.4 (89)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172324/NetFlow-Analyzer/reviews/)

Starting price

$245.00

Per User, Per Month

Highest Rated

[4.7 (343)](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/reviews/)

Starting price

$10.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.5 (280)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172274/Network-Configuration-Manager/reviews/)

Starting price

$238.00

Per User, Per Month

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/199404/Relay-Web-Filter/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Access Controls/Permissions

4.1 (15)

46.67% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Activity Dashboard

4.7 (15)

26.67% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Alerts/Notifications

4.1 (14)

50.00% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Customizable Reports

3.6 (9)

22.22% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Alter the layout and content of reports

Activity Monitoring

4.8 (4)

0.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and report on everything that happens within the system or network

Compliance Management

4.3 (4)

25.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Lightspeed Filter 16 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Track and report on everything that happens within the system or network

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Alter the layout and content of reports

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Software is used for working on online pages

Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Active reporting of data and metrics

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security issues and taking appropriate action to protect systems and data from potential harm

Extend virtual private network over public networks to enable protected information exchange

Features

4.4 (36)

4.4

Based on 36 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.6 (31)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
available

Value for money

4.6 (31)

4.6

Based on 31 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.7 (35)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.7 (35)

4.7

Based on 35 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 36 reviews

Filter by rating

5(22)

4(14)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

Network Manager

Education Management

### "Growing filtering solution for K-12 Education"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

April 23, 2023

Pros

I'm a fan of how Lightspeed can integrate into our existing directory structure. We are able to leverage the org structure from Google Workspace to filter our students and staff. They also are adding new features and functionality which means the product continues to add value beyond the initial purchase.

Cons

Deployment can take some hoops to jump through in order to properly deploy the solution, however the documentation and implementation with 3rd party MDM solutions has been getting better and support is happy to help out and book time with you to make sure things are working properly.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Director of Family Ministries

Religious Institutions

### "Easy, Intuitive, and Effective Filtering Software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

August 7, 2022

Overall, Lightspeed Filter has met our expectations, kept our students safe, and allowed us to monitor and direct their internet usage easily and effectively.

Pros

The web backend of the product is well organized, and it is easy to add additional content/sites to black and white lists, assign different restrictions to different classes, and monitor potential in appropriate searches. We have also really appreciated the included filter sets; the default settings have worked for almost all of our classroom environments.

Cons

The way that Lightspeed filter interfaces with Lighspeed Classroom Management, and other Lightspeed Products, is confusing, and a single portal that allows you to administer all the products simultaneously would be a significant improvement.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SR

Sonia R.

Principal

Education Management

### "Lightspeed brings out the light of things"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

August 1, 2022

An excellent way to keep students on track.

Pros

My teachers like the fact that they were able to monitor students' computer access, helping them have better Classroom management

Cons

The teachers really did not have anything negative about this software just the fact that we were unable to use it with our surface pros.

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

It was our Diosecen's leaders that wanted it.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

BB

Brock B.

IT Director

Education Management

### "Lightspeed in k12 enviroments"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 29, 2022

Its a really great filter you can trust with some backend room to grow.

Pros

I like how easy it is to deploy to chrome devices for students and also the man-in-the-middle solution you offer for byod networks.

Cons

The reporting isnt great when trying to determine background sites blocking specific content on your webpages. The way you have to do rules between google enviroment and ad enviroments isnt intuitive.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JS

John S.

Director of IT

Education Management

### "Lightspeed"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 29, 2022

Overall a positive experience. Every product in this space seems to have drawbacks but overall Lightspeed has been good.

Pros

For the most part works well as a K-12 web filter. There's a good amount of features. The integration with Google allowed us to import our students pretty easily. Deployment to Chromebooks was also pretty simple. Updating data is a little slow but this isn't unique to Lightspeed and works well enough. Pricing is pretty reasonable.

Cons

There are a few things I wish were implemented, like an easier way for staff to whitelist sites for students that they may need for class, without having to notify the administrators about it. The Smart Play feature is interesting but has too many false positives and false negatives (but it's a hard problem). I wish reports were a little more detailed, and could be exported or shared in more pretty formats.

Alternatives considered

[GoGuardian](https://www.capterra.com/p/181311/GoGuardian/)

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

A combination of pricing and the least number of foreseeable downsides, in addition to feedback around the internet.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RD

Ryan D.

Technology Specialist

Primary/Secondary Education

### "Lightspeed Filter"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 27, 2022

Overall, Lightspeed has been a great product for us. We utilized the Classroom option as well, great for monitoring the students when distance learning.

Pros

Product is very easy to use and deploy in a Google Chromebook environment. Great for seeing information and view history.

Cons

Adding parents to the parent portal could be much easier. The CSV is great in bulk, but would be handy for the ability to add a parent email within the user. Also the way it currently is causes you to keep a running CSV any time changes are needed.

Alternatives considered

[Deep Freeze](https://www.capterra.com/p/32308/Deep-Freeze/)

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

Cost and ease of use.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CB

Christine B.

Network Administrator

Education Management

### "Happy with Lightspeed Filter!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 27, 2022

The benefits are safe browsing for students and staff. I feel that the product blocks inappropriate websites and allows K-12 educational material providing a safe environment for students and educators to use the internet.

Pros

As an administrator I find it easy to use and very users friendly. I do find that many items need to be added the SSL exclusions list. I hope this gets resolved in the future.

Cons

My biggest gripe is the reporting. When I try to run a report for a user that is getting blocked from something it lags way behind and the customer is waiting too long to get a URL unblocked because I can't see the block occuring.

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

Madison-Oneida BOCES has used Lightspeed for approximately 9 years and the new improvements in the product since then has been substantial. I have personally worked with the product for six year's.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JC

Jim C.

Technology Director

Education Management

### "Great product"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 24, 2022

We love it and just sign another contract for another three years

Pros

Love how well everything just works we tried the competitors and we’re not impressed

Cons

Already stated I just wish that there was a way in the email alert there was a little bit more information

Switched from

[SecurlyMDM](https://www.capterra.com/p/207806/SecurlyMDM/)

We’re not happy

Alternatives considered

[GoGuardian](https://www.capterra.com/p/181311/GoGuardian/)

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

Price, ease-of-use and instability

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JG

Joel G.

IT Director

Education Management

### "Game changer for schools"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 24, 2022

Pros

The learning curve is very minimal for this software and it makes keeping staff/students safe on the web much easier than the traditional systems. I love that it is specifically focused on school features and usage instead of being strictly technology focused.

Cons

Needs more robust connections with Azure AD.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JF

Jeffrey F.

CTO

Education Management

### "It Just Works!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

June 14, 2022

Excellent experience. Responsive to inquiries and needs.

Pros

Lightspeed deployment was straighforward and supported the cariety of devices on our network. The filter is reliable and performance is very good.

Cons

Admin interface can be a bit slow with larger searches/queries.

Reasons for choosing Lightspeed Filter

Price and features made for the best offering.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/199404/Relay-Web-Filter/reviews/)

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