# i-Ready Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about i-Ready Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Assessment products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/207200/i-Ready --- # i-Ready Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) i-Ready ## What is i-Ready? It is an assessment solution that helps education institutes test student skills, score assessments, monitor student progress & more. ## What is i-Ready used for? [Assessment](https://www.capterra.com/assessment-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 22 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 59% Neutral 14% Negative 27% ### Starting price Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for i-Ready?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.curriculumassociates.com&name=i-Ready) ## 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. ### i-Ready 3.5 (22) VS. [5.0 (52)](https://www.capterra.com/p/267592/Canditech/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $45 Other, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.6 (22) Ease Of Use 5.0 (1,563) Value For Money 3.5 (15) Value For Money 4.9 (1,485) Customer Service 3.4 (16) Customer Service 5.0 (1,506) ## i-Ready alternatives [4.7 (196)](https://www.capterra.com/p/119740/Criteria/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.9 (21)](https://www.capterra.com/p/170352/Brilliant-Assessments/reviews/) Starting price $2990.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [HiPeople](https://www.capterra.com/p/211940/HiPeople/) [4.8 (1,563)](https://www.capterra.com/p/211940/HiPeople/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/211940/HiPeople/) [Kahoot!](https://www.capterra.com/p/156399/Kahoot/) [4.7 (2,891)](https://www.capterra.com/p/156399/Kahoot/reviews/) Starting price $17.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 98% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/156399/Kahoot/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/207200/i-Ready/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Activity Dashboard 2.2 (6) 50.00% of 6 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 Test/Quiz Creation 2.2 (6) 66.67% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create or build customized tests and quizzes Progress Tracking 2.4 (5) 40.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation Skills Tracking 2.4 (5) 60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track employee skills, competencies, training & qualifications Skills Assessment 2.5 (4) 50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Observe employees over a period of time to gain an understanding of their abilities to perform certain tasks Performance Metrics 1.0 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc. i-Ready 10 features Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests Review or test a specific candidate's skills A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc. Document and report the progress of ongoing projects Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation Observe employees over a period of time to gain an understanding of their abilities to perform certain tasks Track employee skills, competencies, training & qualifications Create or build customized tests and quizzes Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 3.5 (22) 3.5 Based on 22 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.5 (15) ### Starting price Free trial not available Value for money 3.5 (15) 3.5 Based on 15 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 3.4 (16) 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 3.4 (16) 3.4 Based on 16 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 3.5 Based on 22 reviews Filter by rating 5(11) 4(2) 3(3) 2(0) 1(6) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent LH Leo H. Student Writing and Editing ### "I-ready sucks" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 June 2, 2026 I swear the positive reviews of I-ready comes from the corporate paying professionals, or the teacher doesn't really know what I-ready is like. Pros As a student, I have first hand experience with I-ready, and I don't want to be harsh, but I-ready is horrible, it is time-consuming and there isn't any proof that people learn anything from it. The people working in the CA developing I-ready should really remake and improve how I-ready teaches, instead of working on stuff like leveling up and "encouraging games" no one wants. Cons Each lesson takes like 20-30 minutes, but its only worse because of how you have to redo it if you get even a few questions wrong, or how it gives you like another 5 minutes of roasting how you got a problem wrong. Apart from the lessons, the diagnostic is pure torture, if you try hard like me, you quickly find problems you don't know, which isn't bad, but because you don't know them well and will probably get them wrong, it becomes a big pain and is demotivating when it sends you back down to some 4th grade math you forgot about. Since you don't remember everything from past grades, you'll mess up the questions you forgot about and get an even lower score. Not to mention that you don't know every single vocab word in math, especially if the school skipped it or couldn't teach in time. For middle school students, if you don't have a calculator or a paper, long problems or decimal/fraction problems become annoying and hard to solve in your brain. I wish companies actually cared about the students, but because of corporate greed, they focus on making that money and not helping the kids. 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. EB Elliot B. Engineer Education Management ### "I don't recommend I-Ready" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 13, 2026 The experience I've had with I-Ready is really bad. Its very stressful, it causes anxiety when you don't finish your set minutes for the week. Pros What I like most about I-Ready is really nothing. The creators decided to make I-Ready+. I-Ready+ is really bad. They replaced the fun games for a poorly edited breathing video. Cons Every time I answer a problem correctly it says I got it wrong, but when I answer it again it's correct. The diagnostics do nothing to your my path. The company is money hungry by giving the teachers "word problems" instead of real "math problems". Switched from [Mailchimp](https://www.capterra.com/p/110228/MailChimp/) The curiculum changed from Go Math to I-Ready which was a bad thing 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. SF Sarah F. Aid Helper Education Management ### "I-Ready Readers" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 16, 2025 My overall experience is both of my kids use it and I think it is a valuable learning tool for the school system so I would say overall we have had a great experience with it. Pros My Children both are users of i-Ready, i help them with their schoolwork on there and honestly, i really think it's amazing that helps the teachers understand what exactly the student needs help with or needs to focus on. Cons The least favorite thing I can say to me, is I don't like how it only teaches your child one way to do a problem, there should be more than one way in case there is some confusion on the other way. 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. JR Jonathan R. Idk Airlines/Aviation ### "Stay away from this app. Trust me." 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 15, 2025 Pros I did not like anything about Iready. Its just a horrid "learning" app that no one should use. Cons This is coming from a student who has used iready for a while now. To put it simply, it sucks. The lessons they do are either too easy for frustratingly confusing. That is all I have to say for iready. Good day. 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. DH Deborah H. Marketing Manager Financial Services ### "i-Ready is the perfect tool for school and home" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 5, 2025 Overall i-Ready as a tool that is extremely useful for any parent with a child in school. It's especially nice that it can be used at school and also at home. Pros We use i-Ready several times a week. It is a great way to keep my grandchild interested and excited about her schooling. Having access to other programs within i-Ready provides her with the ability to get ahead while having since fun at the same time. Cons I would like it if there were more reports geared for the parents to review. Sometimes I would feel a bit list as to where she was or was not supposed to be and would have to follow up with the teacher for clarification. 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. JW Joseph W. student Education Management ### "Iready sucks" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 December 10, 2024 i-Ready is awful. The lessons are boring, the tests are torture, and it's glitchy. It's not just bad; it's a soul-crushing, anxiety-inducing mess that makes learning miserable. It's a total waste of time. Pros Nothing. Iready is the worst program ever Cons Iready is the worst math program ever. It is buggy. Switched from [DreamClass](https://www.capterra.com/p/197828/DreamClass/) My admin made me switch from DreamClass to iready 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. JB joe B. VP Mechanical or Industrial Engineering ### "Would NOT Recommend." 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 February 28, 2024 TERRIBLE!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!! PLEASE DONT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE! Pros Nothing, actually trash. Would not recommend unless you want your kid to have a seizure. Cons It takes so long to do one lesson and you lose your progress if you don't save it. My kid has cried \*so many\* times doing iReady. He also started throwing up when he saw the ugly characters. 1/5!!! 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. DG Dev G. School Consumer Services ### "Bad" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 2, 2023 Pros NOTHING. IT IS SO BAD, AND NOBODY LIKES IT. Only games are decent. Cons from what I've heard, many students find it to be a tedious and unengaging program. It's no fun to spend hours staring at a computer screen, especially when the content isn't particularly interesting. 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. NL Nattalie L. Librarian Education Management ### "Don’t frustrate yourself or students with i-ready " 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 4, 2022 My students hate the program as do my co workers and myself. The minimal growth the students show at the end of the year are solely based on teacher lead instruction and not time spent in this program. I would not recommend Pros It can be done on the computer, chromebooks, or tablet Cons It is boring, repetitive, overkill with excessive requirements of both time on tasks and accuracy. We don’t use ready math. We use eureka so I don’t know why we chose iready as a district. They don’t work well together Alternatives considered [Ingenuity Pathway Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/p/118907/Ingenuity-Pathway-Analysis/) [Edulastic](https://www.capterra.com/p/228408/Edulastic/) Reasons for choosing i-Ready I didn’t. I have no idea why the district office chose this program. Someone fooled them. They evidently didn’t read the online reviews or watch the you tube videos dedicated to throwing shade at this terrible program 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. NL Nicole L. Teacher Education Management ### "I-Ready = Academic Video Game" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 27, 2022 My students use both iready reading and math 50 min each, weekly. We do 10 min a day for both. They take the diagnostics in each category once for every 4 quarters of the school year. It is basically academic video games, but gives great reports. It also lets me assign specific lessons to specific students and I can move a student to the correct level of I believe a diagnostic was inaccurate. Pros I like that it makes reports for my students' test scores, as well as their daily lessons. The reports have options for more in depth data, including what standards they've mastered and which they're struggling with. Cons There is definitely a learning curve for pulling data and it can be tricky to navigate the reports, even after using it for a while. Also, I believe the diagnostics are very long and give a slightly inaccurate, though in depth picture, of student academic status. I believe the diagnostics are skewed by impedance of the length affecting student attention span. Switched from [Discovery Education](https://www.capterra.com/p/234485/Discovery-Education/) [aimswebPlus](https://www.capterra.com/p/210425/aimswebPlus/) Our district made the switch. 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