# Linewize Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Linewize the right Classroom Management solution for you? Explore 35 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/238060/Linewize/reviews --- Linewize 3.6 (35) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/238060/Linewize/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Linewize Ease of use 3.6 Customer Service 3.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AP Anne P Dir FacilitiesEducation Management, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “For the most part, it is a great sense of security knowing that the filtering is on task and doing what we need for it to be doing.“ March 1, 2023 SG Shannon G TeacherEducation Management, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Years without this proved to be very difficult with students not using computers for their intended purpose.“ February 28, 2023 KV Karen V teacherEducation Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Easy to use and I can track what my students are working on.“ March 1, 2023 CC Curtis C ECE Teacher Education Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Distraction is a major hurdle that educators must overcome and each year it becomes increasingly difficult.“ October 16, 2022 MM Matt M CTOEducation Management, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It was clean to use for the most part, support chat feature was always nice.“ March 1, 2023 MW Mike W Director of Technology ServicesEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “We've been very impressed with not only their product but their customer support as well. “ March 1, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 35 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Brian H. Director of Technology Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Linewize fit our needs" February 28, 2023 4.0 Once we got over the implementation hurdles it has worked well. There are challenges if you are using AAD as it isn't common for their customer base. Pros This product enabled the school to monitor both Windows and IOS devices from a single platform. It has installed clients on Windows that makes bypassing it significantly more difficult than some competitors. Cons The reporting for parents or reporting high level activity isn't as good as some competitors. It is improving though. Switched from [iboss](https://www.capterra.com/p/187135/iboss/) Better functionality on IOS devices. Review Source JB Justin B. Technology Director Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linewize in my district. " February 24, 2023 5.0 Great so far. I requested 2 feature updates and was told 1 of them is in the works and will be available this summer. Really looking forward to using the tools they are bring down. Its always nice when a company is listing to its users about how to make a better product. Pros It started bringing features back that I wanted. Also the support hands down is the best. I have 100 things going on everyday. So when I need to be in the webfilter I don't always know exactly what im looking for or where it is. Using the quick chat feature has always resolved my issue in a timely manner. Nobody jumps into the webfilter on to resolve an issue that isn't an immediate need. That quick response keeps end users happy which makes my day to day life easier. Cons Under the configuration/objects tab. Every single time that I want to edit an object I go over to the edit pencil and click on it. This edit pencil allows you to edit the object name, description, and type of object. I have never wanted to edit those options. I 100% of the time want to edit the properties within that object. Its only an annoyance. its no more or less clicks. Its just clicking on the object to edit it other than clicking the "edit" pencil beside the object. I would love to see the edit pencil in the future allow for editing both the object properties and the name all from the same tab. Just to smooth up the process. Alternatives considered [SecurlyMDM](https://www.capterra.com/p/207806/SecurlyMDM/)[GoGuardian](https://www.capterra.com/p/181311/GoGuardian/)[Hapara](https://www.capterra.com/p/203552/Hapara/)[Lightspeed Filter](https://www.capterra.com/p/199404/Relay-Web-Filter/) Reason for choosing Linewize I had already used 3 other products previously. I was un happy with one, I wanted more from the other. In the end I liked what I was seeing. I liked that they were listening. Word of mouth goes a long way. People that are happy with a product will tell you about it. None of my peers where trying to convert me the other products. Review Source DS Dave S. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Likewise Connect review" April 23, 2025 1.0 Terrible, as described before I have had a horrible experience with this app and I think it should be illegal as it causes students to be absolute sitting duck for hackers schools should not waste their time on this god forsaken disgrace of an app. Pros Nothing absolutely nothing about this application serves a good pourpose for any school anywhere my student hate it and everything about it has been a disaster. Cons Everything about this app is horrible as a teacher, It has done nothing good for any of my classes I have to jump through hoops just to let my students play games when their work for the day is already finished Review Source EH Everett H. Persanal Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Linewize Is A Disgrace To AI" February 1, 2026 2.0 It blocked: Scratch Gemini Any website with the words "GAMING, FUN (NO JOKE), AND MINECRAFT. And Many Educational Websites A Filter Called SafeSearch that Google uses It also didn't block the Linewize website, which would be fine except the website actually tells us how to bypass linewize! LOL. Pros I hate linewize to the point where I sent a email to the school district! While it DOES block inappropriate websites like it says it does... Cons ...it does a TERRIBLE job of figuring if it's educational/filter. Yes, you heard me, it blocks FILTERS Review Source AC Aaron C. Teacher / IT Admin Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linewize helps our school district function" March 1, 2023 4.0 Overall, Linewize has been great to work with. They're help is always quick and almost always resolves the issue quickly. Even with the issues we've had, it's still the best filtering option we've used. Pros The best part about linewize is the granular control when it comes to filtering, monitoring, and controlling the chromebooks students use. I can allow and block specific network calls and sites with ease, see what any student is doing when they're on their device, and stop students from getting off topic with the focus and pause internet tool. Cons The filters are finicky. The most struggle I've had with Linewize is just getting websites either blocked or allowed properly. It would be great to allow a website URL and have Linewize automatically allow the required network traffic for it. They have signatures for some popular sites, but that's not useful when I need to allow hundreds of sites that aren't on those signatures. The filtres are also often not effective or don't block things when I think they should, causing headaches. Switched from [GoGuardian](https://www.capterra.com/p/181311/GoGuardian/) GoGuardian worked alright, but had many issues. Review Source SC Sarah C. Technology Supervisor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Outstanding Customer Support" February 24, 2023 5.0 Overall I have had a great experience with Linewize. Again, the customer support is top notch. We like the Classwize software too. Classwize might could be beefed up a little more, but it has been a good product. Pros I can't say enough about the company's customer support. I've worked with lots of companies but this has been the only company where I can chat with a real person in just a few minutes if not instantly. I don't have to dial a tech support number with long response times. The support team has always been able to fix my issues and even provides me with a recorded video of how they fixed my issue so I can refer to it at a later date if I have that same issue again. Cons I'm a little disappointed in the reporting feature. Maybe I'm not using it correctly but it's a little confusing to me. For instance my superintendent wanted a report of every user who had accessed Netflix. I was able to pull a report but it really didn't give me the data I needed. I wish the reporting could be a little more simplified. Reason for choosing Linewize We considered Smoothwall and Content Keeper. Switched from [SecurlyMDM](https://www.capterra.com/p/207806/SecurlyMDM/) Had limited control in Securly. Just didn't fit our needs. Review Source RS Ronnie S. Coordinator of Instructional Technology Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Control in the Classroom" February 28, 2023 4.0 Overall it is simple to rollout and implement. Pros The best part of Classwize is the ability to control what students are seeing on their Chromebooks with just a few quick clicks. Cons I am unable to alter the names of my rostered courses and I am very limited on what I can do with PCs. Switched from [Impero](https://www.capterra.com/p/180570/Netop-Vision/) Looking for something to monitor chromebooks. Review Source FC Flynn C. Clash Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linewise is a problem" September 16, 2025 1.0 While im not complaning about what is blocks, it does however block educational sites such as revisely which is an AI that makes quizzes for you using the content like past papers. Also it stuff up my whole device and I just havent been able to do any work for 4 weeks now. Pros Nothing, it is all problems. Very dissappointed with how my school uses it and how it has been made. Makes trhe classroom experience very hard. Cons It stuffs up my entire school device and half my school is having this issue making it too hard to get any work done. This is a genuine struggle and it really is starting to get to me. Review Source ON Oliver N. STUDENT Textiles Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The linewize scam" May 22, 2025 1.0 bad experience as student it doesn´t let my enter to any website and you still want a bit of private live it doesn´t matter if you are student Pros nothing because like I already said it doesn´t let my enter to any website and your teachers have all the custody Cons all because is a shit and you cannot do nothing with it and also you cannot have your own private live Review Source eD ela D. IHATEWHOUSESLINEWIZEANDBLOCKSMYGOODGAMES. Writing and Editing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Linewize... students hate it." March 19, 2025 1.0 im a student and i hate how everything fun and good is blocked. Pros all the good and APROPRATE games are blocked. im very mad. my school is horrible. it blocks everthing Cons Good and school apropriate thinfs like mathplayground are blocked. :( Review Source DH Dennis H. Sr. Network Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Recommend Linewize for Schools" February 24, 2023 5.0 excellent, customer support is fantastic Pros ease of use of product, a product i can recommend Cons none, the product does everything we need Reason for choosing Linewize price and customer support Review Source CC Curtis C. ECE Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Recommend for educators" October 16, 2022 5.0 Distraction is a major hurdle that educators must overcome and each year it becomes increasingly difficult. This year we're off to a great start with Linewise, I'm eager to see the full impact at the end of the semester. I highly recommend Linewise for educators. Pros Linewise monitors every students device screen during class. It's essentially many extra sets of eyes. Cons Connecting to linewise can be a challenge depending on the device type Review Source DJ Deirhon J. Student Consumer Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Never trust Linewize." May 23, 2025 2.0 My overall experience with Linewize is dissapointingly bad, and the inaccurate blocking has to stop. Pros I really don't have anything to say anything good about Linewize. All I know is that this app can restrict stuff. Cons Blocking games on Chromebooks for inaccurate reasons, blocking learning apps, and making things worse for kids and other people. Especially it can filter bypass and potential over blocking issues. Review Source SH Samuel H. Director of Technology Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linewize is a great value and easily implemented. Very simple to use. " November 14, 2023 5.0 Outstanding. I would defintely purchase it again and again. It's been a wonderful experience. Pros Filtering is my number one priority. Linewize does a fantastic job of rooting out the junk. Their customer support is superb! They respond quickly and help get any issue resolved. Cons Very rarely have we encountered an issue where the filter tags something that is not "bad." I simply contact their customer support and they reevaluate it and correct it. Reason for choosing Linewize Demo was amazing. It did everything we needed and the cost was the best. Review Source AP Anne P. Dir Facilities Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "New to Linewize" March 1, 2023 4.0 For the most part, it is a great sense of security knowing that the filtering is on task and doing what we need for it to be doing. Pros We came from cipafilter and it was a plug and play for the most part. We also received a great price for having been a cipafilter customer. It is a great review of which websites the students and staff most often visit as well we receive the alerts that are sent when students type in questionable searches. Cons We are still trying to troubleshoot a few issues with both the ipad filter management as well as a few issues with the Classwize product. Reason for choosing Linewize They seemed to be more on top of the questions that we had regarding integration into our Serverless enviornment with Azure and Intune. Switched from [Cipafilter](https://www.capterra.com/p/196423/Cipafilter/) They merged Review Source JF Joseph F. Educator Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Classwize to help management" March 1, 2023 4.0 Seriously, this has been amazing and it's been a game changer. I'm able to nudge my students who need it back on to the task that they need to be on. It's easy (almost too easy) for some kids to quickly revert to gaming when they should be working on their academic content. This allows for a way to manage them digitally in a way that reduces the time it would take without this software. No more having to walk around the classroom to see everything - now it's right there in front of me on my screen. Pros Linewize's product really allows for teachers to help maintain student focus, giving students more time on task to work on the material they need to succeed. The ability to see your whole class at one time and be able to focus on one single user is another strength of the program. We can load websites on to the students computers, saving time from typing in the correct url of finding the correct link to click, as well as keep students on particular websites we need them to be on. It's a super useful tool to have in our toolkit. I really can't say enough positive things about it. Cons Integration went easily from what I understand of it. The only feature I can think of that could be of benefit is being able to see when the students computers have multiple desktops open. Currently, we can only see the desktop they have open, while some like to try to hide their gaming on other desktops. Review Source MM Matt M. CTO Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Network Down" March 1, 2023 1.0 It was a lot of headache. Pros It was clean to use for the most part, support chat feature was always nice. Your techs were all pretty good to help with issues that I couldn't figure out Cons Your on prem device took my network down ALL the time. Linewize replaced the server multiple times, however the issue continued throughout the year. I started bypassing the on prem server every time our network died, and it would immediately come up and never have the issue. Even if the device was out of the equation, we would have random sites get blocked via the cloud filter even if we had it allowed. This was a wide spread problem with other districts in the area as well. Review Source CB Carmen B. Teache Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Linewize in a classroom" February 27, 2023 3.0 Pros The ability to see what students are looking at on their screens. Cons 1\. I would like to be able to individually message students.2. I would like to be able to rename my classes to something easier to find. Review Source MB Michael B. Instructional Tech Coordinator Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Classwize is a game changer" March 2, 2023 5.0 We feel confident that linewize filtering is keeping our students safe online. Pros We brought linewize to our district because we were frustrated with other content filters on the market that were complicated and slowed everything down. While the filter is top-notch, we are most impressed with classwize and it's easy implementation in the classroom. Cons Learning the admin panel took a little getting used to. Reason for choosing Linewize We loved the option of Classwize for our teachers, as well as Linewize's ease of implementation and use. Review Source CK Cody K. Principal Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product" March 6, 2023 5.0 This product really helps us protect the academic integrity of our classes. With so much technology integration within the schools, a product such as this is imperative to provide a safe and honest learning environment. Pros I really like every feature. The alerts are nice. being able to control devices in the classroom is a must. Great product. Cons I don't have anything negative to say. If anything, maybe the interface, but even still, the interface is great. Review Source RC Ryan C. Tech Admin Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Solid filter" February 24, 2023 4.0 Customer support is good is always helpful. Overall its been a good experience. Pros For monitoring and filtering it works pretty good. Easy to use. Cons Doesn't give great detail on web traffic, Reason for choosing Linewize better price for what I was getting. Switched from [iboss](https://www.capterra.com/p/187135/iboss/) cloud filtering Review Source MW Mike W. Director of Technology Services Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Linewize Review" March 1, 2023 5.0 Linewize has been great from the get-go. We've been very impressed with not only their product but their customer support as well. We are happy we made the switch to Linewize. Pros We like that there is both cloud filtering and an in-line filter. We also like the granularity of the filtering process. Cons We haven't found any features that have been subpar at this point. Switched from [SecurlyMDM](https://www.capterra.com/p/207806/SecurlyMDM/) Linewize offered more bang for the buck. Review Source DB Dan B. Director of Information Technology Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "K-12 School with 3500 students" March 1, 2023 4.0 Pros User Journey is the easiest report I have ever used for user web traffic. Our teachers love the classroom management capability! Cons Filtering rules were a bit tricky to wrap my head around at first. Once we had an understanding of how they are applied, it was very easy to implement. Alternatives considered [Barracuda Web Security Gateway](https://www.capterra.com/p/178585/Barracuda-Web-Security-Gateway/)[iboss](https://www.capterra.com/p/187135/iboss/) Review Source TJ Tara J. Instructional Technology Coach Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Management Tool" March 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Linewize is a great way to monitor student activity and prevent them from going to or doing things that are not school appropriate. Cons There are many times that the software does not work, the login just spins. There are also issues with certain student machines not showing up within a classroom. Review Source RH Rene H. Technology Manager E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to Setup and easy to use" March 1, 2023 5.0 Pros How easy it was to implement and use having the device. Cons Maybe having options for different lengths of time before the bypass codes expire. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.