CYPHER Learning vs Google Classroom comparison

CYPHER Learning

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CYPHER Learning

Google Classroom

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 6, 2023

We performed a comparison between CYPHER Learning and Google Classroom based on our users’ reviews in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

Ease of Deployment: CYPHER Learning's setup was simple and clear, with training provided for some users. Google Classroom is generally easy to set up, but some users found it confusing for students. CYPHER Learning had a more involved deployment process with pilot groups and training sessions, while Google Classroom only requires a Google account and is cloud-based.
Features: CYPHER Learning provides personalized and gamified lessons, automation, group learning, and customization, as well as visibility into student progress and ease of use. On the other hand, Google Classroom offers unique copies and reusability of materials, flexibility, security, cloud-based accessibility, meetings, mark book, assignments, lecturer work grading and feedback, sharing lectures, and most importantly integration with Google Suite and Jamboard.
Room For Improvement: CYPHER Learning needs to improve its translation accuracy, grading system, formatting options, and reporting functionality. On the other hand, Google Classroom is lacking in multiple grades, organizational structure, online teaching platform, attractive templates, offline functionality, and learning resources.
Pricing: CYPHER Learning charges based on active users, while Google Classroom is free for educational institutions but pricey for private companies. Both have varying pricing and licensing options.
ROI: CYPHER Learning is a valuable tool that provides cost savings, efficiency improvements, and increased revenue, making it a productive and profitable choice. Google Classroom users did not provide sufficient feedback on ROI.
Service and Support: CYPHER Learning is known for having excellent customer service that is knowledgeable, responsive, and available around the clock. On the other hand, Google Classroom's support is not as accessible, although the training modules and resources they offer are still helpful. While Google doesn't directly provide technical support, CYPHER Learning's technical support is considered exceptional.

Comparison Results: CYPHER Learning offers personalized lessons, group learning, visibility into student progress, and better reporting functionality, making it a top-notch solution for educators and organizations looking to enhance their learning and training programs. While Google Classroom is free, easy to access and integrates with other Google apps, it lacks several features offered by CYPHER Learning.

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Categories and Ranking

CYPHER Learning

Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Classroom

Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category, the market share of CYPHER Learning is 0.7% and it decreased by 91.5% compared to the previous year. The market share of Google Classroom is 6.8% and it decreased by 42.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Nagi Saeed

Learning Technologist at Australian Institute of Fitness Pty Ltd

Jul 4, 2023

Automation and syncing features have reduced our admin hours notably

Initially, I was very excited about the automations. But when we started using the actual courses, I found that the ability to sync content and settings from parent courses to child courses is what I value the most. But both the automations and syncing are at the top of the list. Also, the automation for triggering actions for completed tasks, such as awarding badges and points to students, works very well. We use Credly badges, and when we first moved the continuous improvement side of the business to CYPHER Learning we had more than 50 courses, which meant we had more than 50 badges. However, we found there was a limit on the number of badges. We reached out to CYPHER Learning and they fixed it quickly for us. We were then able to add more than 50 badges.

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Andrew Bryson

IT Manager at Pipers Corner School

Nov 13, 2023

An easy-to-use and intuitive solution that can be used to facilitate excellent teaching and learning

We have very little to do with the solution's maintenance. Since it's an online software as a service (SaaS) platform, Google deals with all the maintenance, and we don't need to worry about it. We've got Microsoft 365, Firefly, and Google. It would be nice if that were all in one platform or integrated much more easily so that the look and feel was one single platform. Users should make sure they have done their planning properly. Users should not think they'll be able to just switch it on and it will all work. You do need to plan it and plan it carefully and properly. Overall, I rate Google Classroom a nine out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the features that is very good is the automation for setting trigger rules that show or hide specific class sections or assignments."

"Another feature that is great for me... is the learning outcomes feature... In CYPHER Learning, it's called the Mastery feature. The learning outcomes feature allows us to measure whether students have achieved competency, based on the encoded learning outcomes."

"The most valuable feature is competency tracking. All apprentices follow particular programs where they have to demonstrate competencies, skills, knowledge, and behavior standards. The ability to track and measure their progress against the norm is functional."

"The lessons we offer in each course can be both in written format and in audio or video format. This dramatically helps participants to choose their best way of learning."

"It has 100% helped me organize my time. It provides more time for interaction and feedback with my students, both in the classroom or personally. This is why I consider the solution as an achievement. It feels more collaborative in the sense that planning not only depends on me, but also on my students."

"The entire system is incredibly valuable, but one of the reasons we chose CYPHER Learning was the social interaction features, such as forums, student groups, and messaging."

"The in-depth reporting feature of CYPHER Learning enables us to better understand the training needs of our customers and monitor the performance of our training services."

"The first point is the ease of use. It is a very easy platform to use, especially for students and families, with a very friendly layout. It also has a series of support systems, including communication with parents, students, the ability to invoice for online courses, and other qualities that make the system very versatile and facilitate a teacher's work."

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"Google Classroom is easy to use and intuitive, and it's not difficult to set up."

"I like that Google Classroom is free and integrates with the entire Google Suite, which includes Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, etc. I also like its flexibility, which makes it perfect for synchronous, asynchronous, and blended courses, and including live and archived webinars, as well as other kinds of content."

"Assigning a unique copy of Google Classroom to students and giving out information is what the solution excels at."

"When a teacher uploads material, all students connected to that class will receive the same information at the same time. I have found this to be a valuable feature. I also like that the material remains in Google Classroom until the teacher removes it. The UI is user-friendly, and you don't have to have prior experience to use the solution."

"The most valuable feature of Google Classroom is its clouds based. It can be accessed anywhere. Additionally, the GUI is good, we have not had any complaints and the platform has built-in security. For example, email has protection."

"This solution integrates with all the other Google apps including Google Calendar and Google Docs. This makes it very easy to manage."

"I would rate the initial setup a nine out of ten. It is very straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of Google Classroom is the ability to meet people and it is online."

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Cons

"As an administrator of our LMS, there are a lot of things that could be improved, but these are not seen by students or professors. One is the admin features for adding students."

"There needs to be greater granularity of user packages. We don't always have 100 users per month. However, we pay for 100."

"One example is the email integration. When we send out an email to a customer that says, "Welcome, here's your enrollment and this is what you do," if it bounces back because that email address is not correct, CYPHER Learning won't tell you that your email bounced back."

"An important addition would be training so that we can exploit the platform much more. The platform is advancing and being updated. It is important to know and understand everything in more detail, and how to work with it."

"There could be improvements in the dynamic and accessibility tools for the youngest students. For example, I create or attach links from other pages, and I use activities and games, such as roulettes, that encourage student participation."

"What we've been asking them for recently is that, while we really appreciate the shopping cart, it doesn't have a recurring payment charge. A lot of our participants, instead of paying the full fee, spread it out over several months and that feature is not there yet."

"I would like to have the ability to search by certificate number in order to verify the validity of a certificate."

"The vendor could improve on the chat system. Right now, the student only has access to messaging. Maybe it would be good to have a mini chat or the ability to do video calls with teachers if they have any questions about an assignment."

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"It would be useful if this solution had its own online teaching platform with an integration with a Google video conferencing tool."

"Students used to have points that were accumulated and the letter grades, such as A's, B's, C's, et cetera. Google Classroom should add a feature by which you can toggle in between both of them. It's more than only accumulated points, which are not going to mean that much for students unless there's a prize at the end or some type of reward for the effort. However, if there's a way to toggle in between allocating points versus allocating a grade, it would be nice."

"It would be helpful to add voice or audio capabilities to the classrooms instead of text only."

"There are certain things that I can do on PowerPoint that I cannot do on Google Presentations and Google Slides, such as using PowerPoint's animation feature, I have found that PowerPoint is generally more feature-rich and offers a wider range of tools that I can use to prepare and enhance my presentations."

"I would like to see a better user experience, a more engaging interface, and more templates. Google should develop templates or at least encourage developers to share them. You'll only get a basic framework when you create a new course. You don't have different themes to choose from like you do in Moodle."

"We found that Google Classroom is it is missing a lot in current engagement. We know it has got guardian access, where it sends the reports to the guardian at the end of either the week or the month, depending on how you set it. However, it lacks collaboration between the teacher, student, and parents. The engagement is mostly between the student and the teacher. If you have a school similar to ours, where you're dealing with little children where the parent is supposed to be engaged, you need a system that can engage them as well. It's good for senior students, but not for our students."

"The initial setup of Google Classroom is straightforward. The deployment took us two to three months because we had to train the faculty."

"The product must provide different plans for different customers so that we can pay for only what we use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"CYPHER Learning is a bit more expensive than our previous solution."

"Understanding your active users, compared to total users, in terms of the plan you choose, is something to be aware of."

"NEO's price is good."

"The system is not cheap but it's affordable. The pricing is fair... The cherry on top was that we received all the functionality with the simplest plan, the one with the minimal number of users. It couldn't be any better."

"During the negotiation for our five-year contract, CYPHER Learning did an excellent job of being fair and upfront with us. We have to budget for the future and know what the solution will cost us over the next five years. That's fantastic, and the company was very accommodating and worked well with us."

"Overall, the pricing of CYPHER Learning is okay. There are cheaper solutions that offer way fewer features and there are more expensive and more capable solutions, but they might be overkill for many companies that are not big enough. It's about balance. CYPHER Learning is in the middle; not very expensive, not very cheap."

"CYPHER LEARNING is very flexible when it comes to pricing. They hear out their customers and see where they can help them as far as cost is concerned."

"It has helped us save from 90% to 100% of our costs. The most valuable thing that we have earned in the last three years is time, e.g., my personal time versus my work time. There is more harmony."

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"Google Classroom is free to use."

"If you do a certain size and build, it's like any Google solution. You have to pay for storage, but you don't need to pay extra to use the interface. There may be Google Classroom partners that provide more integrated solutions, but I don't know. I'm strictly DIY."

"We did not need a license to use Google Classroom."

"My child's school made payments on a subscription-based model to use Google Classroom."

"The solution is affordable."

"I'm using a free version of Google Classroom, so it's a product I don't pay for."

"The price of Google Classroom has been reasonable."

"The product is free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

34%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

25%

University

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NEO LMS?

Creating courses for our resources is one of the best features of CYPHER Learning.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NEO LMS?

CYPHER Learning is more cost-efficient for us compared to others.

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What needs improvement with NEO LMS?

The common cartridge format is not supported by the older version. On the dashboard, if we upload the common cartridge, it can be easily added, but unfortunately, it is not supported. Therefore, we...

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What do you like most about Google Classroom?

The product's UI is good and user-friendly.

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What needs improvement with Google Classroom?

There should be some changes in the way Google Classroom allows for interaction by devices. Google Classroom brings an upgrade that can help lessen the burden for children who have to carry books p...

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What is your primary use case for Google Classroom?

My wife used to handle my child's classwork through Google Classroom. Through Google Classroom, my wife used to help my child follow the instructions provided by the teacher while also dealing with...

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CYPHER LEARNING

Google

Overview

CYPHER Learning® is leading the necessary disruption of learning platforms to unleash human potential with modern learning.

We exist to ignite lifelong learning passions through personalized, engaging, and limitless learning experiences for all. We give learning and development (L&D) professionals and educators more time to teach and train, build human connection into everything we do, and deliver tailored learning experiences that are meaningful and measurable.

Just the way modern learners expect.

The CYPHER platform is easy-to-use, beautifully designed, and infused with AI-powered technology. Every aspect beams thoughtful innovation and engineering that puts people first. Millions of users experience their “just in time, just for me, just the way I want it” approach in 50+ languages with the CYPHER award-winning platform.

Brandon Hall Group says:

"CYPHER Learning is not your typical “way inside the box” parochial learning tech. This is a supercharged next-generation technology platform that rocks competency and skills-based learning.”

“The best way to describe the tech is to say it anticipates the moves of the learner. And it’s super powerful. Like a Ferrari, the tech effortlessly combines beauty with the beast to deliver an elegant and stylish learning environment. This is what modern learning is supposed to be.”

Forbes Advisor says:

“The intuitive user interface (UI) and multiple ways to award learners for using the CYPHER Learning platform scores major points—it’s visually pleasing and keeps learners engaged. Aside from the user experience (UX) though, it’s a comprehensive platform that’s simple to use to create courses and track analytics of learner performance.”

Enduring benefits of the CYPHER human-centric approach
Learners desire and demand modern, holistic learning - to keep competitive, entertained, and ready for what’s ahead. Our human-centric approach delivers benefits and outcomes that have lasting positive effects on their personalized school path, career path, and life path.

CYPHER for Business
- Increased employee engagement
- Better employee lifecycle outcomes
- Increased competitive advantage
- Stronger culture of continuous learning
- Increased trainer and admin productivity

CYPHER for Academia
- Increased student engagement
- Better workforce preparedness
- Increased enjoyment of learning
- Stronger sense of purpose
- Increased teacher and admin productivity

Millions of users look to CYPHER everyday to deliver dynamic and personalized learning solutions like:

- Personalized skills development
- Hybrid learning
- Teacher and trainer productivity
- Training (employee, partners, customers, product, + more)
- Onboarding
- Employee lifecycle management
- Compliance
- Extended enterprise

and so much more!

The CYPHER platform has it all. Sophisticated automation, leveled-up gamification, insightful reporting and analytics (ROI), skills development, smart learning paths and proactive recommendations, customization, personalization, toolsets for every user.

“...users discover what great looks like when they use CYPHER."
- Brandon Hall Group

See the modern learning platform at: www.cypherlearning.com

Google Classroom is an online learning platform that allows teachers to create and manage virtual classrooms. With Google Classroom, teachers can easily distribute assignments, communicate with students, and provide feedback. Students can access their assignments, submit their work, and collaborate with their peers all in one place. The platform integrates seamlessly with other Google tools like Google Drive and Google Docs, making it easy for students to create and share their work. Google Classroom also provides a streamlined workflow for teachers, allowing them to save time and stay organized. Google Classroom is a user-friendly and efficient tool that enhances the learning experience of teachers and students alike.

Sample Customers

Millions of users across business, academia, and entrepreneurs - worldwide.

Google Classroom is used in major urban school districts throughout the United States, including: * Los Angeles Unified School District * Chicago Public Schools * New York City Department of Education * Houston Independent School District * Miami-Dade County Public Schools * Dallas Independent School District * Broward County Public Schools * Clark County School District (Las Vegas) * Philadelphia School District

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