Best Education & LMS Chat Softwares

Live audience engagement platform for educators and trainers that delivers real-time polling, quizzes, anonymous Q&A, word clouds and analytics to measure understanding in hybrid and in-person learning environments.

Live audience response platform for presenters, educators, and event producers. Poll Everywhere lets presenters create interactive polls, word clouds, multiple-choice questions, and Q&A sessions that participants answer from their phones or browsers without downloads. It integrates with common presentation tools and supports classroom, corporate, and event workflows.

Live polling and presentation tool for educators, event hosts, and teams who need real-time audience interaction and feedback. Mentimeter lets presenters create polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&A sessions, and interactive slides that attendees join with a code from any device.

Audience interaction platform for meetings, events and classrooms that provides live polls, Q&A, word clouds, quizzes and analytics for organizers and presenters.

Comprehensive K-12 instructional platform for teachers, schools, and districts that combines lesson creation, differentiated practice, and assessment reporting to support classroom instruction and district-level insights.

A vulnerability assessment and verification tool for security teams, developers, and IT operators that scans web applications, networks, and cloud configurations to identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps.

Flipgrid is a video-based discussion platform for educators and students that lets users create short video responses, organize topics into moderated grids, and assess student participation. It is designed for K–12 and higher-education instructors who need a low-friction way to collect oral responses, encourage discussion, and run formative assessments with video and text replies.

Seesaw is an elementary-focused Learning Experience Platform (LXP) that combines digital student portfolios, formative assessment, family communication, and teacher resources for PreK–6 classrooms. It is designed for teachers, school leaders, students, and families to collect, review, and act on student work in one place.

ClassDojo is a classroom communication and management platform for teachers, students, parents, and school leaders that centralizes messaging, class stories, behavior tracking, portfolios, and basic classroom tools to support social-emotional learning and family engagement.

K‑12 communication platform for teachers, schools, and districts that delivers two‑way messaging, automatic translation, and district‑level engagement tools. Remind is designed for classroom announcements, attendance and safety notifications, parent engagement, and centralized district communications for administrators and support staff.

Instructor-moderated question-and-answer and discussion platform for higher-education courses. Designed for professors, teaching assistants, and students to ask questions, post answers, collaborate via a wiki-style format, and integrate with institutional LMS systems.

Web-based student response and audience engagement platform for educators, trainers and facilitators. Gosoapbox provides live polls, multiple-choice quizzes, open-response discussions, exit tickets and analytics to measure participation and comprehension during live sessions.

Wayground (formerly Quizizz) is a teacher-focused platform that provides standards-aligned instructional resources, assessments, and AI-assisted differentiation for K–12 classrooms and districts. It is designed for classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and district teams who need curated content, adaptable materials, and data that support standards-based instruction and interventions.

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform for teachers, trainers, students, and event hosts that delivers live quizzes, self-paced challenges, and study tools. It supports in-person and remote delivery, integrates with common education and conferencing tools, and offers plans for individuals, educators, and enterprises.

Nearpod is an interactive instructional delivery platform for K–12 and higher education teachers and administrators. It combines interactive lessons, formative assessments, standards-aligned content, and real-time student insights to support active learning, differentiation, and data-informed instruction.

Real-time formative assessment and analytics platform for K–12 and higher-education instructors. Classtime provides live question delivery, instant item-level feedback, automatic grading, and class performance analytics designed for lesson-level diagnostics, exam prep, and remote or hybrid instruction.

Sakai Learning Management System is an open-source LMS built by and for higher education institutions. It provides tools for course design, assessment, collaboration, integrations (LTI and REST), and campus-wide workflows. Sakai is maintained by a community of universities and commercial affiliates and is intended for academic IT teams, faculty, and institutions seeking an LMS they can host, extend, and own.

Brightspace by D2L is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) used by schools, higher education institutions, businesses, associations and government agencies to design, deliver and measure online and blended learning. Brightspace combines course authoring, assessments, analytics, accessibility tools, AI-driven learner supports and third-party integrations to meet instructional and compliance requirements across sectors.

Learning management system (LMS) for businesses, training teams, and educators to create online courses, enroll learners, deliver assessments, track progress, and report on training outcomes. Designed for internal training, customer education, and partner enablement with responsive web and mobile access.

Corporate learning management system for frontline and desk-based employees. Schoox combines AI-driven recommendations, learning paths, mobile-first delivery, content marketplace access, and reporting to support skills development, compliance, and measurable L&D outcomes.

Education platform for K–12 teachers and schools that combines classroom communication, assignment management, grade tracking, and resource sharing. Designed for teachers, school and district administrators, and students, Edmodo provides a teacher-first workflow for delivering lessons, administering quizzes, communicating with families, and integrating with third-party learning tools.

Learning Management System (LMS) for educators, institutions, and training teams to create, deliver, assess and report on online teaching and learning. Suitable for single instructors, schools, universities, and corporate training programs who need a customizable platform with a global community and extensible plugin ecosystem.

A K‑12 learning management system (LMS) used by teachers, students, families, and administrators to deliver courses, manage assignments and assessments, track standards mastery, and integrate with district student information systems. Schoology Learning is part of PowerSchool’s Personalized Learning Cloud and is designed to support district-wide curriculum, assessment workflows, and parent engagement across elementary through high school.

Learning management system (LMS) for educators and institutions to create, deliver, assess, and analyze courses. Designed for K–12 schools, higher-education institutions, and corporate learning programs, Canvas by Instructure emphasizes open integrations, in-app analytics, mobile access, and workflow tools for grading and communication.

Anthology provides a portfolio of learning, analytics, and accessibility solutions for higher education, K–12, government, and corporate learning. It includes the legacy Blackboard LMS and the Anthology Ally accessibility tools, plus integrations, analytics, and services designed for institutions and enterprise customers that require scalable, standards-based learning technology and accessibility support.