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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (52.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Blackboard
Star Rating
(1,058)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about BlackboardEcho360
Star Rating
(56)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (52.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Echo360Blackboard vs Echo360
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Echo360 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Echo360 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Echo360 meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Echo360 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Blackboard over Echo360.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blackboard
No pricing availableEcho360
No pricing availableFree Trial
Blackboard
Free Trial is available
Echo360
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
830
8.4
45
Ease of Use
7.8
924
8.4
45
Ease of Setup
7.5
303
7.8
23
Ease of Admin
7.4
202
8.0
24
Quality of Support
7.4
682
8.3
44
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
170
8.8
23
Product Direction (% positive)
6.7
830
6.6
44
Features by Category
Assessment delivery
8.9
83
9.0
8
8.5
80
9.2
8
7.7
74
9.0
7
Grading and reporting
8.8
80
7.9
8
6.9
76
6.5
8
8.2
80
8.1
8
8.2
82
8.1
8
Administration
7.6
74
7.2
6
8.0
79
7.9
8
Process Automation
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Course Authoring
7.6
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Course Management
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Onboarding
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Audience Engagement
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Event Support
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Engagement Analytics
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Agentic AI - Audience Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting Analysis
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Course Management
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Customer Assistance
Not enough data
8.8
8
Platform Customization
Not enough data
7.3
8
Agentic AI - Online Learning Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
9.0
35
Not enough data
7.8
34
Not enough data
8.8
38
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
Course Delivery
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
Course Management
6.5
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
6.2
29
Not enough data
7.1
29
Not enough data
6.7
29
Not enough data
Interface
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
7.7
52
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.3
51
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.7
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blackboard and Echo360 are categorized as Assessment
Unique Categories
Blackboard is categorized as Sales Training and Onboarding, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Learning Management System (LMS), and Healthcare Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Echo360 is categorized as Online Learning Platform, Other Education, Classroom Management, and Audience Response
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blackboard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Echo360
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
48.1%
Education Management
18.6%
E-Learning
9.8%
Primary/Secondary Education
3.3%
Information Technology and Services
1.8%
Other
18.5%
Higher Education
47.2%
Hospital & Health Care
9.4%
Education Management
7.5%
E-Learning
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
3.8%
Other
26.4%
Discussions
It seems like I see a lot of reviews saying 'back in the day' in reference to how Blackboard has been surpassed by several new products. What new products are out there today that compete well or have surpassed Blackboard in both features and usability?
3 Comments
CS
It think D2L (Desire To Learn) is a pretty good modern alternative to Blackboard. It requires far less down time and is more intuitive. I've had better...Read more
I would be curious if the designers have taken to heart the UX concerns that have been raised.
1 Comment
SH
Everyone dislikes their enterprise level LMS and wants to replace it. I worked with Bb daily for 8 years. Yes. I had complaints about the UX. But the...Read more
API
1 Comment
SB
Hi Asmat,
This is Shaun from G2. If you’re looking for information about APIs in Blackboard Learn, this is a useful website:...Read more
Echo360 has no discussions with answers
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