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Compare Blackboard and Slido 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (40.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0 per year
Blackboard
Star Rating
(1,059)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 BlackboardSlido
Star Rating
(740)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 per year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansBlackboard vs Slido
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Slido easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Slido overall.
- Reviewers felt that Slido meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Slido is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Slido over Blackboard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blackboard
No pricing availableSlido
Basic
$0
per year
Create an unlimited number of events with up to 100 participants.
- Crowdsource questions- unlimited Q&A
- 3 polls per event
- 1 quiz per event
Free Trial
Blackboard
Free Trial is available
Slido
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
830
9.4
661
Ease of Use
7.8
924
9.5
672
Ease of Setup
7.5
303
9.4
485
Ease of Admin
7.4
202
9.4
260
Quality of Support
7.4
682
9.3
441
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
170
9.4
212
Product Direction (% positive)
6.7
830
9.5
662
Features by Category
Assessment delivery
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
Grading and reporting
8.8
80
Not enough data
6.9
76
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
Administration
7.6
74
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
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
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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
9.5
542
Not enough data
9.4
508
Not enough data
9.4
517
Not enough data
8.8
478
Event Support
Not enough data
8.9
474
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
446
Not enough data
8.8
471
Engagement Analytics
Not enough data
9.5
518
Not enough data
9.1
496
Not enough data
8.8
473
Agentic AI - Audience Response
Not enough data
7.4
44
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
7.8
41
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blackboard and Slido share no categories
Unique Categories
Blackboard is categorized as Sales Training and Onboarding, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Learning Management System (LMS), Assessment, and Healthcare Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Slido is categorized as Audience Response
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blackboard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slido
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%
Information Technology and Services
12.3%
Higher Education
10.2%
Computer Software
5.5%
Education Management
5.2%
Consulting
4.6%
Other
62.2%
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
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
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
Sli.do integrations
2 Comments
JH
Hey Kelsey,
Thanks for asking. We have a number of integrations. Here is a short overview.
1. Slido for Google Slides 2. Slack 3. Live video 4. Event...Read more
Does Slido have a chat feature?
2 Comments
SP
There is no chat feature but you could probably utilize the Word Cloud or Open Text and set the word limit to be really high or to no limit if you were...Read more
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