LanSchool Reviews & Product Details

Backed by Lenovo, LanSchool has placed purposeful technology in the hands of passionate educators for over 30 years. LanSchool’s classroom management, filtering, and student safety solutions guide learning, promote collaboration, and maximize teaching time – all while keeping students and school networks safe. With LanSchool, teachers can support student learning both in the classroom and remotely. Available as a cloud-based or locally–hosted solution, LanSchool is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Chrome operating systems. LanSchool also supports mixed device environments and makes it easy for schools and districts to scale their 1:1 programs. Additionally, easy installation and on-boarding saves time for both IT teams and teaching staff. Popular classroom management features include Screen Monitoring, Limit Web, Blank Screen, Messaging, Share Screen, Push Website, Snapshot, and Battery Status. LanSchool also includes a free student safety solution as well as a best-in-class filtering solution. The student safety solution provides student account monitoring with AI and human threat detection, image removal, and a parent portal, while the filtering solution offers content filtering and threat protection with one-click CIPA compliance and an easy-to-use dashboard.

Seller

Lenovo

Discussions

LanSchool Community

Languages Supported

German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Overview by

The LanSchool Team

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

22 months

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User Insights

Average based on 116 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

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LanSchool Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is LanSchool, and what problem is it built to solve?

LanSchool is classroom management software designed to help educators create safe, collaborative learning environments. It supports instruction in traditional and remote classrooms through screen monitoring, messaging, and content sharing.

What languages does LanSchool support?

LanSchool supports 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

What company sizes and industries is LanSchool the best fit for?

LanSchool’s strongest demonstrated fit is in education, especially school-based teaching and classroom technology management. Positive users span small, midsize, and enterprise organizations, with the clearest concentrations in these segments:

Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees
Enterprise: Organizations with more than 1,000 employees
Small business: Organizations with 50 or fewer employees
Education settings: Education management, primary/secondary education, and higher education

How long does it take to implement LanSchool across a team?

LanSchool’s reported implementation times most often fall within a month, though some teams are up and running in a day. Other reported timelines extend over several months.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
Less than 1 month	Most frequently reported range
Less than 1 day	Also frequently reported
1–3 months	Reported less often
3–12 months	Occasional longer implementations

What customer support options does LanSchool provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

LanSchool provides self-service resources and direct support through channels such as phone, email/help desk, and chat. The support experience is mixed: users describe helpful, responsive assistance with technical issues, while others report slow or unhelpful responses.

What is the experience like for teams switching to LanSchool from another tool?

Switching to LanSchool has been driven by the need for broader device compatibility, easier classroom management, stronger functionality or support, and lower cost. Transitions from tools such as Vision, Veyon, and Apple Remote Desktop are described as a move toward more flexible classroom and device management; the setup experience can still depend on local IT and device configurations.

What features or capabilities could make LanSchool even more useful?

LanSchool could be more useful with improvements that make everyday classroom management smoother. The recurring areas for improvement include:

Broader Chromebook consistency: Bring device controls and capabilities closer to parity across supported device types.
Simpler rostering and setup: Make class-list creation, scheduling, and bulk updates easier for teachers and administrators.
More responsive and reliable operation: Reduce lag, freezing, and missed device connections during monitoring and control.
Clearer reporting and history tools: Make student activity easier to review, sort, and follow up on.

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Courtney S.

EC Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/2/2023

"Great when it works"

0/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

When it works, it is pretty good at managing students from surfing to websites when restricting the sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

Customer service is not very helpful. Students do not consistently show up on the monitor when they are logged in. There is a lag and students are able to jump from one page to another without the teacher seeing it. Lanschool also does not show window tabs. If a student has 5 tabs in a window, it only shows the one they are on. Lanschool also won't show when students are using computer products like the calculator. When math teachers are giving tests and students are not supposed to use calculator, the teacher needs to see the students using those products. New students will sometimes show up as expected, while others will never load on Lanschool. The product is only available on more recent software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/23/2023

"Kinda ok"

1.5/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

Most helpful is monitoring student use of technology, sending students private messages, and overall control over computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

The lag time between what is on the student screen and what shows up in LanSchool is the least helpful. That lag time is a critical flaw that impedes my ability to keep students on task.

The program has frozen a few times, not allowing me to dismiss a class or start a new one. It seems to be happening more lately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Isabelle D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/29/2023

"experience"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

it can be used in real time and students can see what you see Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

can't see students who use their own device Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Easton G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/22/2023

"I will sue lanschool for selling and using my info without permission"

1/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

its a good program and all but please review what I dislike about the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

I hate that they sell/use your info without people's permission I'm thinking of possibly suing them for doing that Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Customer Success Lenovo Software of LanSchool

Hi Easton,

Thank you for your review.

We take privacy very seriously and Lenovo does not sell personal information. You can review the LanSchool Privacy Statement at https://lenovosoftware.com/legal/lanschool/.

Please feel free to reach us at privacy@lanschool.com with any questions, or contact your school if it is using LanSchool.

Thank you,

The LanSchool Team

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Pam Driscoll F.

Teacher

Primary/Secondary Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/16/2022

"Fantastic Way to Keep Tabs on Student Work"

5/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

I like many aspects of this software - being able to privately message a student when you can see that they are not on the website or assignment they are supposed to be on is a favorite, but there are many features that I found beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

I never learned how to update all of the remote computers from my main computer when updates were issued to the software, so that required time and effort duplicating the installs to every student computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LanSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping students on task as well as being able to model for the students on their screens so that all could see the example clearly was a real help. Also, being able to project a particular student's screen to the others as examples of what to do or not to do without identifying the student was helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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James J V.

Teacher

3/17/2022

"Upgrade to air was a major step back."

1/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

Being able to monitor student computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

Lanschool Air give a lot less control to the teacher than the past version I had. I can no longer control a student device, or look up internet history. I do not like the "upgrade" to Lanschool Air at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Spencer B.

Teacher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/2/2021

"Student Laptop Management"

5/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

LanSchool has been an absolute game-changer in my classroom. During virtual education and the pandemic, they became used to gaming or otherwise tuning out during class, then Googling all the answers once it came time to complete their assignments. This behavior carried over into the classroom this semester, and I have had to resort to LanSchool to manage it. Using LanSchool, I can block specific websites and applications during class, check in on students to ensure they are on task, and blank student screens when they need to focus on the front of the classroom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

LanSchool is one of the few programs that I cannot really think of a downside to using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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JONATHAN G.

Technology Application Instructor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Updated 4/8/2021

Originally submitted 7/18/2019

"Lanschool Classroom Cyber control"

2.5/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

Lanschool allows teachers, any teacher to oversee individual student's engagement in activities. Teachers have the ability to monitor all student activity and engage students individually or the class as a whole. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

Our district is somewhat behind the curve when it comes to using Lanschool wireless. More company and district collaboration is necessary to update and install the program for ease of teacher use. There were a number of times the program was not able to keep up with input requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LanSchool:

Make sure your district or business IT department coordinates with Lanschool during the implementation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LanSchool solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping students on task and the ability to track information and present the information for conferences. Lanschool also allows users to communicate needs with administration as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Melissa D.

Assistant Principal

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/15/2021

"Glitchy but useful when it worked"

2/5

What do you like best about LanSchool?

I liked the ease of logging on to see kids versus the program we have now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LanSchool?

LanSchool always went down. It lagged often. We checked to see if it was our system but it was not. It was the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.