--- title: Mastering Reviews meta\_title: 'Mastering Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 18 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Mastering works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.0 review\_count: 18 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Education url: https://www.g2.com/categories/education --- # Mastering Reviews & Product Details Mastering is a collection of online homework, tutorial, and assessment products designed with a single purpose in mind: to improve the results of all higher education students, one student at a time. * * * Seller [Pearson](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pearson) Discussions [Mastering Community](https://www.g2.com/products/mastering/discuss) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/mastering/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![WileyPLUS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WileyPLUS") WileyPLUS 4.2/5(79) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wileyplus/reviews) [ ![TalentLMS](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "TalentLMS") TalentLMS 4.6/5(805) ](https://www.g2.com/products/talentlms/reviews) [ ![360Learning](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "360Learning") 360Learning 4.6/5(625) ](https://www.g2.com/products/360learning/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/mastering/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 18 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Benjamin C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Benjamin C.") BC Benjamin C. Mathematics Student Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/22/2021 "Do not buy or use, just about anything is better." 0/5 What do you like best about Mastering? Nothing it is flat out terrible I would not recommend it to anyone ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Mastering? Everything about mastering is terrible it does not give you any feedback, and when it does, it is not helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Mastering solving and how is that benefiting you? There are not benefits in mastering except if you just want to spend money for no reason. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/15/2019 "Mastering vs MyLab" 0/5 What do you like best about Mastering? The integration of Mastering with the textbook is nice. The hints (when they are AVAILABLE) are helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Mastering? Everything else. MyLab is so easy to use, you can try similar problems, and you can at least reverse engineer the process to the answer (if you know your formulas/etc). None of that is true with Mastering and it's extremely irritating. There are no walk throughs, there are answer attempt limits, there is no explanation for answers. Essentially the process you would be taught to use for, say Physics, where there would need to be explanation and a showcasing of your process, is thrown out the window. The system sucks and the only reason I use it is because it's required, and even then I don't want to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Mastering: Don't use this unless you have to. The system is overpriced for the service it provides, since it can only tell you whether your answers are correct, but not explain why they are incorrect or the process towards the correct answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Mastering solving and how is that benefiting you? None. There are no benefits to using it, because it can only tell you that you have the right answer. There is no benefit to that, because that does not mean your process is correct. There's no way to know that though because THERE IS NO EXPLANATION. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in E-Learning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in E-Learning") UE Verified User in E-Learning Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/5/2019 "Expensive and unhelpful" 0/5 What do you like best about Mastering? It streamlines the homework grading process for professors/TAs, which is probably the only reason it is used instead of other programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Mastering? This program abuses its monopoly to charge students (that are already paying for tuition, housing, etc.) ludicrous prices for a homework completion and turn-in system that could be done on a website like Canvas. Mastering does not teach you anything; you will have to buy the textbook and study it for yourself or look for another website that actually teaches you. Mastering does anything but its name. You won't master anything with this service. It doesn't even let you know what you did wrong and penalizes you instead. It is a complete scam. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Mastering: Do not use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Mastering solving and how is that benefiting you? Mastering is frankly pointless to students. It steals money from them and does not give anything in return. Professors and TAs are the only ones who reap benefits of not having to grade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Seth J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Seth J.") SJ Seth J. Senior Lecturer of Biology Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/27/2018 "Too expensive, too restrictive" 1/5 What do you like best about Mastering? Pearson integrates its learning system with its textbooks. I like that there are a variety of different question types (multiple choice, matching, labeling, interactive widgets). The videos have great production values and the animations are clear and well-made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Mastering? The textbooks have way too much content and this failure bleeds over into the learning activities. Although the videos are great, the questions following the videos focus on details rather than the main concepts. Interactive activities, likewise, have too much focus on minor points and cannot be edited. Other questions are very oriented on memorization of facts and terms, which is fine for a few questions but not helpful when you need to test higher-level understanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Mastering: If you want to use Pearson textbooks, it's fine, but consider many of the cheaper and free options out there. You can do just as good and your students will thank you for not having to buy a $200 license. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Mastering solving and how is that benefiting you? We' were educating a class of 150+ students in Biology. We realized that we were writing or editing so many questions that finally decided to switch to using our own questions on Canvas and do away with Mastering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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