BrainCert Virtual Classroom vs Neukol

BrainCert Virtual Classroom is a live teaching space that combines video and audio with a shared whiteboard, breakout rooms, screen sharing, polls and session recording. Teaching tools include a LaTeX equation editor, document annotation, a cloud media player and an online code editor. Sessions support up to 10 concurrent video streams and unlimited audio streams. The interface offers more than 50 human-translated languages, including right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. Learners and teachers can join from Android or iOS devices and tablets using WebRTC without installing an app. An HTML5 API allows the classroom to be added to a website, LMS or CMS. BrainCert lists integrations including Google Analytics, Stripe, Zoho CRM, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Zapier. A free plan and a 14-day trial of standard premium features are available. Paid plans vary in attendee, classroom-minute and recording-minute limits. Bronze costs $119 a month, billed annually, and allows up to 25 attendees per session.

Neukol is a virtual classroom for interactive distance teaching and learning, with tools for presenting course materials and managing live lessons. Its whiteboard supports writing, drawing, typing, and image pasting; finished boards can be saved as courseware. Teachers can present uploaded slides, documents, audio, and video without screen sharing, and use a laser pointer and annotation pen. Other listed tools include quizzes, a timer, an answer buzzer, rewards, raised hands, chat, collaborative whiteboarding, and cloud recording with HD playback. Instructors and assistants can control participant muting, video layout, visibility, and access to screen sharing and the pen tool. Free includes two lessons per month, up to 15 participants, and 1 GB storage, with replays available for up to seven days. Pro costs $19.99 a month, billed annually, and allows up to 60 lesson hours monthly. Enterprise is pay as you go, with a prepaid start from 200 USD and Core API access. Neukol lists Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and API support.