classroom.cloud vs Piazza

classroom.cloud is a cloud-based school platform that brings classroom management, safeguarding and IT management together. Teachers can view student screens, share screen and audio, control internet and app access, message students and run surveys. The optional Safeguarding toolkit monitors keywords and phrases, raises contextual alerts, records activity evidence, scores risk, analyzes images and provides reporting. IT tools include device inventory, remote support, internet and application controls, PowerShell scripts, power management and password resets. Integrations include Microsoft School Data Sync, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, ClassLink, Clever for eligible US schools, CPOMS and Tes MyConcern. Teacher Console and Admin Portal are web-based; supported student systems include Windows, ChromeOS, Android, iPadOS and macOS, with specified minimum versions. New accounts receive a 30-day trial for up to 50 portal users and 30 enrolled student devices, with no credit card required. Paid subscriptions are annual and priced per device by quote, based on device count, selected toolkits and term. Onboarding and ongoing support are included.

Piazza is a course Q&A platform connecting students, teaching assistants, and professors around coursework. Its wiki-style format lets participants edit shared responses, with one student answer and one instructor answer for each question. Students can post anonymously to classmates, or anonymously to the instructor if the instructor permits it; instructors can endorse questions and answers. Course pages can hold announcements, course information, syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, and links. Participation reports show instructors who asks, answers, edits, or reads, as well as when questions arise during the term. Piazza lists integrations with Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, Desire2Learn, Canvas, Jenzabar, and Angel. Integrated rosters can enroll users with appropriate roles, and users can sign in through the LMS. Piazza is available on web, iOS, and Android, with class alerts in its mobile apps. It says student email addresses and course enrollment details are accessible only to class instructors, and describes technical, administrative, and physical safeguards. Founded in 2009, it is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. A contribution-supported plan is free; paid instructor licenses start at $379 a month, billed per term.