Electa Live vs LearnCube

Electa Live is a web-based virtual classroom and collaboration environment for teaching and training, available separately or as part of Electa LMS. Classroom tools include audio, interactive whiteboards, file and screen sharing, breakout rooms, chat, polls, and session recording with playback. Live video conferencing supports up to 7 video feeds. Teachers can schedule one-time or recurring classes, start meetings on the fly, and set open, individual, or group attendance permissions. Integration options include HTML widgets, a Moodle activity module, and an API for connecting an existing LMS, student management system, or content management system. The LMS supports paid courses and classes, with payment options including Stripe, 2Checkout, Braintree, PayPal, bank transfers, and checks. Electa describes Tutor and Easy configurations for individual trainers, and Professional for online schools, universities, and training organizations. Listed plans cost $29.90 a month, $39.90 a month, and $49.90 a month. A 14-day trial is available; there is no free plan. Electa says its LMS is managed and hosted in data centers in the US, Europe, and Asia.

LearnCube is virtual classroom software for live online tutoring and language education. Its browser-based classroom delivers audio and video through WebRTC without downloads, with multi-tab whiteboards, a cloud content library and teacher-specific features. The whiteboard supports drawing, typing, annotation, uploaded content and multiple boards. The Online School manages student and teacher accounts, administration, credits, scheduling, calendars, virtual classes, reminders, materials, reporting and white-label branding. Payments can be processed through PayPal or Stripe without LearnCube charging commission or transaction fees. Classes can be added to Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook or an ICS file, but the feed is read-only. A REST API can connect the classroom to an existing platform or LMS. LearnCube runs in the cloud on AWS and deploys data centers in the European Union. It offers a free plan and a 14-day trial; paid pricing is listed from $14/user/mo (annual). It supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows, as well as API access.