Engageli vs Pencil Spaces
Engageli
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Pencil Spaces
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| Figure | Engageli | Pencil Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1,000/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Virtual Classroom Software | 8.0 (#11) | 8.0 (#13) |
| Classroom tools | The platform includes virtual tables, polls, quizzes, whiteboards, notes, chat, and shared documents. | Its virtual classroom includes persistent whiteboards, video calling, built-in resources, document annotation, and interactive web content. |
| Integrations | Engageli supports LTI 1.3 LMS integration, SAML 2.0 and OIDC single sign-on, and APIs for classroom, roster, and engagement data. | Listed integrations include Wise, Oases, Teachworks, YoCoach, Canvas, LTI 1.3, Google Drive, Bizstim, TutorCruncher, OneDrive, Zapier, and Pipedream. |
| Product | Engageli is a virtual classroom for real-time, collaborative online learning, with support for asynchronous learning. | Pencil Spaces describes itself as an intelligent classroom for tutoring that brings live teaching, collaboration, session recording, and lesson management together. |
| Security and compliance | Engageli says it supports SOC 2, FERPA and GDPR standards, WCAG AA accessibility, and encryption of data at rest and in transit. | The product page describes COPPA, FERPA, GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA certification and says student video is never captured in privacy-aware recordings. |
| Support | Customers receive access to Customer Support and a dedicated Customer Success Manager, including during pilots. | The pricing page advertises 24/7 support and states that replies are from real people, with an average support reply time under one minute. |
Plans
In their own words
Pencil Spaces
Pencil Spaces is an online classroom for tutoring that combines live teaching, collaboration, session recording, and lesson management. Its browser-based classroom has persistent whiteboards, video calling, built-in resources, document annotation, and interactive web content. Teachers can manage student views and permissions, use waiting and breakout rooms, and receive private alerts when a student goes idle or switches tabs. Scheduling includes attendance tracking, automated scheduling, reminders, and engagement insights. Sessions can be recorded locally or in the cloud; cloud recording storage is 90 days on Expert and 12 months on Master. Starter is free, a 14-day trial is available, and paid plans start at $4/mo. Enterprise starts at $1,000/mo, with custom pricing from $0.002 per participant minute. Prices are in USD per session hour, not per person, and charges begin when a second person joins a Space. Some mobile features may be unavailable.