Interactive Video Suite vs Interakly

Interactive Video Suite is a Moodle plugin for turning video lessons into activities where learners and teachers can exchange comments and responses. Learners can attach text or audio comments to specific moments. The editor adds markers, notes, zoom, pauses, and slow or fast motion; videos can also include single-choice, multiple-choice, and open questions, plus clickable hotspots. A learner’s answer can determine which sequence plays next. The suite accepts uploaded videos and sources including YouTube, Vimeo, Panopto, OpenCast, VIMP, Kaltura, and external URLs. Quiz results can pass to Moodle Gradebook, a setting that can be disabled, and Moodle backups can preserve and restore created content. The maker says data stays on the customer’s Moodle instance and that the suite meets GDPR data-protection and security criteria. It runs on web and self-hosted platforms. The free plan includes the full feature range for up to 3 course participants with unlimited use. Paid plans start at €90 per semester, excluding 19% VAT; the listed pricing note also mentions a 28-day trial.

Interakly is a free web platform for turning videos into interactive lessons and presentations. It adds quizzes, polls, hotspots, books, branching paths, and analytics, with 35 interaction types listed across video, quizzes, and interactive images. A lesson workflow can draft an explanation, checks, and a practice game from a teaching topic for review. Creators can use public or unlisted embeddable YouTube videos or upload MP4 files up to 40 minutes. Analytics provide per-question results, completion rates, score distributions, heatmaps, and CSV exports. Learning-management systems can connect through LTI 1.3 and AGS grade passback, while the free plan includes webhooks. Published videos are shared by unique link or iframe, and viewers need no account. Full branching paths and spatial activities such as hotspots require uploaded video; YouTube supports overlay interactions. The responsive interface works on desktop, tablet, and phone. The Free plan lists unlimited uploads and viewers, with all features during early access.