Onefile Eportfolio vs PebblePad

Onefile Eportfolio is part of Onefile’s learner management platform for delivering, managing, and tracking learning and apprenticeships from initial assessment to gateway. Staff can capture evidence, map it to competencies, record feedback and activity, and manage assessments with reusable templates. Tutors can organise tasks and activities for learners and employers, manage assessments, and schedule learner meetings. Reusable review templates and custom forms support data collection, digital signatures, and workflows. Learners can log time spent on learning, including off-the-job apprenticeship training. Learners and assessors can upload and tag documents, videos, and images as evidence. The mobile app supports offline learning and syncs progress when the user is back online. The product is listed for Android, iOS, web, and Windows. Onefile describes its use with apprenticeship standards and other learning frameworks, and says it supports education and training providers. The Pro plan lists API connectors and single sign-on; pricing is on request. Standard plan support includes onboarding, technical setup, a 24/7 help centre, tickets, training, events, webinars, and an annual review.

PebblePad is a higher education platform for learning, assessment and engagement, designed for institutions, educators and learners. Students can plan and reflect on learning experiences, then collect and share evidence of their capabilities in ePortfolios. Educators can create templates and workbooks for activities, projects and placements, and use assessment tools to monitor engagement and give formative or summative feedback. The platform maps competencies and skills to programme outcomes or professional frameworks, while dashboards help institutions define completion and identify learners ready for assessment. PebblePocket captures reflections and learning evidence offline and syncs it after reconnection. Accounts are issued by institutions, each with its own installation. Integrations with learning management systems support single sign-on, enrolment synchronisation, resource links and grade synchronisation; listed options include Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas and Moodle. The service is hosted on AWS and has a stated 99.9% uptime SLA. PebblePad lists ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and TX-RAMP among its security certifications. Pricing is institutional and available on request.