Portflow vs Switch Portfolio
Portflow
drieam.comSwitch Portfolio
switch.chSide by side
| Figure | Portflow | Switch Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Eportfolio Software | 7.7 (#7) | 6.8 (#21) |
| Founded | 2014 | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Zurich and Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Hosting | The maker lists production and primary backup hosting in Ireland for Europe and Sydney for Australia, with secondary backups in Frankfurt and Melbourne respectively. | Switch provides the software as a service and stores personal data in its data centre in Switzerland. |
| Purpose | Portflow is a student-owned learning and assessment portfolio that works as an LTI app alongside an institution’s LMS or VLE. | Switch Portfolio lets university members document and present their achievements and expertise online. |
| Support | Drieam directs Portflow users to its Portflow knowledge base for product support. | Switch provides second-level support to subscribing institutions; participating universities provide local user help desks, and Switch does not provide first-level support. |
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In their own words
Portflow
Portflow is a student-owned learning and assessment portfolio that extends an institution’s learning management system or virtual learning environment. Students can set personal or programme goals, collect evidence from different learning contexts, organize portfolios into collections and sections, and track progress. They can request feedback from LMS users and external guests, with discussions supported by threaded comments, attachments, and recordings. For assessment, students can lock selected portfolio content into a snapshot and submit it through an LMS assignment for review in its Grader. They can also share showcase portfolios or export their contents as zipped files. Portflow integrates with Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, and Moodle. Its Android and iOS learner app supports photo, text, audio, and video evidence, offline capture, guest mode, and QR-code feedback; web access is also listed. Drieam offers a demo and contact options, but does not publish a price. The maker states that Portflow is GDPR compliant, LTI Advantage certified, and conforms to WCAG 2.2 level AA.
Switch Portfolio
Switch Portfolio has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.