SD Games Online vs The Business School
SD Games Online
sdgamesonline.comThe Business School
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| Figure | SD Games Online | The Business School |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Business Simulation Software | 7.1 (#19) | 8.4 (#5) |
| Privacy | The site says event managers can see participants’ names, games and results, and that participant details are not shared, sold or distributed to third parties except as described in its privacy policy. | The company says it does not sell data or use it for advertising, and that session data can be ended by the teacher at any time. |
| Product | SD Games Online offers online business strategy simulations for university classes, executive education and corporate events. | The Business School is a live classroom business simulation in which student teams run rival firms in a shared market during one lesson. |
| Support | Support is provided by email and site contact form, with a stated aim to respond within one working day and usually faster. | The founder page states that support is answered within 24 hours by a person familiar with the material. |
Plans
SD Games Online
- Academic – Undergraduate & College (individual access)$16, paid once
- Postgraduate – MBA, Corporate & Exec. Ed. (individual access)$35, paid once
- Academic – Undergraduate & College (group access)$55, paid once
- Postgraduate – MBA, Corporate & Exec. Ed. (group access)$130, paid once
The Business School
- Teacher demoFree
- A-Level Business: The Complete Year£49, paid once
- GCSE Business: The Complete Year£49, paid once
- MAT licencePrice not published
- School licencePrice not published
In their own words
SD Games Online
SD Games Online has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
The Business School
The Business School is a browser-based classroom simulation where student teams run rival firms in a shared market during one lesson. Teams decide prices, hiring, loans, VAT, crises, and deals, with the effects visible in the simulation. Each session supports 6 to 32 students across up to eight firms of three or four. Teachers can pause or resume phases, trigger a crisis, review firm activity, and display a live leaderboard. Students join using a six-digit PIN and a team label or first name, without student accounts or email addresses. They can download private reports, while the teacher receives a curriculum-mapped class report by email within 48 hours. Knowledge Check questions are listed for 23 business courses, including AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC, Cambridge, BTEC, and IB courses. Session data is stored in an EU database in Frankfurt; the company says it does not sell data or use it for advertising, and teachers can end a session at any time. A free teacher demo is listed. School and trust licence prices are by quote after the pilot. The Autumn 2026 pilot cohort is full, with a waitlist open.