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Sakai

Composite Score
8.3 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10
Category
Sakai
8.3 /10

What is Sakai?

Sakai provides a flexible and feature-rich environment for teaching, learning, research and other collaboration. As an open source software suite developed by its adopter community, the Sakai continually evolves in step with the needs of the students, faculty members and organizations it serves. Colleges, universities, governments and other organizations deploy Sakai’s rich toolset to expand the possibilities for technology-enabled learning across many facets of the educational experience.

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Awards & Recognition

Sakai won the following awards in the Education Learning Management category

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Sakai Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

86 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+82 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Sakai?

6% Negative
20% Neutral
74% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Trustworthy
  • Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Online Learning

82

Course Management

81

Gradebook

81

Assessments and Quizzes

80

Classroom Management

79

Content Management

79

Instructor Led Training

78

Content Creation

77

Analytics and Reporting

77

Student Collaboration

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Business Value Created

79

Ease of Implementation

79

Vendor Support

78

Ease of Data Integration

78

Breadth of Features

78

Ease of IT Administration

77

Quality of Features

76

Availability and Quality of Training

76

Ease of Customization

76

Usability and Intuitiveness

76

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

75

Sakai Reviews

Arajalla R.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Best platform for Education.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?

Sakai offers robust tools for collaboration, communication, and interaction among students, instructors, and administrators. These include discussion forums, wikis, blogs, messaging, and real-time chat, fostering a dynamic learning environment.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Sakai benefits from a vibrant and active community of users, developers, and contributors who provide support, share resources, and collaborate on the platform's ongoing development and enhancement. This community-driven approach fosters innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Till now everything is good.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take the time to explore Sakai's features and capabilities thoroughly. Test out its collaborative tools, content management features, assessment options, and administrative functionalities to ensure they meet your requirements.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Mohammad A.

  • Role: Public Sector
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Empowering Educators with Sakai LMS.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?

Sakai architecture is designed to be highly flexible and extensible. Institution can integrate Sakai with other systems and services, such as student information systems, library resources, and integrated learning environment. Sakai is developed and maintained by community of educators, developer's, and institutions working together to improve the platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Sakai is open source, it might be favoured by users who appreciate customization options, lower costs, or collaborative development environment. Sakai is easy to use interface or intuitive design could be major points for users.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sakai can be complex to set up and configure, especially for users who are not familiar with open source software or LMS platforms. Fewer options are available for extending Sakais functionality with additional features or integrations. Sakai might be more expensive than competitors or lack a free plan.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take a time to explore Sakai features and capabilities to see if they align with your institutions needs. Evaluate your institution capacity for implementing and support Sakai. Consider factors such as infrastructure, technical expertise, training needs and ongoing support requirements and involved with the Sakai community to access resources, documentation, forums, and support.

Pros

  • Unique Features
  • Fair
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Transparent

Sarah K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Unlimited customization

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?

Sakai is highly customizable for an organization's needs, wants, and KPIs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Sakai user community is highly interactive and developers and QA testers are very receptive to community feedback.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some aspects of Sakai's functionality and features are lagging behind those of its competitors (e.g., Canvas, D2L). Change is possible, but often slow due to limited development resources.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Significant end user training will be required for users switching from another LMS to Sakai. Ensure that you have staff who can take on this task.

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
  • Respectful
  • Client Friendly Policies

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