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Education software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 93 education tools Toolradar tracks: Coursera at 2.80 from 1,867 reviews against Quizizz at 4.90, with Google Classroom leading volume at 4.20 from 4,489.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
93 education tools tracked, holding 36,622 aggregated third-party reviews. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 02
Google Classroom leads volume at 4.20 from 4,489 reviews. Moodle holds 3,841 at 4.10. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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Coursera sits at 2.80 from 1,867 reviews. Quizizz sits at 4.90 from 801. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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31% are paid-only. Classroom software still gives most people a free way in. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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The review-weighted average is 4.20. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Education software splits into rooms that work and platforms that do not. Toolradar tracks 93 tools holding 36,622 reviews. Google Classroom holds 4,489 reviews at 4.20. Moodle holds 3,841 at 4.10. Lillio holds 3,702 at 4.60. Coursera holds 1,867 at 2.80. Quizizz holds 801 at 4.90. The MOOC brand is the weak score in a category of classrooms.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Education statistics. The buyer ranking is best education software.
How large the category is
We track 93 published tools, or 0.9% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 96% (89 of 93) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $9 classroom seat is a teacher plan. The mean of $30 is the LMS a district actually buys.
How these tools are priced
31% of the 93 tools are paid-only. 69% offer a free tier or freemium plan (64 tools). 19% are fully free.
n = 93 tools, September 17, 2026How education software are priced
For the 16 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $9 a month and the mean is $30.
n = 16 tools with a published paid tierEntry price distribution
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
54 of 93 tools carry a rating (58%). Those ratings rest on 36,622 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.21. Review-weighted mean 4.20.
n = 54 rated toolsRating distribution
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Google Classroom | 4.20 | 4,489 |
| Moodle | 4.10 | 3,841 |
| Lillio | 4.60 | 3,702 |
| Brightwheel | 4.60 | 3,492 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
Coursera at 2.80 from almost 1,900 reviews is not a rounding error. Quizizz at 4.90 is what a focused classroom tool looks like.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quizizz | 4.90 | 801 |
| 2 | Kahoot | 4.70 | 3,298 |
| 3 | Lillio | 4.60 | 3,702 |
| 4 | Brightwheel | 4.60 | 3,492 |
| 5 | Pluralsight | 4.60 | 1,482 |
| 6 | Duolingo | 4.60 | 1,122 |
| 7 | Khan Academy | 4.60 | 211 |
| 8 | Verbling | 4.50 | 796 |
| 9 | Claude Academy | 4.50 | 454 |
| 10 | Campus Management | 4.50 | 186 |
Quizizz leads at 4.90.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capterra | 21 | 19,957 | 4.57 |
| G2 | 50 | 12,195 | 4.43 |
| Trustpilot | 10 | 4,181 | 2.19 |
| SourceForge | 11 | 283 | 4.30 |
| Peerspot | 1 | 6 | 4.10 |
Three tools worth comparing are Google Classroom, Coursera, and Quizizz.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 0 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 93 published tools we categorize under Education. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Education software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/education-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Education software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/education-software-statistics.
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