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Echo360 vs LearnWorlds

Echo360 logo

Echo360

LMS

Lecture capture, video management, polling and exam authoring for universities

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
LearnWorlds logo

LearnWorlds

LMS

Create and sell online courses with interactive experiences

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only LearnWorlds has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Echo360 no pricing is published for any component, so institutions cannot benchmark before entering a procurement, and the eventual figure depends on negotiated enrolment bands that vary widely between comparable universities.; LearnWorlds the $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan
  • They diverge on capability: Echo360 covers Scheduled lecture capture, LearnWorlds covers Course builder.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Echo360 and LearnWorlds actually diverge.

Attributes where Echo360 and LearnWorlds differ
AttributeEcho360LearnWorlds
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOSWeb, IOS, Android
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (LMS).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Echo360

  • Scheduled lecture capture
  • Automatic transcription and search
  • Engagement analytics
  • EchoEngage polling
  • EchoExam
  • GoReact video assessment
  • LMS integration
  • Student notes and interaction

Only in LearnWorlds

  • Course builder
  • Interactive video
  • Website builder
  • Certificates
  • Assessments
  • Community
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Echo360

  • A university with a legal obligation to caption teaching material, where automatic transcription across every recorded lecture is cheaper than commissioning captions per modulenot LearnWorlds
  • A department wanting to see which students stopped watching recordings before a failure point, and to act on it before the examnot LearnWorlds
  • A teacher training or nursing programme that needs time-stamped assessor feedback on student performance video, which GoReact is built fornot LearnWorlds
  • An institution replacing an ageing clicker estate and wanting polling on the same contract as lecture capture rather than a second vendornot LearnWorlds

LearnWorlds

  • Online course platformnot Echo360
  • Employee trainingnot Echo360
  • Corporate learning managementnot Echo360

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Echo360

  • No pricing is published for any component, so institutions cannot benchmark before entering a procurement, and the eventual figure depends on negotiated enrolment bands that vary widely between comparable universities.
  • The catalogue is assembled from mergers and acquisitions including Turning Technologies and GoReact, so the bundle is not one product: components differ in codebase, support and roadmap attention, and integration between them is uneven.
  • Room capture hardware and installation are priced separately from the software licence and often exceed it in year one, which is regularly missed in budget submissions that only cover the subscription.
  • Private equity ownership through Centre Lane Partners means roadmap and pricing decisions answer to an investment thesis, and universities on multi-year contracts have limited leverage if the strategy changes mid-term.
  • Automatic transcription accuracy on technical lecture content, accented speakers and poor room audio falls well short of what an accessibility obligation strictly requires, so institutions relying on it for compliance usually still pay for human correction on a subset of courses.

LearnWorlds

  • The $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan
  • Escaping the enrollment fee requires the $79 Pro Trainer plan
  • Active learners are capped monthly, at 1,000 on Starter and 2,000 on both Pro Trainer and Learning Center
  • The $249 Learning Center plan allows no more learners than the $79 plan, differing on admins and AI credits instead
  • Admin seats are rationed at 1, 5 and 25
  • AI credits are metered monthly at 300, 500 and 1,000

Pricing, plan by plan

Echo360

On request
  • EchoVideo$undefined/year
    • Lecture capture, transcription, streaming and analytics
    • Institution-wide licence, quoted
    • Room hardware and installation priced separately
  • EchoEngage$undefined/year
    • Polling and audience response including PointSolutions
    • Quoted, sometimes with student-paid licences
  • EchoExam and EchoInk$undefined/year
    • Assessment authoring and interactive content
    • Quoted as bundle components
  • GoReact$undefined/year
    • Video-based skill assessment
    • Sold per programme or institution-wide, quoted

LearnWorlds

Free
  • Starter$24/month
    • 1,000 active learners/month
    • 1 admin
    • 300 AI credits/month
  • Pro Trainer$79/month
    • 2,000 active learners/month
    • 5 admins
    • 500 AI credits/month
  • Learning Center$249/month
    • 2,000 active learners/month
    • 25 admins
    • 1,000 AI credits/month
  • Corporate$null/mo
    • Custom active learners/month
    • Custom admins
    • Dedicated success manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Echo360 if

  • You need scheduled lecture capture.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS.
  • You also want automatic transcription and search.
Echo360 review

Choose LearnWorlds if

  • You need course builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want interactive video.
LearnWorlds review

Questions people ask

Is Echo360 or LearnWorlds better?
Neither clearly leads. Echo360 starts at On request and LearnWorlds at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Echo360 or LearnWorlds?
LearnWorlds has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Echo360 and Free for LearnWorlds.
Does Echo360 or LearnWorlds run on more platforms?
Echo360 runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS. LearnWorlds runs on Web, IOS, Android.
Can I use LearnWorlds for free?
Yes. LearnWorlds has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Echo360 starts at On request.
What is Echo360 best used for?
Echo360 is most often used for a university with a legal obligation to caption teaching material, where automatic transcription across every recorded lecture is cheaper than commissioning captions per module, a department wanting to see which students stopped watching recordings before a failure point, and to act on it before the exam, a teacher training or nursing programme that needs time-stamped assessor feedback on student performance video, which goreact is built for, an institution replacing an ageing clicker estate and wanting polling on the same contract as lecture capture rather than a second vendor. Of those, a university with a legal obligation to caption teaching material, where automatic transcription across every recorded lecture is cheaper than commissioning captions per module and a department wanting to see which students stopped watching recordings before a failure point, and to act on it before the exam are not what LearnWorlds is typically brought in for.
What can Echo360 do that LearnWorlds cannot?
Echo360 covers Scheduled lecture capture, Automatic transcription and search, Engagement analytics, EchoEngage polling. LearnWorlds covers Course builder, Interactive video, Website builder, Certificates.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Echo360: Does Echo360 publish pricing?

No. Every component is quoted, generally as an institution-wide annual licence banded by enrolment, with hardware and installation separate.

LearnWorlds: How much does LearnWorlds cost?

LearnWorlds pricing starts at $24/month (annual) or $29/month (monthly) for Starter, $79/$99 for Pro Trainer, and $249/$299 for Learning Center. Corporate plans have custom pricing.

Source
Echo360: Is automatic captioning good enough for accessibility compliance?

Not on its own for high-stakes use. Automatic transcription handles search and general access well, but technical vocabulary and poor room audio degrade it, and most institutions budget for human correction where a formal accommodation exists.

LearnWorlds: Does LearnWorlds charge per student enrollment?

The Starter plan charges $5 per enrollment. Pro Trainer and higher tiers include unlimited enrollments with no per-enrollment fees.

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Echo360: What did the Turning Technologies merger bring?

The polling and clicker business, now sold as EchoEngage and PointSolutions, which is why polling appears alongside lecture capture on one contract.

LearnWorlds: Does LearnWorlds offer a free trial?

Yes, LearnWorlds offers a 30-day free trial with access to core features and functionality. No credit card is required.

Source
Echo360: Is GoReact sold separately?

Yes. GoReact can be bought on its own for a programme such as teacher training, or as part of the wider Echo360 bundle.

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