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Rosetta Stone vs Securly

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Rosetta Stone

Education

Learn languages through immersion

From
$13.25/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Securly

Education

Web filtering, student safety monitoring and device management for K-12 schools

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Rosetta Stone no pricing information available on homepage; requires navigating to /buy page; Securly pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
  • They diverge on capability: Rosetta Stone covers Immersive learning, Securly covers Filter.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Rosetta Stone and Securly actually diverge.

Attributes where Rosetta Stone and Securly differ
AttributeRosetta StoneSecurly
Starting price$13.25/monthOn request
Pricing modelUnknownPer student per year by module
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows
Founded1992Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Education).

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 Rosetta Stone

  • Immersive learning
  • Speech recognition
  • TruAccent
  • Live tutoring
  • Phrasebook
  • Stories
  • Audio companion
  • Mobile apps

Only in Securly

  • Filter
  • Aware
  • On-Call
  • Classroom
  • MDM
  • Pass
  • Home
  • Delegated admin

What people use each for

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

Rosetta Stone

  • Language learning across 25+ languages with immersive methodnot Securly
  • Speech recognition practice via TruAccent toolnot Securly
  • Conversational fluency building through Chat Missionsnot Securly
  • Custom learning materials creation with Sapphire Studionot Securly
  • Professional and personal development language acquisitionnot Securly

Securly

  • A district that must show CIPA compliance for take-home Chromebooks used on home broadband, where network-level filtering does nothingnot Rosetta Stone
  • A district whose safeguarding policy requires that a human being reads a self-harm alert within minutes at any hour, including school holidaysnot Rosetta Stone
  • A one-to-one iPad programme needing Apple device enrolment, filtering and classroom control from a single agent rather than threenot Rosetta Stone
  • A district under pressure from parents who want visibility of what their child does on the school device at home, without the school having to field each request by handnot Rosetta Stone

Where each one falls short

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

Rosetta Stone

  • No pricing information available on homepage; requires navigating to /buy page
  • Multiple membership tiers exist but pricing not displayed on main site

Securly

  • Pricing stacks by module and only Filter has rates that surface publicly, so the quoted total for Filter plus Aware plus On-Call is routinely several times the number a district budgeted from the filtering line alone.
  • The safety scanning generates false positives at volume, including song lyrics, creative writing and health-class assignments, and each one consumes counsellor or administrator time that the vendor does not pay for.
  • Alerting on student writing is a surveillance decision with real community consequences, and districts that deploy it without an explicit board policy and parent notification have faced local objections after the fact.
  • Coverage is strongest on managed Chromebooks; personal devices, non-Chrome browsers and encrypted apps outside the agent leave gaps that the compliance story quietly depends on nobody testing.
  • Per-student pricing is charged on enrolment rather than on devices, so a district that issues devices to only some year groups still pays for every student on the roll.

Pricing, plan by plan

Rosetta Stone

$13.25/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Rosetta Stone review.

Securly

On request
  • Filter$undefined/year
    • Web filtering on and off network
    • Tiered per-student rates that fall as enrolment rises
    • Published in some purchasing co-operative catalogues, not on the vendor site
  • Aware$undefined/year
    • Automated scanning of email, documents and search for safety risk
    • Quoted per student, no public rate
  • On-Call$undefined/year
    • 24/7 human review and escalation of serious alerts
    • Quoted per student, priced on top of Aware
  • Classroom, MDM and Pass$undefined/year
    • Sold as separate per-student modules
    • Quoted

Which should you pick?

Choose Rosetta Stone if

  • You need immersive learning.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want speech recognition.
Rosetta Stone review

Choose Securly if

  • You need filter.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
  • You also want aware.
Securly review

Questions people ask

Is Rosetta Stone or Securly better?
Neither clearly leads. Rosetta Stone starts at $13.25/month and Securly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Rosetta Stone or Securly?
Rosetta Stone starts at $13.25/month and Securly at On request.
Does Rosetta Stone or Securly run on more platforms?
Rosetta Stone runs on Web, iOS, Android. Securly runs on Web, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows.
What is Rosetta Stone best used for?
Rosetta Stone is most often used for language learning across 25+ languages with immersive method, speech recognition practice via truaccent tool, conversational fluency building through chat missions, custom learning materials creation with sapphire studio. Of those, language learning across 25+ languages with immersive method and speech recognition practice via truaccent tool are not what Securly is typically brought in for.
What can Rosetta Stone do that Securly cannot?
Rosetta Stone covers Immersive learning, Speech recognition, TruAccent, Live tutoring. Securly covers Filter, Aware, On-Call, Classroom.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rosetta Stone: Where can I find Rosetta Stone pricing information?

Rosetta Stone pricing is not displayed on the main homepage. Customers must navigate to the membership purchase pages or click the JOIN NOW button to access pricing information for individual, enterprise, or school membership options. Source: https://www.rosettastone.com

Source
Securly: Does Securly publish pricing?

Not on its own site. Tiered per-student rates for Filter appear in some US purchasing co-operative catalogues, falling as enrolment rises, but Aware, On-Call, Classroom, MDM and Pass are quoted.

Securly: What is the difference between Aware and On-Call?

Aware is the automated detection that produces alerts. On-Call is the staffed service that reads the serious ones out of hours and phones your escalation contacts. Buying Aware alone leaves the triage with your own staff.

Securly: Does it filter on home internet?

Yes, filtering follows the managed device rather than the network, which is the point for take-home Chromebook programmes.

Securly: Is student data used for anything else?

Securly signs the US Student Privacy Pledge and district data processing agreements; check the specific DPA rather than the marketing page, since scanning scope and retention are negotiated terms.

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