
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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82 Likeliness to Recommend
88 Plan to Renew
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82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+83 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?
Pros
- Respectful
- Fair
- Trustworthy
- Acts with Integrity
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Online Learning
Assessments and Quizzes
Course Management
Gradebook
Classroom Management
Content Management
Instructor Led Training
Content Creation
Analytics and Reporting
Student Collaboration
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Availability and Quality of Training
Quality of Features
Ease of Customization
Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Sakai Reviews
Anuj A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
Most renowned open-sourcing LMS for organizations
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
Sakai is quite different from other LMS and it is appealing for content professionals to a great extent. It is an open source LMS with easy functionalities and highly customizable platform for managing e content in streamlined manner without any licensing fee. The LMS is developed keeping community driven need and requirement in mind. The platform is easy to use and simplified with its working. Working team can collaborate on platform and possess integration capabilities to greatest extent possible. The LMS architecture is flexible in nature with customizable module designing and strong focus on advance and relevant pedagogical practices
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The best part is that it is driven by community based learning where community is center of all the LMS development and it is ensure that all the continuous learning and development is facilitated by collaborative approach and is driven through community all over. The tech and business team at Sakai LMS believes in collaborative approach of development where timely group discussions are facilitated by peer feedbacks and community driven learning environment. The LMS is dynamic in nature and is fostered with student centric approach and is one of the most appealing and renowned LMS tool for educators and learners.
What do you dislike most about this product?
No problem seen . The premium version should be introduced soonest
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Pilot testing is most important for businesses and it is extremely important that we understand the utility aspect of LMS start to end. The stakeholders engagement is most important for utilizing the community aspect and bringing in more and more learner and educators at a common platform. It is important to have a testing done before launching the full fledged software in its premium version for e learning
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Mark V.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2024
Efficient Platform
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
Sakai emphasizes collaboration tools like wikis, shared documents, and forums, making it ideal for group projects and teamwork in academic settings.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The strong collaborative tools (forums, wikis) make it ideal for group work and discussion-heavy courses.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Compared to competitors like Canvas, Sakai's integrations with third-party tools and services are limited or more difficult to set up.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I’d recommend an overhaul of the user interface to make it more intuitive and visually appealing, making it easier for students and instructors to engage with.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
Shreya S.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2024
Great product for higher education!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
Easy to use
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing to dislike
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Great to use for education purposes
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing