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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81 Likeliness to Recommend
86 Plan to Renew
80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
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
Course Management
Gradebook
Assessments and Quizzes
Classroom Management
Content Management
Instructor Led Training
Content Creation
Analytics and Reporting
Student Collaboration
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Customization
Usability and Intuitiveness
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Sakai Reviews
Taylor C.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Sakai is a relatively easy to use software.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
I find SAKAI is organized in a way that other products are not. You can clearly see everything you need for your course on the left hand side.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Grade book, assignments tab, discussions.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The messages feature. It doesn’t give you a notification when you receive a message.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Great for online learning , classroom management.
Pros
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Saves Time
- Generous Negotitation
Jorge P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Virtual teaching for all
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
Virtual teaching became a need for enough internationally. And to satisfy this growing demand, an increasing number of electronic learning platforms has emerged. One of them is Sakai LMS, an open source platform that gives a vast range of tools and functionality to boost participation, active learning and increased students.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The Sakai LMS platform allows teachers to produce and govern their courses and students to participate in them. I especially love its modular design, because it gives flexibility to customize and adapt the platform according to the needs of each school, organization or even a professional place that needs an instrument for the training of new experts.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Time is necessary to learn how to use it at all. This could be a challenge for teachers and students who had never previously used a virtual learning platform.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
This characteristic makes it ideal for educational institutions and schools that do not have entry to technological budgets, so it is not expensive for an organization.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Mary B.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Construction
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2023
Sakai LMS is one of the best LMS tools out there.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sakai from other similar products?
It features a sophisticated online community that works together to make it entirely functional. The neighborhood has created a user interface that is responsive and is working to adhere to all Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Sakai is a fantastic tool for both educators and students. The forums and message boards operate effectively and are simple to use. The organization and format of each course are excellent, making it simple to figure out and understand. Sakai offers a wide range of choices for setting up assignments, release dates, and end dates. The straightforward design of the grade book, which makes it simple to return students’ completed assignments, is another amazing feature. The option for students to attach a single, individual assignment or submit their work in a submission box is fantastic!
What do you dislike most about this product?
The fact that it is not as simple to use as an LMS like Canvas is what I dislike. The interface can occasionally be sluggish. Additionally, using the back button to return to the home page frequently only takes you to the first tab, making it challenging to navigate at times.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The fact that Sakai separates courses and lets your favourite ones so they show up on your primary dashboard is what I appreciate best about it. I particularly enjoy how each course has distinct tabs, each of which includes resources arranged following its purpose.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
