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Pros:

The recording and enrolling features. The ability to customize your platform.

Cons:

It happened twice that the audio on the system was no working. My students could not hear me and I tried it out on 3 different computers.

WizIQ LMS ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
3.8
Customer Service
3.7
Features
3.6
Value for Money
3.6

Likelihood to recommend

6.1/10

WizIQ LMS has an overall rating of 3.6 out 5 stars based on 121 user reviews on Capterra.

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Dr. Nellie
Dr. Nellie
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

WizIQ is My Choice

5.0 9 years ago

Comments: I''m an education leadership and technology consultant, instructor at Atlantic University, and community builder. I currently provide teacher training and professional development for educators worldwide using Moodle LMS and WizIQ. I had been teaching English as a foreign language for over 30 years when I started looking for an online synchronous environment to complement my face-to-face classes. I learned about WizIQ virtual class (VC) in 2007. I found WizIQ a welcome change after using other VCs. I use WizIQ's for webinars, online conferences, and MOOCs in blended and fully online programs.

Pros:

The CEO, developers, support, and sales team at WizIQ listen. There is no hierarchy when it comes to catering to educators and students. The team at WizIQ are always ready to listen and implement suggestions. The VC is easy to use and very engaging.

Cons:

WizIQ has been listening to my suggestions and improving its features since 2007. It takes time to implant new features. I would like the process to be faster even if these features are in the planning stages. I urgently need the following. I would like to see a mobile App that is compatible for both uses and presenters that allows users to have the same experience that is currently available on the VC desktop. I would like to be able to send the recording directly from my account to Youtube and Vimeo. I would like to be able to edit the recording before I share it.

WizIQ Response

9 years ago

Thank you so much for your feedback, Nellie. Your words of encouragement mean a lot to us. We have made a note of your suggestions and will make sure that efforts are put into making things better.

Emy
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

A Wonderful Tutoring Experience

4.0 9 years ago

Comments: Based on my 2 years experience I really recommend this VC hosting provider for anyone that aims to arrange online classes or meetings. So, if you are seeking for a wonderful teaching experience, go on use WizIQ Virtual Class Platform and I guarantee you will never regret it.

Pros:

- When you schedule an online class (or meeting) you can get its link easily and share it with whoever you want; you can also enter to the class before the start date and upload your files or simply choose them from your library, etc. - The class link page shows its details. - You can get the class link from your platform to invite more attendees during the class. - You can check your connection, your microphone, and your speaker's settings and volume; and you can change their settings as well. By the way, installing WizIQ Desktop App makes it easy for you and your attendees to avoid plug-ins issues. - You can upload your files in your library to get a quick access to them in your classes and you can choose to share them or keep them private. - You can also upload files in the class from your PC within the session, but they won't be stored in your library. - You can write, draw, highlight any kind of text or graphic whether on the white board or on a file (PDF, PPT, DOC, etc), you can use the pointer as well to make it easy for your attendees to follow your explanation. - You can create as many boards as you want, change their names and their colors. - Once you upload or open a file in the class its name will automatically be displayed in the tab bar of board that includes it and you don't have to rename it to know in which board it exists, especially when you create a lot of boards. - A lot of text formatting and editing tools are available there, and you can use the screenshot tool to save your whiteboard shots in your PC to may be use them later or share them with your attendees. - You can make a poll and you can share the results with your students. - You can display audio or video files from your library or from a youtube link. - You can share your screen with them. - You can move your students into different rooms within the clasd. - You can chat with them in public or even privately, and you can change the text size and color to distinguish your messages from the other attendees, and they can do the same as well. - Attendees can use the "Hand" icon notify you if they have some questions, comments, or control requests, and this will help you to stay focused with no interruptions. - You can allow your attendees' microphones, cameras, or give them control to surf within the class and make some changes such as writing, screen sharing, file uploading, etc. and you can take that back. - You can extend the class duration within the class. This was what I remembered for now, and there are more options that I don't usually use such as tests, Math tools, etc.

Cons:

- No monthly payment plans. - Most of non English Speakers face some troubles entering first classes, especially when it comes to App installation. - no recurring class schedule option.

Adel
Program Director in Saudi Arabia
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great Marketing .... Poor Service

2.0 5 years ago

Comments: I have experienced to services. Service 1 - VLC:
- Needs improvements on the technical issue that appears continuously.
- Needs better support, especially for premium subscription client.
Service 2 - Developing a learning platform for my institute:
- The project started on 17 Oct 2018 with a delivering date in 75 days. Today is 28 Oct 2019, and WizIQ still stalling!
- Review the "Cons" part, because I feel sorry for myself when I write down my horrible experience with WizIQ again and again.

Pros:

The recording and enrolling features. The ability to customize your platform. (I subscribed to the highest package)

Cons:

- Poor support (they blame you first for any issue, and when you proof they are wrong, they apologise and the supervisor call you :D ... this happened many times) - Continuous issues during live sessions. - Uploading problems. - The treatment before payment is not the same as after, and not the same as when your subscription is about to expire. - The sales manager has no control over his subordinates. They don't respond to his emails. He even requests clients to contact the founder to complain about the poor support so his subordinates may react!

Dr. Aman
Dr. Aman
Professor Microbiology
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Squeezed my Teaching World with ease to be with any bio-student globally !

5.0 9 years ago

Comments: I am privileged to be part of wiz IQ LMS since 2007. I got the opportunity to let my students to be with me whether I was in India or US or Canada or whether my students were sitting anywhere globally . The best part I liked was prompt response of help-desk team. I have used screen casts, animations, you-tube videos in my sessions very smoothly using this LMS. I have even combined my face to face sessions with my online attendees in many of the sessions. Honestly I shall feel incomplete without this LMS reason that when I tried other similar systems, they were helpless to load my PPTs loaded with animations and videos.

Pros:

1. Customer support too good. 2. Many attendees in one go can be interacted smoothly. 3. Audio is very clear and smooth during sessions. 4. Recording is perfect. 5. Large PPTs can be loaded easily. 6. Library contents are very well maintained. 7. Making of Tests is too easy. 8. Marketing ideas supported by support Team are too good enough though there is room to improve.

Cons:

Shall Love If Wiz IQ Team is more Proactive!

Gaurav
Gaurav
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

WizIQ is the Backbone of our company!

5.0 9 years ago

Comments: We have been using WizIQ's services since 2007.
Initially we didn't know what to do with it and how to use it but with the training given to me
I started using it a bit to train selective client in the field of Vedic Mathematics.
Fast forward some years and Wiziq has become the backbone of our company. The Virtual Classroom is amazing and fits entirely with the products and services which we offer. WizIQ is constantly innovating new things to keep up which keeps us up to date with the latest in technology and trends.I would recommend the value provided by WizIQ to every educator and learner.

Pros:

#1 Innovative #2 Robust Virtual Classroom #3 Amazing Customer care and support

Cons:

#1 The Audio of the Virtual Classroom can be better #2 How about having a Skype like messenger service which would coordinate between learner and teachers.

Raymond
CEO in New Zealand
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

It was good until I came across other platforms such as Teachable, Skillshare

3.0 7 years ago

Pros:

1) Able to move files across different courses 2) control over what content is visible only ( and not downloadable) 3) easy to invite new students to enroll.

Cons:

1) uploading takes a very very long time 2) no bulk upload as in Teachable 3) can not provide an overview of the course to the students

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Higher Education, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Islamic Literacy class

3.0 8 years ago

Comments: The UI could be more friendly with maybe a video explaining what each button does and how they can be used.
Other than that I really liked that the host can control the speaker of students which really helps in providing a seamless experience.

Pros:

Good platform that has everything is one place for hosting a class -- class notes, videos, weekly HW and also the live sessions.

Cons:

Not sure where the mute button is on the live video and what each element in the webinar is sueful for

Aquirra RoEve
Aquirra RoEve
Art Teacher in US
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

It Takes A Wiz

3.0 5 years ago

Comments: While the experience wasn't awful, I do think adjustments need to be made, and bugs taken out of the system in order to have a better experience .

Pros:

There aren't a whole bunch of easily accessible platforms for creating online learning and classes, so this is a nice option.

Cons:

There are some bugs that need to be worked out, as far as the layout, design, and how you maneuver through the platform.

Matthew
Matthew
Founder & CEO in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Online classroom does the job, but fails to impress

3.0 7 years ago

Pros:

The online classroom has some nice to use features including the shared workspace, code editor etc, it also easy to set up and start using.

Cons:

I found myself switching to other video sharing software due to it being easier to collaborate and integrate my own content. I do also believe they are improving rapidly.

Gustav
Gustav
Verified LinkedIn User
Human Resources
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

WizIQ

3.0 9 years ago

Comments: Educational webinars and meetings. It has partially met our expectations. What was highly appreciated was the excellent customer service from the team.

Pros:

Good app with nice features and excellent customer support.

Cons:

Web browser platform not stable for larger number of participants.

Agnes
Company Director in UK
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

DON'T BE THE NEXT VICTIM! STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

1.0 8 years ago

Comments: I signed up for a free trial and Mr nice guy ( at first) Srinath Reddy ( Shawn) rang me almost everyday. I must admit, he was so charming and very helpful so before my trial expires, I bought a premium membership. The worst mistake I have ever done in my whole life- I was always careful with this kind of scams but unfortunately, I fell for this trap. He will promise everything and he took advantage knowing that I don't have a developer to help me with the integration. He said he will look after everything from start to finish but minutes after receiving your payment, he starts to disappear and he will pass on your case to different people. These people were not trained to the job so please don't share anything, they ended up messing my live website and it was down for 4 days. I lost huge amount of business hours and they have caused me too much stress and I'm hoping when they see this review, they will remember me again. At present, I ring and email them everyday begging for a refund and as expected, I am treated with no respect at all. With regards to the software, I had some training but it was so fiddly and complicated so it's not really worth it. The bottom line is, these people are professional robbers and I don't know how they stay in business. I am willing to share my contacts if you want to share your experiences with this company. I'm not expecting that I will get my money back but I hope they will be closed down soon and I hope no one will ever have to go through with the stress and worry that they have inflicted. I hope this review will inform and help others.

Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

Fiddly and complicated to use. You have to do everything on your control panel which you will end up messing your content management.

WizIQ Response

8 years ago

Hi Agnes, it is quite unfortunate to know that you experienced trouble. As a customer-oriented company, it is always our first-priority to provide great experience to our users. However, this time, it seems we left some loopholes and therefore, it caused such inconvenience. We are really sorry for this. This matter has been taken up with the high authorities in the company and you'll hear from our sales head soon. Hope to provide you with a better experience in future. - Team WizIQ

Stephanie
COO in US
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Terrible Experience with WizIQ

1.0 7 years ago

Pros:

After our exceedingly negative experience, I can't honestly write anything in this box. Perhaps I could say the salespeople are convincing...

Cons:

After multiple tests with our team members, we could never make the WizIQ platform work when more than 4 students were logged on. Our lead teacher also noticed that (even after emailing multiple times asking for assistance) her account was always listed as Trial and not `Premium. When we never received clear information about the Trial/Premium confusion, and when it became clear that the software simply COULD NOT support more than 4 students, we knew this platform would not allow us to offer high quality classes'especially since our enrollment was growing quickly. The process to close the account and request a refund was painful.Last night the problems came to a head when, after one WizIQ employee told us we would receive a refund, another told us that the breakdown in communication had happened inside our own team and that WizIQ was not at fault. Regardless of how big or small the customers organization is, it is the job of WizIQ to dig into issues and discover problems to ensure customer satisfaction. To us, it felt like WizIQ made a huge effort to seem like they were helping'while in reality nothing ever got resolved and we were left with the same questions that made us frustrated with WizIQ in the first place. Now we are so exhausted that even the refund doesn't feel worth any additional contact with WizIQ. We are posting this review as a matter of public interest, in the hope that another young company does not encounter the same problems with WizIQ that we did.

Mohammed
Senior softwre programmer in United Arab Emirates
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Fraud.. Scam

1.0 2 years ago

Pros:

this is scam. i asked for refund but they gave refund. Callcentre guys are very unprofessional. System had always downtime.

Cons:

we have used one year wiziq LMs and system was down all the time during covid. Customer support doesnt respond at all. They had a huge hacking to thier servers. Without formal informal they upgrade systems during our live classes. They do noit test before deploy. thier servers are very weak. cannot handl emore than 20 students at a time.

Julia
Instructor in US
E-Learning, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Outdated

2.0 5 years ago

Comments: The customer service is pretty bad. It too them three months to refund the money they promised to refund.

Pros:

I hoped to find the"all included" option for my online school. Unfortunately, the provided packages did not work for me.

Cons:

While Wiziq was a great idea when it just came up, it got quite outdated recently. I would not recommend at it's current state, there are many more options, that provide high flexibility and customization.

Ivica
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

WizIQ is the best!

5.0 9 years ago

Comments: WiZiQ I discovered 2008. It was for me, the teacher, and for my students,
an incredibly thrilling experience. Online classroom teaching with
face-to-face with students, chat, and a large white board on which
everyone can write, where you can drag and drop YouTube videos, documents,
photo ... it was incredibly exciting for me and the professor for my
students. I relayed their experiences colleagues in the staff, colleagues
on social networks and everyone was impressed.
Since then, and still regularly use WiZiQ and I'm delighted with every new
introduced and which are numerous. I am pleased that my experience could
use this opportunity to share publicly. WiZiQ hat off and keep it up!
WiZiQ has all my recommendations for you. You do not have to believe me.
Try it yourself

Pros:

All features are excelent and very usefull.

Cons:

WizIQ LMS can throw off somebody.

sharad kumar
assistant lecturer in India
E-Learning, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

excellent and user friendly. better than any other platforms available till date.effective .

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: students from the remote areas can get knowledge from world class teachers without wasting their time in travelling.

Pros:

we can launch the class before we want and it will automatically start on time.it makes learning more effective and easy to understand.

Cons:

writing should be smoother. but overall it is good.quality of camera should be better.sometimes overlapping of words occur. words get disappear after few pages.

William
US
Used the Software for: Not provided
Reviewer Source

The best tutoring i have ever seen in my life as a student.

5.0 8 years ago

Comments: My experience was the best. Thanks to WizIq I was able to bring my math grades up to a 98% average , the person who saw the most improvement was my math teacher. She couldn't believe what one course in a month did for me, I was able to aid other students and recommend this to them. Though none of them joined the program their respect grew for me, also my parents especially my dad were thrilled to see me explain such complex math equations to my 4th grade siblings. Overall i would do this again every summer for the rest of my years as a student. Another great thing that i would like to conclude with is the customer service representative. He was so kind and patient with us , he understood that we were limited in our knowledge of technology. Thank you so much WizIQ

Pros:

The ability to participate and show your work,with others.

Cons:

Nothing i had no problems

WizIQ Response

8 years ago

Hi William, Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. Knowing that we could help you grow assures us that we're on the right track. Hope to help you further in your future. :) Regards, WizIQ Team

Bhushan
IT manager in India
Primary/Secondary Education, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Stable and user friendly

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: It's reliable and use-friendly

Pros:

Technically Stable, user-friendly, very rare major issues, minor glitches resolves within few minutes, useful tools and other features.

Cons:

Cannot use Youtube video links to upload videos during sessions. Pricing is annually billed so it could be a concern for startups with low budget.

Nicole
US
Used the Software for: Not provided
Reviewer Source

Worst possible outcome

1.0 9 years ago

Comments: I subscribed to WizIQ last year and they were more than accommodating in the set-up process, however it was only to get me to buy the product. The classroom didn't work. Period. I lost valuable time with my students and had to work extra to make up for it. Their Joomla! plug-in never worked and when I requested they work in my website to fix it, their technicians spent time in other parts of my website than the plug-in section and I even found articles checked-out. I had my subscription refunded. Now it's been one year and they continually send me emails and I've told them explicitly multiple times to stop emailing me/never contact me again and now they've charged my credit card for a new subscription so I have to ensure that that doesn't get paid.

WizIQ Response

9 years ago

Hi Nicole, It feels really bad to know about your experience. We are really sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We take this as a feedback and assure you that you'll find our services improved.

Joseph
India
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Very easy to use and value for money

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Easy navigation, simple interface, uncluttered appearance. Whiteboard is amazing. It lets me do all kinds of things, including illustration, calculations, and annotations. I can use graphs to show trends and patterns. Polling is a very useful feature. It helps me check the understanding of my students at any point of time during the class.

Cons:

Some time face audio issues. This might be because of the slow internet bandwidth or poor connection.

Abe
College Professor in Israel
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent Software Product

5.0 8 years ago

Comments: I have used this software product from WIZIQ. Overall, it is a great software product. The quality of this product is five stars. It is an easy software application product to use. You can learn how to use it in a very short time period. The software product has loads of features and each one of the features has a different function. Thus, the software product has lots of functionality and capabilities as well. In the area of customer support, the company provides full customer support and is always there to help you when you need it. In my opinion, the product is easy to use so you will not need to contact customer support that often. In terms of the pricing for this software product, I have tried other products and this product gives you value for the money you spend on it. So in other words, it is worth the money you spend for it. Overall, it is a wonderful software product.

Pros:

Easy to use, lots of functions, good customer support

Cons:

No cons

Sapna
Sapna
Founder/Director in India
Verified LinkedIn User
, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

It has been great to use wiziq virtual classroom software especially the HTML5 version WebRTC.

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: With this software, we were able to conduct a lot number of live audio-video sessions. Thanks to WizIQ team to create a great virtual classroom whiteboard software.

Pros:

Features like browser free audio-video sessions, extension of session time when needed, and clear videos.

Cons:

Inbuilt webcam requirement is the least i liked since students not having inbuilt webcam in system cannot attend the live sessions.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Really excited for this product... and let down

2.0 9 years ago

Comments: My company purchased this software with the idea that we could hold an online test prep workshop. Although we have not yet used it for that purpose, we have attempted to hold "Team Meetings" with our non-local staff over the past 5 months, and have had problem after problem. Most often, we find that we must pause the meeting early on, and switch to another program. Although we have contacted customer support, they have not provided specific solutions, rather request that we check our volume and headphones, etc.

Pros:

Everything that WizIQ offers is a pro... except that it doesn't work!

Cons:

Sound reverberation, faulty connection, challenging interface to enter ongoing meetings.

WizIQ Response

9 years ago

It feels bad to know we let you down. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. We have made a note of all the issues you reported with the platform. We will share your feedback with the concerned team/s and improve our services.

Gregory
Manager in US
Computer Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Know What You Want From An LMS

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: Overall experience was good. I stress again that choose your LMS wisely.

Pros:

Very cool aesthetics and easy use for end users. The ability to create and sell online courses is really cool.

Cons:

MOOCs are a bit antiquated in my opinion and LMS software is a dime a dozen these days. Make sure you know exactly how you plan to implement, use, and assess success.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I am using this platform from last 3 years as a learner and teacher both

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: Creating couses and virtual classroom features are great support.

Pros:

Best thing about this platform is that we can create private courses. Also there is feature of connecting live in classroom virtually.

Cons:

In the case of creating test we have to select question type Everytime. Which can be avoided in later version.