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Google Classroom vs ParentLocker Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Google Classroom is a collaboration tool for educators to create assignments, provide feedback, and track student progress. Features include materials and resource organization, contacts database, originality reports, comments bank, locked mode, custom fields, permissions management, and more.

Cloud-based and fully integrated, ParentLocker's PK-12 school management and communications software streamlines all aspects of school administration.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

3000

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

2.9K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

814

103

3

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

4.9

110

5

4

3

2

1

97

13

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
96%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It serves as an solid digital hub that simplifies workflows, reduces overall paper waste, and keeps everyone on the same page. While higher education institutions with complex reporting needs might feel limited by its reporting tools, it remains the gold standard for K-12 educators, tutoring services, and small learning organizations looking for an efficient bug free learning environment.”
DL

Drew L.

SR SYS Admin

“Google Classroom excels in its clean user interface and seamless integration with Google Workspace tools like Docs, Drive, and Slides.”
DL

Drew L.

SR SYS Admin

“The platform makes student and teacher interaction seamless through real-time feedback, class streams, and automated assignment distribution.”
DL

Drew L.

SR SYS Admin

Pros

“We utilize it for tracking tuition payments, managing admissions, and monitoring attendance.”
YM

Yaffa M.

Accountant HR

“Each person can create and save reports, but not share them with my colleagues.”
RF

Rachel F.

Executive Director

“The ability to run reports and filter to our needs, track our finances in a single space that also connects to our SIS is a game-changer!”
AW

Ariella W.

Financial Consultant

Cons

“Security seems illogical and parents are not able to access their students account without using the student credentials, which is contrary to industry standard.”
JB

Jenny B.

Registrar

“Well using Google Classroom if you do not have a stable internet connection you may run into some issues about submitting assignments.”
CS

Claire S.

Employee

“Google Classroom currently has no whiteboard component for presentations or sharing notes.”
MD

Maryam D.

Coordinator

Cons

“Inability to see multiple years in a single report.”
AW

Ariella W.

Financial Consultant

“Really nothing to share here. ”
MC

Miriam C.

Executive Director

“It was a disaster and so much work for me to have to activate a new form every evening for the next day. ”
MP

Michelle P.

Principal

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features50
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Built-in LMS
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Conferencing
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discipline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Facility Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Higher Education
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Gradebook
  • Independent/Private
  • Interactive Content
  • K-12
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Library Management
  • Media Import
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Polls/Voting
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Records Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Screen Monitoring
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Social Learning
  • Special Education
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Transcripts
  • Two Way Audio & Video
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Whiteboard
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Total features89
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Built-in LMS
  • Cafeteria Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Conferencing
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discipline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Facility Management
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • For Classroom
  • For Higher Education
  • For Schools
  • Forms Management
  • Gradebook
  • Independent/Private
  • Interactive Content
  • K-12
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Library Management
  • Media Import
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Payments
  • Parent Portal
  • Parent/Student Portal
  • Polls/Voting
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Records Management
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Scheduling
  • School District
  • Screen Monitoring
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Social Learning
  • Special Education
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Transcripts
  • Two Way Audio & Video
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Whiteboard
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies

Integrations

  • Total integrations26
  • Alma SIS
  • Classcraft
  • CurrikiStudio
  • Edulastic
  • Explain Everything
  • GoGuardian
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Hapara
  • Kahoot!
  • Kami
  • Khan Academy
  • LanSchool
  • Pear Deck
  • PlagiarismCheck.org
  • Screencastify
  • Soundtrap
  • Sycamore School
  • TeacherPlus Gradebook
  • Wayground
  • YouTube
  • Zoom Workplace
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Alma SIS
  • Classcraft
  • CurrikiStudio
  • Edulastic
  • Explain Everything
  • GoGuardian
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Hapara
  • Kahoot!
  • Kami
  • Khan Academy
  • LanSchool
  • Pear Deck
  • PlagiarismCheck.org
  • Screencastify
  • Soundtrap
  • Sycamore School
  • TeacherPlus Gradebook
  • Wayground
  • YouTube
  • Zoom Workplace