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Blackboard vs Top Hat Comparison (2026)

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Overview

Help learners, instructors and institutions achieve their goals with Blackboard Learn by Anthology, a market-leading Learning Management System (LMS) that integrates with the world’s most holistic EdTech ecosystem.

Top Hat Test allows you to assess students’ mastery of course concepts, Save time administering tests and quizzes in a secure, online environment.

  • 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

Pricing

Starting from

9500

Per year

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

Starting from

35

Per year

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

User reviews

4.1

537

5

4

3

2

1

225

207

76

21

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
56%
would recommend this app

3.8

41

5

4

3

2

1

18

10

5

4

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
55%
would recommend this app

Pros

“In an education and learning oriented environment, it’s a platform that really allows to centralize courses, documents and exchanges in one same place.”
SS

Scott S.

Project Manager

“Blackboard Learn, now Anthology, revolutionized online and distance learning with amazing features in one place; its intuitive interface, different tools and integrations are all there to make the learning process smooth and enjoyable.”
MC

Mohamed C.

Lecturer

“Educators can manage courses and users in few clicks, have an idea about their activity stream, set assignments and tests with the help of Ai.”
MC

Mohamed C.

Lecturer

Pros

“It looks like a good program but be wary of the customer support.”
AV

Andrew V.

Associate Professor

“It is a user-friendly app for learners where in they can go through their lessons with ease.”
MV

Michael V.

Teacher III

“students complaint little bit about pricing, honestly it is not that expensive, otherwise it is user friendly software.”
AG

Anitha G.

Postdoc

Cons

“The company was very monopolistic and sued just about every competing Learning Management System (LMS) vendor for creating online learning environments as they seemed to think that they invented teaching and learning online.”
JA

Jeffrey A.

Software Developer Senior

“Communication is not as efficient as other programs.”
CB

Chelsea B.

Student

“The main drawback is the occasional upload failure which can either be due to a system failure or an unsupported file.”
Mv

Mickey v.

Financial Controller

Cons

“My only issue is the pricing model where the students have to pay for access individually.”
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Vaidas L.

Associate professor

“As a student, my least favorite thing about Top Hat is the pricing. Although my classes require Top Hat, the cost is not covered by university tuition and class fees.”
SS

Sidney S.

Student

“However, it is not the most cost effective for students who must pay out of pocket for the service each time their classes require it.”
SS

Sidney S.

Student

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features72
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Community Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • For Higher Education
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Gradebook
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • K-12
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Live Results Sharing
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multiple Question Types
  • Online Polling
  • Online Tests
  • Performance Metrics
  • Polls/Voting
  • Presentation Tools
  • Proctoring
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Question Library
  • Quizzes
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Scoring
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Template Management
  • Test/Quiz Creation
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Visual Analytics
  • Weighted Questions
  • Word Clouds
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Total features74
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Admissions Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Blended Learning
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Community Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Feedback Management
  • For Higher Education
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Gradebook
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • K-12
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Live Results Sharing
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-User Collaboration
  • Multiple Question Types
  • Online Polling
  • Online Tests
  • Performance Metrics
  • Polls/Voting
  • Presentation Tools
  • Proctoring
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Question Library
  • Quizzes
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Scoring
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Learning
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Template Management
  • Test/Quiz Creation
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Visual Analytics
  • Weighted Questions
  • Word Clouds
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies

Integrations

  • Total integrationsN/A
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