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I started using Edly three years ago for a project. I use Edly basically for my e-learning solution. I actually support some schools that have already deployed Edly. So basically, I make solutions for them, but I recommended Edly recently for them because of its flexibility in some scenarios. The only thing I think I would also add is just the integration recently with AI. I think it's actually a fantastic feature, especially the AI-powered chatbots and all the features that have been added recently. I think they are also fantastic in Edly.

I think recently they moved from one campus to several campuses. So they have a multi-tenant application deployed in several regions of their location. I think they scaled from before having 2,500 active users to now having up to 4,000 or 6,000 active users.

Basically, what we actually use Edly for is to explore some limitations in Moodle that Open edX actually solved for us. Because for you to have a custom dashboard in Moodle, it takes a lot of writing your custom plugin, but with Edly, you can have a dashboard that has all activities going on on your server, and everything is on a dashboard.

In my experience, what I love mostly in Edly is the mobile friendliness of the interface. Because in Moodle, you need to use the open-source Moodle application if you want to have a mobile app, but I think the compatibility of Edly with mobile is actually fantastic.

Because I'm actually a user of the application and also I'm still a builder, I fall into two cases. So I build, and I also have this experience of what I build. Basically, I love when something is actually scalable that you can put everything together as a single web application. So even having an Edly app, you don't need to push too much on developing a separate mobile application, which you can just use your web application and people can access it on any multi-devices with different views of the same application.

Integration with other systems or tools is actually cool. You can integrate with an ERP. Maybe a school has an ERP, they can integrate it because in my deployment, they actually integrated with their existing Student Information System (SIS). So it's actually a cool integration, with no issues with them integrating directly to their existing ERP.

I mentioned that one of the major reasons my clients moved to Edly was that they needed a comprehensive dashboard for their reports and analytics. So I think that was actually a fantastic feature for Edly over Moodle that they were using before. Because if you want to do the same thing on Moodle, you have to ensure you write your custom plugin itself. But I think there is actually a fantastic dashboard where you can see everything you want to see with a single click on your dashboard.

I think they should actually provide some more free versions of most of their themes. I think most of the things you have to use on Edly are all paid for you to have a good experience. I think they should work on making some open-source plugins or themes that people can also explore. Because Moodle itself is actually open-source, but if you want to go for the paid Moodle, you can still use the free one, but there are some restrictions in Edly that if they can just add some free themes, it will still make it not seem as though they are not selling, but it will attract more users to explore what they have as a solution.

Edly's scalability is nice. I've mentioned several times in this conversation that Edly is scalable, provided you have a good infrastructure that could also scale too. So it's scalable.

Performance and speed are actually very ambiguous decisions because you can't talk about an application without discussing your server. So if you are talking about maybe vertical scaling or horizontal scaling, the application is fine, but you also have to work on the infrastructure. So I can say Edly has been built to be scalable, where any application user or a dev ops should be able to scale an application. However, Edly has been designed and programmed well that it can scale itself even with the bare minimum server configuration, which is fantastic. Concurrency handling and everything is okay.

I talked about community support before. I think they are not so active as other LMS. But I can say about support; I have not used their support, but I have not seen many active communities for Edly or maybe I'm actually missing out on something. But most likely, I don't really see their community active. But I know it exists because I provide full support for people that have specific use cases they want to scale or a bug they need to settle. So I can say I have not seen the community, although I know they exist.

I mentioned I have cases where I moved a client from Moodle to Open edX when I needed a custom dashboard, which would take a lot of time to develop on Moodle. I also use Moodle and Blackboard and I have recommended Edly for a client recently.

Actually, I am someone who builds things from scratch, so I never explored anything else. What I looked for was just my normal open-source and because I am always engaged with open-source, I spent a lot of time on Moodle. But when I got stranded with some features that I had to start building from scratch, that is when I moved out of there to Open edX. So I flow between Open edX and Moodle at the moment, and I work both together. Recently, I have worked mostly on Edly more than Moodle.

Edly's user management and access control features are very easy to use.

For the chatbot, I have never explored it deeply, but I just saw the new features, and I'm thinking I would explore that recently, but I have not even gotten into the AI capability. But I think it's actually a very good feature, which I think I would explore. So I can't talk about governance or security for now on something I haven't tried to use.

I advise others looking into using Edly to go ahead and try it because I can say I have already chosen to use Edly recently, which I know I have reason for. There's no way you can build a solution that you cannot easily customize, which is actually the powerful feature of Edly. Edly is actually highly customizable to your needs, to every user's need. So I think it's very fantastic to explore. I would advise anybody that wants to go fully into a learning management system to explore. I gave this review an overall rating of seven.

Edly serves as a trusted learning solution for strategic growth in my organization. There were many areas that required training of the workforce, and Edly helped us significantly. The certificate programs boosted my team's confidence and acted as a testimonial for their skills. Employees could complete courses at their own speed and pace, saving them from extra pressure. The content is enriching.

Edly also helps bridge the gap in certain topics that our business needs to provide to employees to stay up to date with the latest skills. It also helps with onboarding. When a person is lacking in a skill or knowledge, Edly is a resource to help them gain that knowledge.

Edly has positively impacted my organization by giving our employees confidence to perform well, especially when dealing with critical projects. Because they have the skills, they can tackle the projects very effectively. It serves as a one-stop shop for employees to complete professional learning. I encouraged employees to use the system to learn things that are of their particular interest, which increased our productivity. Edly is also a very helpful tool because it quickly decreases the learning curve of teams and individuals, resulting in faster improvements of team performance.

A specific example showing how Edly improved productivity is that productivity has increased from 40 to 65 percent.

The best features Edly offers are helpful study materials, an intuitive user interface, and flexible e-learning from home.

What I appreciate about the study materials is that the learning management system is valuable in understanding new skills. Many team members have stated that the wide variety of study materials and videos provided by the platform has been very helpful. The intuitive user interface is great and very easy to navigate, making it very easy for us to use even for non-technical and new users. This has made it easy for users to access training materials and progress at their own pace.

Edly also features very well curated content, certification, time management, and cohort support for staff. Staff professional development is excellent. A specific team that benefited the most from Edly's certificate programs is the one focused on professional development for staff, which we use weekly in-house and within the community. It fills the need for individuals who would otherwise need to attend in-person events where they would have to leave campus. This also provides a large variety of options for everyone. Some of our leaders are able to fully participate as well.

Edly can be improved by addressing the limitation in integration with third-party platforms.

I wish Edly could integrate with third-party platforms for language improvement, and there should be multiple languages available.

The customer support has been very proactive and responsive. I am very happy with their service. They are quick to offer a solution to any problem and they are available 24/7.

I previously used different solutions, which were Coursera and Graphy by Unacademy.

It was very easy to deploy Edly in my environment.

My experience with the configuration process was smooth and efficient.

I have seen a return on investment as it has upskilled the existing talent of my organization. It has helped reduce behavioral issues among employees. Edly is also a great tool because it is truly worth using, as Edly has some really great collaborators. Certification courses are worth the price because they help you with your work professionally, especially when dealing with complex projects.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is cost-efficient.

Before choosing Edly, I evaluated other options, specifically Coursera and Graphy.

I switched from Coursera and Graphy by Unacademy to Edly because, with the exception of graded assignments and certification, Edly has validated certified courses that are credible in the market. It also offers a free course audit option. The best reason to try Edly is probably their 14-day return policy. With all these beneficial points, Edly is acting as the ideal choice in the learning market at this moment.

The advice I would give to others looking into using Edly is that it is really helpful for learning and growing your skills in both personal and professional aspects. It helped us learn all the business concepts that were required for our company. We chose certification after auditing a number of courses. It was definitely a terrific tool for professionals who are self-learning.

I have additional thoughts about Edly as I love the certification courses and the variety of courses available. This makes it a very great choice for personal or professional growth and self-learning in the market. My overall rating for this product is a 10 out of 10.

My main use case for Edly is that the support and IT team is very responsive and efficient. Edly team follows their work timelines very professionally, and they are very effective in managing our learning portal, addressing glitches promptly, and making timely changes according to our needs.

I find Edly's user-friendly interface to be one of the most valuable features because it is very easy to customize and navigate. I can navigate it very easily, and I love the ability to access high-quality content at no cost, which is a significant advantage allowing our new learners to enhance their skills conveniently.

Edly has positively impacted my organization because it is a free and very informative platform that helps me learn about various topics at no cost. Since I am working on upskilling my technical skills, Edly has been very helpful, and I appreciate having access to courses from universities.

I sometimes find issues with even the finished modules in Edly where I cannot proceed to the next module and must restart the same modules. I feel there is a user interface error or bug in Edly, and I have to reload the page to access the next module, so this process flow error can be fixed.

I also believe that adding more degrees will definitely help Edly in the long run.

I have been using Edly for the past six and a half years.

Edly is stable.

Edly is scalable because it has been able to handle my organization's growth.

Edly's customer support is one of the major reasons why we switched from LinkedIn Learning to Edly. They are very responsive and proactive, and they are quick to offer us solutions and solve all the problems that we encounter. I would rate Edly's customer support a 10 out of 10.

I previously used LinkedIn Learning. I decided to switch from LinkedIn Learning to Edly because LinkedIn Learning was a bit complex, while Edly is much more user-friendly. It is also very cost-efficient compared to LinkedIn Learning, and Edly's support is very responsive and proactive. If I ask them any question or if I have an issue, they respond instantly, while LinkedIn support takes some time to provide me with a solution or resolve my problem.

It was easy to deploy Edly in my environment.

I have been able to increase my certification from 40 to 55% thanks to Edly. The variety of courses is great, and it also helped me complete my credits during learning through universities with top-notch learnings and modules.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Edly is that it has a very cost-effective price plan.

I use Pluralsight as another tech product.

At the end of the course in Edly, I am able to get the certificate conveniently. I am able to enroll in a course or have access to what I need to upskill or if I just want to learn something through Edly.

Edly ties up with the world's best educational institutions and provides the best courses with reasonable time frames to finish the modules, which is something I appreciate most about Edly. I highly recommend this tool for anyone who wants to upskill and learn more, and it is also a very cost-effective tool, making it the best online portal so far.

Apart from the video lectures, Edly also provides transcripts of all the lectures, which helps me download and refer to them again for my understanding. Edly courses are highly valuable and give good strength to my resume. I rate this review a 5 out of 5.