Explain Everything Plans – how to choose the right one

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Here you'll learn about the differences between Explain Everything offers and most popular scenarios to choose the right plan for you or your organization.

Note: While you can later change your plan it's not always possible without our assistance.

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Plans Overview

In this brief overview you'll learn who the plans are meant for and what are their distinguishing features.

Free Plan

Available to all, the easiest way to test Explain Everything. To hop on board, you don’t need to register your account, but doing so will give you the ability to save your work.

With the Free plan, you can:

Education Plans

Intended for teachers working in educational institutions, or entire classes, schools, and districts. The Education Plans are tailored to allow creation of engaging learning experiences and easy management at scale. Depending on the number of people who are going to use Explain Everything, you can choose a Solo Teacher, Advanced, Class, or School plan.

Note: If you’re on a legacy plan that is not featured here and something is not working for you, please contact us.

Advanced

Note: The Advanced plan is currently available only in the United States as a direct purchase through the pricing page or, in case of purchases over 10 licenses, via custom quote. This plan is optimized for the web experience. If you live outside the US, see the Solo Teacher plan instead.

The Advanced plan is best for teachers and educators. If you'd like to teach live with a multimedia whiteboard that is accompanied by apps that help engage your students, this one is for you. The Advanced plan is 69 USD per year.

With the Advanced plan, you can:

  • Create an unlimited number of projects and slides.
  • Create as long recordings as you like.
  • Access and use Promethean Engagement Apps.
  • Use 7.5 GB Explain Drive cloud storage for your projects and videos.
  • Collaborate with 1 person for up to 30 minutes.

Solo Teacher

Note: The Solo Teachers plan is currently available only outside the United States or as an in-app purchase in Explain Everything Whiteboard in the App Store. If you live in the US, see the Advanced plan instead.

The Solo Teacher plan is best for individual teachers and educators. If you want to bring a powerful yet handy whiteboard to your classroom or would like to tap into easy video production for feedback and instruction, this one is for you. The Solo Teacher plan is 34.99 USD per year.

With the Solo Teacher plan, you can:

  • Create an unlimited number of projects and slides.
  • Create as long recordings as you like.
  • Use 1 GB Explain Drive cloud storage for your projects and videos.
  • Collaborate with 1 person for up to 15 minutes.

Class

The Class plan is designed for teachers who'd like to build student engagement by allowing them use it on their own or join the teacher in their online projects. It comes with 100 Student licenses which can be distributed so that students can safely create their own content and connect with the Teacher on their projects. The Class plan is 129.99 USD per year.

With the Class plan, you will additionally get:

School

The School plan is a scalable plan for schools and districts that are going to operate with a large number of licenses. Each Teacher license comes with 100 student licenses. The exact number of licenses can be customized. The price per 1 Teacher + 100 Students starts at 129.99 USD per year. The more licenses you get, the lower the price per set will be.

The School plan expands even further with: 

  • Tailored Training Session
  • Live Professional Development Sessions.
  • Customized Curriculum Planning Consultations
  • On-demand usage reports
  • On-demand choice of region for data residency
  • On-demand Custom Clipart Library
  • On-demand Custom Templates

Tip: After purchasing a Class or School plan, you will be able to distribute licenses to your students within the Group. Check how many licenses you should get for your Group.

Note: If you are a teacher or run an institution and would like to stick to your Education plan, but wish to have more cloud storage space for collaborations and quick video sharing, you can easily upgrade your Explain Drive storage. Learn more about what you can do if you’re running out of space on Explain Drive.

Individual and Commercial Plans

Designed for for tutors, creatives, facilitators, consultants, and businesses. If you’d like to use the digital whiteboard for commercial purposes and it will help you in your daily work, then these plans will be your best choice.

The Pro plan is ideal for personal use. It's main feature is that you can share your work and have people collaborate with you, even if they don’t have their own Explain Everything accounts. Its cost per user is 9.99 USD monthly or 89.99 yearly.

The Pro plan comes with

  • Unlimited number of projects with no limit to slides.
  • Unrestricted video length
  • 20 GB cloud storage.
  • Collaborate with no time limits with up to 8 people.
  • Email support

The Team plan is perfect for any commercial purposes, especially if a whiteboard is the medium your team uses to deliver the work. So if you're running a tutoring, consulting, or facilitating company, this one is for you. Its cost per person is 9.99 USD monthly or 89.99 yearly per person in the team.

With the Team plan you will also get:

  • Team-wide settings and team management tools.
  • Team shared folders
  • 20 GB pooled cloud storage per person.
  • On-demand choice of region for data residency.
  • Designated account manager and custom onboarding for teams above 50 people.

Which Plan is for me?

Here are couple of activity and position descriptions that show how Explain Everything is used in certain scenarios.

I’m a private tutor and I have a group of students that I want to work with

Choose the Pro plan. If you know that you will share many projects or videos and invite your students to your projects to connect on a whiteboard it gives you more cloud storage space and allows you to invite anyone to your projects.

Students don’t have to necessarily have accounts if you don’t need them to work independently on projects (like assignments or homework). Find out more in the FAQ

 

I’m a teacher and I'd like my students to be able to present their understanding with a whiteboard presentation or video

Choose the Class plan. It will allow you to give 100 students access to Explain Everything and them to create their own content whether it be a video or a live whiteboard presentation. It will also allow you to connect with them on their project in case they need help or as a form of assessment. They won't be able to share that content outside your group to protect their privacy.

Learn how you can distribute the licenses to your students.

 

I’m a lecturer and need this software to present and create materials

If you're in the United States, choose the Advanced plan. Otherwise go for the Solo Teacher plan. If you'd like to share your powerful multimedia whiteboard on a classroom screen the Advanced and Solo Teacher plans lets you do exactly that. They also let you create videos and materials with no limits. You can later upload them external clouds or streaming video sites like YouTube.

Additionally, on the Advanced plan, you get access to Promethean Engagement Apps, more cloud storage, and increased time for your 1-on-1 online collaborations.

If you’re going to create a lot of videos and share them as Web Video Links, you may need more cloud storage space. You can easily upgrade your Explain Drive storage. Learn more about what you can do if you’re running out of space on Explain Drive.

 

I run for-profit educational institution and need to provide digital whiteboards to my partners or employees

If you run a for-profit organization, the Team plan will be right for you. The Education plans were created with teachers and institutions with school budgets in mind.

 

I/we will mostly work online

Choose the Pro or Team plan as they both allow you to create many cloud projects and videos by providing you with 20 GB storage space.

 

I/we will mostly work in a group

This means that you will need more space in the Explain Drive cloud and cannot be limited by collaboration time and participant limit. Go for the Pro or Team plan. They feature 20GB cloud storage per member and no time limit on collaborations.

 

I want to create videos and upload them on YouTube for educational purposes

The Solo Teacher plan is right for you. It allows you to create as many projects as you need and it doesn't limit your recording time.

 

Frequently Asked Questions: Explain Everything Plans

Here are some answers to the most common questions we get that may help you pick a plan that's right for you.

Does everyone need an account to collaborate?

On Education Plans – yes. On these plans the content can be shared only within the organization. Additionally, Student accounts can only share projects only with Teachers. This is in order to protect student privacy.

For Pro and Team plans we recommend creating accounts for everyone, but it's not required. Users with no accounts will still be able to collaborate. However, there is one limitation: the project owner needs to be in the project for them to join. In other words, they won't be able to work independently.

 

Does everyone need an account to watch my videos?

On Class and School plans – yes. On these plans the content can be shared only within the organization. Additionally, Student accounts can only share videos only with Teachers. This is in order to protect student privacy.

For Free, Advanced, Solo Teacher, Pro, and Team plans viewing content created in Explain Everything does not require an account or subscription.

 

Can I add more users?

Yes, you can add more users at any point during your subscription. You’ll be charged a prorated fee for adding new users. See more details.

 

What happens to my content if I unsubscribe?

If you decide to cancel your subscription and change it to the Free plan, your content will still be accessible as is  but your account will be subject to Free plan limits.

Please note that you can download the projects and videos you have created to have a backup.

 

How do I deploy Explain Everything to my group?

Once an Admin account is created, you can go ahead and onboard your users. We support many deployment options to choose from. Learn more.

 

How to cancel renewals for an Explain Everything subscription?

To cancel renewals for a subscription purchased on our website, please follow these steps. 

If you have purchased a subscription through the App Store, please use the method detailed here.

 

Can I use Explain Everything on more devices?

Yes, that's possible. You can use your credentials across different platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Chromebook systems, along with Explain Everything in your browser. If you'd like to use a particular platform, you can download the app from its store. After that, please sign in to your account to use premium features.w

Note: If you’re going to use Explain Everything in a web browser only, keep in mind that any project that you create is a cloud one, therefore it’s kept in your Explain Drive. However, you can download it locally and delete it from the cloud library in terms of having more free space for further projects. Learn more about what you can do if you’re running out of space on Explain Drive or how to upgrade your Explain Drive storage.

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