New Ranking Features 40 Edtech Tools You Could Be Using

June 30, 2025
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Instructure just released its annual “Edtech Top 40” report, highlighting transformational edtech tools and ranking them based on their intended purpose.

These tools were separated and ranked based on five areas: learning management systems, courseware platforms, supplemental platforms, classroom response and assessment tools, and study tools.

Before we take a look at each of those rankings, let’s first dive into which edtech tools made the overall top 40 list, in alphabetical order.

Edtech Top 40

  • ABCya!
  • Adobe
  • Blooket
  • Canva
  • Canvas LMS
  • ChatGPT
  • ClassLink
  • Clever
  • Code.Org
  • CoolMathGames
  • Desmos
  • EdPuzzle
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Epic!
  • Gimkit
  • GoGuardian
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Workspace for Education
  • Grammarly
  • History.com
  • i-Ready
  • IXL Learning
  • Kahoot!
  • Kami
  • Khan Academy
  • Math Playground
  • McGraw Hill
  • Microsoft 365
  • Nearpod
  • Panorama Education
  • PBS
  • PhET Interactive
  • PowerSchool
  • Prodigy
  • Quizizz
  • Quizlet
  • Scratch
  • Securly
  • Weebly
  • YouTube

Edtech rankings by solution purpose

Top five learning management systems

  1. Google Classroom
  2. Canvas LMS
  3. Schoology
  4. Savvas Realize
  5. Seesaw

Top 10 courseware platforms

  1. i-Ready
  2. IXL Learning
  3. McGraw Hill
  4. Amplify
  5. Lexia
  6. CommonLit
  7. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
  8. DeltaMath
  9. ReadWorks
  10. CK-12

Top 15 supplemental platforms

  1. Epic!
  2. Nearpod
  3. Khan Academy
  4. Prodigy
  5. Code.org
  6. BrainPop
  7. ExploreLearning
  8. Typing.com
  9. Sora
  10. TypingCLub
  11. PebbleGO
  12. Nitro Type
  13. Newsela
  14. Discovery Education
  15. NoRedInk

Top 10 classroom response and assessment tools

  1. Kahoot!
  2. Blooket
  3. Quizizz
  4. Gimkit
  5. Pear Deck
  6. Mastery Connect
  7. 99Math
  8. Formative
  9. SurveyMonkey
  10. Pear Assessment

Top 10 study tools

  1. Quizlet
  2. Desmos
  3. ChatGPT
  4. PhET Interactive Math & Science Simulations
  5. Grammarly
  6. Study.com
  7. Brainly
  8. SparkNotes
  9. Gale Academic OneFile
  10. Mathway

About ClassLink

ClassLink is a global education provider of identity and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 22 million students and staff in over 3,000 school systems. Visit classlink.com to learn more.

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