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Anchor

No phone app

6.7No. 17 of 25
in Classroom Management Software
  • Recognised40% of the score36
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score87
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Browser extension, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Summary

Anchor is ranked #17 of 25 in classroom management software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Browser extension, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Anchor plans and pricing

All plans
Anchor Free Free; no licence fee or per-seat charge Self-hosted backend · single school per deployment · Azure hosting costs may apply plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on classroom management software

Free plan
Yesplinklabs.org
Activity monitoring
Yesplinklabs.org
Live screen view
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Web filtering
Yesplinklabs.org
Device controls
Yesplinklabs.org
Behavior tracking
Noplinklabs.org
Supported platforms
Windows 10 version 1809 or later, Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, web dashboardplinklabs.org

Facts

Purpose
Anchor lets a teacher run a classroom focus session where student Windows laptops enforce an allowlist of apps and websites, with off-list activity shown live on a dashboard.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Session control
Teachers can choose a class, start a session, adjust allowed bundles live, review student states and events, and end enforcement for the class.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The teacher page names Microsoft 365, Smartschool, and GeoGebra as selectable bundles; sign-in uses existing school Microsoft accounts.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Student experience
Off-list apps are set aside rather than closed, while off-list Edge pages show a friendly block page with a request-access option.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Platforms
Student enforcement requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11, together with Microsoft Edge; the teacher dashboard runs in a modern browser.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Platform limits
The maker says there is no student agent for Mac, Chromebook, iPad, or phone, and other browsers are outside the student-device scope.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Hosting
Each school runs a single-tenant backend in its own Azure subscription, and student devices and the dashboard communicate only with that backend.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Security and privacy
Anchor observes only during an active teacher-started session and does not record on-allowlist work, keystrokes, page contents, screenshots, passwords, or browsing outside sessions.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Data collection
During a session, the extension sends off-allowlist page visits, unblock requests, integrity signals, and session liveness heartbeats to the school's backend.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Retention
The maker says retention is controlled by each school's configuration; the FAQ gives a default of pruning raw session events after 30 days while retaining summaries.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Limitations
Anchor is deliberately soft enforcement: the maker says a determined student can bypass it, with tampering surfaced as an integrity signal.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The maker directs users to GitHub issues for product questions and says there is no support ticket queue.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
License and auditability
Anchor is GPL-3.0 licensed, self-hostable, and its source code is public and auditable.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026
Audience
The maker describes Anchor as classroom software made by teachers for schools using managed or bring-your-own-device Windows laptops.plinklabs.org · 4 Oct 2026

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