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Faronics Insight
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What it is
Faronics Insight is classroom management software for educational institutions, giving teachers a central way to view student devices, guide activity, communicate, and assess learning. Its live dashboard shows screen thumbnails alongside details such as login status, operating system, Focus Mode, and web restrictions. Teachers can allow or block websites and apps, check usage history, disable private browsing, or blank screens. They can share their own screen or present a student’s screen to the class, and use individual or group chat and audio. Assessment tools include tests with true-or-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions, plus yes-or-no and multiple-choice polls; results appear in real time. Additional tools cover class lists, file exchange, app and website launches, remote control, and computer power options. Insight Cloud offers centralized management and remote access, while Insight NXT is an on-premise option for local-network or offline settings. Pricing is available on request, and Faronics offers a 30-day trial. The software is paid, with no free plan, and is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, self-hosted, and Windows; supported platforms also include Chrome OS.
For and against
For
- Live dashboard includes screen thumbnails and device indicators.
- Teachers can control website and app access.
- Tests and polls show results in real time.
- Supports chat, audio, screen sharing, and file exchange.
- 30-day trial is available.
Against
- No free plan is listed.
- Pricing is available on request.
- The on-premise setup requires an accessible network computer running Insight Connector.
The verdict
Faronics Insight brings device oversight, classroom communication, and assessment tools together for educators. Buyers should compare its editions and deployment needs, and request pricing before choosing a plan.
Who it suits
Insight suits educators and educational institutions that need to manage student devices and classroom activity. Its Cloud and on-premise editions address different management and connectivity setups.
On the record
- App permissions
- The Android Student app requests microphone permission for teacher-student audio and screen-overlay permission for authorized teacher monitoring.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Assessment
- Quick Poll results can be exported as CSV, and Adaptive Tests adjust question difficulty based on each student’s progress.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Classroom monitoring
- Teachers can view student screen activity in real time using thumbnails of each device.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Classroom tools
- Teachers can share screens, control student devices, limit websites and apps, chat, exchange files, run polls, and administer tests.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Communication
- Insight supports individual or group chat and audio communication between teachers and students.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Faronics says Insight Cloud is Deep Freeze-aware and retains teacher settings and class lists after a reboot on Frozen machines.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirement
- For the documented on-premise setup, Insight Connector runs on a network computer accessible to teacher and student computers and acts as their intermediary.docs.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editions
- Insight Cloud provides centralized management and remote access, while Insight NXT is an on-premise version intended for local-network or offline environments.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Focus controls
- Teachers can allow or block websites and applications, view student web and app history, disable private browsing, and blank student screens.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Faronics describes Insight as classroom management software for educational institutions and educators.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Licensing and pricing
- Insight is licensed per teacher or student device; Cloud licenses are annual subscriptions, while Insight NXT offers perpetual licenses with optional annual maintenance.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Live monitoring
- The live classroom dashboard displays real-time thumbnails of student screens and indicators for login status, operating system, Focus Mode, and web restrictions.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Network component
- Insight Connector lets student computers on different VLANs or subnets communicate with the Teacher console.docs.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Other classroom tools
- Insight supports class lists, file transfer and collection, launching apps or websites, remote control, and student computer power options.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Polls
- Teachers can run yes or no and multiple choice polls and see results in real time.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- Faronics says volume discounts and education pricing are not available online and directs buyers to its sales team.faronics.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Faronics says the on-premise Student app temporarily shares a username and device details with the local Teacher Console, and that this data is not uploaded to a web server.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Faronics Insight is classroom management software that helps teachers monitor, communicate with, and educate students from a central computer.faronics.com · read 8 Oct 2026
