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Perusall
The site lists its address as 2028 E Ben White Blvd, Suite 240-4400, Austin, TX 78741.
What it is
Perusall is a web-based social learning platform where instructors and students discuss course materials collaboratively. Instructors can use catalog books, PDFs, EPUBs, Google Docs and Slides, PowerPoint slides, Canvas pages, videos, podcasts, images, and web pages. Students can comment, ask questions, reply, upvote, tag classmates, and use emojis and GIFs, either synchronously or asynchronously. Perusall AI can suggest discussion prompts and quiz questions based on course content. Instructors can auto-grade engagement using up to seven criteria and view student confusion reports and discussion summaries. The platform integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle, and Sakai, including roster, group, and gradebook features. Perusall supports LTI 1.3 and LTI 1.1, but says it will stop supporting existing LTI 1.1 integrations on January 1, 2027. Course creation has a free option, though eligible new courses may have a student platform fee unless covered by an institutional license, book adoption, or waiver. The service was founded in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.
For and against
For
- Supports a wide range of course materials.
- Discussion can happen synchronously or asynchronously.
- AI can suggest prompts and quiz questions.
- Instructors can review confusion reports and summaries.
- Integrates with several learning management systems.
Against
- Eligible new courses may require a student platform fee.
- Existing LTI 1.1 integrations lose support January 1, 2027.
- Premium institutional license pricing requires inquiry.
The verdict
Perusall brings shared annotations and discussion together with instructor engagement tools and LMS integrations. Course fees and the planned end of existing LTI 1.1 support are important considerations.
Who it suits
Perusall suits instructors and students who want to discuss course content together and track engagement. It can support settings ranging from seminars to large lectures, according to the company.
Plans and prices
Free course creation
Instructor course creation · Course-specific student access costs may apply
Read 9 Oct 2026 · perusall.com
Student platform access fee
Individual student access · Instructor may exempt students or apply for a course-wide waiver
Read 9 Oct 2026 · perusall.com
Institutional license
Basic or Premium · Premium includes guaranteed platform performance, expedited support, training, a customized interface, and an administrator dashboard
Read 9 Oct 2026 · support.perusall.com
On the record
- AI prompts
- Perusall AI can suggest discussion prompts and quiz questions based on course content.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Assessment
- Instructors can auto-grade engagement on up to seven criteria and access student confusion reports and discussion summaries.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Perusall describes its platform for instructors and students, and says it can be used in seminars of 12 or lectures of 800 across disciplines.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Perusall says it began after a four-year research project at Harvard and built the business in 2015.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- Perusall says it has no investors and is independently owned by educators.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance and privacy
- Perusall states it complies with SOC 2, FERPA, GDPR, and PIPEDA, and says it does not sell user data or ad space.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Course materials
- Instructors can use catalog books, PDFs, EPUBs, Google Docs and Slides, PowerPoint slides, Canvas pages, videos, podcasts, images, and web pages.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- LMS integrations
- Perusall documents integrations for Canvas, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle, and Sakai, including roster and group sync and gradebook integration features.support.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- LTI support
- Perusall is certified for LTI 1.3 and LTI 1.1; it says it will stop supporting existing LTI 1.1 integrations on January 1, 2027.support.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Perusall is a social learning platform that turns course content into collaborative conversations and aims to improve learning outcomes through engagement and collaboration.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Perusall says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and its system undergoes regular penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Social learning
- Students can comment, ask questions, reply, upvote, tag classmates, use emojis and GIFs, and participate synchronously or asynchronously.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Perusall describes its customer support as human support from its US-based team; Premium institutional licenses include expedited support.support.perusall.com · read 9 Oct 2026
