Yellowdig
Digital learning platforms software
Online learning platforms
Education software
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- Ease of management
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What is Yellowdig
Yellowdig is a social learning platform used by instructors and institutions to facilitate discussion, peer interaction, and community-building around course content. It is commonly deployed alongside an LMS to increase participation through structured prompts, multimedia posts, and engagement tracking. The product focuses on learner-to-learner interaction and instructor moderation rather than full LMS course delivery.
Social learning community features
Yellowdig centers on discussion and community activity with support for multimedia posts, commenting, and reactions. This structure fits courses that want ongoing peer interaction beyond traditional forum threads. It can be used to create course- or program-level communities that persist across a term.
Engagement tracking and analytics
The platform provides participation and engagement visibility that instructors can use to monitor activity patterns. These metrics support grading or participation requirements when used as part of a course. Reporting is oriented to community activity rather than content completion.
Designed to complement an LMS
Yellowdig is typically positioned as an add-on to an existing learning environment rather than a replacement. This can reduce disruption for institutions that already standardize on an LMS and related tools. It supports use cases where the LMS discussion tool is insufficient for community-style interaction.
Not a full LMS
Yellowdig does not provide the breadth of LMS capabilities such as end-to-end course administration, gradebook depth, assignments, and content sequencing at the level of a full learning management system. Organizations generally still need an LMS for core course delivery. This can add another system for users to access and administrators to manage.
Limited content authoring tools
The product is primarily oriented around conversation and community posts rather than building interactive lessons or rich instructional modules. Institutions that need extensive content creation, packaging, or advanced assessment workflows may require additional tools. This can increase the number of integrated products in the learning stack.
Adoption depends on facilitation
Outcomes depend heavily on instructor or moderator practices, including prompt design, expectations, and ongoing facilitation. Without consistent guidance, communities can become low-activity or off-topic. This can create variability across courses and require training or support to standardize usage.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (Student-Pay / Institutional by seat) | Starts at $15 per seat/month (annual commitment) or $20 per seat/month (month-to-month) — contact sales for exact per-course/student prices | Student-pay option (bookstore/direct-pay) or institutional per-seat licensing. Typically billed per student per community; contact Yellowdig for exact limits and purchase flow. |
| Growth (Institutional by unique user) | Custom pricing — contact sales | Licensed by unique user for unlimited communities per user per year; geared for multi-course adoption. |
| Enterprise (Institutional by FTE) | Custom pricing — contact sales | Enterprise-wide licensing by (percentage of) full-time equivalent; includes unlimited use across solutions. |
Notes: Price shown in USD and subject to tax. Yellowdig also offers a Freemium (free) community option and a 30-day Free Trial community.
Seller details
Yellowdig, Inc.
Private
https://yellowdig.co
https://x.com/yellowdig
https://www.linkedin.com/company/yellowdig/
