Perculus

What is Perculus?

Perculus is an online teaching platform for instructors that combines video conferencing with interactive classroom tools. The vendor calls it an all-in-one video conferencing tool for instructors and says more than 50,000 instructors have joined.

Key features of Perculus

• Learning activities: games, activities and achievements that keep students active, with progress tracking.
• Multi-state whiteboard: a shared canvas for diagrams, content and math problems.
• Breakout rooms: small groups for questions, collaboration and debate.
• Session planner: prepare agendas and upload documents ahead of time, then edit the flow live.
• Recordings and reports: session recordings and detailed reports to review and improve sessions.

How Perculus works

An instructor plans a session with an agenda and documents, then runs it live with the whiteboard, breakout rooms and activities. Afterward, recordings and reports show how the session went.

Who uses Perculus?

Instructors and trainers in universities and corporate training. The vendor lists 350+ organizations, including Samsung, Turk Telekom, Vestel, Domino's and Turkish Aerospace. The site is available in English, Turkish and Arabic.

Perculus pricing

Perculus offers a free sign-up and a quick demo. The vendor site does not list paid plan prices, so larger classes and organizations should ask the vendor for a quote.

Perculus integrations

Perculus works as a standalone classroom, and its site does not list named third-party integrations.

Perculus alternatives

Whereby is a lightweight browser-based meeting tool for general video calls. Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex are general conferencing platforms, whereas Perculus is built for teaching with whiteboards and learning activities.