NCEdCloud is a well-known platform in North Carolina among both students and teachers throughout the state when it comes to managing online learning tools. There are alternative platforms schools could look into. Read on to learn both what NCEdCloud is and also about five of the best alternatives that offer similar support for easy digital learning.
What is NCEdCloud?
NCEdCloud (North Carolina Education Cloud) is an easy way for students and staff to access educational resources and is used by 1.5 million people from more than 2,500 schools in the state.
Top 5 NCEdCloud Alternatives
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a free service from Google that helps schools create, distribute, and grade assignments.
ClassLink
ClassLink is another widely adopted education platform that serves most of the functions that NCEdCloud does. It supports SSO, ensuring secure access, and is easy to integrate with current systems. According to the 2025 Report, their platform has served over 10 million students around the world at this time.
Clever
Clever is another popular option that works in over 89,000 schools within the United States. It offers secure SSO, rostering and also makes it easier to deploy new apps.
Identity Automation
RapidIdentity from Identity Automation is a full-featured identity and access management platform for all educational platforms. In addition to traditional SSO it provides adaptive multi-factor authentication and deep user provisioning capabilities.
EduTone
EduTone offers a powerful bundle that includes SSO and access to most educational applications. It is especially helpful when you want better manageability of IT resources.
Conclusion
ClassLink, Clever, RapidIdentity and EduTone are the primary integration platforms available for schools to streamline access that may work better in some environments than NCEdCloud. All of them have some unique features, although schools can always pick and choose from the best.
