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What is Remind?

Remind is a communication platform that reaches students and families where they are. We believe that relationships drive success in education, and we’re building a platform that supports learning wherever it happens. Today, the Remind platform is home to one of the largest free services in education, a school communication business that supports millions of students, and an online tutoring solution that provides help outside the classroom. Founded in 2011, Remind is backed by GSV Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Owl Ventures, and Social Capital. For more information, visit Remind.com.

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Product Description

Remind helps teachers reach students and parents where they are.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

The Remind platform makes two-way communication easy. This leads to more personal interactions and more engagement between school and home, which in turn can lead to more motivated students who are prepared to learn. Parents and students never have to download communication apps or log in to receive communication and engage with educators.
Since it’s a mobile-first world, Remind provides mobile-first notifications via test and smartphone app so all stakeholders can receive and reply to messages on the devices they actually learn. All Remind messages are automatically translated to the recipient’s preferred language.
Remind has best-in-class data privacy and security policies, including IS)27001 certification, which is the international gold standards for information security management and governance.


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Recent Remind Reviews

Matthew M.
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Matthew M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great answer for student safety - removes personal devices"
Remind allows the school employees/coaches to communicate with student athletes and club members without introducing personal devices. The school c...
Rob H.
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Rob H.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
1.5 out of 5
"Horrible cancellation policy. Will automatically renew if you do not give them 60 days notice"
It's ability to produce reporting on messaging between clients It is easy to use but expensive
Jennifer H.
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Jennifer H.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Connect with students and parents"
easy to install, use on a laptop, or in an app. I've been using for greater than nine years
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Online tutoring that goes beyond homework help. Level up learning with personalized online tutoring—on a platform trusted by millions of educators and families.
Remind Demo - Reach busy students, teachers, and families where they prefer: their phones
Everything you need to connect meaningfully with students, families, and staff—from two-way texting to school wide notifications to voice memos and video conferencing. 2-way texting with automatic translation into 90+ languages Simple onboarding for schools and districts Schedule messages ahea...
Remind Demo - Translate messages automatically between 90+ languages
With our new two-way translation feature, all you have to do is compose your message and hit send! When you have the translation feature on, we’ll automatically translate your message, and send it to all of your recipients in their preferred language. As long as you have replies turned on, you’ll...
Remind Demo - Engage and empower your entire community from one simple but mighty platform
Everything you need to connect meaningfully with students, families, and staff—from two-way texting to schoolwide notifications to voice memos and video conferencing. Go beyond notifications. Connect and collaborate with your organization Manage and oversee all communications at your organizati...
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Matthew M.
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What do you like best about Remind?

Remind allows the school employees/coaches to communicate with student athletes and club members without introducing personal devices. The school can monitor all messages being sent between team members and adults. Allows for peak safety for students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

The admin portal is very simple and basic. Does the job, but leaves some to be desired. Wouldn't mind a few more setting options or preference options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

Remind eliminated any correspondence between personal cell phones. Coaches/employees can safely communicate with groups of students while allowing administration to monitor the messages. It provides a sense of comfort for the parents to know that this is the only accepted means of communication amongst teams. The school holds a record of messages for legal and security concerns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rob H.
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What do you like best about Remind?

It's ability to produce reporting on messaging between clients

It is easy to use but expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

Anti-consumer cancellation policy. Wrote them to explain that I inherited this software subscription that overlaps in feature with another bundle so when I asked to cancel it within a month of the renewal date, they informed me that they could and would not due to their written policy. This software is thousands of dollars a year and now they say we're stuck paying for something we do not plan to use. This company operates like a copier lease manufacturer which is just slightly above the reputation of a used-car salesperson. Stay clear of this company for not only being inflexible but downright greedy. We are a non-profit school and this just unecessarily reduces limited resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

secured, auditable, anonymous messaging between faculty and staff Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

I like that Remind allows me to message my students' parents regularly. I can message them individually, in specifically selected groups, or as a whole class. It also allows me to send photos, files, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

I dislike how I'm able to upload only 1 photo at a time. Some weeks are busy at school and we may be asked to send out 5 photo announcements, all 1 text at a time, rather than as multiple attachments on one message. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

Remind helps me stay connected with my students' parents, my school admins, and my colleagues. It is a secure messaging app, which provides ease along with safety! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer H.
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What do you like best about Remind?

easy to install, use on a laptop, or in an app. I've been using for greater than nine years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

Can have only a set amount of particpants per Class set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy of use and can add other features, uploads, files, newsletter, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

I like that I can send messages to a group with graphics. I can use Bitmoji app which makes it look a little more fun. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

I don't like not being able to send a message to a few people instead of the whole group. It could be my school settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can send announcements to a group of people and I see if it was received. This is better than paper flyers because I don't know if parents see those. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tom W.
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What do you like best about Remind?

Easy, efficient method for keeping in touch with all parents/guardians and students. Good reporting for administrative Hub users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

It can be tricky to figure out who is who at times, particularly if a parent has signed up multiple times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have been using Remind to keep in touch with our parents/guardians and students for several years. For many of our users, SMS is their primary method of communication. Therefore, Remind has helped us tremendously in that regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

Remind is an easy way to send messages such as homework assignments, snow day information, or other class and school news. The creator can send and receive messages through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

The only negative I have found is that it is only effective if all members of the target group sign up for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Remind:

Definitely easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

This app provides great communication between teachers and students as well as administrators and staff. Messages can be quickly and easily send to a whole group. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

Remind is great for the price. For someone needing to reach a smaller capacity of people with little to no budget, Remind is the way to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

I didn't like the limiting amount of numbers that I could have in a list for the free version. However, I understand that with more features, money is likely to be needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am no longer using remind. I was using Remind in the non-profit organization where I am currently. But our need for users spiked in 2020 due to the pandemic, so we needed a platform that could do a bit more.

However, I Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

I like that I can communicate with my kid's teachers faster and more efficiently. The app makes it easy to send pictures and receive pictures from my teacher. It also seems more relaxed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

I wish my teachers could see the messages as fast as I do as a parent for the reminder app. But unfortunately, my kid's teacher told me she has to log in to see the notes, and they aren't always logged in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am not aware of any problems remind is solving. I also have not noticed any issues that need to be solved now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Remind?

Remind is an effective and easy-to-use solution for large group communication. The ability to schedule messages ahead of time as well as add and remove people from groups easily makes it ideal for our setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Remind?

You cannot remove group leaders from a group even after they have left the organization. It requires us to start a new group when one of the leaders leaves. This makes it difficult when we have new leaders every year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Remind:

Remind meets all of our needs for large group communication. It is moderately priced and works well for our educational setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Remind solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving the problem of getting messages and links out to everyone quickly. This allows us to avoid large group texts, especially with and without iphones. It will enable us to send messages without bothering everyone with responses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.