Clever vs. Top Hat
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Clever | Top Hat |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Review count | 51 | 23 |
| Ease of use | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 9.0 | 8.6 |
| Quality of support | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Meets requirements | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 72.54902 | 34.782609 |
| Small Business | 10.0% | 22.7% |
| Mid-Market | 54.0% | 31.8% |
| Enterprise | 36.0% | 45.5% |
| Total page views | 646 | 219 |
| Total LLM citations | 1,758 | 406 |
Clever
Clever was born of co-founder Dan Carroll’s frustration as a school tech director in Denver. His plans to use technology to save teachers time and personalize learning were stymied by countless CSV files and forgotten passwords. Dan recalls, “I wanted to be an innovator, but I got stuck being a human API.” Software has the potential to empower teachers and create new ways to learn. But one thing must happen first. Everyone must be able to log in—quickly and securely. To solve Dan’s problem, we built a single sign-on portal that now helps 95,000 of U.S.
- Integrations
- Easy Setup
- Comprehensive Solutions
- Reliability
- Setup Ease
- Easy Integrations
Top Hat
Top Hat is the leader in student engagement for higher education. Grounded in learning science and powered by AI, our platform helps educators create interactive, personalized learning experiences that deepen connection and drive student success. Used by 35,000+ instructors at over 1,500 institutions, Top Hat supports learning for more than three million students, turning classrooms into spaces of active exploration and growth. We combine polling and discussion tools with flexible course content, assignments, testing, and analytics.