# Choosing an Online Teaching Platform: 15 Questions to Ask

By Lariyo Editorial Team · 2026-10-02 · Grow your institute

> Before you commit to a platform for your institute, ask these fifteen questions about content security, payments, apps, support, data and price.

Choosing a platform for your institute is a decision you live with for years. Your courses, students and payment history end up inside it. These fifteen questions help you compare options honestly, including us.

## Content and security

**1. Are videos encrypted, and do they play only inside the app?** Public or downloadable links will leak.

**2. Can you limit each student to a set number of devices?** This stops shared accounts.

**3. Is there a watermark with the student's details?** It deters screen recording and identifies leaks.

**4. Can students download for offline viewing safely?** Students on mobile data need it; downloads should stay encrypted.

## Students' experience

**5. Is there an app with your institute's name on Google Play and the App Store?** Students and parents trust your brand more than a platform's.

**6. Does it work on slow connections?** Test it on mobile data outside the city.

**7. Are live classes and tests inside the same app?** Every extra app or link loses students.

## Payments and business

**8. Can students pay with the wallets they use, such as eSewa and Khalti?** And does access open automatically?

**9. Can you track instalments and dues?**

**10. What does it really cost?** Ask for the monthly price, setup fees, any share of your sales, storage and bandwidth limits, and what happens when you grow.

## Running the institute

**11. How easy is it to build a course?** Ask for a demo where you build one chapter yourself.

**12. Can several staff work with different roles?** And can you see who changed what?

**13. Can AI help with the admin work?** Bulk imports and reports are where time goes.

## Data and support

**14. Who owns the data, and can you export it?** You should be able to export students, payments and results at any time.

**15. Who answers when something breaks?** Ask about support hours, language and response time, and talk to an existing customer.

## Do a real trial

Pick your most popular course and set up one chapter, one test and one payment on each platform you are considering. An afternoon of hands-on testing tells you more than any feature list.

We built Lariyo to answer yes to these questions. [Book a demo](https://lariyo.com/demo) and ask us all fifteen, or read our comparisons with [Moodle](https://lariyo.com/compare/moodle) and [Google Classroom](https://lariyo.com/compare/google-classroom).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the most important thing when choosing a teaching platform?

Whether it protects your paid content and makes it easy for students to pay and learn in one place. Test both in a real trial.

### Should I pay a share of my course sales to a platform?

Ask every provider about it upfront and compare the total cost at your expected number of students, not just the monthly price.

Tags: choosing-a-platform, buying-guide
Source: https://lariyo.com/blog/choose-online-teaching-platform-questions