VEXcode comparisons
VEXcode is compared head-to-head with PictoBlox, Open Roberta Lab and Sphero Edu and more: 7 head-to-heads in Robotics Education Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
VEXcode head-to-head
- VEXcode vs PictoBlox
- VEXcode vs Open Roberta Lab
- VEXcode vs Sphero Edu
- VEXcode vs mBlock
- VEXcode vs BugBotLab
- VEXcode vs Micromelon Robotics Platform
- VEXcode vs DJI Education Hub
VEXcode vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Robot simulator | Coding modes | Classroom tools | Curriculum library | Supported robots | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | VEXcode | Yes | Yes | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | VEX 123, VEX GO, VEX AIM, VEX IQ, VEX EXP, VEX V5, VEX CTE, VEX AIR | 9.1 | |
| 1 | PictoBlox | Yes | Yes | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | Quarky, evive, Arduino, LEGO, micro:bit, Wizbot | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Open Roberta Lab | Yes | Free | Yes | Block | Yes | Yes | Arduino Uno, Arduino Nano, Arduino Mega, Bionics Kit, Bionic Flower, B•O•B•3, Bot’n Roll, Calliope mini, Edison, Joy-Car, LEGO Mindstorms EV3, LEGO Mindstorms NXT, mBot, mBot 2, micro:bit, NAO, ROB3RTA, Robotino, senseBox, LEGO SPIKE Prime, LEGO Robot Inventor, Thymio, fischertechnik TXT 4.0 Controller, LEGO WeDo 2.0 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Sphero Edu | Yes | Free | No | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | BOLT+, RVR+, RVR, BOLT, Mini, SPRK+, SPRK, Ollie, Sphero 2.0, BB-8, BB-9E, R2-D2, R2-Q5 | 9.0 |
| 5 | mBlock | Yes | Free | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | CyberPi, mBot Neo/mBot2, mBot, mBot Ranger, Ultimate 2.0, mBot Mega, mTiny, Codey Rocky, xLight | 8.9 | |
| 6 | BugBotLab | Yes | £249/yr | Yes | Text | Yes | Yes | BugBot | 8.8 |
| 7 | Micromelon Robotics Platform | Yes | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | Micromelon Rover | 8.7 | ||
| 8 | DJI Education Hub | No | Yes | Block_and_text | Yes | Yes | RoboMaster S1; RoboMaster EP; RoboMaster TT; Tello EDU | 8.6 |
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