ThingLink
ThingLink is a paid, AI-powered platform for creating immersive content and learning experiences in education and business.
What ThingLink is
ThingLink is a paid, AI-powered platform for creating immersive content and learning experiences in education and business. Its no-code tools turn PDFs and slide presentations into lessons and courses, generate images and 360° media, and let creators place information, questions, and decision guidance over images, video, 3D models, and 360° environments. Content works across desktop, mobile, tablets, VR headsets, and immersive spaces, with web, Windows, macOS, API, self-hosted, iOS, and Android support listed. LMS and LXP integrations include Canvas, Moodle, 360Learning, Docebo, and Cornerstone, with SSO options such as Microsoft, Google, Okta, SCIM, and LTI 1.3. Analytics and xAPI track engagement, completion, and performance. ThingLink states WCAG 2.2 AA support, GDPR, COPPA, and FERPA compliance, plus ISO 27001 certification. Pricing starts at 9 /user/mo annually; plans range from individual licenses to enterprise options.
Good
- No-code immersive lesson creation
- Supports images, video, 3D, and 360° media
- LMS, LXP, and SSO integrations
- Analytics and xAPI learner tracking
- WCAG 2.2 AA support stated
Watch out
- No free plan
- Published content becomes unpublished after license ends
- SCORM export is unavailable
- Regional hosting requires discussion
Who it suits
ThingLink suits educators, trainers, and organizations creating interactive learning or multimedia content. Its audiences include schools, higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, safety, and professional development teams.
Verdict
ThingLink combines interactive authoring, broad device delivery, integrations, and learner analytics for self-paced content. Review licensing and the post-expiration publishing limitation when planning long-term access.
Plans and prices
From ThingLink's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Create - Starter | $29 a month | individual creator · AI-powered tools · billed monthly |
| Create Starter / Create XR | $66 a month | 1 creator seat · 250 views/month · 200 AI credits/month · individual creator license · billed annually · or $99/month billed monthly |
| Create - XR | $99 a month | individual creator · publishing across devices and VR · billed monthly |
| Teacher License | $108 a year | single teacher · 5,000 content views · 25 360° uploads · annual |
| Create - Starter | $232 a year | individual creator · AI-powered tools · billed annually |
| Team | $500 a month | small teams · advanced tools · pilot projects · starting at |
| Create - XR | $792 a year | individual creator · publishing across devices and VR · billed annually |
| Business | $1,500 a month | advanced analytics · LTI/xAPI integrations · multi-department rollouts · starting at |
| Department | $4,250 a year | higher education · one department · annual |
| College/School | $8,500 a year | higher education · unlimited plan for one college or school · annual |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | white-label apps · optional resell rights · global-scale deployments · custom pricing |
| K-12 Enhanced School License | Priced on request | school license with access to the full education product suite · custom pricing based on your needs |
| K-12 Essentials School License | Priced on request | school license for teachers and students · custom pricing based on the number of teachers and students |
| School District | Priced on request | district or council quote · dedicated account manager · professional development · custom pricing based on your needs |
The facts
Each one read from ThingLink's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- ThingLink states that its viewer meets WCAG 2.2 level AA standards and provides an accessibility player.checked 15 Oct 2026
- AI creation
- AI tools can generate 2D and 360° images, text, tags, modules and scenario structures from prompts or uploaded PDFs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- ThingLink’s terms refer to APIs as part of the service, while GetApp’s feature table shows API with zero user ratings; no public SDK documentation is presented on the cited pages.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Creation tools
- Its no-code authoring tools convert PDFs and slideshows into immersive lessons and courses and can generate images and 360° media.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- The maker says its main data storage is in Ireland on Microsoft Azure and AWS, with regional hosting options available by discussion.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Embedding
- Projects can be shared by link or embedded with iframe code, and ThingLink documents Embedly support for broad website compatibility.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Crunchbase shows three funding rounds and 12 investors, including Inventure and Run Capital Investment Fund, but obscures the total amount.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- ThingLink says its main data storage is in Ireland on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services infrastructure.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official integrations include Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, Google Workspace/Classroom, Canva, LTI for Canvas, ClassLink and LMS embedding.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Interactive media
- Users can layer information, questions, and decision-based guidance over images, video, 3D models, and 360° environments.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Learner data
- The platform offers analytics and xAPI integration to track learner engagement, completion, and performance.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Limit: collaboration and customization
- Capterra reviews mention no simultaneous co-editing, limited customization/export options and occasional video, text or audio problems.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: design assets
- Software Advice reviewers complain that the library lacks ready-made design resources and 3D objects, requiring users to supply their own assets.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile and integrations
- G2 reviewers report embedded-content sizing problems on mobile, imperfect third-party integrations and relatively high pro-plan pricing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: tagging and audio
- GetApp’s review synthesis notes minor difficulties with precise tagging and audio recording.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: video tagging precision
- Software Advice reviewers report that video tag placement does not snap precisely to frames and that permissions can default to blocked.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension status
- ThingLink’s browser-plugin page says its browser plugins are no longer supported.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Browser requirements
- Supported desktop browsers are current Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge; Internet Explorer 11 is unsupported for editing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Device support
- Content works across desktop, mobile, tablet, VR headsets, and immersive spaces, and the company says it supports iOS and Android apps.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Limit: Android usability
- Google Play reviews include complaints that the app is complicated, unintuitive, difficult for some users to log into or delete accounts, and sometimes poorly localized.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded
- ThingLink’s About page dates its launch and initial seed funding to 2010, while LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2010.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- ThingLink's about page dates its seed funding and launch of rich media image tags to 2010.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Company legal names
- Crunchbase lists ThingLink Inc. in the United States and ThingLink Oy in Finland as the legal entities.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Palo Alto, California headquarters and a company size of 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
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