GAT Labs vs Hapara
Optimizing Management of Google Classroom and Beyond
E-learning support and Classroom organization are Hapara’s strengths. However, GAT Labs empowers school admins to secure and control every aspect of their Google Workspace domain. Gain unmatched visibility and powerful automation for ultimate student safety, data protection, and cybersecurity.
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GAT Labs & Hapara Feature Breakdown
For schools prioritizing robust security and seamless data management, Hapara is not an efficient tool. GAT Labs, on the other hand, offers comprehensive functionalities that cover live auditing and reporting across the entire Google domain, while ensuring students’ online experience in the classroom is secure.
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GAT Labs Product / Feature
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GAT Labs Feature Description
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Hapara Corresponding Product / Feature
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Hapara Feature Description
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GAT+
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Deep audit & domain visibility: Comprehensive auditing of all Google Workspace data (Drive, Email, Users, Groups, Devices, Classroom, Meet, etc.) for security and compliance.
Third-party app auditing: View and manage all risky third-party application permissions connected to the domain. |
No corresponding feature
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Hapara's focus is on classroom activity, not a domain-wide audit of all files, emails, and user settings.
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GAT Unlock
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Secure admin content access, which enables IT/Security to gain temporary, auditable, and multi-person approved access or change permissions on sensitive user data (Drive files, emails) and perform bulk security tasks.
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No corresponding feature
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Hapara does not offer an administrative silent access workflow for user data.
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GAT Flow
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Admin workflow automation streamlines user lifecycle management (onboarding, offboarding, user modifications) and bulk administrative tasks for Google Workspace. It automates tasks like email signature management, license assignment, group changes, and folder sharing.
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No corresponding feature
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Hapara does not offer an administrative workflow automation tool for user lifecycle management.
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GAT Shield
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Real-time web monitoring & filtering: continuous monitoring of all Chrome browser activity (PC, Mac, ChromeOS), downloads, searches, and granular web filtering (blocking inappropriate sites).
Cyberbullying and self-harm detection: real-time behavioral reporting and alerting for cyberbullying or self-harm risks based on browsing/chat activity. |
Hapara Filter (Often partnered with Deledao)
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Provides smart, flexible web filtering with AI-driven image blurring and auto-blocking of inappropriate content, and allows teachers to temporarily unblock sites. It includes content monitoring and alerts for student safety concerns.
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Teacher Assist
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Live Classroom management allows teachers to monitor student screens in real-time during class, manage tabs (open, close, block), chat with students during Classroom sessions, and create temporary URL rules for the class.
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Hapara Highlights
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It allows teachers to see student screens in real-time, push websites to student devices, and guide student browsing.
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Hapara Chat
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Hapara Chat provides in-class communication tools between teachers and students.
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Taskmaster
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This tool automates the supervision and integrity checks of student assignments in Google Classroom, including checks for AI-generated content, plagiarism, and cut-and-paste activities.
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No corresponding feature
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Hapara's focus is on managing the learning content and process, not forensic-style integrity verification.
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GAT+ (Classroom Audit)
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Data Loss Prevention policy aGoogle Classroom auditing: detailed reporting and audit trail on Google Classroom enrollment, classes, and teacher/student performance.enforcement and granular content scanning across Drive and email content.
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Hapara Workspace
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Curriculum Management: centralized hub for teachers to organize, create, and share differentiated learning resources (Google Docs, Slides, etc.) with students and manage collaborative work.
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GAT Flow (Onboarding)
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Bulk enrollment: students/teachers onboarding to OUs, Classrooms, and Groups via automated workflow.
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Hapara Dashboard
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Class organization: provides a central dashboard for teachers to organize their students into groups and view all student work/accounts.
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The GAT Labs Difference
Focus on Multi-Layered Google Domain Management
Built for Google admins, GAT Suite for Education provides your school with in-depth audits and granular reports on every aspect of your domain. Manage users, devices, files, and classrooms from one place rather than dividing your attention between multiple admin platforms.
Full Domain Auditing
While CloudM focuses on backup, archive, and recovery of Google Workspace data, GAT Labs delivers real-time governance.
We audit user activity, file sharing, and third-party app risks as they happen, helping you prevent security incidents before they occur.
We audit user activity, file sharing, and third-party app risks as they happen, helping you prevent security incidents before they occur.
Data Compliance
Effortlessly ensure compliance with data protection requirements for educational institutions. GAT Labs provides live control of all sensitive data (including files shared inside and outside the domain) and alerting on data privacy threats in Google Workspace.
Workflow Automation
Save time, reduce human errors, and keep your data secure by automating repetitive administrative tasks. Schedule complex actions, such as onboarding and offboarding, with automated workflows, tailored to your school’s needs.
GAT Labs: Top-Rated Leader in Google Workspace Management
Customers experience the power of smart, secure, and comprehensive auditing and security solutions built specifically for Google Workspace and Chrome environments. Go beyond standard administration, secure your domain with a proven suite trusted by educators and businesses worldwide.
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Three Reasons Schools Choose GAT Labs
Forensic-Level Auditing Across Every App
GAT Labs provides visibility into every corner of your domain, including activity in Classroom, Meet, Chat, and Gmail, ensuring your audit trail is complete, unlike general management consoles.
Real-Time Endpoint Security
GAT Shield provides real-time monitoring within the Chrome browser, tracking keyword searches, uploads, and page visits to close gaps left by console-only tools and safeguard student well-being online.
Secure, Compliant Access Workflows
GAT Unlock’s multi-person approval system ensures investigations are fully transparent and audit-proof, thereby ensuring compliance with strict data protection requirements.
“GAT+ adds capabilities not available in Google Workspace, making managing Workspace content so much more accessible. The continuous expansion and improvement of features means the products get better and better. For us admins, it's a day-to-day tool we can't live without any more”.
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Management & Security
- What are the primary functions and goals of GAT Labs in a Google Workspace for Education setting?
- What does Hāpara offer schools, particularly in terms of classroom management, student monitoring, and learning engagement?
- How do the capabilities of GAT Labs differ from Hāpara when it comes to auditing and security versus real-time classroom visibility?
- In what ways might GAT Labs provide deeper administrative enforcement (e.g. compliance, auditing) than Hāpara?
- What advantages could schools gain by choosing GAT Labs instead of, or in addition to, Hāpara?
- What potential trade-offs or limitations should a school consider when deciding between GAT Labs and Hāpara?
- Design a 5-step evaluation plan for a school IT team to decide whether to implement GAT Labs, Hāpara, or both in their Google Workspace