Sanako Connect

Pricing on request

What the maker publishes

Assessments

Teachers can run simultaneous speaking assessments and controlled live speaking and listening exams. source

Authoring and materials

Teachers can create interactive tasks from existing video or audio files and build exercises such as flashcards, vocabulary tests, listening comprehension and gap-fill activities. source

Company history

Sanako says it began in 1961, when its first language laboratory was made under the name Tandberg Educational. source

Compliance

The product page describes Connect as FERPA, COPPA and GDPR compliant. source

File limit

Shared files must be under 100 MB; the FAQ lists MP3, MP4, PDF and PPTX as examples. source

Founded

1961 source

Headquarters

Turku, Finland source

Hosting and regions

Connect runs on separate USA and European Union infrastructure instances, and the security statement says data is not transferred outside the instance's geographic region. source

Platforms

Connect is fully web-based, requires no installation or app download, and works through a modern internet browser; the FAQ says all operating systems are supported. source

Pronunciation

The platform provides automatic pronunciation feedback and scoring using speech models in most modern languages. source

Purpose

Sanako Connect is a browser-based language teaching platform for live and self-paced classes, aimed at professional educators in high schools, colleges and universities. source

Security

The security statement says data at rest is encrypted with AES-256 on MongoDB Atlas and Amazon S3, and connections use HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or greater. source

Speaking practice

Teachers can set up live pair and group discussions or role-plays, monitor groups and collect recordings for review. source

Student access

Students can join a session by following its unique link or scanning a QR code without logging in. source

Support

Sanako provides Connect documentation, FAQs, user guides, IT department information and a security statement through its Help page. source

Video integration

Teachers can embed YouTube videos or use their own audio and video files as study resources. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 9 Oct 2026.