Many universities are integrating ePortfolios into their curriculum. There is little guidance on how to select an effective platform. Some schools are utilizing their Learning Management System (LMS) or purchasing licenses for programs specific to ePortfolio, while others are recommending free, online website publication sites. With the free options, a new question arises: should instructors (or institutions) allow students to choose their platforms or assign a specific one? Based on a case study chronicling implementation challenges, Fallowfield et al. (2019) recommended allowing students to choose their platform. We engaged in a year-long quasi-experimental study to examine how important the specific platform was to students' learning alliance with the instructor and intrinsic motivation. Additionally, the effect of student choice in platform selection was analyzed. Contrary to Fallowfield et al. (2019), students indicated a preference for the ePortfolio platform choice to be made for them as opposed to making the choice themselves. No difference was found in the learning alliance or intrinsic motivation based upon whether students had a choice in platform, and learning alliance was above average for all student demographics.