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Top Canvas Alternatives and Competitors

Looking to upgrade or change your solution? Take away the guesswork and stay informed with end user feedback to identify and select the solution that best matches your needs.

Canvas is the 21st Century LMS. Adaptable. Reliable. Customizable. Easy to use. Mobile. Time-saving. And, perhaps most importantly, it gets used. That’s because it’s designed to get out of your way, to let you do your thing. Every last feature, every last interface is crafted to save you time and effort and to make teaching and learning easier.

8.5

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+84

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252

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Canvas

Compare how Canvas stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

Google

Google Classroom

8.8

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Score

+90

Emotional
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112

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Compared to Canvas, Google Classroom is:

More Caring

More Efficient

More Transparent

Better at Training

More Inspiring

More Respectful

Moodle Pty Ltd

Moodle

8.5

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+85

Emotional
Footprint

238

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Compared to Canvas, Moodle is:

More Caring

Less Inspiring

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Worse at Support

Worse at Integrating

Apereo

Sakai

8.3

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+82

Emotional
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389

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Compared to Canvas, Sakai is:

More Caring

More Respectful

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Less Innovative

NetSupport Inc

NetSupport School

8.1

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Score

+76

Emotional
Footprint

37

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Compared to Canvas, NetSupport School is:

More Respectful

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Worse at Training

Less Innovative

Harder to Customize

Anthology Inc.

Blackboard Learn

7.8

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Score

+74

Emotional
Footprint

329

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Compared to Canvas, Blackboard Learn is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Less Transparent

D2L

D2L Brightspace

7.5

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Score

+80

Emotional
Footprint

66

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Compared to Canvas, D2L Brightspace is:

More Caring

More Respectful

More Efficient

Less Inspiring

Harder to Use

Less Transparent

PowerSchool Group LLC

Schoology Learning

7.2

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+75

Emotional
Footprint

120

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Compared to Canvas, Schoology Learning is:

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Harder to Implement

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Reliable

Blackbaud, Inc

Blackbaud Learn

6.9

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Score

+75

Emotional
Footprint

44

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Compared to Canvas, Blackbaud Learn is:

More Respectful

More Caring

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Harder to Customize

Jenzabar, Inc.

Jenzabar eLearning

5.9

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Score

+68

Emotional
Footprint

35

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Compared to Canvas, Jenzabar eLearning is:

Less Reliable

Less Innovative

Worse at Training

Harder to Implement

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

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