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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.

8.4

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+79

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Footprint

231

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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

8.6

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+88

Emotional
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70

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Compared to Canvas, Google Classroom is:

More Caring

More Efficient

More Transparent

More Respectful

Easier to Implement

Better at Training

Moodle Pty Ltd

Moodle

8.3

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+81

Emotional
Footprint

223

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Compared to Canvas, Moodle is:

More Caring

More Respectful

Less Inspiring

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

Less Reliable

Apereo

Sakai

8.2

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Score

+81

Emotional
Footprint

373

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Compared to Canvas, Sakai is:

More Caring

More Respectful

More Efficient

More Transparent

Less Reliable

Harder to Implement

Anthology Inc.

Blackboard Learn

7.9

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Score

+72

Emotional
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326

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Compared to Canvas, Blackboard Learn is:

Less Innovative

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

Less Reliable

Less Caring

Harder to Implement

D2L

D2L Brightspace

7.5

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Score

+79

Emotional
Footprint

66

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Reviews Say

Compared to Canvas, D2L Brightspace is:

More Caring

More Respectful

More Efficient

Better at Support

More Innovative

Less Inspiring

PowerSchool Group LLC

Schoology Learning

7.4

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Score

+78

Emotional
Footprint

116

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Compared to Canvas, Schoology Learning is:

More Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Harder to Implement

Harder to Customize

Harder to Use

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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Reviews Say

Compared to Canvas, Jenzabar eLearning is:

More Caring

Less Reliable

Less Innovative

Worse at Training

Harder to Implement

Worse at Integrating

Most Popular Canvas Comparisons