Instructure

Canvas

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

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What is Canvas?

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.

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Awards & Recognition

Canvas won the following awards in the Education Learning Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2021

2020 Data Quadrant Champion

2020

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020

2019 Data Quadrant Champion

2019

2018 Data Quadrant Champion

2018

Canvas Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 89%
Negotiation and Contract:: 83%
Conflict Resolution:: 89%
Strategy & Innovation:: 86%
Service Experience:: 87%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Canvas?

2% Negative

6% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Fair
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Mobile app builder

White-label website builder

Integration

Online Learning

Course Management

Content Management

Content Creation

Gradebook

Assessments and Quizzes

Instructor Led Training

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Canvas Reviews

Yash W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

It is nice but need few changes

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

Canvas has a lot of customization options, access options and control. Professors have option to add a grader with custom access. Students can get help easily, etc

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Overall structure, maintaining of the submissions, emailing notifications, etc are one of the best things

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's UI is not that great. Could have been better. Also, they don't have dark mode which is kind of necessary for some people. Also it takes a little bit more time to load the website which is more in comparison to other websites.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure to use access customizations and course designing that might help students a lot and help them to navigate to the courses easily

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Unique Features

Ben R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Dynamic LMS with great features!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

The interface is very modern and streamlined and there's a lot of built-in features that can be customized during the implementation process.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that it has built-in LTI tools and an integrated video/screen-recording tool called Studio.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't care for the UI navigation, especially from the admin perspective.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend that they use this LMS if they're highly dissatisfied with their existing LMS or if they're looking for an easier way to allow for LTI integrations in their courses.

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring
Respectful

Ravi S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Modern and Well Supported

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

Has acquired many schools and has become popular by replacing older and legacy systems. The modern interface and the mobile app / responsiveness is expected.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The many LTI / 3rd party tools that support working with Canvas.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The Administrator portal lacks functionality and control that would help in maintaining the system. A good example is not having a proper method of finding information in the logs or how to "undelete" content.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Look at the costs versus your requirements to ensure that value is there. Most LMS' are not as modern as Canvas but may meet your needs without the additional costs for your needs.

Pros

Unique Features
Efficient Service
Caring
Saves Time

Cons

Less Generous

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2020 Data Quadrant Champion

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

2019 Data Quadrant Champion

2018 Data Quadrant Champion

Canvas Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Canvas?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Mobile app builder Enable learning on-the-go with the mobile app builder. Customize your mobile app like a pro with a simple click-and-edit visual builder–no coding required.

White-label website builder Build a website for your academy that perfectly represents your brand. Connect your custom domain, choose from 50+ website templates, and customize your website

Integration Provides integration with 3rd party plugins to enhance functionality and customization while ensuring security and ease of use

Online Learning Includes course exercises, discussion boards, and evaluations.

Course Management Includes course descriptions, course requirements, and materials.

Content Management Includes collaboration, check-in/check-out, and version control.

Content Creation Provides tools for creating content to be used and shared on the platform.

Gradebook Includes an individual's marks, progress, and overall appraisal.

Assessments and Quizzes Includes time and attempt limits, question banks, block progression, and certificates.

Instructor Led Training Includes content and training materials in a virtual or a physical setting.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Canvas Reviews

Yash W.

It is nice but need few changes

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ben R.

Dynamic LMS with great features!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ravi S.

Modern and Well Supported

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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