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Overview

Category Leaders

The Canvas Learning Management Platform, built by Instructure, is the open, extensible learning management system that educators use and learners love.

Category Leaders

All the tools you need to learn, teach and collaborate online - All in one place!

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

59

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

4.1K

5

4

3

2

1

2.6K

1.2K

213

36

19

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

4.3

220

5

4

3

2

1

119

67

21

9

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
91%
would recommend this app

Pros

It has been good, and I would highly recommend it over the previous system we used. I like most of the newer features and believe it will continue to get better over time.
Canvas has a great overview page and is nice that all of your materials are in one place. I appreciated that it was the main form of communication, document location & even some quizzes and tests.
The overall experience during my last two years of undergraduate school was very pleasant and I sincerely hope that I encountered this software again in graduate school.

Pros

Easy to create my courses, I love the ability to create a community of learners and the other marketing features like landing pages allow me to enroll clients with ease.
I love that it grades tests instantly so both me and the test taker know how they did. I also love that they can bookmark questions to review before submitting their test.
Great pricing for all that you get. We're very pleased with our choice of BrainCert.

Cons

Nothing is intuitive, it's extremely hard to change or fix a mistake on an assignment if you make a mistake, grade syncing with our electronic gradebook is very glitchy.
The parent canvas app is confusing and difficult to navigate. It is hard to discern what assignments are due to strange naming structures.
As a parent, it was difficult to understand where some items were but I feel that was user error and not the platform.

Cons

Difficult to navigate and find the components. Confusing navigation between courses, questions, exams.
Some of the problems I’ve faced were when we can’t finish the exam completely and take the answers and learn, we have to give an exam which could be changed.
The course page gets stuck sometimes and you cannot restart until you refresh the oage.
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review9 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features105
  • @mentions
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audio File Management
  • Audio/Video Recording
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Management
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Management
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Certification Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conferencing
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Library
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Hand Raising
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Training
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Higher Education
  • For Schools
  • Gamification
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • HD Audio/Video
  • Host Controls
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Instructor-Led Courses
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • Interactive Whiteboard
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Media Import
  • Media Management
  • Meeting Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Multimedia Support
  • On-Demand Recording
  • On-Demand Webcasting
  • Parent Portal
  • Performance Metrics
  • Polls/Voting
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Presentation Tools
  • Private Chat
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Quizzes
  • Raise Hand
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Recording
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • SEO Management
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Skills Tracking
  • Social Learning
  • Status Tracking
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Template Management
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • Training Management
  • Training Record Management
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • User Management
  • User Profiles
  • Version Control
  • Video Call Recording
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Classroom
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Weighted Assignments
  • Whiteboard
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Total features135
  • @mentions
  • API
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assessment Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audio File Management
  • Audio/Video Recording
  • Blended Learning
  • Block Websites/Applications
  • Brainstorming
  • Brand Management
  • Breakout Rooms
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Built-in LMS
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Management
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Certification Tracking
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Class Scheduling
  • Class Summary
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Conferencing
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Authoring
  • Course Library
  • Course Management
  • Course Publishing
  • Course Tracking
  • Curriculum Management
  • Curve Scores
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Hand Raising
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Training
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Higher Education
  • For Schools
  • Gamification
  • Grade Calculations
  • Gradebook
  • HD Audio/Video
  • Host Controls
  • Individualized Assessments
  • Instructor-Led Courses
  • Interactive Content
  • Interactive Learning
  • Interactive Whiteboard
  • LMS Integration (LTI)
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Management
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Lesson Planning
  • Live Chat
  • Media Import
  • Media Management
  • Meeting Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Multimedia Support
  • On-Demand Recording
  • On-Demand Webcasting
  • Parent Portal
  • Performance Metrics
  • Polls/Voting
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Presentation Tools
  • Private Chat
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Quizzes
  • Raise Hand
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Broadcasting
  • Recording
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Report Cards
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SCORM Compliance
  • SEO Management
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Session Recording
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Assessment
  • Skills Tracking
  • Social Learning
  • Status Tracking
  • Storyboarding
  • Student Information/Records
  • Student Management
  • Student Portal
  • Support Audio/Images/Video
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Teacher Dashboard
  • Template Management
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Administration
  • Training Companies
  • Training Management
  • Training Record Management
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • User Management
  • User Profiles
  • Version Control
  • Video Call Recording
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Classroom
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Weighted Assignments
  • Whiteboard
  • Workflow Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies

Integrations

  • Total integrations104
  • CANVAS
  • Degreed
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Drive
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moodle
  • PayPal
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net
  • Total integrations22
  • CANVAS
  • Degreed
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Drive
  • Google Workspace
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Moodle
  • PayPal
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoom Workplace
  • authorize.net