Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Canvas LMS
Canvas LMS clearly comes out ahead of Blackboard Learn on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Canvas LMS has a free tier; Blackboard Learn does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Anthology Inc. | Instructure |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Education & EdTechDevelopmentSales & CRM | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTechSales & CRM |
| Categories | edtech-lms | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Canvas LMS
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| Feature | blackboard-learn | canvas-lms |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Tools | ||
| Administrative Dashboards | ||
| Actionable Insights And Reporting | ||
| Advanced Analytics | ||
| Ai-Powered Course Building | ||
| Assignments | ||
| Assessment And Grading | ||
| Course Creation | ||
| Deep And Seamless Integrations | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Discussions | ||
| Everything In Free-For-Teacher | ||
| Institutional Branding | ||
| Mobile App Access | ||
| Quizzes | ||
| Sis Integrations | ||
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Canvas LMS comes out ahead overall, though Blackboard Learn can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Canvas LMS offers a free tier; Blackboard Learn does not currently list one.
Canvas LMS is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
