Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Canvas Lms
Canvas LMS clearly comes out ahead of Ellucian Banner on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Canvas LMS has a free tier; Ellucian Banner does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Instructure | Ellucian Company LP |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingEducation & EdTechSales & CRM | Education & EdTechDevelopment |
| Categories | edtech-lms | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Canvas Lms
freemium
custom
custom
| Feature | canvas-lms | ellucian-banner |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Dashboards | ||
| Api And Integration Support | ||
| Advanced Analytics | ||
| Cloud-Based Saas Platform | ||
| Assignments | ||
| Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp) | ||
| Course Creation | ||
| Finance And Accounting | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Financial Aid Management | ||
| Discussions | ||
| Human Resources Management | ||
| Everything In Free-For-Teacher | ||
| Student Information System (Sis) | ||
| Institutional Branding | ||
| Mobile App Access | ||
| Quizzes | ||
| Sis Integrations | ||
| Third-Party Tool Integration |
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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 Ellucian Banner can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Canvas LMS offers a free tier; Ellucian Banner does not currently list one.
Canvas LMS is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
