Data Quadrant Awards 2019
Education Learning Management Systems
SoftwareReviews names Sakai, Canvas, and Moodle as Education Learning Management Systems Data Quadrant Award Winners.
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Education Learning Management Systems
Data Quadrant
Data Quadrants are proudly founded in 100% user review data and are free of traditional "magical" components such as market presence and analyst opinion, which are opaque in nature and may be influenced by vendor pressure, financial or otherwise.
The SoftwareReviews Data Quadrant evaluates and ranks products based on feedback from IT and business professionals. The placement of a software in the Data Quadrant indicates its relative ranking as well as its categorization.
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A thorough evaluation and ranking of all software in an individual category to compare software across every dimension.
- user satisfaction rankings
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- vendor capability comparisons
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- business value scores
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- individual feature evaluations
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- emotional connection to products
Note The axes ranges are dynamically adjusted based on minimum and maximum values in the dataset
Evaluate the Complete
Software Experience
When distilled down, the software experience is shaped by both the experience with the software and the relationship with the vendor. Evaluating enterprise software along these two dimensions provides a comprehensive understanding of the product and helps identify vendors that can deliver on both.
Product Features and Satisfaction
The satisfaction is captured in the overall satisfaction score, which is driven by the likelihood of users to recommend the software, combined with user satisfaction across top product features.
Vendor Experience and Capabilities
The vendor relationship is calculated in a weighted average of the satisfaction scores tied to vendor capabilities (e.g. software implementation, training, customer support, product roadmap) as well as emotional response ratings toward the vendor (e.g. trustworthy, respectful, fair).
Gold Medalists
Apereo
Sakai
Sakai provides a flexible and feature-rich environment for teaching, learning, research and other collaboration. As an open source software suite developed by its adopter community, the Sakai continually evolves in step with the needs of the students, faculty members and organizations it serves. Colleges, universities, governments and other organizations deploy Sakai’s rich toolset to expand the possibilities for technology-enabled learning across many facets of the educational experience.
8.3
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+84
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
84%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Instructure
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.
7.7
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+72
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
82%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Moodle
Moodle
Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised learning environments. You can download the softwareonto your own web server or ask one of our knowledgable Moodle Partners to assist you.
7.6
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+74
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
77%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Vendor Capability Awards
Availability and Quality of Training
Moodle
Breadth of Features
Sakai
Business Value Created
Sakai
Ease of Customization
Sakai
Ease of Data Integration
Sakai
Ease of IT Administration
Moodle
Ease of Implementation
Canvas
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Sakai
Quality of Features
Sakai
Usability and Intuitiveness
Sakai
Vendor Support
Sakai
Vendor Capability Awards
Availability and Quality of Training
Moodle
Breadth of Features
Sakai
Business Value Created
Sakai
Ease of Customization
Sakai
Ease of Data Integration
Sakai
Ease of IT Administration
Moodle
Ease of Implementation
Canvas
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Sakai
Quality of Features
Sakai
Usability and Intuitiveness
Sakai
Vendor Support
Sakai
Other Evaluated Vendors
PowerSchool
PowerSchool Learning
PowerSchool Learning is a learning management and classroom collaboration solution that empowers teachers with real-time student interaction inside and outside the classroom, bringing in more social and collaborative learning. Teachers can quickly create and deliver rich engaging lessons, electronically collect, annotate, and grade work, and easily collaborate and share with other educators.
7.5
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+77
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
76%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
D2L
D2L Brightspace
D2L is the software leader that makes the learning experience better. The company's cloud-based platform - Brightspace - is not a common one-size-fits-all learning management system (LMS). It's easier to use, more flexible, and smart. With Brightspace, you can personalize the experience for every learner to deliver real results.
7.3
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+71
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
72%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Blackboard
Blackboard Learning Management Software
Blackboard is the world's leading education technology company. We challenge conventional thinking and advance new models of learning in order to reimagine education and make it more accessible, engaging and relevant to the modern day learner and the institutions that serve them.
6.9
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+57
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
72%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Blackbaud
Blackbaud onCampus
Now more than ever, staff is expected to do more and be accountable for more. You need efficient and powerful solutions that help you achieve measurable results. Your website has direct impact on your ability to recruit and retain. Building awareness and a prospect pool is critical to your success. And from a development perspective, the vehicles you use should enable the nurturing of key relationships with a sense of purpose. Blackbaud has designed hundreds of unique websites specifically for small colleges! Our integrated solution ensures that your website not only looks great – but it also has the power to aid in attraction, retention and development.
6.9
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+58
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
79%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
Schoology
Schoology
Schoology transforms your school or district into a thriving digital ecosystem. Everything students, faculty, and parents need is in one easy-to-use platform. Teach, learn, communicate, share, and collaborate anytime and on any device.
6.5
Composite
Score
Composite
Score
+53
Emotional
Footprint
Emotional
Footprint
71%
Likeliness to
Recommend
Likeliness
to Recommend
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