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Instructure

Canvas LMS

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Canvas LMS?

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 LMS won the following awards in the Education Learning Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

9 Top Rated Capabilities

15 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

9 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

Product Impact

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

5 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Canvas LMS 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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+88 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 LMS?

2% Negative

6% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Fair
Reliable
Trustworthy
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Mobile app builder

Online Learning

AI Assistant

Content Management

Course Management

Assessments and Quizzes

Content Creation

Gradebook

Instructor Led Training

Analytics and Reporting

Student Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Canvas LMS Reviews

Dharit P.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Fantastic Product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Júlia A.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Fantastic!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?

Open Architecture and Integrations / Analytics and Reporting / Rich Content Authoring / Continuous Updates and Improvement

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The platform supports the creation and delivery of rich content, including multimedia elements. This feature allows educators to design engaging and interactive course materials.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some teachers reported that the Gradebook in Canvas can be complex, especially when dealing with larger classes or when trying to perform specific grading tasks. Some educators have suggested improvements to make the Gradebook more streamlined.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Familiarize yourself with the customization options available in Canvas. Personalize your course by adjusting settings, adding banners, and organizing content to create a more engaging and user-friendly learning environment.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Canvas LMS

What is Canvas LMS?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Canvas LMS Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Canvas LMS?

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.

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

AI Assistant Use AI to quickly generate your courses, resources, and learning assessments. Easily rewrite content, generate feedback for students

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

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

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

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.

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.

Student Collaboration Includes ability to view, share, and direct work between co-workers and students in or near real-time.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Canvas LMS Reviews

Dharit P.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fantastic Product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Júlia A.

Fantastic!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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