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Canvas

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

290 Reviews Write a Review

What is 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.

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Awards & Recognition

Canvas won the following awards in the Education Learning Management category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 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

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2021

Canvas 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

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

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?

2% Negative

5% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Mobile app builder

White-label website builder

Online Learning

Course Management

Content Management

AI Assistant

Assessments and Quizzes

Content Creation

Gradebook

Instructor Led Training

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Canvas Reviews

Nausheen Suraiya K.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

One stop solution

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

Regular updates, calendar, sharing files is all in one place so definitely a one stop solution.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the deadline created and the features I needed wasn't difficult to use..

What do you dislike most about this product?

The synchronization with different platforms should be improvised and need more editing options.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best for innovative quizzes and easy implementation without learning experiences.

Pros

Unique Features
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Chrisse O.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Canvas easy to use with a lot of features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

Canvas is great for finding courses available for professional development, taking quizzes and seeing how many classes you have taken. It is all in one spot so easy to navigate.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that all the course are listed in one spot and you can change a class easily or review your current transcript.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes when submitting your work it may take you back in to resubmit.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is a great product for educators/students and very easy to navigate your way through.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rishi B.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Government
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Great for students! Everything is organized

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Canvas from other similar products?

Clear differentiation of courses, into separate modules.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Looking at your grades, and the averages.

What do you dislike most about this product?

No notification when new documents are added.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensuring that instructors are using it as much as possible.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

Canvas Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Canvas?

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.

White-label website builder Build a website for your academy that perfectly represents your brand. Connect your custom domain, choose from 50+ website templates, and customize your website

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Canvas Reviews

Nausheen Suraiya K.

One stop solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Chrisse O.

Canvas easy to use with a lot of features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rishi B.

Great for students! Everything is organized

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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