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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87 Likeliness to Recommend
92 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+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?
Pros
- Fair
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
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
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
Chukwuemeka R.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2025
Fast and Flexible, But Lacks Advanced Features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?
Canvas is great, but here’s what nobody is saying: Hidden Costs in Customization – While Canvas markets itself as flexible, truly customizing the experience often requires third-party tools or development work, which isn’t cheap. Overwhelming for First-Time Users – The interface is clean, but for students and instructors new to LMS platforms, the number of options and settings can feel like a maze.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The seamless integrations with third-party tools make it incredibly versatile, allowing for a more connected and efficient learning experience.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The platform still requires too much manual effort from instructors—bulk edits, grading automation, and course management could be significantly more streamlined.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Canvas is a solid LMS with great integrations, but be prepared for a learning curve. Instructors should explore automation tools early to avoid tedious manual tasks, and institutions should budget for add-ons if they want full customization
Pros
- Reliable
- Inspires Innovation
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
Peter O.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2025
Professional E-learning software
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?
Canvas from other products comes with premade templates for course making and course banner making to create professional courses with banners that are professional appealing
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I do like the solution. ease of customisation to the dashboard and the certificate templates that can easily be generated to create certificate for course completions and integration of the software with online meeting tools like Google classroom and Google meet
What do you dislike most about this product?
It is expensive to use if you are going to carryout online teaching between more people and the solution is not so stable as depends on the internet connection
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend the solution for online e-learning management
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
Taofeeq H.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2025
Reliable and customisable end-to-end LMS solution.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Canvas LMS from other similar products?
End-to-end and customisable
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is customisable
What do you dislike most about this product?
User experience may be inconsistent
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is a reliable and customisable end-to-end LMS solution. It may not offer the best look out of the box. Go for it.
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Inspires Innovation
- Respectful
Cons
- Less Transparent
