Canvas by Instructure

instructure.com/canvas
Learning Management System
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World Leading LMS for Teaching & Learning

How to Replace Canvas by Instructure

Overview

Canvas is the #1 Learning Management System in North America that provides a cloud-based platform for teaching and learning. It combines equitable, accessible learning with community-powered innovation and flexible integration capabilities to help institutions create life-changing learning experiences.

Features

15 features across 11 categories

Accessibility(1)

Accessibility Standards

Strong commitment to accessibility standards and inclusive design at core to help institutions meet diverse learner needs.

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Administration(1)

Customizable Feature Settings

Create secure and managed teaching and learning spaces that adapt to different user groups and reflect institution's branding, hierarchy, and roles.

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Analytics & Reporting(2)

Canvas Data

Access raw, event-level data files ideal for building customized dashboards, running advanced queries, and integrating with institution's data warehouse.

In-app Reporting

Get real-time visibility into course activity, student progress, and engagement trends without leaving Canvas.

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Communication(1)

Message Students Who

Connect with students based on instructor-defined criteria and deliver support when and where it's needed.

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Course Management(1)

Blueprint Courses

Scale engaging curriculum across school, district, or institution and push course updates with a single click for centrally managed courses.

Course Marketplace(1)

Canvas CatalogPremium

Allows institutions to promote, centralize, and brand continuing education and professional learning programs in an online marketplace with discoverable listings, enrollment workflows, and custom branding.

Grading & Assessment(2)

Gradebook

More than just marks, offering clear view of learner progress. Educators can enter marks, manage assignments, adjust weightings, and customize data organization and visualization.

SpeedGrader

Grade student submissions, leave comments, and annotate documents all in one place. Enables critical, contextual feedback and productive interaction with students.

Infrastructure(1)

Cloud-based Infrastructure

Built in the cloud on open technology providing flexible and scalable integration capabilities.

Integration(1)

Third-party Integrations

Canvas integrates with 1000+ external tools giving educators freedom to compose their ideal teaching and learning environments.

Mobile(3)

Parent Mobile App

Provides at-a-glance visibility into child's education including viewing assignment descriptions, due dates, announcements, setting reminders, and seeing grades.

Student Mobile App

Allows learners to stay up to date on any device. Includes viewing grades, course content, submitting assignments, using to-do lists and calendars, messaging, discussions, videos, and quizzes.

Teacher Mobile App

Enables educators to facilitate courses from anywhere including browsing submissions, providing feedback via mobile SpeedGrader, posting announcements, messaging, course discussions, changing due dates, and editing content.

Video & Multimedia(1)

Canvas StudioPremium

Two-way video platform that turns passive watching into active learning. Includes seamless video creation and sharing, interactive discussions inside video timeline, actionable analytics, and cross-course and device integration.

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Canvas by Instructure alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 15 features.

Buy Canvas by Instructure

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Canvas by Instructure saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 15 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

1 known integrations

1000+ Third-party Tools