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Canvas LMS vs Open LMS

Canvas LMS

instructure.com

Open LMS

openlms.net

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FigureCanvas LMSOpen LMS
Price from——
Free plan——
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published32
Spec score · Learning Management Systems8.6 (#11)6.9 (#104)
Spec score · Education Learning Management8.5 (#3)6.3 (#15)
API accessYesYes
AssessmentsYesYes
Founded20082005
Free planNoNo
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah, USALondon, England
Mobile appYesYes
SSO supportYesYes

Plans

Canvas LMS

  • Canvas CorePriced on request
  • Canvas NextPriced on request
  • Canvas PlusPriced on request

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Open LMS

  • CorporatePrice not published
  • Higher EducationPrice not published

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In their own words

Canvas LMS

Canvas LMS is a cloud learning management system for creating and delivering courses, assessing learners, providing feedback, communicating with learners, and viewing analytics. Canvas Core includes course creation and delivery, assessment and feedback, essential analytics, and learner communication tools. Canvas Plus adds interactive video through Studio, in-app messaging and engagement through Impact, and advanced analytics. Canvas Next includes Plus capabilities plus IgniteAI Agent for administrators and instructors, IgniteAI Ask Your Data, and IgniteAI Study Tools for learners. The system supports assessments, single sign-on, API access, and a mobile app. Other listed capabilities include digital certificates and badges, public verification, expiry management, custom branding, automatic captions, searchable transcripts, and LMS delivery. Canvas LMS was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a paid cloud service with no free plan; pricing for Canvas Core, Plus, and Next is available on request. Its listed platform is API.

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Open LMS

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