Canvas LMS vs Pathwright

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.

Pathwright is an online platform for designing step-by-step learning paths, building interactive steps, inviting cohorts, and mentoring learners. Path makers can outline a path and add content blocks to its steps. Listed uses include classes, onboarding, micro-learning, online courses, events, cohort-based and competency-based learning, and learning communities. Courses can be sold publicly or privately, with subscriptions through an integrated Stripe account. Listed integrations include Stripe, Zapier, Intercom, single sign-on, and a GraphQL API; Essentials and Complete include Zapier connections to more than 2,000 apps. Pathwright is cloud-hosted and accessed on the web, without software downloads or updates. Users can create an account and build courses for free; the pricing FAQ says a monthly plan's first month is free if canceled within 30 days. The pricing note lists a 30-day trial and a starting price of $89 a month billed annually. Annual plans range from Starter at $89 a month to Enterprise at $1,349 a month, billed annually. Plan limits include up to 1,000 members, with staff and cohort allowances varying by tier. Pathwright says data is encrypted in transit but not at rest.