Canvas LMS

by Instructure · Salt Lake City, United States · Since 2008

LMS for schools and universities.

Starting price: Free plan
Free trial / plan: Free plan; Start without a card
Deployment: Cloud; Web
App Advisor rating: 4.5; transparency & India fit

What is Canvas LMS?

Canvas LMS is lms software from Instructure, based in Salt Lake City, United States and has been building software since 2008. LMS for schools and universities.

A learning management system delivers courses to employees, partners or customers and tracks who completed what. For Indian businesses the common drivers are onboarding at scale, compliance training with an audit trail, and skilling a distributed field force.

A free plan is available, with paid plans for growing teams.

What works well

+Free plan available to evaluate at zero cost
+18 years in business — a mature, stable product

What to watch out for

−Global vendor — check India-specific compliance (GST, TDS) and support hours before you commit

Best suited for: Startup · Small business · SMB

Canvas LMS at a glance

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Canvas LMS features

As listed on Canvas LMS's official website.

Your Higher Education Guide to Choosing a Learning Management System
Exploring Canvas Career
Canvas: The LMS Built for What's Next
Turn Your Assessment Data Into a Forward Looking Map
Why the Best Edtech Strategy is Often “Less, but Better”
Choosing the Right Learning Management System for K–12 Districts
The New Learner: Three Influences on the Learning Journey
The difference-makers. The game-changers. The force-multipliers
SpeedGrader
Message Students Who

What customers say about Canvas LMS

Testimonials published on Canvas LMS's own website, selected by the vendor. These are not independent reviews.

“With Canvas and Mastery, we've built a one-stop shop for our students to go to so they can focus on knowing where they are now and where they want to go next.” Source

“There is an intrinsically high degree of collaboration between public and higher education in Utah, so the idea that Canvas works statewide, kindergarten through college, is truly consistent with our DNA.” Source

“The way Canvas changes the workload at the high school level is significant. It's very easy to use and has provided us with a ton of value.” Source

Canvas LMS pricing

Entry price

Free plan

Free plan, paid tiers for more users and features

How Canvas LMS charges. Plans scale with users or features. Annual billing is usually 15–25% cheaper than monthly, and GST is added on top of listed prices in India.

Read from the vendor's official website. Prices change — confirm on instructure.com.