Canvas LMS
A cloud-based learning management system for creating and delivering courses, assessing learning, communicating with learners and monitoring progress. Instructure currently presents Canvas in Core, Plus and Next tiers, with different levels of engagement, analytics and AI functionality.
At a glance
- Markets
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- Higher education
- Schools
- VET
- Corporate
- Pricing model
- Quote only instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Entry price
- Not published; quote on request Individual educator offering: free, with limitations. Institutional quote. Tiers: Canvas Core, Plus and Next. instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Free version
- Research ongoing
- Free trial
- Research ongoing
- Deployment
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- Cloud
- Standards
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- LTI 1.3
- LTI Advantage
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA WebAIM independently evaluated a representative sample of Canvas LMS and reported WCAG 2.2 A/AA conformance for the sampled content. This is not a guarantee for institution-authored content, third-party tools or every configuration. webaim.org · Verified
- Security certifications
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- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Type II
- Data residency
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- Australia
- Canada
- EU
- USA
- AI models
- Research ongoing
- Trains AI on customer data
- Only if the customer opts in instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Availability
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- International
What it does
Key features
- Course creation and delivery
- Assessments and feedback
- Communication and collaboration
- Essential analytics
- Studio interactive video (Plus/Next)
- Impact engagement tools (Plus/Next)
- Advanced analytics (Plus/Next)
- IgniteAI tools across tiers with advanced capabilities in Next
Used for
- Course and curriculum delivery
- Online and blended learning
- Assessment and feedback
- Learner engagement
- Progress monitoring
- Institutional teaching and learning
Integrations
- LTI 1.3 ecosystem
- REST APIs
- SIS integrations
- SSO
Evidence and assurance
How well each answer a procurement team will ask about is evidenced, on our four Evidence & Assurance levels: vendor disclosed, vendor confirmed, independently corroborated, independently assured.
- Accessibility
- Level 4 · Independently assured
- Security
- Level 1 · Vendor disclosed
- Data residency
- Level 1 · Vendor disclosed
The company
- Company
- Instructure, Inc. instructure.com
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Founded
- 2008 instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Size
- 1,001–5,000 employees (LinkedIn company range) linkedin.com · Vendor-supplied
- Funding
- Privately held following KKR acquisition; transaction-backed ownership instructure.com · Vendor-supplied
- Ownership
- Acquired by funds managed by KKR, with Dragoneer participating; deal closed 13 November 2024 instructure.com · Vendor-supplied