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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $9.00 1 Employee
Blackboard
Star Rating
(1,058)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,248)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 Employee
Learn more about isolvedBlackboard vs isolved
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found isolved easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with isolved overall.
- Reviewers felt that isolved meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that isolved is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of isolved over Blackboard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blackboard
No pricing availableisolved
isolved Featured Pricing
Starting at $9.00
1 Employee
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Blackboard
Free Trial is available
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
830
8.6
1,007
Ease of Use
7.8
924
8.2
1,026
Ease of Setup
7.5
303
7.9
731
Ease of Admin
7.4
202
8.2
806
Quality of Support
7.4
682
8.5
977
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
170
8.5
816
Product Direction (% positive)
6.7
830
7.8
977
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
227
Not enough data
8.1
232
Not enough data
6.6
82
Not enough data
7.7
193
Not enough data
8.0
201
Not enough data
8.3
221
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
58
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Expense Reports
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
6.0
22
Not enough data
5.6
22
Not enough data
7.0
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.3
20
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
6.7
84
Not enough data
7.1
97
Not enough data
6.3
80
Mobile
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
6.7
16
Not enough data
8.0
16
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
19
Administration
Not enough data
7.5
211
Not enough data
7.7
219
Not enough data
7.6
212
Not enough data
7.5
192
Not enough data
8.0
256
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
269
Not enough data
7.0
177
Not enough data
6.6
85
Not enough data
8.0
261
Not enough data
7.4
219
Not enough data
5.9
86
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
450
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
451
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
668
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
568
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
669
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
387
Not enough data
9.0
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
550
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
463
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
598
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
617
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
8.9
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
610
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
587
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
343
Not enough data
7.9
374
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
367
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
340
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
566
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
589
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
509
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.3
273
Not enough data
7.6
235
Not enough data
8.4
274
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.4
316
Not enough data
8.3
255
Not enough data
8.1
105
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.3
273
Not enough data
7.6
235
Not enough data
8.4
274
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.4
316
Not enough data
8.3
255
Not enough data
8.3
223
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
7.6
62
Not enough data
8.0
126
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
76
Not enough data
6.8
77
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
282
Logistics
Not enough data
8.0
295
Not enough data
8.0
263
Not enough data
7.5
188
Management
Not enough data
7.6
183
Not enough data
7.9
208
Not enough data
8.1
266
Not enough data
8.2
308
Not enough data
8.2
299
Not enough data
8.7
321
Not enough data
8.2
262
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
228
Not enough data
7.9
231
Not enough data
7.9
234
Basics
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Content
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
8.2
22
Logistics
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.4
22
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Basics
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Content
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.1
21
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
7.4
114
Not enough data
8.9
17
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Assessment delivery
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
Grading and reporting
8.8
80
Not enough data
6.9
76
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
Administration
7.6
74
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
6.1
18
Not enough data
6.6
18
Platform Performance
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Training & eLearning
8.2
60
8.2
59
8.0
45
7.9
59
7.2
43
7.9
60
7.6
56
8.3
60
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.2
20
Platform
Not enough data
7.1
38
Not enough data
7.0
39
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.8
40
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
37
Not enough data
7.8
42
Not enough data
7.8
39
Not enough data
6.9
35
Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management
Not enough data
6.2
36
Not enough data
6.3
35
Not enough data
6.3
35
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.3
73
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.3
65
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
59
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.4
24
Process Automation
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
7.5
35
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
7.9
36
Goals
Not enough data
7.7
40
Not enough data
7.6
39
Feedback
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
7.7
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
37
Data
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
5.6
9
Course Authoring
7.6
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Course Management
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Onboarding
8.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
8.2
46
Cleaning
Not enough data
8.1
49
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.1
49
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.3
34
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.4
20
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.2
119
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.0
19
Not enough data
6.3
20
Not enough data
7.8
20
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.5
14
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
5.9
25
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
6.2
26
Not enough data
6.1
26
Not enough data
6.2
26
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.6
143
Not enough data
7.8
146
Not enough data
8.1
144
Not enough data
6.9
136
Not enough data
7.2
133
Not enough data
7.1
133
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
130
Not enough data
8.0
136
Not enough data
8.1
140
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
123
Not enough data
7.5
119
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.4
114
Not enough data
8.1
124
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
9.0
35
7.8
27
7.8
34
7.6
26
8.8
38
7.8
26
8.7
35
8.1
26
Course Delivery
8.3
36
8.5
22
8.6
38
7.8
22
9.0
38
7.5
22
Course Management
6.5
32
7.3
22
8.4
33
8.0
21
8.2
34
8.0
21
8.5
28
7.9
21
LMS Marketplace
6.2
29
Feature Not Available
7.1
29
8.0
20
6.7
29
Feature Not Available
Interface
7.7
31
6.7
20
7.8
28
5.9
18
Training & eLearning
8.6
56
8.6
20
8.2
60
8.2
59
7.7
52
8.2
20
8.0
45
7.9
59
7.2
43
7.9
60
7.6
56
8.3
60
7.3
51
8.3
20
Generative AI
7.6
22
6.5
10
Feature Not Available
6.8
11
6.7
22
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
279
Not enough data
7.7
195
Not enough data
7.2
165
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
6.7
84
Not enough data
7.1
97
Not enough data
6.3
80
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
217
Administration
Not enough data
7.5
211
Not enough data
7.7
219
Not enough data
7.6
212
Not enough data
7.5
192
Not enough data
8.0
256
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
269
Not enough data
7.0
177
Not enough data
6.6
85
Not enough data
8.0
261
Not enough data
7.4
219
Not enough data
5.9
86
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Platform
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.3
351
Not enough data
7.2
164
Not enough data
8.2
525
Not enough data
8.4
510
Not enough data
8.0
448
Not enough data
8.1
539
Not enough data
8.2
527
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
7.9
53
Not enough data
7.9
59
Not enough data
8.8
95
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
8.0
66
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blackboard and isolved are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems
Unique Categories
Blackboard is categorized as Sales Training and Onboarding, Learning Management System (LMS), Assessment, and Healthcare Learning Management Systems (LMS)
isolved is categorized as Interview Scheduling, Time & Attendance, Training Management Systems, Employee Scheduling, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Core HR, Workforce Management, Payroll, HCM Software, Candidate Relationship Management, Compensation Management, HR Analytics, Onboarding, Job Description Management, Performance Management, and Healthcare HR
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blackboard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
isolved
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
48.1%
Education Management
18.6%
E-Learning
9.8%
Primary/Secondary Education
3.3%
Information Technology and Services
1.8%
Other
18.5%
Hospital & Health Care
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.4%
Construction
5.4%
Accounting
4.3%
Human Resources
3.8%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
It seems like I see a lot of reviews saying 'back in the day' in reference to how Blackboard has been surpassed by several new products. What new products are out there today that compete well or have surpassed Blackboard in both features and usability?
3 Comments
CS
It think D2L (Desire To Learn) is a pretty good modern alternative to Blackboard. It requires far less down time and is more intuitive. I've had better...Read more
I would be curious if the designers have taken to heart the UX concerns that have been raised.
1 Comment
SH
Everyone dislikes their enterprise level LMS and wants to replace it. I worked with Bb daily for 8 years. Yes. I had complaints about the UX. But the...Read more
API
1 Comment
SB
Hi Asmat,
This is Shaun from G2. If you’re looking for information about APIs in Blackboard Learn, this is a useful website:...Read more
Has anyone else had troubles with taxes not being paid in 2019?
1 Comment
SC
Yes! We have had that same issue. The tax department is woefully understaffed, but iSolved has been making strides in getting new tax professionals hired....Read more
How can I extract my employee docs for migration to another platform?
1 Comment
RR
Hi Toni! I will have a member of your dedicated Customer Support Team reach out to you for the specifics around this question.
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