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Compare Blackboard and Litmos 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (52.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Blackboard
Star Rating
(1,059)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about BlackboardLitmos
Star Rating
(678)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LitmosBlackboard vs Litmos
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Litmos easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Litmos overall.
- Reviewers felt that Litmos meets the needs of their business better than Blackboard.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Litmos is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Litmos over Blackboard.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blackboard
No pricing availableLitmos
No pricing availableFree Trial
Blackboard
Free Trial is available
Litmos
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
830
8.3
572
Ease of Use
7.8
924
8.5
580
Ease of Setup
7.5
303
8.4
460
Ease of Admin
7.4
202
8.3
503
Quality of Support
7.4
682
8.3
559
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
170
8.6
487
Product Direction (% positive)
6.7
830
8.0
562
Features by Category
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
Training & eLearning
7.7
52
8.0
315
7.3
51
8.0
317
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
5.1
13
Not enough data
5.1
13
Training & eLearning
7.2
43
7.9
298
7.3
51
8.0
317
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
Course Authoring
7.6
14
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Verified
Not enough data
7.5
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
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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
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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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.1
38
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.1
39
Training & Learning
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.3
42
Not enough data
8.5
39
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
41
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
7.6
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
10
Not enough data
5.8
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning Content - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
7.5
38
Ethics - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
7.0
37
Not enough data
7.4
36
Compliance - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
7.2
36
Not enough data
7.2
37
Not enough data
6.1
35
Certifications - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
6.8
36
Not enough data
6.6
35
Not enough data
6.7
35
Reporting - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
6.8
39
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
7.5
38
Course Authoring
9.0
35
8.1
271
7.8
34
7.0
203
8.8
38
8.0
290
8.7
35
7.6
231
Course Delivery
8.3
36
8.5
295
8.6
38
8.0
290
9.0
38
7.8
248
Course Management
6.5
32
7.0
217
8.4
33
7.8
267
8.2
34
8.0
253
8.5
28
8.1
211
LMS Marketplace
6.2
29
6.3
142
7.1
29
6.6
154
6.7
29
6.4
145
Interface
7.7
31
8.1
214
7.8
28
7.5
158
Training & eLearning
8.6
56
8.3
328
8.2
60
8.4
336
7.7
52
8.0
315
8.0
45
8.0
262
7.2
43
7.9
298
7.6
56
7.9
323
7.3
51
8.0
317
Generative AI
7.6
22
5.9
49
Feature Not Available
5.9
49
6.7
22
5.8
49
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
5.5
28
Not enough data
5.9
29
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blackboard and Litmos 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)
Litmos is categorized as Course Authoring, eLearning Content, Ethics and Compliance Learning, and Customer Education
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blackboard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Litmos
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%
Computer Software
9.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
69.5%
Alternatives
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
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
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
How do I use this program to its maximum potential?
3 Comments
KP
Chances are you are using this software as part of your overall customer solution. If that is the case, I would recommend investing time to create single...Read more
Is the API a development priority?
1 Comment
VM
Chris, It appears this hasn't been answered here. In my 7 years of working with Litmos (not as an employee with them, but as an Admin with different...Read more
At some point I would like to discuss some of the Litmos Limitations as I call them.
1 Comment
AM
There were tentatives outages and now we have a streamlined process to tackle it with 24*7 support available through Phone, Email.
Litmos has upgraded...Read more
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