--- title: Canvas LMS Reviews meta\_title: 'Canvas LMS Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 1839 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Canvas LMS works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 1839 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Education url: https://www.g2.com/categories/education --- # Canvas LMS Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Canvas by Instructure is a versatile, cloud-based learning management system (LMS) designed to transform online learning across every stage of education. Since its launch in 2011, Canvas has become the foundational hub for digital classrooms, empowering institutions to deliver high-quality instruction from K-12 to Corporate Training. Trusted by millions worldwide, Canvas remains the #1 educational software and the core of the Instructure ecosystem. Comprehensive Instructor Tools for Every Environment Canvas is built with flexibility at its core, allowing organizations to tailor the platform to their unique goals. Whether you are managing complex curricula in Higher Education or streamlining Primary/Secondary Education (K-12), our robust instructor tools ensure that every learning experience is impactful and learner-centered. From educational initiatives to professional development, Canvas adapts to your mission by providing a seamless interface to: -Create and manage online courses and high-quality learning materials. -Deliver assignments, quizzes, and assessments that meet diverse learning standards. -Enable collaboration through integrated discussions and messaging to boost student engagement. -Track student progress and learning outcomes through real-time data. -Integrate with third-party education tools, with over 900+ partners to choose from. Empowering Success Through Virtual Learning The platform provides a scalable, secure environment for virtual learning that goes beyond the traditional classroom. By combining course management with advanced assessments and grading features, Canvas reduces administrative friction and allows educators to focus on what matters most: student success. Key Features & Benefits Intuitive Design: An easy-to-use interface reduces overhead and ensures learners stay focused on their goals. Mobile Accessibility: The top-rated Canvas mobile app keeps learners connected, even offline. Advanced Analytics: Gain actionable insights to monitor student engagement and improve institutional outcomes. Scalable Ecosystem: With 500+ third-party integrations, Canvas connects with your existing tech stack to build a truly dynamic learning environment. Industries We Serve Canvas by Instructure is the trusted partner for organizations aiming to unlock the full potential of their learners across: -Higher Education -Primary/Secondary Education (K-12) -Corporate Training * * * Product Website Canvas LMS Seller [Instructure](https://www.g2.com/sellers/instructure) Discussions [Canvas LMS Community](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/discuss) Languages Supported Arabic, Catalan, Welsh, Danish, German, Greek, English, Persian, Finnish, French, Haitian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Armenian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Maori Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Christopher Carpentier Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/pricing) ## Canvas LMS Integrations (18) What do users say about integrations? 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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "Canvas Is Dope!" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? I like the organization features in Canvas. Being able to set up modules for ease of access has been great for our students as well as our adult learners/staff. Support is amazing - the support team is very kind and is always willing to help (even if your question is stupid - or you think it is stupid). It was very easy to implement at our school and the students adopted it quickly, as well as the staff. For many of our users, it is used daily and really helps students and staff stay current with assignments and to-do lists. We use single-sign on with Google, so it is easy to sign on and students cannot forget their password! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? I do not have anything to put here because I really like Canvas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps us organize are Professional Learning courses for adults (staff) and allows students to access their school content wherever they are and whenever they are ready to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign CA Cameron A. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "Canvas is better than most" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Canvas is easy to use and allows for institutional standardization. On the other hand you could leave many elements of the platform open for the individual to customize. The biggest improvement that has occurred in recent updates include making the pages, or content easier to edit. This no longer requires advance or in some cases any HTML coding or know how. Another feature that is particularly useful is the accessibility checker, while it is not perfect it does catch most issues or at least gives the user an idea of what areas need to be examined. Some of the other elements that I enjoy is the ability to make courses as simple or complicated as you like. The ability to use publisher integrations is also a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? The platform is buggy when it comes to using Apple based products, specifically Safari Browser. An example is New Quizzes sometimes has issues with loading content. Even after fixes were implemented the issue appears randomly for some users. Another issue that can be frustrating is that the Canvas App and the desktop version can occasionally not replicate assignments or pages accurately. Finally, the content previewer is often confused by instructors and students as being an exact mirror image of content loaded. However, some content is not rendered exactly as loaded, thus some users who need proper formatting will find this feature less than useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? It allows us to quickly update and integrate professional development trainings without impacting all users. The biggest lift for our use is the Catalog feature, allowing for self-service and the ability to load in Storyline projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign RH Rachelle H. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "Davis school District canvas review" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? What I like most about canvas is that it’s pretty easy to use students and teachers alike can can access it and walk through it. It also is crate continuity in our school district. We have all junior high in high school that use it and we also have some elementary that use it as well. I like the ability to bring in LTi and it just makes a a great place for content and creating accessibility for students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? What I find least helpful is as an admin when you call in and getting on that level one calls, which sometimes they don’t seem to know or have the knowledge to help you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? What I find probably the best thing it does for solving problems is that it’s it’s just a great place where you can store all your content and we’re a huge district. We have over 70,000 students so it’s a great place to store content for all of our users and teachers and student Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign MM Milad M. IT Training Program Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/23/2025 "Great, for the lack of better word" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Ever since we implemented Canvas at our Institution, the number of tickets we receive for course support decreased significantly, this means professors know how to get their way around Canvas, and get things done on their own faster, which also means they have more time focusing on the subject they teach. It's been revolutionary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? I like the classic Quizzes compared to the New Quiz. I wished Instructure would work on improving the Classic Quiz than introducing a new engine. Additionally, I wish Canvas had more features for in-house tools, like the Attendance, etc. Also more submission types would be great, like forms. I know a workaround is to use Quizzes, but having a native form as a submission would be better. Otherwise Canvas is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? The intuitivity of Canvas and being able to learn on your own is the most important thing that improved at hour Institution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "Intuitive LMS" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Canvas is pretty beginner friendly. I recently started a role where we use Canvas and I caught on pretty quickly. There are still elements I do not understand, but overall it is pretty intuitive. We also use Canvas for almost everything. We are thinking of using it for an online review process we conduct. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? Something I do not enjoy is having two different quiz types. I work with faculty and they find these two quizzes very confusing. If there was a way to pull the best features from both types of quizzes to make one type, that may be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? Because it is so widely used in my school district, when we have new faculty there is little barrier to entry. Even for those who have never used Canvas, it seems there is an ease of use. As always, there are hiccups, but nothing we can't solve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign CL Cathy L. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "The Good and the Interesting" 4/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? I like the simplicity of the student view and the ease of publishing or not publishing activities. Another thing I like is that students can predict their grades (if instructors have setup the gradebook correctly) and know their progress in a course. Last, another like is that the rubric is attached to the assignment and students can clearly see how they will be graded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? I think that the least helpful thing about Canvas is the 2 quizzing options. It is confusing to know which one is going to work best and where the question/item banks are held. Another thing I dislike about Canvas is the number of add-ons you need to subscribe to so that your courses are inviting and atheistic in appearance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? Canvas is holding all out higher education coursework and allowing students to access the content for the courses they have registered for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign CY Christopher Y. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/23/2025 Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores. "14 years and counting..." 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Canvas has been a great way for us to leverage the multitude of open resources that are gathered and used in classrooms. The array of tools to engage students make the experience extremely valuable to enhance student learning. The changes in analytics make it easier to communicate when there are areas of concern or to provide praise to both students and parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? Nothing specifically to Canvas, but more the workflow within our institution of archiving and removing inactive users within our district. We have not perfected that process to help keep our account clean. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? We have recently acquired Mastery Connect to help drive our understanding of student learning progression according to standards rather than the traditional mindset of subjectively assigned grades. This will help us modify curriculum, adjust instructional strategies, and better hone in on the learning needs of students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign HR Heather R. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/22/2025 "Progressive, Innovative, Engaging" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Flexibility, the ability to interact with many tools extending the options available to Faculty, staff and students.Canvas has the very best online training for all users I have ever encountered. I use it often training faculty and staff and students. Regardless of the role the training is superior. It is so good we can trouble shoot most issues. When we do end up escalating something to Canvas it is because we have exhausted the resources already available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? There are still some features within the many suggestions that would be beneficial for the community. Listening to your customers is one of the best options you have...they just might surprise you! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? We have a platform to present courses for all our students in a uniform format, a methodology to train and support the community, a way to support our continuing education. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign SD Shane D. Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/23/2025 "Organize Your Chaos with Canvas" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? The most helpful part of Canvas is the way that it allows faculty to organize course materials in a way that makes sense to students. Faculty can pull all the chaotic ideas they have and place them in Canvas to make a streamlined approach to learning the content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? The activity tracker on the People page could be more dynamic. And why isn't the people page sortable/filterable? I'd like to go to the roster and see who hasn't interacted in the course by clicking a sort button or filter button. And the user details show how many times a student has accessed an item but it loses the granular details of when they accessed the item first, last, last week, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? Canvas primarily solves the issue of tracking who has accessed content, what content they have accessed, and assessment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign KW Keyra W. Digital Support Specialist Higher Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/23/2025 "Canvas the best LMS for Teaching and Learning!" 5/5 What do you like best about Canvas LMS? Canvas is easily accessible and customizable for all kinds of institutions. I know specifically about how it is used in Higher Education from both a student, teacher, and support admin perspective. There are always new features being introduced and Instructure stays on top of the current trends in both Higher Ed and K-12. I feel like I am always learning something new about Canvas which is fantastic. Customer Support is always easy to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Canvas LMS? Since Canvas is always on top of current trends and introducing new features, I feel like sometimes all of the changes can be overwhelming or it is disappointing when a feature you become accustomed to disappears. But, that is the nature of Technology. It's not really a dislike though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Canvas LMS solving and how is that benefiting you? Canvas is helping my team support the Teaching and Learning efforts at Georgia Tech! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Questions about Canvas LMS? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Canvas LMS ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/discussions/new) ![Yanik B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yanik B.") YB Yanik Brandon • Last activity over 5 years ago How do I go into student view? 1 Upvote 2 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32980-how-do-i-go-into-student-view) ![Lauren W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lauren W.") LW Lauren Wirth • Last activity over 5 years ago How many days of training did you get/give your staff before using Canvas? 1 Upvote 2 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/32651-how-many-days-of-training-did-you-get-give-your-staff-before-using-canvas) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 4 months ### Return on Investment 10 months ### Average Discount 15% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/pricing) Canvas LMS Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_fc2e0c659ace2775caaf6a07f6e5cbb6/moodle.png "Product Avatar Image") Moodle 4.1/5(448) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/canvas-lms-vs-moodle) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_6776c1c2796c223c44e163384a74df87/google-classroom.png "Product Avatar Image") Google Classroom 4.5/5(1,564) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/canvas-lms-vs-google-classroom) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_768b9882d852051d0a10126c6b5cb762/blackboard.png "Product Avatar Image") Blackboard 4/5(1,067) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/blackboard-vs-canvas-lms) ##### ##### Canvas LMS Features Assessment delivery Question variety Grading and reporting Automated grading Analytics dashboard Reporting Personalization Personalized Learning Paths Adaptive Learning Assessments Learning Content Pre-made Content Aligned to Standards Multimedia Content [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/features) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Blackboard](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Blackboard") Blackboard 4/5(1,067) ](https://www.g2.com/products/blackboard/reviews) [ ![D2L Brightspace](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "D2L Brightspace") D2L Brightspace 4.4/5(707) ](https://www.g2.com/products/d2l-brightspace/reviews) [ ![Docebo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Docebo") Docebo 4.3/5(748) ](https://www.g2.com/products/docebo/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/competitors/alternatives) ##### Categories on G2 [Corporate Learning Management Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/corporate-learning-management-systems)[Learning Management System (LMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/learning-management-system-lms)[Assessment](https://www.g2.com/categories/assessment) [Corporate Learning Management Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/corporate-learning-management-systems)[Learning Management System (LMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/learning-management-system-lms)[Assessment](https://www.g2.com/categories/assessment)[Digital Learning Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/digital-learning-platforms) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);) ##### Explore More [Leading software for automating product demos in my industry](https://www.g2.com/discussions/leading-software-for-automating-product-demos-in-my-industry)[Is a single desktop publishing platform with built-in collaboration and brand asset integration actually worth it, or do most teams end up piecing together separate tools anyway?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-a-single-desktop-publishing-platform-with-built-in-collaboration-and-brand-asset-integration-actually-worth-it-or-do-most-teams-end-up-piecing-together-separate-tools-anyway)[Best customer communication management software for small business](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-customer-communication-management-software-for-small-business) [Which investor relations platforms best support multilingual and accessibility requirements for global investor bases?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-investor-relations-platforms-best-support-multilingual-and-accessibility-requirements-for-global-investor-bases)[Which document databases support ACID transactions and data consistency guarantees at scale?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-document-databases-support-acid-transactions-and-data-consistency-guarantees-at-scale)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/canvas-lms/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)