Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Instructure

The 20 closest learning management systems alternatives to Instructure, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 28 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Instructure? The closest matches are ClassLink, IXL and illuminateed.com. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Instructure

Instructure instructure.com

Instructure: Leading EdTech for K–12, Higher Ed & Business

Empower learning with Instructure’s LMS and edtech solutions for K–12, higher education, and businesses. Discover Canvas, Impact, and Mastery to drive success.

Wikidata: American technology company

Top 1K · #924 English 28 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Instructure develops Canvas, a web-based learning management system, along with related edtech products such as Impact and Mastery for course delivery, assessment, analytics and credentialing in schools, universities and organizations.

Who it’s for
K–12 schools, universities, businesses and government
Business model
Software subscriptions and licensing

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Instructure’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

mapnwea.orgKhan AcademySchoologyD2LLinewizeBlackboardMoodleilluminateed.comIXLClassLink

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Instructure

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Instructure, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    ClassLink classlink.com Top 1K English

    ClassLink | Identity & Access Management for Education

    ClassLink is a provider of identity and access management products offering instant access to apps and files with SSO, class rostering, account provisioning, and analytics.

  2. 02
    IXL ixl.com Top 10K English

    IXL | Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish

    IXL is the world's most popular subscription-based learning site for K–12. Used by over 18 million students, IXL provides personalized learning in more than 20,000 topics, covering math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Interactive questions, awards, and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

  3. 03
    illuminateed.com Top 10K English

    Illuminate Education - Addressing the Whole Child

    Let’s transform education together. Get answers to your questions to increase student and educator success.

  4. 04
    Moodle moodle.com Top 10K English

    Discover Moodle — the world's most popular LMS

    Build an effective, engaging learning ecosystem with Moodle, the most customisable and popular LMS for education, enterprise, and public sector organisations.

  5. 05
    Blackboard blackboard.com Top 10K English

    AI-Powered LMS for Transformational Teaching & Learning | Blackboard

    Discover Blackboard's AI-powered LMS designed for higher education, businesses, and government - enabling personalized learning, accessibility, and better outcomes worldwide. Contact us!

  6. 06
    Linewize linewize.net Top 10K English

    Linewize

    We help schools advance beyond free provision to build safe and smart digital communities that protect and support students in their digital lives.

  7. 07
    D2L brightspace.com Top 10K English

    D2L | Online Learning Platform | Creators of the Brightspace LMS Software

    Created by D2L, Brightspace is the best LMS software for online learning and teaching. Discover how our online learning platform for schools and companies can help your organization today.

  8. 08
    Schoology schoology.com Top 10K

    learning management system

  9. 09
    Khan Academy khanacademy.org Top 10K English

    Client Challenge

    non-profit educational organization

  10. 10
    mapnwea.org Top 10K English

    HMH: K-12 Learning Company

    A K–12 learning company, HMH delivers integrated curriculum, assessment, and professional learning to help educators create growth for every student.

  11. 11
    Imagine Learning edgenuity.com Top 10K English

    Online Curricula and Solutions | Imagine Learning - Imagine Learning

    Research-backed K–12 curriculum, assessment, intervention, tutoring, and professional learning solutions designed to help every student succeed.

  12. 12
    Brilliant brilliant.org English

    Brilliant | Your Personal Tutor for Math and Coding

    Visual, interactive tutoring in math and coding, from 5th grade through college. Master concepts in algebra, calculus, Python, computer science, and more.

  13. 13
    Innovative Interfaces iii.com Top 10K English

    Integrated Library Systems | Library Services Platform | Library Management Systems | iii.com

    Innovative enables libraries to thrive in a world of fierce competition. We do it by investing in people, technology, partnerships, and services to create library experiences that matter.

  14. 14
    edX edx.org Top 10K English

    edX | Online Courses, Certificates & Degrees from Leading Institutions

    Find the online learning path for you, delivered by world-class institutions like Harvard, Google, Amazon, and more.

  15. 15
    DMAC Solutions dmac-solutions.net Top 10K English

    DMAC Solutions | Software for Texas Educators K-12

    DMAC Solutions offers online testing, data analysis, appraisals, student documentation and planning tools tailored to the needs of Texas educators. Developed by the Region 7 Education Service Center, DMAC aligns with state mandates and standards, simplifying tasks for K-12 public and charter schools. Discover efficient, Texas-specific solutions for your school today!

  16. 16
    Coursera coursera.org Top 10K English

    Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees

    Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.

  17. 17
    Canva canva.com Top 1K English

    Canva

    online graphic design platform

  18. 18
    GoGuardian goguardian.com Top 10K English

    GoGuardian | Engaging Digital Learning for Schools

    GoGuardian empowers K-12 leaders with effective tools to create safe and engaging learning for every student.

  19. 19
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

  20. 20
    Clever clever.com Top 1K English

    Clever

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to instructure.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Instructure uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Instructure is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS
  • Drupal header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org)
JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://www.instructure.com/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0
Fonts
Tag managers
Marketing automation
  • Marketo page source: munchkin.marketo.net
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=5ef48d8081ac4ab6adce9ed80c92f4e5
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=B0532755BD8D4E0C6B601C3FCDB1DF203E57A8D2CDA9A7F9F…
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100077-CHI, cache-ber1080054-BER, cache-ber1…
  • jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.min.js
  • unpkg asset https://unpkg.com/aos@2.3.1/dist/aos.js
Hosting
  • Pantheon header x-pantheon-styx-hostname: styx-us-a-684cbff7d7-zlxxn
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by Drupal (header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org))
Video
  • Wistia page source: fast.wistia.com
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.q4p…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=4287460e7429c97ad75b995bdef6b0d7ff1c9b541…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=8oZZjgKWADRgkWui
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=pS8CbCDhL3R1mMujl07LwhltWFcJtks8mrBa7l/…
  • Canva TXT canva-site-verification=jiASD5n0aNnvUnfIP1w4XA
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=1ca86ab9-2ddb-4d63-b719-4798811390ca
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: FnNPuf_SDjfTc4cKik6gUdniTLvP0QfbDLNR-hzu7pY
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=0ee36f655f5ce0499683c255714fcdbe990af0e0
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-wb5qFISTkDoktTMXLsDMVuZ0
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.q4p…
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_Up1Opd4-S9ChtRORps16qw

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