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LMS Data – Spring 2023 Updates

The spring 2023 US LMS market share data referenced in this post is available for purchase. Additionally, a complete historical data set of all LMS usage data dating back to 2013 is also available for purchase.

Every spring and fall for the past decade, Client Stat has benchmarked LMS market share data in the US. The spring analysis detects changes in LMS that happen over winter break. The fall analysis detects changes that happen over summer. As is consistent with previous years, this year there have been fewer changes over winter when compared to typical summer shifts. Overall, the data shows the pace of change to be generally slowing.

Instructure Canvas continues to lead with a market share almost double that of its nearest competitor by number of institutions (and more than double by number of enrolled students). The footprint of this solution continues to grow. D2L Brightspace also continues to grow and narrow its position in relation to Moodle which continues a long, steady decline. Brightspace has already surpassed Moodle by number of student enrollments to claim the #3 spot by this measure. Blackboard Learn also continues a decline that, consistent with general trends, appears to be slowing.

LMS Data – Spring 2022 Updates

The spring 2022 US LMS market share data referenced in this post is available for purchase. Additionally, a complete historical data set of all LMS usage data dating back to 2013 is also available for purchase.

US higher education institutions continue to evolve and adapt their technology strategies to meet changing realities and expectations, and this is reflected in our most recent analysis of LMS usage trends. Student enrollments in some areas are beginning to recover from pandemic lows, and more institutions are offering flexibility by delivering courses in online, hybrid, and synchronous virtual modes.

The trends in LMS usage remain consistent with a few notable developments. Instructure’s Canvas increased its lead position since last fall experiencing growth from both new implementations and migrations from all other LMS platforms. Its market share is now almost double compared to Blackboard’s, the previous industry leader, and exceeds Blackboard’s all-time high. No other single LMS in US higher education has achieved this level of adoption. Blackboard’s decline appeared to slow last fall but accelerated again this spring. Despite losing institutions overall, Blackboard has attracted net-new institutions to its Ultra LMS.

Adoption of D2L’s Brightspace also increased by a noticeable amount despite a slight dip last fall. While it is already the third-most popular LMS in US higher education by number of student enrollments, it is poised to overtake Moodle by number of adopting institutions. Moodle and Sakai continue a slow, gradual decline with few-to-no new adopters. No “Other” LMS has made significant inroads, and solutions in this category continue to struggle to retain market share.