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Blackbaud Learning Management System vs. D2L Brightspace

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricBlackbaud Learning Management System

by Blackbaud

D2L Brightspace

by Desire2Learn

Overall rating3.84.4
Review count31708
Ease of use7.88.6
Ease of setup7.48.4
Quality of support7.78.7
Meets requirements8.38.8
NPS13.33333361.791045
Small Business11.1%15.0%
Mid-Market85.2%45.1%
Enterprise3.7%39.9%
Total page views2212,331
Total LLM citations76213,743

Blackbaud Learning Management System

Blackbaud Learning Management System is fully integrated with Blackbaud SIS—not a separate tool—providing a holistic view of each student. Empower those students with a centralized assignment center, missing work alerts, and self-directed tasks. Reduce teacher workloads with strategic automation, bulk actions, and stored coursework. Meet a wide range of pedagogies and evaluate students based on your school’s priorities with flexible grading methods.

Pros

  • Assignment Management
  • Ease of Use
  • Navigation Ease
  • Grading System
  • User-Friendly
  • Feature Diversity

D2L Brightspace

Learning That Transforms Lives D2L Brightspace is a powerful, flexible learning platform designed to put learners first. Whether you’re supporting students, employees, or members, Brightspace helps you create personalized, engaging, and measurable learning experiences that drive success. Built for Your World Brightspace adapts to the needs of every learning environment: K–12: Empower teachers and inspire every learner Higher Education: Deliver personalized learning at scale Corporate: Drive business results through smarter learning Associations: Turn training into a competitive

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • User-Friendly
  • Feature Diversity
  • Design Aesthetics
  • Helpful
  • Navigation Ease