G2 Vendor Directory

D2L Brightspace vs. Gradescope

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

MetricD2L Brightspace

by Desire2Learn

Gradescope

by Turnitin

Overall rating4.44.2
Review count70833
Ease of use8.68.6
Ease of setup8.48.9
Quality of support8.78.4
Meets requirements8.89.0
NPS61.79104539.393939
Small Business15.0%36.4%
Mid-Market45.1%42.4%
Enterprise39.9%21.2%
Total page views2,331249
Total LLM citations13,743844

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

Gradescope

Gradescope is the paper-to-digital grading platform that dramatically improves grading and feedback workflows, offers flexible assessment solutions, and provides valuable insights. Only Gradescope supports digital grading workflows for paper-based assessment while integrating AI-assisted grading and systematic answer grouping to eliminate redundant steps from the grading process.

Pros