Blackboard vs. Brightspace: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

Blackboard vs. Brightspace: Which is Best?

Blackboard vs. Brightspace Best Overall: Blackboard

In our comparison of Blackboard vs. Brightspace, Blackboard is the best option with a higher overall Wheelhouse Score. Wheelhouse Score uses a combination of feature and pricing comparison data, average user ratings, and editorial reviews to score software vendors on a scale of 1-10.

Quick Info

Blackboard Quick Info
WH Score:
8.9
Pricing Score:
8.5
Feature Score:
8.7
Usability Score:
8.4
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Brightspace Quick Info
WH Score:
8.2
Pricing Score:
7.8
Feature Score:
7.7
Usability Score:
7.8
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Platforms:

Pricing

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Features

Blackboard Features
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Assignment Marking
  • Examination Management
  • Course Registration
  • Course Catalog
  • Course Roster
  • Course Authoring
  • Team Calendar
  • Gamification
  • Gradebook
  • Progress Reports
  • Skills Assessments
  • Dashboard
  • Course Tracking
Brightspace Features
  • Virtual Classroom
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Assignment Marking
  • Examination Management
  • Course Registration
  • Course Catalog
  • Course Roster
  • Course Authoring
  • Team Calendar
  • Gamification
  • Gradebook
  • Progress Reports
  • Skills Assessments
  • Dashboard
  • Course Tracking

Pros & Cons

Blackboard Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Feature packed LMS.
Cons
  • Slow, not user-friendly, not intuitive, not really compatible with mobile devices
  • Expensive, crowded with useless features, and so much more
  • Their multilanguage support is also a nightmare, especially if you're not that well-versed in English.
Brightspace Pros & Cons
Pros
  • This platform is user-friendly and has a simple but effective interface
  • I have not encountered any problems so far.
Cons
  • Every now and then a tiny box that pops up warning the user that they’ll be logged out and required to login again after the session exceeds 30 minutes of inactivity when I’m working on a lesson.

Reviews

Blackboard Reviews
Top Favorable Review
W
Wilma
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Great LMS for learning

Feature packed LMS.

A few tools for copy material between lessons are lacking.

Top Critical Review
P
Patricia
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

I think that the only advantage I could list is that it works best with teachers and content creators because it does a great job at building educational materials. Other than that, I can't think of any.

Slow, not user-friendly, not intuitive, not really compatible with mobile devices. Expensive, crowded with useless features, and so much more. Their multilanguage support is also a nightmare, especially if you're not that well-versed in English.

Brightspace Reviews
Top Favorable Review
G
Gloria
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Brightspace and D2L are two very easy to use platforms that provide different helpful functions.

This platform is user-friendly and has a simple but effective interface. I have not encountered any problems so far.

Going back to the past pages takes a lot of clicks, it's not a big problem, but it would be great if there's a way to jump pages quickly.

Top Critical Review
K
Karen
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Taking some higher-level courses online which are essential for college success/admissions has been possible and due to being a busy learner, I couldn’t fit into my senior year schedule.

Taking these lessons outside of school is possible, the ability to remain on track as every lesson comes with a “90 Day Plan” in the course contents, I can operate at my personal pace, and for a busy learner as myself, it has very helpful adaptability of completing the online course at my own speed.

Every now and then a tiny box that pops up warning the user that they’ll be logged out and required to login again after the session exceeds 30 minutes of inactivity when I’m working on a lesson.

Alternatives

Blackboard Alternatives
6.9
Brightspace Alternatives
6.9
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Blackboard vs. Brightspace: Detailed Comparison

Blackboard vs. Brightspace Top Ratings & Reviews: Blackboard

In our rating and review comparison of Blackboard vs. Brightspace, Blackboard has 99 user reviews and Brightspace has 30. The average star rating for Blackboard is 4.10 while Brightspace has an average rating of 4.1. Blackboard has more positive reviews than Brightspace. Comparing Blackboard vs. Brightspace reviews, Blackboard has stronger overall reviews.

Blackboard vs. Brightspace Best Features & Functionality: Blackboard

Blackboard vs. Brightspace both offer a strong set of features and functionality including Learning Management, Course Management, Collaboration Tools, Reporting & Analytics, Conferencing Capabilities, Portal Types, File Management, Identity and Access Management (IAM), After-Sales Service. In our feature comparison of Blackboard vs. Brightspace, Blackboard offers more of the most popular features and tools than Brightspace.

Blackboard vs. Brightspace Best Pricing: Brightspace

In our pricing comparison of Blackboard vs. Brightspace, Brightspace's pricing starts at N/A/month and is more affordable compared to Brightspace's starting cost of N/A/month.

Blackboard vs. Brightspace Best Usability: Blackboard

Our comparison of Blackboard vs. Brightspace shows that Blackboard scores higher in usability for meets requirements, learning curve, setup & support, quality of support, ease of admin. Brightspace scores higher in ease of use, but Blackboard has the best scores overall for system usability.

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