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D2L Brightspace

Composite Score
7.6 /10
CX Score
7.8 /10
Category
D2L Brightspace
7.6 /10

What is D2L Brightspace?

D2L is the software leader that makes the learning experience better. The company's cloud-based platform - Brightspace - is not a common one-size-fits-all learning management system (LMS). It's easier to use, more flexible, and smart. With Brightspace, you can personalize the experience for every learner to deliver real results.

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Awards & Recognition

D2L Brightspace won the following awards in the Education Learning Management category

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D2L Brightspace Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

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96 Plan to Renew

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80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love D2L Brightspace?

2% Negative
21% Neutral
77% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service
  • Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Online Learning

85

Course Management

81

Content Management

80

Analytics and Reporting

80

Instructor Led Training

80

Student Collaboration

79

Assessments and Quizzes

79

Gradebook

79

Classroom Management

77

Content Creation

77

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of IT Administration

84

Ease of Data Integration

83

Ease of Implementation

81

Breadth of Features

81

Quality of Features

80

Vendor Support

80

Business Value Created

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

78

Availability and Quality of Training

78

Usability and Intuitiveness

78

Ease of Customization

75

D2L Brightspace Reviews

Taylor C.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: Initial Implementation
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic product. Easy implementation.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates D2L Brightspace from other similar products?

Easy to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How it is used in the classroom.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Gradebook/markbook

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easy to use and implement.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Júlia A.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Essential for distance education.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates D2L Brightspace from other similar products?

Adaptive Learning and Personalization / Integrated Learning Analytics / Competency-Based Learning / Inclusive Design and Accessibility

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

D2L Brightspace is designed with inclusivity in mind, offering features and tools that promote accessibility for users with diverse needs. This commitment to inclusive design contributes to a more equitable learning environment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Although D2L Brightspace offers mobile accessibility, some users have noted limitations or inconsistencies in the functionality of the mobile app compared to the desktop version. This can impact the user experience for those primarily using mobile devices.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If flexibility and mobile access are crucial for your students, explore the features of Brightspace D2L's mobile applications. This allows students to access course materials on the go.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Kate R.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2023

Robust, not particularly user-friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates D2L Brightspace from other similar products?

There is excellent product support and robust features for administrators. It is possible to design almost anything a learning designer can imagine.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The potential for advanced online learning interactions. Intelligent agents and conditional release allow for a great deal of automation that can save instructors time and allow for advanced differentiated learning design techniques.

What do you dislike most about this product?

D2L has a poor user experience. Creating assignments and grading assignments have completely different interfaces. Grade items are decoupled from their corresponding assignments by default, so all grade items need to be manually created. Revising or adding an assignment after a course is already running takes many steps that are not practical for most users. There is poor discoverability for relatively simple actions, such as the re-ordering of grade items. (There is a way, it's just unintuitive). The learning objectives and competencies settings are too difficult to use and link to grade items-- too many steps need to be taken by the user.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend to test out the newest version of the product by doing a full course development, including gradebook setup and grading example students, to get an idea of the learning curve. It is not as intuitive as Canvas, but the company is very responsive to its user base and every new update comes out with great improvements. It is therefore important that the administrators continuously maintain the most recent version and communicate with their clients about updates and upgrades.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Respectful
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Efficient Service

Cons

  • Less Performance Enhancing

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