Compare Coursera and Brightspace - Mar 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 01, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Coursera or Brightspace?

Brightspace is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Coursera, and Coursera is rated higher (90/100) than Brightspace (79/100). Brightspace offers users more features (7) than Coursera (0).

Looking for the right LMS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Coursera Vs. D2L Corporation

Coursera: Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take. It’s simple. We want to help you learn better and faster. That’s why we designed our platform based on proven teaching methods verified by top researchers. Online learning plays a significant role in a lifel...

D2L Corporation: D2L was founded in 1999 by John Baker. At the time, his engineering class was being challenged to look at the world in a new way. Instead of coming up with answers, they were asked to come up with questions—questions that nobody had really even asked. John realized that despite all the changes technology was facilitating in the world, the Univer...

Who is more expensive? Coursera or Brightspace?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of LMS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Coursera and Brightspace.

Coursera price starts at $399 per user/year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Coursera is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of LMS software. Brightspace price starts at $15,000 per year , When comparing Brightspace to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average LMS software cost.

Bottom line: Brightspace is more expensive than Coursera.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Coursera Vs. Brightspace based on some of the most important and required LMS features.

Coursera: We are still working to collect the list of features for Coursera.

Brightspace: LMS, Communications, Blended Learning, Course Authoring, eLearning.

Target customer size

Coursera Learning Management System (LMS) software is a popular choice for individuals and organizations in a wide range of industries. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.



Coursera

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $399 per user/year

Coursera is a cloud-based learning management system software built for individuals, and small up to large companies. Coursera offers online courses from prestigious universities such as Standford, Princeton, ...

Categories: Online Courses.

Brightspace

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $15,000 per year

Brightspace is a web based learning management solution for businesses of all sizes. Its capabilities include content management, blended learning, student portal, and others. The software was designed and laun...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Cloud LMS, E-Learning, Employee Management, Employee Recognition.

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Compare features

Coursera: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Brightspace: 7 Features

LMS
Communications
Blended Learning
Course Authoring
eLearning
Performance Assessment
Training
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Coursera
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$399 per user/year
Functionality
3
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Brightspace
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$15,000 per year
Functionality
20
Coassemb...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$50 per month
Functionality
4
coggno t...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$199 per month
Functionality
16
Finalsit...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$3,000 per license
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.