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Head-to-head · Learning Analytics Software

Canvas Intelligent Insights vs D2L Performance+

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Canvas Intelligent Insights #5 in Learning Analytics Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Instructure
D2L Performance+ #8 in Learning Analytics Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit D2L

Canvas Intelligent Insights leads on 0 checks, D2L Performance+ on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCanvas Intelligent Insights · 8.8/10
  • Most featuresD2L Performance+ · 5 of 6

Canvas Intelligent Insights scores higher on our rubric for learning analytics software: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Canvas Intelligent Insights is the better fit for canvas institutions needing learner insights. D2L Performance+ is the better fit for D2L-centered engagement analytics.

  • Canvas Intelligent Insights fits best

    Canvas institutions needing learner insights

  • D2L Performance+ fits best

    D2L-centered engagement analytics

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Side by side

Feature Canvas Intelligent Insights 8.8/10 Visit ↗ D2L Performance+ 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #5 in Learning Analytics Software #8 in Learning Analytics Software
Best for Canvas institutions needing learner insights D2L-centered engagement analytics
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs, Community · 24/7 Community
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Canvas Intelligent Insights 4/6 · D2L Performance+ 5/6
Custom dashboards ✓ ✓
Predictive analytics ✓ ✓
Learner risk scoring ✓ ✓
Intervention alerts Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API access Not checked yet Not checked yet
LTI support ✓ ✓
Our review
Pros
  • Prompt-built dashboards with charts, metrics, and shareable insights
  • Real-time monitoring, attention flags, and dropout-risk indicators
  • Canvas, LTI, Canvas API, and SIS integration coverage
  • Predictive analytics and risk scoring identify at-risk learners.
  • Custom dashboards, diagnostics, alerts, and scheduled reports support analysis.
  • Adaptive learning engine extends beyond reporting and monitoring.
Cons
  • Comparatively centered on Canvas environments
  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Advanced analytics now sit within Canvas Plus and Canvas Next
  • Designed as a Brightspace add-on rather than a broad standalone platform.
  • Web-only access limits platform flexibility.
  • Its verified integration list is empty, narrowing ecosystem breadth.
Our verdict

Canvas Intelligent Insights is Instructure’s learning analytics product for educational institutions using Canvas. It gives administrators and educators tools to explore Canvas data, build dashboards from prompts, define learner indicators…

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D2L Performance+ is a learning analytics add-on for Brightspace, intended for leaders, administrators, educators, and learners who need visibility into course effectiveness, learner engagement, adoption, assessment quality, and…

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  1. Canvas Intelligent InsightsLearning Analytics Software 8.8Pricing on request
  2. D2L Performance+Learning Analytics Software 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Canvas Intelligent Insights — where it wins

    • Prompt-built dashboards with charts, metrics, and shareable insights
    • Real-time monitoring, attention flags, and dropout-risk indicators
    • Canvas, LTI, Canvas API, and SIS integration coverage

    Where it doesn't

    • Comparatively centered on Canvas environments
    • Pricing requires contact with sales
    • Advanced analytics now sit within Canvas Plus and Canvas Next

  • D2L Performance+ — where it wins

    • Predictive analytics and risk scoring identify at-risk learners.
    • Custom dashboards, diagnostics, alerts, and scheduled reports support analysis.
    • Adaptive learning engine extends beyond reporting and monitoring.

    Where it doesn't

    • Designed as a Brightspace add-on rather than a broad standalone platform.
    • Web-only access limits platform flexibility.
    • Its verified integration list is empty, narrowing ecosystem breadth.
  • Canvas Intelligent Insights8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    A Canvas-focused analytics suite for monitoring progress, readiness, and learner risk.

    Visit InstructureFull verdict →
  • D2L Performance+8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A focused Brightspace analytics layer for engagement, risk analysis, and reporting.

    Visit D2LFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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