--- description: Review of Blackboard Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Blackboard | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Higher Education Software](/directory/4253/higher-education/software) > [Blackboard](/software/402270/blackboard-learn) # Blackboard Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/402270/blackboard-learn Page: 1 / 23\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/402270/blackboard-learn?page=2) > Help learners, instructors and institutions achieve their goals with Blackboard Learn by Anthology, a market-leading Learning Management System (LMS). Blackboard Learn runs from course development to assessments and integrates with the world’s most holistic EdTech ecosystem. Powered by a community of millions of learners, instructors and administrators across more than 70 countries, Blackboard Learn has been redesigned in collaboration with educators, and is even better than before. A mobile-first design offers learners the flexibility to access courses on the go - no matter what device they may be using. Thoughtfully designed, Blackboard Learn extends pedagogical freedom with flexible assessment types, personalized feedback for learners, peer assessments, group and individual assignments, discussion boards, messaging and more, all while operating reliably across your current tools and integrations. With an emphasis on positive student outcomes, the new Blackboard Learn provides actionable data and insights embedded right into student and instructor workflows. This makes it easier to track progress, highlight areas of opportunity, and identify struggling students early on. Blackboard Learn offers best-in-class technology to educators, admins, and institutions. Our network of over 200 partners allows organizations to extend the LMS functionality to meet their specific needs, while native integrations with the tools instructors use most allow more engaging and collaborative instruction. A cloud-based offering, Anthology makes regular, frequent updates for enhanced security and improvements, and redundant architecture supports business continuity - so your team can focus on more forward-thinking efforts. See what else is new at Anthology.com/Learn > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 536 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 536 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Anthology ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 9,500.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Anthology for more pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Academic/Education - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Reporting - Admissions Management - Alerts/Notifications - Assessment Management - Asynchronous Learning - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Blended Learning - Built-in Course Authoring - Built-in LMS - Certification & Licensing - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Communication Management - Community Management - Compliance Tracking - Content Library ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Higher Education Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4253/higher-education/software) ## Related Categories - [Higher Education Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4253/higher-education/software) - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4584/lms/software) - [Employee Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1232/online-training/software) - [Student Engagement Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4330/student-engagement/software) - [Assessment Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4132/assessment/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The whole platform still needs a style update and its difficult to use ----- ### "Blackboard keeps my science courses organized and easy to navigate." — 5.0/5 > **Kimberly** | *12 September 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It allows me to organize my course in a way that students can easily navigate through it. The page layout and design are much like competing products, so it is familiar to new users. It is easy to setup, as well. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it has quirks, especially with the gradebook. It is also constantly changing, but that's also a pro at times. > > Blackboard helps me organize my classes in a Week by Week format, while also keeping within the structure of other classes at the same school. This allows easy navigation of the Blackboard page, saving students time and frustration. ----- ### "Blackboard" — 5.0/5 > **Evelyn** | *15 October 2019* | Medical Practice | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Awesome technology for keeping up with school > > **Cons**: Occasional glitches in system. But much else ----- ### "Simple LMS that does the basic well" — 2.0/5 > **Carly** | *20 November 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I liked most about blackboard was that it has a clean interface and holding an E dialog between groups of people was very easy to do. Also, it was easy to upload files and share the links or links to files and overall, it was just a platform that allowed you to put items there for your users. From the user end it was very easy to understand and navigate blackboard and how to get to the materials I needed from my instructor. > > **Cons**: What I like least about Blackboard was the lack of capability for page and template design. You had to stick to how blackboard set up the pages and customization was just not there. Additionally according to my higher management, the cost of blackboard was slightly higher than other LMS options so upper management decided to switch out blackboard to another LMS. > > Overall, from a user and blackboard made it easy to find documents. However, from the back end as an instructor trying to create whole courses, it became difficult to put any sort of custom design into the pages or templates. It did very well for assignment management too . ----- ### "Blackboard is the king of Learning Management" — 5.0/5 > **Jean-Pierre** | *16 December 2025* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I found Blackboard a very robust Learning Management System. It has strong features, including grading learners' assignments, communication, the management of assignments, and providing activity feedback. It supports accessibility for all users on different types of devices and browsers. > > **Cons**: The Blackboard interface can be intimidating for new users. Many of our users indicated that it is difficult to navigate it. > > I have used several Learning Manageement System in an academic environment, but Blackboard is the king of Learning Management. 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