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    Blackboard Learn by Anthology

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ABlackboard Inc. is an enterprise learning management systems vendor. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and became a public company in 2004. The company provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. As of December 2010, Blackboard software and services are used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries. Blackboard Learn is the company's flagship LMS, supporting…N/A

    Tovuti LMS

    Score6.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Tovuti LMS is a learning management system used by organizations to create, deliver, and monitor training programs. The platform supports multiple use cases, including employee onboarding, compliance training, customer education, and partner enablement. The system is designed for mid-market businesses, public-sector groups, and organizations managing training for both internal and external audiences. The software features native course authoring tools that generate structured…

    $7,500

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    Pricing
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTovuti LMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTovuti LMS
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsMust contact vendor for pricing information.Tovuti LMS uses annual subscription pricing based on user count, training use case, feature needs, integrations, implementation support, security requirements, and optional services. Pricing starts at $7,500 annually for up to 100 users and includes platform access, onboarding, account management, Customer Success support, 24/7 ticket support, email support, launch guidance, and core LMS capabilities. Included platform capabilities cover unlimited courses, learning paths, course assignments, SCORM/xAPI/cmi5 support, reporting dashboards, custom reports, user management, mobile learning, native integrations, API access, custom branding, gamification, ecommerce tools, and social learning features. AI Course Creator pricing is customized based on usage, content volume, and client needs. Specialized onboarding, professional services, and LMS-as-a-Service options are priced separately based on each organization’s onboarding needs, goals, configuration complexity, and service scope.
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    Anthology, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    72%
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    90%
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    Features
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTovuti LMS
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Blackboard Learn by Anthology and Tovuti LMS
    Feature
    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    8.6
    30 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tovuti LMS
    9.5
    34 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings9.733 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.024 Ratings9.632 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.021 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Learning content6.127 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Mobile friendly9.030 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.024 Ratings9.733 Ratings
    Assignments9.030 Ratings9.632 Ratings
    Compliance management9.017 Ratings9.721 Ratings
    Learning administration10.025 Ratings9.633 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.026 Ratings9.729 Ratings
    Social learning9.022 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTovuti LMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (58 ratings)
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.6
    (11 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.3
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    9.5
    (31 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Blackboard Learn by AnthologyTovuti LMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Anthology, Inc
    A school with a well-established technology imprint with their students (for example, ours is a BYOB school where every student has their own laptop and must bring it to school every day and where over 99% of our families have reliable broadband at home) is a reasonable scenario for using The arrogance and intransigence of the sales force is quite disconcerting… They are no longer the only game in town and don't yet realize it. Less well-off schools/families may find it a challenge if students must be on campus or at a public library in order to use the technology. Obviously, during the pandemic, this became problematic for some districts.
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    Tovuti LMS
    The amount of support available alone makes this system as great as it is! This is the 4th LMS I've worked with and the 3rd I've personally had a hand in setting up. Tovuti LMS is by far the most user-friendly on both the admin and end-user sides that I've experienced. This system works great for our users many of whom are 65+ in age, so the user-friendly part is essential. I know I've already said it, but the amount of support provided by the Tovuti Team is top-notch. If someone that I'm dealing with doesn't have an immediate answer to my query someone else always gets back to me in a timely manner. I no longer have to spend additional time searching for answers.
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    Pros
    Anthology, Inc
    • Blackboard Learn makes submitting assignments electronically simple and provides a variety of built-in Web-based tools like e-portfolios, wikis, and blogs that our students use to create their own content.
    • Blackboard Learn is intuitive and easy to navigate from a students perspective
    • Blackboard Learn has many integrations available for connecting this LMS to other tools we use at our institution.
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    Tovuti LMS
    • Customization - we support internal and external users, the ability to have unique registrations fields for the different audiences is a game changer, the ability to build custom reports is helpful as well.
    • Interactive Content Tools - Love the ability to create interaction with users so it is not just text or videos they are looking at.
    • Ease of Use on End User Side - It's not tricky, all levels of tech savvy users can find success as learners!
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    Cons
    Anthology, Inc
    • Blackboard Learn has some limitations when it comes to submissions
    • It is not that user friendly, I had to spend some time to get a hang of it in the beginning
    • I have been struggling a bit with deletion of manually added courses
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    Tovuti LMS
    • iFraming has always been an interesting feature to try out, but the design can be tricky. Allowing for my useable iFraming activities is always on my list.
    • Offering reporting/results on interactive videos is something I've been missing from the start. We use interactive videos to provide checkpoints of understanding, but there's no result section on the back end to review students' responses - only a numerical score is provided.
    • Toggling between personal dashboards and team lead dashboards is a great capability, but this opens a new tab. I'd rather everything stay within one tab and navigate through that!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Anthology, Inc
    There are several aspects of Desire2Learn that outweigh the benefits of using Blackboard. I find that the Desire2Learn system is a bit more user friendly and looks more up-to-date. However, the decision to renew systems is not up to me because the entire University uses the same system. Regardless, I think I would choose Desire2Learn over Blackboard because of its improved user interface.
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    Tovuti LMS
    We have established the training department to extend our training capabilities into one central area. I have mentioned training production, internal and external sales staff. But the training department will surely delve into the HR area of new hire orientation, annual recertification processes, etc. We truly have just scratched the surface of this iceberg. Now that we have made the investment, we will surely continue with this product. I cannot see us moving to another product at all. We will definitely renew our subscription with Tovuti
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    Usability
    Anthology, Inc
    It is very usable for both faculty and students. The interface is pretty intuitive and most students can use it without a lot of additional training. Faculty do need some training to effectively use the interface, but they usually get it pretty quickly. We have had to create some additional programming to give faculty a way to delve deeper into the content.
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    Tovuti LMS
    As far as building the program, once you have learned the basics it is very easy to upload and create content. They also provide a ton of resources and have an extremely responsive help team, so when and If I am stuck, Tovuti is quick to help me find the solution. The test users I have given access to have all mentioned the ease of navigation and use of the program overall.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    I have yet to have an outage on the availability. As far as I know, no trainee has run into it either. Excellent rating on that front
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    Performance
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    I have worked with so many software packages that are slow to load, take for ever for screen changes, etc. I do not have that issue here with Tovuti at all. I have yet to really do any reporting on it as we are fairly new with the package, but if it operates like the rest of the system, then I am going to assume that reporting will be no more difficult than the rest of the platform
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    Support Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    My Blackboard support comes from the university I work with. They are responsive--eventually... but it takes them sometimes a week to respond to a reported issue. For example, I reported 2 issues last week and one was resolved and I was contacted about one still open option today. That is too long for a tech issue. I have not contacted any support offered directly by Blackboard, which may be a completely different experience altogether.
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    Tovuti LMS
    The pre-sales team was very helpful and responsive and then stopped responding to my mail as soon as I had signed the contract, not even a reply from the last couple of emails sent. The post-sale teams are engaged and quick to respond and really good. Unfortunately, I need to use them more than I should, and sometimes the reply is "we don't support that feature", but the support from the support team is excellent.
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    Online Training
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    Hayden was awesome. He knows his product inside and out and was able to answer all my questions. I had a lot of questions. I was actually starting to build courses while I was going through the training so that when the next session on the schedule came up, I had even more questions about what I had done vs the way I maybe should have. In the end, I was doing my own hands-on while going through the training. Tovuti is that easy to use.
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    Implementation Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    Blackboard's Managed Hosting was top-notch in getting us up and running quickly.
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    Tovuti LMS
    The implementation had extremely wonderful support from Tovuti in the form of a series of one-on-one meetings to hear the clients needs and intended usage and then to set up the platform to meet those needs while demonstrating how to use it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Anthology, Inc
    Coursera offers a variety of modules in which a team is able to work on then, but [Blackboard Learn] offers more options to understand how are the team members developing and which tasks have offered a harder challenger for them. [Blackboard Learn] also offers a variety of reports that can be generate by a team lead.
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    Tovuti LMS
    Tovuti LMS is super easy to use compared to Relias. Relias is very clunky and we always would have learners have issues with the platform. Tovuti's buildout process compared to Relias is very clean and easy to use. The analytics and reporting are also amazing, plus the cost is so much more affordable for what you're getting. The only caveat to this is that Relias has content included and the content is well done.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    I helped with the decision to purchase the software but purchasing did the contract work. They seemed satisfied so I am going with that
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    Scalability
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    Scalability is great. We bought their first 'size' package and that covers 300 trainees. Transitioning to the next level is more a matter of accounting and payment. My take on it is that its just a matter of paying the higher level of subscription and its done
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    Professional Services
    Anthology, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    Top shelf
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    Return on Investment
    Anthology, Inc
    • At one of the institutions that I worked for, the ROI was excellent for the number of users we were serving; however, I could not speak to other instances as I was not aware of the overall cost of the contract.
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    Tovuti LMS
    • Improved Communications.
    • Decision making has improved.
    • Problems caused by spatial or temporal distances are no longer a problem.
    • Facilitates the distance training experience.
    • Third-party courses can be modified and adapted to the level and demands of the students in order to reuse them.
    • Learning management with a high level of automation and integration.
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    ScreenShots

    Blackboard Learn by Anthology Screenshots

    Screenshot of A modern and intuitive learning management system (LMS) designed in collaboration with the global education community, providing students and faculty with a more inclusive, flexible, and insightful experience.Screenshot of Fostering a sense of belonging is essential to student success. To truly create an inclusive learning environment requires a holistic approach, and Blackboard Learn leads the market in many critical areas which allow your institution to meet students of all backgrounds where they are. Built to be mobile-first, Blackboard Learn is the only LMS that provides the same great experience on PC, tablet, and smartphone. And we're proud that Blackboard Learn was the First LMS to achieve accessibility Certification from the National Federation of the Blind and all of our interfaces undergo rigorous accessibility testing. Learn also has the best integration with our market-leading accessibility product, Ally, of any LMS. Learn also ensures that every user has an experience which reflects – and celebrates – their unique identity. To take just one example, users can record their name pronunciation, and choose their preferred pronouns.Screenshot of Blackboard Learn supports instructors with multiple formative and summative assessment methods, and features capabilities that reduce stress for students. For example, we’ve recently released features that allow students to use different test-taking strategies and understand their progress through assessments – including a timer that can be hidden – to maximize their result and minimize anxiety. Grading workflows have been designed to increase efficiency for instructors and give more insightful feedback to students. For instance, we’ve recently revamped the overall grade functionality to make it easier for instructors to change weightings between tasks and tailor to individual students. Blackboard Learn also offers deep integrations with hundreds of partners to create even more interactive and engaging courses, including the deepest interaction of any LMS with Microsoft Teams.Screenshot of Blackboard Learn presents insights embedded right into instructor and student workflows - making useful information readily available, and making it easier for instructors to help students where and when they need it most. Learn's progress tracking tools help students and instructors always know how they're tracking to achieve their goals - and where there is opportunity for improvement. Quick actions are tied to these insights, like following up with students in groups or individually. Blackboard Learn also provides built-in value with Blackboard Data Reporting to help leaders understand how the LMS is being used, student performance, and surfacing opportunities for continuous improvement.

    Tovuti LMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of a unique landing page for loginScreenshot of courses, appearing in TovutiScreenshot of checklists, where learners can find what's importantScreenshot of where managers can see everything they need to know, in one place