There are far better tools to use for less money and better integrations
January 31, 2021
There are far better tools to use for less money and better integrations

Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Blackboard Collaborate
This feature was used across the entire organization. Before March 2020, it was used by a few departments that wanted to be "ahead" with using technology, but starting in March it was rolled out to everyone.
- One location for all your materials
- Stable product
- Easy access
- Update to use newer technologies
- Not easy to integrate with other tools
- Outdated
- It is not worth the money.
- Over years they are more and more falling behind.
- If you used Blackboard before might be easy, but there are far more better tools.
- Microsoft Teams and Canvas
Canvas LMS is a far more superior product, in fact, many schools switched to it from Blackboard while 0 switched from Canvas to BB. The reason is that Canvas is a Cloud-native tool and it is faster at implementing new features, fixing bugs, etc. It has a bigger advantage in the market over BB. In addition, those tools are far cheaper compared to BB and they are more "modern" tools in terms of look and feel. They allow easier integrations with other systems and they don't have "exclusive" contracts with different SIS-es that cost a lot of money to integrate with.
Do you think Blackboard Collaborate delivers good value for the price?
No
Are you happy with Blackboard Collaborate's feature set?
Yes
Did Blackboard Collaborate live up to sales and marketing promises?
No
Did implementation of Blackboard Collaborate go as expected?
No
Would you buy Blackboard Collaborate again?
No