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title: "Canvas LMS vs D2L: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or D2L? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Canvas LMS vs D2L: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or D2L? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Canvas LMS and D2L
- **Competitive set**: Learning management systems
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Canvas LMS Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **D2L Share of Search**: 8.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or D2L?

- In August 2026, D2L had more branded searches than Canvas LMS among learning management systems worldwide. D2L was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Canvas LMS’s 148K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Canvas LMS’s 1.9%.
- D2L was ahead of Canvas LMS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Canvas LMS’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems worldwide moved from 2.4% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330K to 148K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, D2L’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems worldwide moved from 8.7% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for learning management systems worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Canvas LMS lost estimated Share of Search among learning management systems worldwide, from 4.1% to 1.9%.
- In August 2026, D2L lost estimated Share of Search among learning management systems worldwide, from 10.3% to 8.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Canvas LMS estimated searches | Canvas LMS Share of Search | Canvas LMS rank | D2L estimated searches | D2L Share of Search | D2L rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 330K | 2.4% | 4 | 1.2M | 8.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 181K | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2M | 11.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 330K | 3.7% | 4 | 823K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 330K | 3.3% | 4 | 1.2M | 12.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 181K | 1.9% | 4 | 1.2M | 12.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 220K | 2.1% | 4 | 1M | 9.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 220K | 2.2% | 4 | 1M | 9.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 220K | 2.5% | 4 | 823K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 148K | 2.4% | 4 | 550K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 148K | 4.1% | 4 | 368K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 148K | 1.9% | 4 | 673K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canvas LMS’s and D2L’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Canvas LMS**: Measured on the search terms “canvas lms” and “canvaslms”, summed into one figure.
- **D2L**: Measured on the search term “d2l”.

- [Canvas LMS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canvas-lms)
- [D2L profile](/demand/global-en/brands/d2l)
- [All learning management systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/learning-management-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or D2L?

In August 2026, D2L had more branded searches than Canvas LMS among learning management systems worldwide. D2L was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Canvas LMS’s 148K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Canvas LMS’s 1.9%.

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