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title: "Canvas LMS vs TalentLMS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or TalentLMS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set in New Zealand. 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 TalentLMS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Canvas LMS or TalentLMS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set in New Zealand. 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 TalentLMS
- **Competitive set**: Learning management systems
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Canvas LMS Share of Search**: 1.2%
- **TalentLMS Share of Search**: 0.31%

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

- In August 2026, Canvas LMS had more branded searches than TalentLMS among learning management systems in New Zealand. Canvas LMS was estimated to have 630 branded searches compared to TalentLMS’s 170, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus TalentLMS’s 0.31%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: TalentLMS took it in November 2025, Canvas LMS took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Canvas LMS’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 630.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TalentLMS’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems in New Zealand moved from 0.45% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 170.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Canvas LMS in New Zealand rose 162.5% over 11 measured months, from 240 to 630 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for TalentLMS in New Zealand fell 19% over 11 measured months, from 210 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Canvas LMS estimated searches | Canvas LMS Share of Search | Canvas LMS rank | TalentLMS estimated searches | TalentLMS Share of Search | TalentLMS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 240 | 0.52% | 3 | 210 | 0.45% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 170 | 0.53% | 4 | 190 | 0.59% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 0.92% | 4 | 150 | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 200 | 1.7% | 3 | 140 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 310 | 0.81% | 3 | 190 | 0.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 500 | 0.62% | 3 | 240 | 0.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 360 | 0.8% | 3 | 230 | 0.51% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 1.6% | 3 | 200 | 0.36% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 430 | 0.79% | 3 | 320 | 0.59% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 550 | 1.2% | 3 | 220 | 0.49% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 630 | 1.2% | 3 | 170 | 0.31% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canvas LMS’s and TalentLMS’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 instructure”, “canvas lms learning management system”, “canvaslms” and “instructure com”, summed into one figure.
- **TalentLMS**: Measured on the search terms “talentlms”, “talentlms com”, “talentlms learning management system” and “talentlms lms”, summed into one figure.

- [Canvas LMS profile](/demand/nz/brands/canvas-lms)
- [TalentLMS profile](/demand/nz/brands/talentlms)
- [All learning management systems in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-learning-management-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 TalentLMS?

In August 2026, Canvas LMS had more branded searches than TalentLMS among learning management systems in New Zealand. Canvas LMS was estimated to have 630 branded searches compared to TalentLMS’s 170, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus TalentLMS’s 0.31%.

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