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Canvas LMSvsCohortHarbor

Two self-hosted Learning Management System projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Canvas LMSCohortHarbor
Score68/10040/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Learning Management System#13 of 14 in Learning Management System
GitHub stars6 889195
Stars, last 30 days+54—
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageRubyTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Canvas LMS scores 68/100 against 40/100 for CohortHarbor, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, CohortHarbor is easier to run; Canvas LMS needs more configuration.

Canvas LMS is growing faster right now (+54 stars in 30 days).

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