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Brightspace vs HSI: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 6th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 4,888 reviews from Learning Management System users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Course Management
4.6
Learner Portal
4.6
Access Controls/Permissions
NA
Content Management
NA
User Management
NA
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Course Management
3.0
Learner Portal
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Access Controls/Permissions
NA
Content Management
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User Management
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User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews223
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.1
4.6
User reviews56
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.7
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
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Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Brightspace is used by learners in higher education, K12, enterprise and association sector.

Companies of all sizes and industries seeking a consolidated source for all health and safety management systems, training, quality, and compliance solutions.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
Yash C
Associate
4.0

Yash C.: Hi, my name is Yash. I'm a student and I give Brightspace a rating of four out of five. For more reviews like this, click below. I use Brightspace for my day-to-day academic activities. Whether it's browsing through a course or learning new modules, Brightspace provides me with an extensive range of services, whether it's uploading assignments to instructors through the Dropbox option in Brightspace or downloading a PowerPoint which the instructor has done with voice over. The best part about Brightspace is the user interface. The programs and courses are listed in the main menu, and it's just very easy to browse through them. Moreover, one thing that I really like about Brightspace is that instead of emailing assignments to instructors individually, we can just go into Brightspace and use the Dropbox option to upload our assignments, which makes our work easier. One thing that I think Brightspace should change is, this is something that I've encountered with my courses after the pandemic when everything moved online, so our instructors used to do voice over PowerPoints and used to upload it on Brightspace and then we used to access it and go through them. I just feel that the PowerPoint user interface is a little bit old and it needs to be updated.

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Academic/Education
207
Important
Access Controls/Permissions
388
Important

Brightspace

27/46
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Discussions/Forums
  • eCommerce Management
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Extended Enterprise Learning
  • Feedback Management
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Offline Access
  • Reminders
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Single Sign On
  • Training Management
  • User Management
  • Academic/Education
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assessment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Content Library
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • eLearning Companies
  • Gamification
  • Gradebook
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Mobile Learning
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Social Learning
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Video Conferencing
  • Virtual Classroom
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HSI

Top Features
36/46
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Brightspace
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
HSI
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Brightspace
  • By D2L
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 1999
HSI
  • By HSI
  • Located in Australia
  • Founded in 1978
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