Analyzing, and interpreting data from educational activities and interactions
ListEdTech is a market research firm that only tracks systems used in education. Our user-friendly portal offers data on more than 30 product categories, including Learning Analytics Platforms. For this product category, we track over 750 implementations, mainly in North America, at the higher education level.
What Are Learning Analytics Platforms?
For a comprehensive definition of this product category, please refer to our official documentation website.
Note: Our documentation provides tailored descriptions for both Higher Education and K-12 School District implementations.
What’s Inside our Product Category Reports?
Each ListEdTech product category report delivers a clear, data-driven view of a specific segment of the educational technology market. Beginning with a definition of the category, the report explores its current landscape, historical shifts, competitive positioning, and emerging trends—providing actionable insights for institutions, vendors, and decision-makers.
Table of Contents
- Introduction (including a definition of the product category)
- Executive Summary
- Current Market Snapshot
- Historical Trends (last ten years)
- Competitive Compass Insights
- Strategic Market Trends (key recent developments, innovations, and shifts in the product category)
- Pricing Trends
- Conclusion
- Vendor List
- About ListEdTech
Note: Our reports do not include detailed data. However, this information is available for purchase to portal subscribers.
Why Use the ListEdTech Portal?
408,000
product implementations tracked among 35 product categories
710
institutions, in our database, using a Learning Analytics platform
26
Learning Analytics products in our database
List of Companies and Products in Learning Analytics
| Company | Product | Degree Type |
|---|---|---|
| Acrobatiq | Acrobatiq Platform | HigherEd |
| Anthology | Blackboard Analytics | HigherEd |
| Anthology | Blackboard Predict | HigherEd |
| Barnes & Noble Education | LoudSight | HigherEd |
| D2L | Performance Plus | School District |
| Edupoint Educational Systems | Synergy Analytics | School District |
| Edupoint Educational Systems | Synergy MTSS | School District |
| Ex Libris | Solutionpath | HigherEd |
| Homegrown Systems | Homegrown Learning Analytics | HigherEd |
| Instructure | Canvas New Analytics | HigherEd |
| Instructure | LearnPlatform | School District |
| IntelliBoard | IntelliBoard Platform | HigherEd |
| JISC | JISC Learning analytics | HigherEd |
| Lightspeed Systems | Lightspeed Analytics | School District |
| Othot | Othot Platform | HigherEd |
| Persistence Plus | Persistence Plus platform | HigherEd |
| PowerSchool | PowerSchool Unified Insights | School District |
| Smart Sparrow | Smart Sparrow platform | HigherEd |
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DATA
How Does ListEdTech Gather Its Data?
We systematically aggregate and structure publicly available data—including official news releases, professional social media platforms, university portals, and corporate websites—to build our market insights.
Our dataset focuses extensively on:
- Company Profiles: Educational vendors, product classifications, and specific institutional characteristics.
- Institutional Tech Stacks: Primary and secondary systems supported by an institution.
- Market Dynamics: Product implementation timelines, contract details, RFP documentation, and decommission dates.
Data Quality & Accuracy Validation
To maintain strict data integrity, our research team cross-references and validates information directly at the source, managing more than 3 million historical data points with strict controls to prevent the overrepresentation of any single software solution.
As part of our continuous quality control framework, our database undergoes comprehensive monthly reviews, consistently achieving a verified 95% accuracy rate.
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