Anthology / anthology.com
AI-powered higher education platform providing Blackboard LMS, student success analytics, and AI-enhanced tools for universities and colleges managing student learning and institutional operations.
Pricing
Free
Free plan
No
Category
Education
Platforms
3
Free plan
No
API access
No
Open source
No
Platforms
3
Anthology is the combined higher education technology company resulting from the merger of Anthology and Blackboard in 2021 — providing the Blackboard LMS (the world's most widely installed LMS), Anthology Student information system, and Anthology Reach CRM alongside AI capabilities across the platform. Blackboard Learn with Ultra Experience is the modernised LMS interface — providing an AI-enhanced course delivery environment with streamlined navigation and AI productivity tools for instructors. Anthology Intelligent Experiences is the AI layer — AI course creation assistance, AI feedback on student writing, AI-powered student success prediction, and AI-generated insights for institutional research. Student Success analytics identifies at-risk students from early alert signals — grade performance, LMS engagement, and attendance data combined into risk scores that advisors use for proactive outreach. Anthology Reach provides CRM for student recruitment and retention — AI-powered prospective student engagement and enrolled student retention management. Anthology Student is a modern student information system replacing legacy Banner implementations for some institutions. With 3,000+ higher education institutions globally using Anthology/Blackboard products, it has the widest installed base in the higher education LMS market.
Anthology AI runs as llm assistant software built around text and data workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web, ios, and android.
The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating Anthology AI.
Modernised LMS interface with AI instructor productivity tools — streamlined course delivery for the world's most widely installed higher education LMS.
At-risk student prediction from LMS engagement, grades, and attendance — enabling proactive advisor outreach before academic outcomes deteriorate.
CRM for prospective and enrolled student engagement — AI-powered recruitment and retention management connecting admissions through graduation.
Annual subscription. Per-institution or per-user pricing. Private company. Demo available.
Model
Subscription
Starting price
Free
Free trial
Yes
D2L Brightspace (rank 787) provides competing LMS with stronger AI tools. Canvas (Instructure) provides the most widely adopted newer LMS. Moodle provides open-source LMS. Ellucian provides competing higher education systems.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Model Provider
OpenAI, Anthology
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Deployment
SaaS, On-premise
Integrations
Banner, Colleague, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, API
Team Collaboration
Yes
Launch Year
2022
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FERPA compliant. WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliant.
Student learning and academic data processed under FERPA and applicable higher education privacy protections.
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Editorial Verdict
Anthology is the most widely installed AI higher education LMS platform (via Blackboard) — best for institutions deeply committed to the Blackboard ecosystem wanting modernised AI tools and student success analytics.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
Annual subscription. Per-institution or per-user pricing. Private company. Demo available.
Annual subscription. Per-user pricing. Private company. Demo available.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FERPA compliant. WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliant.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FERPA compliant. WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliant.
Student learning and academic data processed under FERPA and applicable higher education privacy protections.
Student learning and course interaction data processed under FERPA and applicable educational privacy protections.
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