Open source features vs. Managed hosting

[Jason Kelley]

I'm trying to put together a list of features that are available solely when using Canvas' cloud hosted option to show the differences in the two.  So far, I've come up with the iOS app & Canvas Analytics.  Could anyone throw out some others?  

I noticed on the github site Canvas-developed plugins are mentioned, but I can't find a list of them, their cost, or their comparability when self-hosting.  Could anyone point me in the right direction there?

Thanks for any help. :)

[Brian Whitmer]

Jason,

I just added an item to the github FAQ answering this question. Let us know if you have any questions.

https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/wiki/FAQ

Are there any code differences between the open source and hosted offerings?

Yes, there are some. Canvas cloud runs on the exact same code as we release to github, and as of this writing the code that we deploy to our production environment is pushed the same day to github. However, there are a few plugins and extensions that we provide for cloud customers that we don't open source right now. These include:

• Multi-tenancy extensions
• Analytics
• Mobile integration
• Proprietary SIS integrations
• Migration tools for commercial LMSs
• Other minor customizations that only apply to our hosted environment

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