Moodle
VerifiedOpen-source LMS used worldwide, free to self-host or available as hosted MoodleCloud plans
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- Starting price Free
- Free trial Available
- Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs
What is Moodle?
Moodle is an open-source learning management system maintained by Moodle HQ, headquartered in Perth, Australia, alongside a global community of developers and educators. Because its source code is free and open, institutions and individuals can download Moodle and self-host it at no license cost, customizing it with themes and thousands of community-built plugins. Moodle is widely used across K-12, higher education, corporate training, and government, and supports course creation, quizzes, peer assessment workshops, forums, and SCORM content.
Moodle HQ also sells MoodleCloud, a hosted version with annual plans from a Starter tier for 50 users up to a Standard tier for 750 users, each including a branded mobile app. MoodleCloud offers a 28-day free trial, and Moodle Certified Partners provide paid hosting, support, and training services.
Key Features of Moodle
Moodle lists 10 documented features, including Fully open-source and self-hostable at no license cost, Extensive plugin and theme ecosystem for customization and Workshop tool for peer review and collaborative assessment. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- Fully open-source and self-hostable at no license cost
- Extensive plugin and theme ecosystem for customization
- Workshop tool for peer review and collaborative assessment
- Moodle App for iOS and Android with offline course access
- SCORM, xAPI, and LTI 1.3 standards support
- Gradebook, quizzes, and progress tracking
- Forums, wikis, and messaging for collaboration
- Community-translated into 100+ languages
- MoodleCloud hosted plans with included premium mobile app
- Integrations with BigBlueButton, Zoom, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace
Moodle Pricing
Moodle lists 6 plans, starting free and running to $2,080.
Open Source (Self-Hosted)
Free
Unlimited, self-hosted
Download and run Moodle on your own or a partner’s servers at no license cost; you pay only for hosting and support
MoodleCloud Small
$490/year
200 users, 5GB storage
Includes premium mobile app and course sales via Stripe/PayPal
MoodleCloud Medium
$1,180/year
500 users, 20GB storage
Includes premium mobile app, course sales, optional custom domain (+$160/year)
MoodleCloud Standard
$2,080/year
750 users, 50GB storage
Includes premium mobile app, course sales, and custom domain
Moodle Specifications
Moodle is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API, has a free trial and has a free plan.
- Deployment
- Cloud Based
- On Premises
- Billing cycle
- Yearly
- Desktop
- Web App
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Languages
- English
- Built for
- Freelancers
- Startups
- SMEs
- Enterprises
- Support
- Tickets
- Training
- Integrations
- BigBlueButton, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, SharePoint), Google Workspace (Docs and Assignments), LTI 1.3 external tools, plus thousands of community-built plugins
- Public API
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs in browser
- Yes
- Customisable
- Yes
- Website
- moodle.org
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