Alternatives to Moodle
An open-source learning management system that schools and organisations can host themselves. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Moodle
An open-source learning management system that schools and organisations can host themselves.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Moodle.
Kolibri
An offline-first learning platform that serves a library of educational content from a local machine, with no internet needed to use it.
Kolibri is an open-source, offline-first platform with classes, lessons and quizzes served over a local network, drawing on open educational collections rather than your own courses.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
BigBlueButton
Open-source virtual classroom software for live online teaching, run on your own server.
Pressbooks
A web-based platform for writing and publishing digital books and open educational resources.
Kami
A web-based classroom platform for annotating PDFs and other resources and making them interactive.
Veyon
Open-source classroom management software for watching, controlling and sharing content with student computers.
Khan Academy
A free nonprofit learning platform with interactive lessons, videos and practice exercises across many subjects.
Kahoot!
A game-based quiz platform for classroom lessons, study sessions, meetings and family games.
