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Chamilo LMS vs ILIAS: catalog facts
Chamilo LMS	ILIAS
Best for: Schools and training organisations hosting their own e-learning platform	Best for: Institutions that want a self-hosted, community-governed learning management system
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0; training and certifications are offered separately.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0; professional support is available from service providers.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Broad course, assignment and attendance features Can import courses from Moodle All 4 strengths for Chamilo LMS Broad course, assignment and attendance features Can import courses from Moodle API for integration with other business systems Long-running project with active development	Mature LMS with active development and regular releases Extensible through a large plugin collection All 4 strengths for ILIAS Mature LMS with active development and regular releases Extensible through a large plugin collection Organized community with an association and conferences Suits schools, universities and businesses alike
Needs a server to host and maintain Many features to configure for a small setup	Much of the website and community content is in German Requires running and maintaining your own server
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Chamilo LMS chamilo.org github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ILIAS ilias.de github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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