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Moodle vs ILIAS: catalog facts
Moodle	ILIAS
Free Free open-source software to host yourself.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0; professional support is available from service…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Open source and self-hostable Keeps course data on your own server	Mature LMS with active development and regular releases Extensible through a large plugin collection
Requires a server and ongoing maintenance More than an individual learner needs	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 not stated	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 Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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