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MoodleOpenOlat
Free

Free open-source software to host yourself.

 Free

The software is open source; hosting and support are offered commercially.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Keeps course data on your own server
  • Modular course building with many didactic tools
  • Built-in testing and assessment
  • Requires a server and ongoing maintenance
  • More than an individual learner needs
  • Main website is largely in German
  • Requires running a Java server stack
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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