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Open eClass vs ILIAS: catalog facts
Open eClass	ILIAS
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0; professional support is available from service…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Long-running project with steady releases since 2003 Responsive interface plus a mobile app	Mature LMS with active development and regular releases Extensible through a large plugin collection
Website is mainly in Greek Smaller international community than larger LMS projects	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-2.0	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 Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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