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OpenOlatCanvas LMS
Free

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

 Freemium

Self-hosting the AGPL code is free; Instructure's hosted Canvas is sold to institutions.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Modular course building with many didactic tools
  • Built-in testing and assessment
  • Widely used LMS with a large ecosystem
  • Integrates with more than 1000 external tools
  • Main website is largely in German
  • Requires running a Java server stack
  • Self-hosting a production instance is complex
  • Product website focuses on the paid hosted service
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: AGPL-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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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