Moodle
by Moodle · Open source learning management system you host yourself
26.3 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Moodle is an open source learning management system for building online courses. You download and install it yourself on any computer or web host, and it runs from a single-teacher site up to a 200,000-student university. Plugins and integrations come from the Moodle Marketplace, while hosting, support and customisation are handled separately via Moodle.com and Certified Partners.
- Best for
- Educators and institutions wanting a self-hosted open source LMS for online courses
- Pricing
- The software is described as free and open source; the captured text shows no prices for hosting, support, customisation or paid Marketplace plugins.
- Runs on
- Self-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free open source package you download and run yourself
- Scales from a single-teacher site to 200,000 students
- Over 140 languages and 146,000+ registered sites
- Plugins and integrations listed on the Moodle Marketplace
Trade-offs
- You must download, install and host it yourself
- Support is community forums or paid Certified Partners
- Hosting, support and customisation are sold separately
- Some Marketplace plugins are paid; no costs are shown
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 41 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 40 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 10 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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