🆚 LearnDash vs. Open edX

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Learning management system
Learning management system

About

LearnDash is a WordPress LMS plugin used to create, deliver, and sell online courses directly from a WordPress site.

It includes a visual drag-and-drop course builder, support for multimedia lessons, advanced quizzes and assessments, gamification with badges and certificates, flexible monetization including one-time sales, subscriptions, memberships and bundles, and integrations with payment gateways, CRMs, email platforms, Zoom, and WooCommerce.

Open edX is an open-source service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning at any scale.

Headquarters

Lansing, Michigan, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
LearnDash LMS
1 site$199/year
10 sites$399/year
Unlimited sites$799/year
LearnDash Cloud
Starter$29/month
Grow$49/month
Pro$99/month

Categories

LMS › Rank #1
LMS › Rank #18
WordPress Plugins › Rank #91

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The LearnDash LMS is 104 times more popular than Open edX.
Total websites

Market share

LMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

LearnDash is more popular than Open edX in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
Australia
Canada
Germany
Netherlands
France
Italy
Iran

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

LearnDash is more popular than Open edX in all market segments.
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Internet Services
Sports
Online Shopping
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#37,250
#57,091
#62,919
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Name
Rank
#284,208
#296,691
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See also

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