⚡ Learning Management Systems

Learning management systems (LMS) are software that help create, distribute, and manage the delivery of educational courses or learning programs. These platforms also allow organizations to track learner progress, conduct assessments, automate administrative tasks, and support both self-paced and instructor-led training.

According to our research, learning management systems are used on 0.3% of all websites.
98.1% of these sites use only one LMS, 1.8% use two.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the leading LMS in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is LearnDash with a share of 23.4%, followed by MemberPress with 18% and LearnPress with 14.5%.

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of LMS that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best LMS

Below is a more detailed list of all LMS we track, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
LearnDash
Lansing, Michigan, United States

A WordPress LMS (Learning Management System) plugin used to create and sell online courses.

Free$199+/year
2
MemberPress
Cedar City, Utah, United States

A WordPress paywall, membership, and LMS plugin.

$179.50+/year
3
LearnPress
Westminster, California, United States

A comprehensive LMS plugin for WordPress that allows you to create, manage and sell your courses.

Free$299
4
Tutor LMS
Dhaka, Bangladesh

A full-featured WordPress LMS plugin that allows you to create unlimited courses, quizzes, interactive lessons and generate reports.

Free$199+/year
5
Finalsite
Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

A cloud-based community relationship management platform for K-12 schools that combines website management, communications, and enrollment tools in a single system.

$6,000+/year
6
Moodle
West Perth, Australia

A popular open source learning management system available in over 100 languages.

FreeOpen source$130+/year
7
Sensei LMS
San Francisco, California, United States

A learning management plugin by Automattic that offers easy course editor, certificate creator, export/import, and WooCommerce integration.

FreeOpen source$5+/month
8
Canvas LMS
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

A cloud-based open source learning management system designed to help educational institutions deliver and manage online, hybrid, or in-person courses with tools for course authoring, grading, analytics, and mobile access.

FreeOpen source$25+/user/month
9
LifterLMS
Portland, Maine, United States

An LMS (Learning Management System) for creating and selling courses online, available as a free WordPress plugin with commercial add-ons.

Free$149.50+/year
10
MasterStudy LMS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A WordPress plugin that allows users to create, develop, and scale online courses with a simple drag-and-drop course builder.

FreeOpen source$99+/year
11
LearnWorlds
Limassol, Cyprus

A cloud-based, AI-powered learning management system designed for course creators.

$$$
12
D2L Brightspace
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

A cloud-based learning management system used by schools and organizations to deliver online and blended learning experiences.

$5+/user/month
13
WPLMS
New Delhi, India

A commercial LMS for WordPress.

$75
14
TalentLMS
San Francisco, California, United States

A commercial cloud LMS software solution.

$119+/month
15
Blackboard
Boca Raton, Florida, United States

A web-based content and learning management system used by higher education, K-12, corporate, and government clients to deliver, manage, and assess online and blended learning.

$7,500+/year
16
Masteriyo
Kathmandu, Nepal

A WordPress LMS plugin designed for both educators and students, making it easy to create and deliver engaging online courses.

Free$74.50+/year
17
Open edX
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

An open-source service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning at any scale.
18
AbsorbLMS
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

An AI-powered learning management system.

$$$

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 2,764,714 websites.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.