⚡ Learning Management Systems in the United States

Learning management systems (LMS) are software that help create, distribute, and manage the delivery of educational courses or learning programs.

The United States of America (USA) is a North American country with a population of over 341 million people.

According to our research, learning management systems are used on 0.6% of websites from the United States.

Statistics based on 571K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top LMS in the United States in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Finalsite with an impressive share of 36.8%, followed by MemberPress with 17.1% and LearnDash with 15.7%.

Finalsite 36.8%
MemberPress 17.1%
LearnDash 15.7%
LearnPress 5.9%
Canvas LMS 5%
Tutor LMS 5%
Moodle 3.5%
D2L Brightspace 2.9%
Sensei LMS 2.7%
LifterLMS 2.2%
MasterStudy LMS 1.2%
Blackboard 1%
TalentLMS 0.9%
LearnWorlds 0.8%
WPLMS 0.5%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top LMS that are more popular in the United States than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Finalsite ^(-2)
5. Canvas LMS ^(-3)
8. D2L Brightspace ^(-4)
12. Blackboard ^(-4)
13. TalentLMS ^(-1)

✨ Best LMS

Below is a more detailed list of 19 LMS used on sites from the United States, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	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	36.8%
2	MemberPress Cedar City, Utah, United States A commercial WordPress plugin for paywalls, memberships, subscriptions, and learning management that lets site owners control access and monetize content on their WordPress sites. $199.50+/year	17.1%
3	LearnDash Lansing, Michigan, United States A WordPress LMS plugin used to create, deliver, and sell online courses directly from a WordPress site. Free$199+/year	15.7%
4	LearnPress Westminster, California, United States A WordPress LMS plugin that lets site owners create, manage, and sell online courses with lessons, quizzes, and student progress tracking directly within WordPress. Free$299	5.9%
5	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	5%
6	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%
7	Moodle West Perth, Australia An open-source learning management system that enables educators and organizations to deliver online and blended courses with customizable tools for teaching, learning, and assessment. FreeOpen source$130+/year	3.5%
8	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	2.9%
9	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	2.7%
10	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	2.2%
11	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	1.2%
12	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	1%
13	TalentLMS San Francisco, California, United States A commercial cloud LMS software solution. $119+/month	0.9%
14	LearnWorlds Limassol, Cyprus A cloud-based, AI-powered learning management system designed for course creators. $$$	0.8%
15	WPLMS New Delhi, India A commercial LMS for WordPress. $75	0.5%
16	Google Classroom Mountain View, California, United States A cloud-based learning management system that enables educators to create classes, distribute assignments, collect student work, and communicate with students through a centralized online environment. Free$6/user/month	0.3%
17	Masteriyo Kathmandu, Nepal A WordPress LMS plugin designed for both educators and students, making it easy to create and deliver engaging online courses. Free$74.50+/year	0.2%
18	Open edX Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States An open-source service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning at any scale.	0.03%
19	AbsorbLMS Calgary, Alberta, Canada An AI-powered learning management system. $$$	0.03%

👉 See Also

🌎 LMS in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 571,566 websites from the United States.
We currently track the presence of 19 LMS across the web.
Of these, 19 were detected on websites from the United States.
Statistics were last calculated on April 10, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.