Moodle

West Perth, Australia

Moodle is 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.

It offers built-in collaborative features such as forums, wikis, quizzes and gradebooks, provides extensive plugin extensibility with over 2,000 add-ons, and supports more than 120 languages and mobile learning through the Moodle App.

According to our data, Moodle is the 6th most popular learning management system on the web.
It has 8.1% of the LMS market share and is detected on 0.03% of all websites.

🏠 Website
- moodle.org #2,438
🔗 Links
- Wikipedia
- Documentation
</> Source code
- GitHub
🔌 Add-Ons
- Plugins
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Community
- Forums Reddit

💸 Pricing

Moodle is available in both free and paid versions.

Free version ✔️Self-hosted, open source

MoodleCloudStarter
(50 users)$130/year
Mini
(100 users)$220/year
Small
(400 users)$400/year
Medium
(500 users)$910/year
Standard
(750 users)$1,710/year

📊 Rankings and Market Share

LMS
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 8.1%

🏆 Moodle Awards

🥇 Most popular in Argentina in the LMS category.
🥇 Most popular in Russia in the LMS category.
🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the LMS category.
🥉 Third most popular in Spain in the LMS category.
🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the LMS category.
🥉 Third most popular in Brazil in the LMS category.
🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the LMS category.
⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the LMS category.
⭐ 5th most popular in France in the LMS category.

⚡ Sites Powered by Moodle

We have data on 930 websites that use the Moodle LMS. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Moodle is moodle.org.

#	Website	Rank	Country	Language
1	moodle.org	#2,438		English
2	e-tesda.gov.ph	#10,907	Philippines	English
3	hocmai.vn	#19,910	Vietnam	Vietnamese
4	coolenglish.edu.tw	#36,765	Taiwan	Chinese
5	educaciodigital.cat	#38,116	Spain	Catalan
6	pivotpointlab.com	#39,609	United States	American English
7	learnus.org	#44,343	Korea	English
8	elearning.org.bd	#47,959	Bangladesh	English
9	aulauss.edu.pe	#48,376	Peru	English
10	mischool.fr	#48,487	France	French
11	cmi.ac.in	#60,522	India	English
12	icrweb.jp	#62,949	Japan	English
13	businessballs.com	#72,612		English
14	unccelearn.org	#83,896		English
15	ahipmedicaretraining.com	#85,666	United States	American English
16	iulms.edu.pk	#86,032	Pakistan	English
17	teachers.gov.jo	#86,496	Jordan	Arabic
18	maharatech.gov.eg	#88,230	Egypt	English
19	iclasscloud.com	#89,504	Germany	Greek
20	safetyplus.jp	#92,445	Japan	Japanese

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Moodle:

are located in the United States
have content in English
use the .com domain extension
fall into the Education/Reference category.

🌎 Countries📢 Languages⭐ TLDs🗃️ Domain Categories

Most of the sites using Moodle are from the United States, Spain, and Germany.

Most Moodle users speak English, Spanish, or Russian.

The Moodle LMS is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Moodle include education and reference, business, and marketing and merchandising.

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Moodle alternatives.

Rank	Name
1	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
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	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
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
18	Open edX Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States An open-source service-oriented platform for authoring and delivering online learning at any scale.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Moodle's headquarters?

Moodle is located in West Perth, Australia.

Does Moodle offer a free plan?

Yes, there is a free version.

How much does Moodle cost?

Moodle is priced from $130 per year for the Starter plan.

Which country uses Moodle the most?

The majority of Moodle users are from the United States.

Who uses Moodle?

According to our data, Moodle is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as e-tesda.gov.ph, hocmai.vn, and coolenglish.edu.tw.

Is Moodle used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by e-tesda.gov.ph and maharatech.gov.eg.

Do academic institutions use Moodle?

Yes. The most prominent of these are coolenglish.edu.tw, aulauss.edu.pe, and cmi.ac.in. Overall, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Moodle.