14 open-source Education & LMS vendors.

Open-source software for Education & LMS that you can self-host, with auditable source code — regardless of the developer's headquarters.

• BigBlueButtonSelf-hosted / open source

  Open-source web conferencing system designed specifically for online learning

  Canada

• Canvas LMSSelf-hosted / open source

  US open-source LMS (AGPLv3) by Instructure, used globally by educational institutions.

  United States

• ChamiloSelf-hosted / open source

  Belgian open-source e-learning and collaboration platform for education and enterprises

  Belgium

• Forma LMSSelf-hosted / open source

  Italian open-source learning management system designed for corporate training

  Italy

• H5PEU-hosted, non-EU parent

  H5P is an open-source interactive content framework originally built by H5P Group AS (Norway). H5P Group was fully acquired by D2L Inc. (Kitchener, Canada; TSX: DTOL) on July 9, 2024 for up to US$33M. The Norwegian entity continues to operate, but the ultimate parent is now Canadian.

  Norway · owner in Canada

• ILIASSelf-hosted / open source

  German open-source learning management system used by universities and organisations across Europe

  Germany

• MoodleNon-EU vendor

  World's most widely used open-source learning management system with strong European adoption

  Australia

• Open edXSelf-hosted / open source

  Open edX is an open-source learning management system originally developed by MIT and Harvard. The upstream project is stewarded by Axim Collaborative, a US-based nonprofit. The commercial operator 2U Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2024 and emerged as a private company. The platform remains open source under the AGPL license.

  United States

• OpencastSelf-hosted / open source

  Open-source lecture capture and video management system for higher education

  Germany

• OpenOlatEU sovereign

  Swiss open-source learning management system for universities and corporate training

  Switzerland

• OpignoEU sovereign

  Belgian open-source LMS built on Drupal for corporate and professional training

  Belgium

• SakaiSelf-hosted / open source

  Open-source learning management system widely adopted by European universities

  Netherlands

• Stud.IPSelf-hosted / open source

  German open-source course management and learning platform for higher education institutions

  Germany

• TsugiEU sovereign

  Open-source framework for building and deploying LTI-compliant learning tools

  Germany