Category: Education & LMS
8 European alternatives to Moodle — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
World's most widely used open-source learning management system with strong European adoption
Facts
- Headquarters
- AU (OTHER)
- Category
- Education & LMS
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU, APAC
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Moodle
- H5P↗
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.
NO · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Moodle?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Moodle include Chamilo, Forma LMS and H5P. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Moodle?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Moodle include Chamilo, Forma LMS, H5P, ILIAS, OpenOlat, Opencast, Opigno and Sakai. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Moodle GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Moodle is headquartered in AU (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, APAC. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.