Learning Management Systems

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are software that enables instructors to create, deliver, and manage online learning experiences. It centralizes educational content - videos, readings, quizzes, and discussion boards, so students can access all of their course materials. Teachers use an LMS to design courses, monitor student progress, grade assignments, and communicate directly with students. Learning management systems are used across K–12 and higher education. There are also corporate learning management systems that focus on employee on-boarding and training - that can even integrate into the Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). Because each audience is specialized - it's not uncommon to see companies specialize in a learning management systems for their core audience (K-12, Higher Ed or Corporate).

Last Updated: November 1, 2025

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Brightspace

Best for colleges, universities, and districts that value personalized learning, accessibility, and deep analytics.

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Brightspace is a flexible, cloud-based learning management system designed for higher ed and corporate learning. It’s known for its strong accessibility features, data-driven analytics, and adaptive learning capabilities that personalize the learner experience. Brightspace supports course authoring, assessments, rubrics, and competency tracking, with integrations for video, LTI tools, and mobile learning. Its focus on engagement, outcomes-based education, and learner analytics makes it a top choice for higher education, K-12 districts, and workforce training.

Features

Accessibility Tools

Adaptive Learning

Assignments

Authoring

Competency Tracking

Gamification

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)

Question Banks

Quizzes

Rubrics

Video

Audience

Business Higher Ed

Integrations

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Customers

Moodle

A flexible, open-source LMS built for educators who want full control — highly customizable, scalable, and grounded in a community-driven plugin ecosystem.

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Moodle is a free, open-source learning management system (LMS) that lets schools to build their own online learning environments, with complete ownership over deployment, customization, and data. Because Moodle’s core is modular, administrators can mold it to the needs of their school be using a library of themes, plugins, and APIs. Moodle can support learning that's fully online, blended, competency-based, self-paced — with strong assessment, forum/discussion, collaboration, and analytics tools. They have a strong global community and a network of certified partners. Moodle had deployed over 53 million courses across 238 countries.