Blackboard Learn AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Learning Management Systems

The best Learning Management System alternative to Blackboard Learn is Moodle, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Blackboard Learn and loads of them are Learning Management Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Learning Management System alternatives to Blackboard Learn are Canvas by Instructure, Chamilo, Aptree Learning and Google Classroom.

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  1. Moodle icon

    Moodle

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    Moodle is an open source tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company.

    138 Moodle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    it is responsive and easy to use, moreover is open source

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    • Moodle is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Blackboard Learn.

    • Moodle is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Blackboard Learn.

    • Moodle is Free and Open SourceBlackboard Learn is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Canvas by Instructure icon

    Canvas by Instructure

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    Canvas by Instructure is the world's #1 Learning Management System for schools, teachers and educators. Learn more about implementing the best LMS today.

    91 Canvas by Instructure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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    Best open-source alternative to Blackboard Learn (BBL), our institution has replaced BBL with Canvas as of this year. While interfaces are different, all the required functionality is there, Instructure Canvas is the way to go!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Canvas by Instructure is a great Blackboard Learn alternative.

    • Canvas by Instructure is the most popular SaaS alternative to Blackboard Learn.

    • Canvas by Instructure is Freemium and Open SourceBlackboard Learn is Paid and Proprietary
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    Chamilo

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    Chamilo is an open-source (under GNU/GPL licensing) e-learning and content management system, aimed at improving access to education and knowledge globally. It is backed up by the Chamilo Association, an international ONG based in Europe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Chamilo LMS open campus available at: http://campus.chamilo.org
     
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    Google Classroom

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    Google Classroom is your mission control for class. Create classes, distribute assignments, send feedback, and see everything in one place. Instant. Paperless. Easy.

    25 Google Classroom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    TutorFlow

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    TutorFlow helps teachers, schools, and L&D teams deliver hands-on learning with AI. Create interactive courses, quizzes, and smart classrooms from a single prompt.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Edme

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    Innovative platform enabling teachers and language schools to create interactive language courses, catering to various proficiency levels, enhancing engagement, promoting flexible learning, and connecting a global learner community, cost-effectively improving teaching quality.

    55 Edme alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    OLAT

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    OLAT (Online Learning And Training) offers a flexible online course system along with extensive features to guarantee learning and teaching independent of time and place. It has been created especially for public institutions such as universities, academies or colleges, but it...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Sakai

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    Historically, the community has aligned around a single project, the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE). This project has also drawn in the Open Source Portfolio (OSP), including it in the Sakai CLE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
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    ILIAS

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    ILIAS is a powerful and flexible tool for learning and collaborating online. It serves as a knowledge and collaboration platform. ILIAS is not restricted to any particular didactical model but instead supports a variety of uses and methods.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    .LRN

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    Originally developed at MIT, .LRN claims to be the most widely adopted enterprise class open source Learning Management System solution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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