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Last updated: March 2026

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iSpring Suite logo
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An easy to use tool to quickly create courses

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Free
We offer volume, academic, and freelance discounts.

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Canvas logo
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Where smart learning meets powerful simplicity.

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Free
Canvas offers a free version. Please reach out to Instructure directly for pricing details.

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Google Classroom logo

Teaching and learning collaboration for teachers & students

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Google Classroom is free for all schools and is included with subscriptions to G Suite for Education.

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TalentLMS logo
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Learning management and customer training system

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Start with a forever-free account that will allow you to test everything before purchasing a plan. No credit card required. You can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any point. Free Plan - $0/month - Up to 5 users - Up to 10 courses - Unlimited email support - Test generative AI Core Plan - from $119/month - 1 branch - Up to 100 users - Unlimited courses - Unlimited email support - Custom homepage - Single Sign-On support - Custom domain + SSL - TalentCraft - Onboarding Discovery Grow Plan - from $229/month 3 Branches - Up to 500 users - Everything in Core - Onboarding Starter - Custom reports - TalentCraft premium - LinkedIn Learning Integration (coming soon) Pro Plan - from $499/month - 15 Branches - Up to 1000 users - Everything in Grow - Automations - Remove TalentLMS branding - TalentCraft premium - Onboarding Advaned - Skills (coming soon) Enterprise - Contact TalentLMS Unlimited Branches Everything in Pro Account Manager Phone Support TalentCraft unlimited Skills (coming soon)

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Visme logo

The all-in-one online presentation, infographic tool

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Free Plan: $0/month Standard Plan: $12.25/month Business Plan: $24.75/month

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Schoology logo

LMS for teachers and school administrators

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Free
Please contact PowerSchool for pricing details.

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Nearpod logo

Student engagement platform for the education sector

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Nearpod pricing starts at $120/year (only $10/month) and scales with number of session size and features. Features expand across Silver, Gold, Platinum, School & Districts and Higher Education plans. Pricing details are outlined below: Silver - Free (Basic features) • Session Size: Up to 40 • Storage Space: Up to 50 MB • Lesson Size: Up to 20 MB Gold - $120/year (only $10/month) • Session Size: Up to 50 • Storage Space: Up to 3 GB • Lesson Size: Up to 40 MB Platinum - $349/year (only $29/month) • Session Size: Up to 75 • Storage Space: Up to 5 GB • Lesson Size: Up to 50 MB School & Districts and Higher Education - Please contact Nearpod directly for pricing information.

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Forma LMS logo
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Learning management and course authoring platform

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Forma Lms is a hosted, open source solution. We also offer a cloud service, and we can manage your on-premise installation. We have solutions catering for small, medium and large companies.

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Uteach logo

Website builder for creators

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Basic - $39/month or $29/month (paid annually) Pro- $99/month or $79/month (paid annually) Business - $249/month or $199/month (paid annually)

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LIVRESQ logo

Create professional courses directly from the browser.

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Subscriptions types: 1. Free - WITH LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY 2. Company - PRO - PAID MONTHLY - 5.98 USD/SEAT 3. Company - PREMIUM - PAID YEARLY - 4.35 USD/MONTH/SEAT 4. Enterprise - 59.00 USD/MONTH/SEAT - WITH ONBOARDING AND SEAT MANAGEMENT

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Podia logo

Website builder, community platform, and online courses

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Podia offers a 30-day free trial which offers a free website, community, and the ability to sell digital products. After that, people can upgrade to the available pricing tiers. Pricing starts at $39/month and scales with each tier, outlined below: Mover: $39/monthly and a $78 discount is available for annual commitments. Shaker: $89/monthly and a $178 discount is available for annual commitments.

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Teachlr Organizations logo

Empowering Learning for Organizations

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Coursebox logo
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AI-powered course creation and learning management

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Cloud Assess logo

Build Skills. Prove Competence. Stay Compliant.

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1. Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) Cloud Assess is the assessment-first platform purpose-built for Registered Training Organisations and training providers. Manage the entire student lifecycle from enrolment to certification with AI-powered assessment generation, intelligent automation and built-in compliance tools designed for the vocational education sector. Pro: The complete training and assessment platform for RTOs. Includes 50 users with pricing per user decreasing as numbers increase. Key features: AI assessment generation and AI marking assistant Forms and configurable workflows SCORM and LTI support AVETMISS and state-specific reporting CRM, notes and student records Stripe payments and USI validation Issue, verify and revoke certificates Skills matrix with competency tracking and job role mapping Digital badges with custom branding API and integrations with aXcelerate, VETtrak, Wisenet and JobReady Advanced quality controls and revision control Chat and rapid support with dedicated onboarding Value Pack: Available as an add-on or included above 500 users. Adds journeys and automation, deeper integrations, webforms, custom branding, offline capability, enrolment engine and third-party user access for workplace supervisors and parents. Premium: For large enterprise and government RTOs. Includes all Pro features plus: Full Value Pack included Dedicated relationship manager High volume pricing ICT security audits Priority support and onboarding Ideal for RTOs managing thousands of learners across multiple sites. 2. Workplace Training (Frontline Workers) Purpose-built for organisations with frontline teams.. Cloud Assess delivers mobile-first training, automated compliance tracking and real-time skills visibility for high-risk industries including mining, construction, rail, healthcare and aged care. Pro: The complete workforce competency platform. Includes 50 users with pricing per user decreasing as numbers increase. Key features: AI and automation for assessment creation and marking Forms and configurable workflows SCORM support Issue, verify and revoke certificates Skills matrix with competency mapping across roles, sites and departments Digital badges with custom branding API and integrations with Employment Hero, Humanforce and SAP SuccessFactors Advanced quality controls Chat and rapid support with dedicated onboarding Value Pack: Available as an add-on or included above 500 users. Adds journeys and automation, deeper integrations, webforms, custom branding, offline capability, enrolment engine and third-party user access for supervisors and contractors. Premium: For large enterprise and government organisations. Includes all Pro features plus: Full Value Pack included Dedicated relationship manager High volume pricing ICT security audits Priority support and onboarding Designed for organisations managing compliance across multiple locations. Note: All packages include advanced security and privacy features. A free course library with unlimited accredited microlearning courses and digital badges is also available.

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GoSkills logo

An easy-to-use learning platform your team will love

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Whether you are an individual learner or amongst a team of learners, GoSkills offers various custom learning models so you can level-up your skills today. GoSkills' pricing model is usage based and can accommodate plans with 5, 10, 20, 50, and 50+ users, with the option of monthly or annual billing cycles. Custom pricing is also available upon request.

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isEazy Author logo

#1 software for e-learning course creation

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Pricing Model: Free Trial, Free Plan and Subscription: Professional, Business and Enterprise. License: Free, Paid Starting Price 69€ Free Trial: Yes

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ActivePresenter logo
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All-in-one Authoring Tool, Recorder, & Video Editor with AI

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The price is a one-time cost, not a monthly or yearly subscription. Each paid license includes a certain number of free AI credits. To own more AI credits to use AI features, customers need to buy AI credits separately.

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Genially logo

Visual communication and content creation tool

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Free
Genially is offered across four pricing plans for Professional and Educational purposes.

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TrainerCentral logo

An all-in-one online course creation platform.

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Starter (single user plan): $20/month (billed monthly), $16/month (billed annually) Professional (inclusive of 3 user licenses): $50/month (billed monthly), $41/month (billed annually) Forever Free: Upto 3 free courses allowed

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Travitor logo

Employee Training Software & LMS Platform

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Free
No setup fees, no hidden costs

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Cards logo

Microlearning application for any-sized business

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Tayl logo

Training management software to create and manage courses

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Jforma logo

Learning management system for businesses and institutions

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Jforma is available for free after which it offers annual subscriptions. Details include: Quarrel (For demos & small training centers) - €0 Professional (For growing companies) - From €779/year Premium - From €2.266/year Enterprise - From €3.630/year

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Eduflow logo

Learning experience management software

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Eduflow comes with 4 different plan types: Free, Lite, Plus, Super, and Pro. The free plan is perfect for small teams, and larger teams testing out Eduflow. The Lite and Plus plans ($49/month or $249/month) can be purchased without talking to a sales rep and will allow you to run learning experiences with 50 or 100 participants per month. In addition, the Plus plan allows you to use our API, customize the look and feel and much more. Eduflow Pro is the perfect plan for larger institutions that want all the features, custom functionality, and support, or who have more than 500 monthly active learners.

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CurrikiStudio logo

Content authoring and publishing management software

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Free
Please contact Curriki directly for pricing details.

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