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Academy LMS
by Academy LMS
What Academy LMS is
Academy LMS is a WordPress plugin for creating online courses, quizzes, student profiles, and learning management systems from the WordPress dashboard. It supports lessons, assignments, certificates, progress tracking, and instructor tools. Course materials can include videos, audio, text, PDFs, images, presentations, quizzes, assignments, and SCORM modules. The free plugin is available in the WordPress repository without a license key. Academy LMS 4.0’s free version includes reusable quiz questions, resume mode, AI feedback on graded answers, and browser-lock quiz protection. Integrated payments and connections to WooCommerce, Paid Memberships Pro, SureCart, SureMembers, and Easy Digital Downloads support course sales or access control. Other listed integrations include Google Classroom, Zoom, Google Meet, Elementor, MailChimp, and Google reCAPTCHA. A branded mobile app is available. Paid plans start at $99 a year, with site limits from one to 200 and unlimited-site options. Yearly plans include one year of support and updates.
Who it suits
Academy LMS suits course creators, coaches, educational organizations, businesses, and multi-instructor marketplaces already using WordPress. It supports both free and paid course publishing with multiple site-license options.
What it does well
- Free WordPress plugin without a license key
- Supports SCORM and varied course materials
- Integrated payment and access-control options
- Branded mobile app available
- Reusable quizzes and resume mode in free version
What to know first
- WordPress plugin compatibility is not guaranteed for every third-party plugin
- Paid plans cap site activations by plan
- No free trial
- Lifetime Unlimited is billed at $839 a month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Yearly · 1 site license · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · 1 year support and updates | $99 a year |
| Business | Yearly · 10 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · 1 year support and updates | $129 a year |
| Business Plus | Yearly · 25 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · 1 year support and updates | $149 a year |
| Agency | Yearly · 100 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · 1 year support and updates | $199 a year |
| Agency Plus | Yearly · 200 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · 1 year support and updates | $229 a year |
| Individual | Lifetime · 1 site license · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · lifetime support and updates | $149, paid once |
| Business | Lifetime · 10 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · lifetime support and updates | $199, paid once |
| Business Plus | Lifetime · 25 site licenses · 112+ features · 34+ integrations · 46+ addons · lifetime support and updates | $229, paid once |
The first 8 of 12 plans, as academylms.net lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Academy LMS provides a WordPress-based course system with a free plugin, broad content formats, payment integrations, and optional mobile branding. Its paid tiers scale by site activations, while compatibility with every third-party WordPress plugin is not guaranteed.
Facts from Academy LMS's own pages
- Audience
- The maker presents Academy LMS for online course creators, coaches, educational organizations, businesses, and multi-instructor marketplaces. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Code review
- The Academy LMS 4.0 release post says the product follows WordPress VIP coding standards and that findings from an audit were fixed before release. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Academy LMS is installed as a WordPress plugin; its terms say the maker does not guarantee compatibility with every third-party plugin. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Course features
- The product supports course creation, lessons, quizzes, assignments, certificates, student progress tracking, and instructor tools. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- videos,audio,text,PDFs,images,presentations,quizzes,assignments,SCORM modules · academylms.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · academylms.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plugin capabilities
- The maker says Academy LMS 4.0 includes reusable quiz questions, resume mode, AI feedback on graded answers, and browser lock quiz protection in the free plugin. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Free version
- Academy LMS Free is available from the WordPress plugin repository and can be used without a license key. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States · academylms.net, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include WooCommerce, Google Classroom, Zoom, Google Meet, Elementor, MailChimp, and Google reCAPTCHA. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Paid plans cap site activations at 1, 10, 25, 100, 200, or unlimited according to the selected plan. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- branded · academylms.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Monetization
- The maker lists integrations for selling or controlling course access through WooCommerce, Paid Memberships Pro, SureCart, SureMembers, and Easy Digital Downloads. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Payment options
- integrated · academylms.net, 20 Sept 2026
- Product
- Academy LMS is a WordPress LMS plugin for building online courses, quizzes, student profiles, and learning management systems from the WordPress dashboard. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Refund policy
- The pricing page offers a 14-day money-back guarantee, subject to conditions including an eligible reported issue that support cannot resolve within 48 hours. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The feature page says Academy LMS integrates with Google reCAPTCHA to protect websites from spam and abuse. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Support and updates
- Yearly plans include one year of support and updates, while lifetime plans include lifetime support and updates. · academylms.net, 12 Oct 2026
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