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SQL LRS gives teams a free, self-hosted store for xAPI statements, attachments, and documents. It supports SQLite, Postgres, MariaDB, and MySQL, and its conditional logic can evaluate incoming activity and create internal statements for validated outcomes. SQL data can feed tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, and Apache Superset. Its Apache 2.0 license allows commercial use, and it conforms to IEEE 9274.1.1.

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   Veracity Learning

   Free plan APILinuxMac+3

   Teams needing dashboards, multi-tenancy, or hosted LRS deployment — Veracity adds dashboards, multi-tenant instances, statement forwarding, and cloud-hosted SaaS alongside self-hosting.

   7.0 Free plan · paid from $100/mo Visit site
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   Cluelabs LRS

   Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

   Mobile learning collection and question-level reports — Cluelabs adds mobile platforms, cmi.interaction reports, and country- or region-selectable storage, while SQL LRS focuses on self-hosted databases.

   7.6 Free plan · paid from $6.95/mo Visit site
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   Mosra

   Free plan MacSelf-hostedWeb+1

   Teams creating interactive lessons with built-in tracking — Mosra authors interactive lessons and exports learning packages, while SQL LRS stores xAPI data without creating content.

   7.3 Free plan Visit site
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   xh

   Free plan Open source AndroidLinuxMac+1

   Command-line HTTP request work — xh sends and formats HTTP requests rather than storing xAPI statements as an LRS.

   8.6 Free plan Visit site
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   ADL Open Source LRS

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

   Small proof-of-concept xAPI deployments — ADL Open Source LRS targets small proof-of-concept use and includes optional webhooks, whereas SQL LRS supports commercial projects.

   7.6 Open source Visit site
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   Jupiter

   Free plan Self-hostedWeb

   Teams using xAPI and Caliper with query visualizations — Jupiter supports Caliper as well as xAPI and includes Metis for query visualizations, tables, exports, and cluster monitoring.

   7.1 Open source Visit site
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   Ralph

   Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

   Teams needing multiple data backends and statement forwarding — Ralph supports Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and ClickHouse, plus statement forwarding, but follows xAPI 1.0.3 rather than 2.0.

   7.1 Open source Visit site
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   EscolaLMS LRS

   Free plan APISelf-hosted
   7.0 Open source Visit site
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   Sereni LRS

   Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
   7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    openLRS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.9 Open source Visit site
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    TRAX LRS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.9 Open source Visit site
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    Instancy Learning Record Store

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.4 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Zanichelli LearningRecordStore-xapi

    Free plan APISelf-hosted
    6.3 Open source Visit site
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    Larmer LRS

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.1 Visit site
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    GrassBlade LRS

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+5
    6.0 From $12/mo (annual) Visit site
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    itslearning

    by itslearning

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SCORM Cloud LRS

    Free trial APIWeb
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    In2itive Learning Record Store

    Paid APIWeb
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Watershed Learning Analytics Platform

    Paid APIWeb
    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    xSTAGE LRS

    Paid APIWeb
    5.0 Visit site
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    Bealink LRS

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Rustici LRS

    Paid
    4.1 Pricing on request Visit site

The trade-off is operational scope: SQL LRS is not an LMS or content store, does not produce learning data, and has no multi-tenant support. Customers host it themselves, while implementation and support services are quoted separately. Alternatives may suit teams seeking hosted service, tenant separation, built-in analytics, mobile learning collection, or lesson authoring. Compare standards and data sources alongside deployment, reporting, integrations, and export needs; some options address adjacent tasks rather than replacing an LRS.

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