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Best Online Course Platforms in 2026

Creating and delivering a course involves decisions about content, enrollment, and payments. Compared on course formats, student limits, payment options, and transaction fees, these platforms can be assessed against the way you plan to teach and accept payments. Custom domains and email marketing are additional considerations for your course presence and outreach. FreshLearn, TrainerCentral, and Prolaud are among the options shown. Mobile app availability, a free plan, and paid-from pricing can help you weigh learner access and cost. Compare the listed features with the requirements of your course and the experience you want to provide.

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    LearnHouse Boards

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Choose LearnHouse Boards if you want a free web-based course platform with many content formats, custom domains, and Stripe payments.

    8.5 Free plan Visit site
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    FreshLearn

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    FreshLearn covers course delivery as well as coaching, communities, and digital products, with branded mobile apps and multiple payment options.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $35/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Open edX

    by Open edX
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Open edX brings course creation, learning management, analytics, and integrations into one open-source platform.

    7.7 Free plan Visit site
  4. 4

    TrainerCentral

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Choose TrainerCentral if you need course creation, learner engagement and training business tools together, with a free tier for up to three courses.

    7.7 Free plan · 15-day trial Visit site
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    LearnDash

    by LearnDash
    Paid Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    LearnDash provides course creation, selling, memberships, and reporting within WordPress.

    7.6 2-day trial Visit site
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    Pathwright

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Pathwright combines structured course paths with Cohorts, interactive content and mentoring.

    7.6 From $89/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Euron Systems

    by Euron Systems
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Euron Systems combines branded course delivery with payments, marketing tools, and mobile learner apps.

    7.5 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    Prolaud

    by Prolaud
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Prolaud combines course sales, live teaching and student management with a free Starter tier and paid plans from ₹1,249/mo.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from ₹1,249/mo Visit site
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    MasterStudy LMS

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneSelf-hosted+1

    MasterStudy LMS combines course creation, integrated payment options, and live-session support for WordPress-based learning businesses.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $149/yr Visit site
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    Chamilo LMS

    by Chamilo LMS
    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Chamilo LMS combines course delivery and assessment features with open-source licensing and a demo option. Check the PHP requirements for the version you plan to install.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Coursebox

    by Coursebox
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Choose Coursebox if you want a course platform with web and mobile access, several course formats, and a free tier for unlimited learners.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    LifterLMS

    by LifterLMS
    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    LifterLMS offers course creation, membership controls, and payment options within a WordPress site.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $398/yr Visit site
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    LearnPress

    by LearnPress
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Choose LearnPress if you need a course platform with multiple content formats, integrated payments, and email marketing.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $19 Visit site
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    Ruzuku

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Ruzuku brings course content, live meetings, community activity and payment collection into a browser-based service.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Visit site
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    Loopwise

    Free plan APIWeb

    Loopwise combines course delivery, payments, memberships, and audience analytics in a web platform. The Starter cap and paid plan prices are important to weigh when choosing a tier.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    lernaura

    Free plan APIWeb

    Lernaura combines creator publishing with payment and compliance services. Its free creator software is paired with transaction fees, and seller eligibility is limited to the EU/EEA.

    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Tutor LMS

    by Tutor LMS
    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    Tutor LMS combines varied course formats with integrated payments and email marketing, and its free plan includes unlimited courses, learners, and instructors.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $199/yr Visit site
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    Masteriyo LMS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Masteriyo combines course creation, sales, assessments, and integrations in a WordPress plugin, with a free plan and paid tiers for different site counts.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $99/yr Visit site
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    Klasio

    by Klasio
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Choose Klasio if you need a course platform with varied content formats, integrated payments and a plan sized to your student volume.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site
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    ClassroomIO

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    ClassroomIO brings training delivery, compliance workflows, and AI course tools together, with self-hosting available.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $35/mo Visit site
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    TagMango

    by TagMango
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    TagMango offers course delivery with several content formats, payments, email marketing, and branded app options.

    7.3 From ₹24,999/yr Visit site
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    Xperiencify

    by Xperiencify
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Xperiencify combines course publishing, email marketing, web access, and native mobile apps. Its published-course and active-student limits distinguish the paid plans.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $99/mo Visit site
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    Learnomy

    by Learnomy
    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Choose Learnomy if you need a web course platform with varied content formats, integrated payments and a free plan that supports unlimited courses and students.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $149/yr Visit site
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    Creator LMS

    by Creator LMS
    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    Creator LMS combines WordPress course creation, learner engagement, assessments, and sales tools in one plugin.

    7.1 From $139.99/yr Visit site
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    Academy LMS

    by Academy LMS
    Free plan Self-hostedWeb

    Academy LMS provides a WordPress-based course system with a free plugin, broad content formats, payment integrations, and optional mobile branding.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $99/yr Visit site

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