Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Open Edx
Open edX clearly comes out ahead of Adapt Learning on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Axim Collaborative | Adapt Learning Community |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Education & EdTechDevelopment | Education & EdTechDevelopment |
| Categories | edtech-lms | edtech-lms |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Open Edx
open source
open source
custom
| Feature | open-edx | adapt-learning |
|---|---|---|
| Full Source Code Access | ||
| Adapt Authoring Tool | ||
| Lms (Learning Management System) | ||
| Adapt Framework | ||
| Studio (Course Authoring Tool) | ||
| Enhanced Themes | ||
| Xblocks (Plugin Support) | ||
| Managed Hosting | ||
| Plugins | ||
| Saas | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Ui Enhancements |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Open edX comes out ahead overall, though Adapt Learning can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Open edX and Adapt Learning offer a free tier.
Open edX exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
