What is Moodle?
Moodle is an open source, feature-rich, secure, and scalable learning management system that integrates seamlessly with other platforms and can be customized for any teaching or training method you choose. With fresh and intuitive interfaces, Moodle has solutions suitable for K-12, higher education, vocational training, corporates, and all types of enterprise learning. You can get support from our community forums, access Moodle's certified integrations, and explore over 2000 open source plugins. Or, for expert advice and end-to-end support and service, get in touch with one of the Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers in our global network.
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80 Likeliness to Recommend
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88 Plan to Renew
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88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Moodle?
Pros
- Security Protects
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation
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Feature Ratings
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Gradebook
Content Creation
Content Management
Customer Partner Training
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Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Implementation
Usability and Intuitiveness
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Quality of Features
Vendor Support
Ease of Customization
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Moodle Reviews
Hailey S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2024
Easy to use, organized, and great!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Moodle from other similar products?
It is very easy to use, easy to switch lesson order, and organize by date or by unit. Love that teachers can see what links students access and for how long.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Organization for lessons!! It is a dream come true and makes year after year of teaching a breeze!
What do you dislike most about this product?
It doesn't communicate with our gradebook so I have to transfer grades to our district grade system.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It takes about 2 minutes to learn to use. This is ideal for people who don't understand technology but need organization in lessons.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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Ravi R.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jul 2024
Absolutely mind blown with the features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Moodle from other similar products?
They have a free feature that you may initially use to understand the product better and get your hands on and once you are happy, you may proceed with their commercial product.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Course creation is too much fun as they offer multiple tools to create your course and their gamified options are top notch and a hit among learners.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The implementation part was a little difficult as this cannot be implemented without a IT person around you.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
There are multiple products out there, however, the range of features moodle provides for the cost, I'm sure no one can offer. You may get better products but the customisation helps you beat all LMS softwares out there.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
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Rakshika S.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Engineering
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Feb 2026
features -Rich and Cost-Effective but Hard to Use
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Moodle from other similar products?
What really sets Moodle apart from many other learning systems is that it’s open‑source and free to use mainly. This means schools and organisations don’t have to pay any licensing fees, and they can change the platform however they want to suit their own needs. There’s a large global community of developers and educators who contribute plugins, improvements, and support, so Moodle keeps evolving and staying useful for many different ways of teaching and learning.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
What I like best about Moodle is that it gives you lots of control and flexibility without charging for it. You can set up courses the way you want, add lots of useful tools like forums, quizzes, and calendars, and change the platform to fit your needs. It’s free to use, and there’s a big community of other users who share help and resources, which makes it easier to solve problems and find new features.
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about Moodle is how hard it can be to use and navigate, especially for beginners. The interface often feels outdated and cluttered, and simple tasks like setting up assignments or finding certain settings can take a lot of clicking around. Some features, like video conferencing or advanced reporting, are limited or missing and the mobile experience isn’t always great either.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Moodle can be an excellent choice if you want a flexible, cost‑effective LMS and are willing to invest time in setup, training, and support. It’s particularly suitable for institutions with an IT team or technical resources but may feel challenging for beginners. If you are beginners you may feel difficulty.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
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