Open source by industry / Education
Moodle
The long-established open-source learning platform: courses, assignments, quizzes and grades.
- Can you use it commercially?
- Yes
GPL-3.0. You can host it and charge for courses without restriction. If you distribute a modified version, it must stay under the GPL.
- Is it still maintained?
- Active
Last push on 2026-10-03. The repository is not archived.
- How hard is it to deploy?
- Moderate
You set up the web server, PHP and a database (PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB) yourself. The official guide has eight steps. The exact PHP version is in the release notes for each version.
- What does it cost?
- Low
The software is free. The stated minimum is a 1 GHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM; dual core and 1 GB or more is recommended. Plan for 5 GB of disk plus your course content.
- What to watch out for
- The name is a trademark
"Moodle" is a registered trademark. Without written permission you cannot use the name to sell hosting, training, support or customization; that permission usually goes to official partners only. Saying your own organization runs Moodle is fine.
Based on license texts, commit history and official deployment docs. I have not deployed each one myself. Last checked: .
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