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Edly vs Moodle comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Edly
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Moodle
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category, the mindshare of Edly is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Moodle is 3.2%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Moodle3.2%
Edly0.5%
Other96.3%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2873883 - PeerSpot reviewer
E Learning Systems Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Flexible e-learning has supported multi-campus growth but still needs more open themes and plugins
I think they should actually provide some more free versions of most of their themes. I think most of the things you have to use on Edly are all paid for you to have a good experience. I think they should work on making some open-source plugins or themes that people can also explore. Because Moodle itself is actually open-source, but if you want to go for the paid Moodle, you can still use the free one, but there are some restrictions in Edly that if they can just add some free themes, it will still make it not seem as though they are not selling, but it will attract more users to explore what they have as a solution.
CS
Meteorologist - Training and Development. Météorologue - Formation Et Perfectionnement at Environment Canada
A highly flexible and customizable learning management system with a wide range of features, providing educators with the tools to create engaging and interactive online courses
Moodle has proven to be highly effective for training and professional development within our organization. It has replaced the traditional practice of sending individuals on courses across the country, offering coast-to-coast accessibility. We've also begun utilizing badges for internal certification, streamlining the process of recognizing achievement. As its usage has expanded, we started with native Moodle on our section and have since extended it to other groups. The integration of third-party plugins or tools has influenced our utilization of Moodle. While we haven't implemented as many filters as we potentially could have, one individual has managed administration duties and the integration of these tools. This individual has also been involved in other areas, dedicating significant time to programming within Moodle for a specific program for one group. This process has spanned several years, demonstrating the commitment required to bring these enhancements to fruition.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Edy made content delivery more efficient than other tools that I was using previously."
"There's no way you can build a solution that you cannot easily customize, which is actually the powerful feature of Edly."
"We track all the learner trends and progressions and which courses are the top sellers so that we can market them and place them prominently in the marketplace."
"Edly ties up with the world's best educational institutions and provides the best courses with reasonable time frames to finish the modules, which is something I appreciate most about Edly."
"Edly has positively impacted my organization by giving our employees confidence to perform well, especially when dealing with critical projects."
"The most valuable features of Moodle are the ability to create assignments, divide them into teams, and the course delivery. In Cornerstone, I need to reach out to the team, and it is not as simple, a little more involved. Additionally, the solutions is easy to manage."
"The customization features of Moodle significantly enhance the learning experience for our users."
"They have made it really easy for you to see the flow on the forums. The information is well organized and the UI is fairly easy to navigate."
"It doesn't take long to learn how to use it and to set up basic courses and things like that."
"It is very flexible; it is like a salad bar, you can put anything that you want into Moodle and top it off with whatever you want."
"The best features Moodle offers me are the videos and the live classes feature, which is particularly valuable to me."
"The ability to insert a variety of tools, create and organize course content, and share large volumes of materials, written, audio, or visual, is very valuable."
"It is relatively easy to use to build processes for establishing and conducting work within the templates that are used. It is not that hard to follow along or use, and it is pretty simple to pick it up and run with it."
 

Cons

"One thing that could be improved is to ease out the payment process and payment modules."
"I think they should work on making some open-source plugins or themes that people can also explore."
"I sometimes find issues with even the finished modules in Edly where I cannot proceed to the next module and must restart the same modules."
"It was simple enough to use, but I could not make a significant difference in terms of efficiency compared to other platforms such as Blackboard or Moodle."
"Edly can be improved by addressing the limitation in integration with third-party platforms."
"The support is pretty bad. There isn't really any support for Moodle unless you pay an astronomical amount."
"Where Moodle could definitely improve is the user interface. You have a lot of themes and you can customize themes, but if you are going to use Moodle off the shelf, even with a hosting company, a lot of training is involved. Training is available, but if your faculty or your development team isn't highly technical, it's going to be a challenge, whereas there are other interfaces that are much easier, but they don't do as much. So, there is a give and take there. If Moodle could find a way to make the user interface for the instructional designers and the learners more intuitive, it probably would be a huge improvement. The manager area and the admin area are fine, but when it comes to the people who are using the system but might not be highly technical, it needs improvement."
"Moodle's weakest point is the user interface (although this is being addressed in upcoming releases)."
"The biggest area for improvement is the UI. They should also make the navigation simpler to understand. They've recently introduced a new way of having navigation work in Moodle, but they all look very similar."
"An improvement would be to have it support physically challenged students, who we think should be able to participate in some of our courses."
"The ability to input modified, individual, independent grades in a grade center component is not just hard. It almost always requires you to get tech involved."
"Moodle should improve the interface. You can download plugins, such as templates, and use them in Moodle, but they're limited. The interface component in Moodle can improve for students because we always have to train every student on how to use some of each feature. The solution overall could be more user-friendly."
"The UI and interface of Moodle could be greatly improved. There has been some improvement in recent releases by Moodle but there is still a lot to be improved upon. It is challenging to get buy-in from different stakeholders when they see what it looks like."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Moodle is free. It should probably stay free. There isn't really any support for Moodle unless you pay an astronomical amount, which is weird."
"It is open source, and it has a lot of free documentation. It can be by far the least expensive option, but it depends on how one decides to use it. It can be free if you download it and host it on-prem, and you don't count your time as being worth anything. So, it can be almost free, or it can be very expensive just depending on if you get a package with a provider and if it is a huge solution."
"Moodle offer a 14 day free trial and then requires payment."
"It is a one-time registration with the Moodle site. There isn't a yearly or monthly fee."
"In terms of cost, it is available at no charge."
"This particular organization is a relatively small academic institution. It is a single campus, not very big, with 4,500 to 5,000 total students. It is not a big faculty. There are no hard sciences other than undergraduate-level hard sciences. So, Moodle is functional, and it is relatively simple because it is open-source software. It has sub advantages, and it is inexpensive. Small schools with small enrollment numbers just can't afford the more expensive ones."
"The licensing cost is quite high and it operates on an annual basis."
"Moodle have a very robust licensing system that is user friendly. It's not very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
27%
Manufacturing Company
27%
Construction Company
14%
Wholesaler/Distributor
12%
Comms Service Provider
17%
University
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering Edly?
The advice I would give to others looking into using Edly is that it is really important for everyone to do research before making decisions. Compare features side by side between all the platforms...
What needs improvement with Moodle?
Moodle could be better, though it has not frustrated me.
What is your primary use case for Moodle?
My main use case for Moodle is that my college classes are hosted on the platform, which is the learning management system of our college. Videos, notes, and presentations are provided on the platf...
 

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