Overview
Open edX is an open-source learning platform designed for online courses, higher education and large-scale digital learning.
Key Features
✓Open source✓Online courses✓MOOCs✓Assessments✓APIs✓Self-hosting✓Analytics
Pricing
Open edX software is open source and does not require a conventional software license. Organizations must account for hosting, development, infrastructure, maintenance and support.
MyPass provides another open-core alternative with managed hosting options.
From our research · checked 25 October 2026
- Publishes a price
- No
- 100 users, per month
- Not computable: no dollar figure on the vendor's site; the pricing page says “there are no license fees to use the Open edX software”.
- Free plan
- Yes
- AI features shipped
- 2 of 12: Quiz generation, Learner assistant. Announced but not shipped: Course generation. Vendor's AI page
- AI pricing
- Included · Open-source platform; no pricing page. 'Plug your preferred AI tools directly into the platform' with your own provider.
Source: our LMS Pricing Index and AI in the LMS index, both read from the vendor's own website and re-checked quarterly.
Pros & Cons
＋ Pros
✓Open source
✓Large-scale learning
✓Flexible
✓Self-hosting
－ Cons
✕Technical complexity
✕Infrastructure requirements
Conclusion
Open edX is strong for large-scale digital learning. MyPass may be more suitable for organizations seeking a broader LMS and managed hosting path.