Overview
Sakai is an open-source LMS primarily used in higher education.
Key Features
✓Open source✓Course management✓Assessments✓Assignments✓Collaboration✓Academic learning
Pricing
Sakai is open source, so there is no conventional software subscription. Organizations must account for hosting, implementation, administration and support.
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 “Sakai is 100% open source.”.
- Free plan
- Yes
- AI features shipped
- 0 of 12.
- AI pricing
- Not stated · Free open-source software; no pricing page and no AI features.
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
✓Higher education
✓Flexible
－ Cons
✕Technical administration
✕Smaller ecosystem than Moodle
Conclusion
Sakai is a credible open-source academic LMS. MyPass is a broader alternative for organizations outside traditional higher education.