--- description: Review of Moodle Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Moodle | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Training Software](/directory/1232/online-training/software) > [Moodle](/software/4321/moodle) # Moodle Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/4321/moodle Page: 1 / 137\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/4321/moodle?page=2) > Moodle is an open-source learning management system that allows educators to create engaging online learning experiences. Users can incorporate a wide array of resources and activities into existing courses and tailor the learning environment to specific needs. Moodle enables teams to streamline the delivery of online learning. It provides essential tools for managing enrollments, creating learning plans, and grading assignments in a centralized platform. Moodle offers privacy and security features, including continuous monitoring and multi-factor authentication, giving educators the confidence to teach online without compromising the safety and integrity of the data. Its integration of open-source AI plugins, such as the AI Connector and AI text-to-image repository, leverage the power of AI. Managers can automate tasks, personalize content, and foster engaging interactions. These AI tools maintain transparency and adaptability to evolving educational regulations. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 3387 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 3387 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Moodle - **Founded**: 2002 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$130.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software, under the GNU General Public License. Anyone can adapt, extend or modify Moodle for both commercial and non-commercial projects without any licensing fees and benefit from the cost-efficiencies, flexibility and other advantages of using Moodle. If you want to customise or upscale your LMS to your organisation’s unique needs, we provide a range of scalable, reliable, and robust hosting solutions for Moodle LMS and Moodle Workplace ranging from cloud-based affordable Standard Plans to fully hosted, Premium Solutions delivered by Moodle Certified Partners and Service Providers. Save time and resources with a MoodleCloud hosted solution. Whether you choose a fast and affordable standard plan or a premium cloud service, our hosting solutions are scalable, reliable, resilient and provide enhanced security and data protection. Plus, you get access to all Moodle’s key features that you need to drive great learning experiences. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji and 43 more ## Features - API - Academic/Education - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Alumni Management - Assessment Management - Assignment Management - Asynchronous Learning - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Audio/Video Recording - Blended Learning - Breakout Rooms - Built-in Course Authoring - Built-in LMS - Calendar Management - Certificates ## Integrations (15 total) - Advacheck - Ans - BigBlueButton - Element - Google Workspace - H5P - IntelliBoard - MathType - Meta for Business - Microsoft 365 - Near-Life CREATOR - ReadSpeaker - SMOWL - TinyMCE - Zoom Workplace ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1232/online-training/software) ## Related Categories - [Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1232/online-training/software) - [Higher Education Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4253/higher-education/software) - [LMS Software for Nonprofits](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3816/nonprofit-lms/software) - [LMS for Schools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3871/education/software) - [Learning Management Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4584/lms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Because of the many diverse ways teachers can choose to organize their classroom, there's no standard template. It's up to the student, in every new course, to figure out how their teacher has chosen to organize the online classroom, which is complicated and frustrating. > > Moodle fixed a lot of it's earlier integration issues where Google and Microsoft didn't connect easily. It's easy to set up but better customer support or initial orientations might make it easier for teachers to set up classrooms in ways that benefit studnents. ----- ### "An e-learning facility to share your expertise" — 4.0/5 > **Mohamed** | *15 May 2025* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: A super easy LMS platform to use for online learning with a couple of user-friendly tools that will help make creating lessons, grading, assigning tasks and setting cohorts a simple journey. > > **Cons**: Though it offers many ways and means to stage and pace lessons, Moodle is still away from Canvas Instructure. Students cannot trace their progress, nor can they bookmark their last task. It still causes many technical bugs for those who installed Moodle on their sites or domains, you might lose everything if you think to upgrade. > > A super easy e-learning platform with all beginners would use to start their online business or career; its user-friendly dashboard does not need to be an expert in creating online lectures, setting students lists or cohorts, grading and even giving feedback. ----- ### "The most complete open-source LMS, if you're willing to invest the setup time" — 4.0/5 > **César José** | *17 May 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Moodle is incredibly powerful for building structured e-learning experiences. The ability to create courses with quizzes, assignments, forums, grading rubrics, and completion tracking all in one platform is hard to match. Being open-source means full control over customization and no licensing costs, which makes it especially attractive for educational institutions and organizations with technical teams. The plugin ecosystem also extends its capabilities significantly. > > **Cons**: The initial setup and configuration require a solid technical background — hosting, installation, and maintenance are not beginner-friendly. The user interface feels dated compared to modern LMS alternatives, and the learning curve for both administrators and end users can be steep. Without proper theming and customization, the default look feels uninspiring for students. > > Moodle is the gold standard for open-source learning management systems. For schools, universities, and organizations that need a fully customizable and self-hosted e-learning platform, it delivers everything needed and more. The four-star rating reflects its outstanding feature set tempered by the technical investment required to get the most out of it. ----- ### "Moodle review" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 May 2026* | Warehousing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the simple system. Its very customisable for the professors/ tutors, and the assignment submission and viewing grade is simple too. > > **Cons**: The assignment deadlines notifications are so delayed, most of the time the notification doesnt even come through the app bit through emails. And the Emails arrive after the deadline passes which causes a big issue of missing the deadline. > > Its been good overall, the app is simple and the colour/organization is very user friendly. I like the calendar feature where you can see all the deadlines all at once. ----- ### "The moodle" — 4.0/5 > **joel** | *7 February 2025* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: flexibility to add different modules, there are a lot free to usea in the internet > > **Cons**: it is very difficult to use like admin and final user > > it was great, i had a lot of things to personalize and configure to make my job faster and easier ----- Page: 1 / 137\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/4321/moodle?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/4321/moodle) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data