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Alternatives to Docebo
21 lms tools sit alongside Docebo in this directory. Below is what separates each from Docebo on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Docebo starts at
- On request
Why people look past Docebo
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Docebo entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Docebo carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Open-source LMS for engaging learning experiences
- Publishes an entry price of $5/student-year, where Docebo does not.
LMS that connects learning with the bigger picture
- Can be used without paying; Docebo cannot.
- 2 tiers to Docebo's 3.
Develop skills with expert-led courses
Priced and rated the same as Docebo on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Open-source LMS designed by educators for educators
- Can be used without paying; Docebo cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $200/year, where Docebo does not.
- 2 tiers to Docebo's 3.
Asynchronous training video with AI avatars, quizzes and a searchable knowledge library
- Can be used without paying; Docebo cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $24/month, where Docebo does not.
- Sold on a Per creator per month model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Docebo's 3.
Open source French-language learning platform, now developed as Claroline Connect
- Can be used without paying; Docebo cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Docebo does not.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Docebo's 3.
Every Docebo alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docebo (this page) | On request | Subscription | 3 | |
| CanvasOpen-source LMS for engaging learning experiences | $5/student-year | - | - | vs Docebo |
| SchoologyLMS that connects learning with the bigger picture | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Docebo |
| LinkedIn LearningDevelop skills with expert-led courses | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Docebo |
| MoodleOpen-source LMS designed by educators for educators | Free, then $200/year | - | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Weet | Free, then $24/month | Per creator per month | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Claroline | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Chamilo | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Sakai | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Nearpod | Free, then $159/year | - | 3 | vs Docebo |
| Degreed | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Docebo |
| Skilljar | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Sana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Echo360 | On request | Quote | 4 | vs Docebo |
| Schoox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Thought Industries | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Tovuti LMS | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Whatfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| Totara | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| LearnDash | $199/year | Per site per year | 3 | vs Docebo |
| CYPHER Learning | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
| LearnUpon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Docebo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Docebo badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Docebo is most often brought in for corporate learning management and compliance training, delivering and tracking training to employees, partners or customers. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Docebo is broadly right and the question is cost, the Docebo pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the LMS category lists everything the directory holds, and best lms tools ranks them.
Docebo runs on web, ios, android, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Docebo alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Docebo?
- 21 other lms tools are listed in this directory, led by Canvas, Schoology, LinkedIn Learning, Moodle. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Docebo?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Schoology, Moodle, Weet, Claroline, Chamilo.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Docebo?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Docebo?
- Docebo is most often brought in for corporate learning management and compliance training, delivering and tracking training to employees, partners or customers. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Docebo?
- None of the lms tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Docebo alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, LMS, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Docebo against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Docebo covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every lms tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the LMS category, 21 tools beside Docebo. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.