LMS · head to head
Claroline vs Schoox
Claroline
LMS
Open source French-language learning platform, now developed as Claroline Connect
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Schoox
LMS
Mobile-first learning and talent development for hourly and frontline workforces
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Claroline has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Claroline two products share the name and the abandoned original, last released in December 2021, dominates search results, so institutions regularly install unmaintained software believing it is current.; Schoox high workforce churn punishes any per registered user pricing, and organisations that do not actively archive leavers end up billed for a population far larger than their headcount.
- They diverge on capability: Claroline covers Workspaces, Schoox covers Mobile-first delivery.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Claroline and Schoox actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (LMS).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Claroline
- Workspaces
- Resource model
- Learning paths
- Quizzes and evaluation
- Competency framework
- Planning and events
- Self-hosting
- SaaS option
Only in Schoox
- Mobile-first delivery
- On-the-job observation
- Multilingual content
- Franchise and multi-site structures
- Career pathing
- Content marketplace and authoring
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Claroline
- A French or Belgian training organisation that needs a francophone platform where the interface and support are French-first rather than translated.not Schoox
- A public body required to keep learner data on European infrastructure under an open licence it can audit.not Schoox
- A training provider assembling learning paths from a shared library of reusable resources across many client workspaces rather than duplicating courses.not Schoox
- An institution already running the abandoned Claroline 13 line that needs to plan a migration onto the maintained Connect codebase before its dependencies become unsupportable.not Schoox
Schoox
- Restaurant and hotel groups onboarding staff who never sit at a computernot Claroline
- Franchisors pushing brand standards and food safety training into franchisee operated sitesnot Claroline
- Workforces where a large share of staff do not read the corporate language fluentlynot Claroline
- Operations that need manager observation of practical skills recorded against the learner filenot Claroline
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Claroline
- Two products share the name and the abandoned original, last released in December 2021, dominates search results, so institutions regularly install unmaintained software believing it is current.
- The community is small compared with Moodle, so plugin choice, third-party integrations and the pool of people who can administer it in production are all thin.
- Documentation and community discussion are French-first and English coverage is partial and inconsistent, which raises the effort for any non-francophone team.
- The commercial hosting is offered by a small operator rather than a large partner network, so an institution depending on paid support has concentrated supplier risk.
- The workspace and resource model is different enough from a conventional course-based LMS that staff moving from Moodle or Canvas have to relearn how content is organised, and migrations do not map cleanly.
Schoox
- High workforce churn punishes any per registered user pricing, and organisations that do not actively archive leavers end up billed for a population far larger than their headcount.
- Enterprise analytics and competency modelling are lighter than in office focused corporate platforms, so buyers arriving from that market find reporting shallower than expected.
- Franchise deployments depend on franchisee cooperation that the franchisor cannot compel, so completion rates vary by location in ways the platform reports but cannot fix.
- Staff use personal phones and personal data allowances in many deployments, which raises fairness and in some jurisdictions legal questions the vendor does not resolve for you.
- Integration with human resources and scheduling systems is where most implementation time goes, and stale employee feeds produce training assigned to leavers and missed for new starters.
Pricing, plan by plan
Claroline
Free- Claroline ConnectFree
- GPL licence, no fee
- Full source on GitHub
- You provide Symfony and PHP hosting and operations
- Hosted distribution$undefined/year
- Managed hosting, maintenance and updates
- Support from the commercial operator
- Quoted by user count
Schoox
On request- Schoox$undefined/year
- Quoted by user volume and modules
- Annual contracts
- Model the quote against your own churn rate before comparing with per active user vendors
Which should you pick?
Choose Claroline if
- You need workspaces.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Linux.
- You also want resource model.
Choose Schoox if
- You need mobile-first delivery.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want on-the-job observation.
Questions people ask
- Is Claroline or Schoox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Claroline starts at Free and Schoox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Claroline or Schoox?
- Claroline has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Claroline and On request for Schoox.
- Does Claroline or Schoox run on more platforms?
- Claroline runs on Web, Linux. Schoox runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Claroline for free?
- Yes. Claroline has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Schoox starts at On request.
- What is Claroline best used for?
- Claroline is most often used for a french or belgian training organisation that needs a francophone platform where the interface and support are french-first rather than translated., a public body required to keep learner data on european infrastructure under an open licence it can audit., a training provider assembling learning paths from a shared library of reusable resources across many client workspaces rather than duplicating courses., an institution already running the abandoned claroline 13 line that needs to plan a migration onto the maintained connect codebase before its dependencies become unsupportable.. Of those, a french or belgian training organisation that needs a francophone platform where the interface and support are french-first rather than translated. and a public body required to keep learner data on european infrastructure under an open licence it can audit. are not what Schoox is typically brought in for.
- What can Claroline do that Schoox cannot?
- Claroline covers Workspaces, Resource model, Learning paths, Quizzes and evaluation. Schoox covers Mobile-first delivery, On-the-job observation, Multilingual content, Franchise and multi-site structures.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Claroline: Which Claroline should I install?
Claroline Connect, the Symfony and React codebase currently on version 15. The original PHP Claroline stopped at 13.1.3 in December 2021 and should not be deployed.
Schoox: Why does the pricing unit matter so much here?
Frontline turnover can exceed one hundred per cent a year. Per registered user pricing bills for accumulated accounts, per active user pricing bills only for monthly logins, and the gap between the two can be several times the annual cost.
Claroline: Is it still maintained?
Yes. Point releases in the 15.0 line continued into 2026 with active commits on GitHub.
Schoox: Can staff without a company email address use it?
Yes. That is a core design assumption in this segment, and accounts can be provisioned without corporate email.
Claroline: Is it free?
The software is GPL and free. Hosted distribution with maintenance and support is a paid service from the commercial operator.
Schoox: Does it work for franchise networks?
Yes. Central content with local administration by franchisee is a standard configuration, though completion still depends on franchisee cooperation rather than on the software.
Claroline: Does it work in English?
The interface has English, but documentation and community support are French-first, so a non-francophone team will hit gaps.
Claroline: How big is the ecosystem compared to Moodle?
Much smaller. If you need a wide plugin market or an easy administrator hiring pool, Moodle is the safer open source choice.
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