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D2L Brightspace vs LearnWorlds

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D2L Brightspace

Learning Management

The LMS built to focus on the learning moment

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
LearnWorlds logo

LearnWorlds

Learning Management

Create and sell online courses with interactive experiences

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: D2L Brightspace no pricing tiers or figures are published on the site for Brightspace or its add-on products; the only path to cost is Request a Demo, per d2l.com, August 2026; LearnWorlds the $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which D2L Brightspace and LearnWorlds actually diverge.

Attributes where D2L Brightspace and LearnWorlds differ
AttributeD2L BrightspaceLearnWorlds
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Learning Management).

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 D2L Brightspace

Nothing recorded that LearnWorlds does not also cover.

Only in LearnWorlds

  • Course builder
  • Interactive video
  • Website builder
  • Certificates
  • Assessments
  • Community
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

D2L Brightspace

No use cases recorded yet. See the D2L Brightspace review.

LearnWorlds

  • Building and selling online courses with a branded schoolnot D2L Brightspace
  • Delivering training to customers or employees with certificatesnot D2L Brightspace

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

D2L Brightspace

  • No pricing tiers or figures are published on the site for Brightspace or its add-on products; the only path to cost is Request a Demo, per d2l.com, August 2026

LearnWorlds

  • The $24 Starter plan charges $5 for every paid enrollment, so selling a cheap course can cost more in fees than the plan
  • Escaping the enrollment fee requires the $79 Pro Trainer plan
  • Active learners are capped monthly, at 1,000 on Starter and 2,000 on both Pro Trainer and Learning Center
  • The $249 Learning Center plan allows no more learners than the $79 plan, differing on admins and AI credits instead
  • Admin seats are rationed at 1, 5 and 25
  • AI credits are metered monthly at 300, 500 and 1,000

Pricing, plan by plan

D2L Brightspace

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the D2L Brightspace review.

LearnWorlds

On request
  • Starter$24/month
    • 1 admin
    • Custom domain
    • Coupons
  • Pro Trainer$79/month
    • 5 admins
    • SCORM/HTML5
    • Subscriptions
  • Learning Center$249/month
    • 20 admins
    • Interactive video
    • Bulk actions
  • High Volume$undefined/month
    • Unlimited admins
    • White label
    • SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose D2L Brightspace if

Nothing in the data separates D2L Brightspace from LearnWorlds on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

D2L Brightspace review

Choose LearnWorlds if

  • You need course builder.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want interactive video.
LearnWorlds review

Questions people ask

Is D2L Brightspace or LearnWorlds better?
Neither clearly leads. D2L Brightspace starts at On request and LearnWorlds at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, D2L Brightspace or LearnWorlds?
D2L Brightspace starts at On request and LearnWorlds at On request.
Does D2L Brightspace or LearnWorlds run on more platforms?
D2L Brightspace runs on Web. LearnWorlds runs on Web, IOS, Android.
What can D2L Brightspace do that LearnWorlds cannot?
LearnWorlds covers Course builder, Interactive video, Website builder, Certificates.
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