Education & E-Learning · pricing
Open edX pricing
Open edX publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Free
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Open edX plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Hosted | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Managed Hosting | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Self-Hosted
FreeThe entry tier. It covers full platform, community support, all features.
Managed Hosting
On requestOver Self-Hosted, this tier adds:
- Hosted solution
- Support
- Maintenance
Where Open edX stops being free
Self-Hosted, Free
- Full platform
- Community support
- All features
No paid tier on record
Open edX lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Open edX feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Course authoring
- Interactive videos
- Assessments
- Discussions
- Certificates
- Analytics
- Mobile apps
- xBlocks
Integrations
- LTI tools
- SSO
- Third-party apps
- Analytics platforms
Platform
- Web support
- IOS support
- Android support
People bring Open edX in for mooc creation, corporate training, blended learning, degree programs. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Open edX are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Education & E-Learning
Too few education & e-learning tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open edX (this page) | Free | free | - | |
| Duolingo | Free, then $12.99/month | - | - | vs Open edX |
| Brilliant | Free, then $13.49/month | - | - | vs Open edX |
| Articulate 360 | On request | subscription | - | vs Open edX |
| Flip | Free | free | - | vs Open edX |
| Codecademy | Free | freemium | - | vs Open edX |
| Blackboard | $10/year | - | - | vs Open edX |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Open edX badges page.
Before you pay for Open edX
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Open edX runs on web, ios, android, and is published by Axim Collaborative of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The full record is on the Open edX review, and the rest of the category is under best education & e-learning tools.
Open edX pricing questions
- How much does Open edX cost?
- Open edX publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Self-Hosted up to On request for Managed Hosting. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Open edX have a free plan?
- Yes. The Self-Hosted tier costs nothing and covers full platform, community support, all features.
- What is the difference between Self-Hosted and Managed Hosting on Open edX?
- Managed Hosting costs On request against Free, and adds hosted solution, support, maintenance.
- Which education & e-learning tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 education & e-learning tools listed alongside Open edX have a free tier: Duolingo, Brilliant, Flip, Codecademy, DataCamp.
- What am I actually paying for with Open edX?
- The record lists 15 features across 3 areas: core, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for mooc creation, corporate training, blended learning.
- Does Open edX charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Open edX prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Open edX against before paying?
- The closest education & e-learning tools in this directory are Duolingo, Brilliant, Articulate 360, Flip. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Open edX covering price, platforms and features.