Shlomi Lavi /
Feb 27, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Brightspace or LAMS?
Brightspace is more expensive to implement (TCO) than LAMS, and LAMS is rated higher (92/100) than Brightspace (79/100). Brightspace offers users more features (7) than LAMS (0).
Looking for the right Cloud LMS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
D2L Corporation Vs. LAMS Foundation
D2L Corporation: D2L was founded in 1999 by John Baker. At the time, his engineering class was being challenged to look at the world in a new way. Instead of coming up with answers, they were asked to come up with questions—questions that nobody had really even asked.
John realized that despite all the changes technology was facilitating in the world, the Univer...
LAMS Foundation: The LAMS Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that manages research and development into LAMS and the concepts of Learning Design. The Foundation is based at Macquarie University, Australia as part of the Macquarie E-learning Centre Of Excellence (MELCOE), under the leadership of Professor James Dalziel (Director of MELCOE and inventor of L...
Who is more expensive? Brightspace or LAMS?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Cloud LMS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Brightspace and LAMS.
Brightspace price starts at $15,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Brightspace is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Cloud LMS software. LAMS price starts at $9,995 per year , When comparing LAMS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Cloud LMS software cost.
Bottom line: Brightspace is more expensive than LAMS.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Brightspace Vs. LAMS based on some of the most important and required Cloud LMS features.
Brightspace: LMS, Communications, Blended Learning, Course Authoring, eLearning, Performance Assessment, Training.
LAMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for LAMS.
Target customer size
Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.
LAMS LMS software is used by a diverse range of customers, including K-12 and higher education institutions, corporate training departments, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.