Compare edX and LAMS - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - edX or LAMS?

LAMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than edX, and LAMS is rated higher (92/100) than edX (87/100).

Looking for the right 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:

edX Vs. LAMS Foundation

edX: Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is an online learning destination and MOOC provider, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and institutions to learners everywhere. With more than 90 global partners, we are proud to count the world’s leading universities, nonprofits, and institutions as our members. EdX ...

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? edX or LAMS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of 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 edX and LAMS.

edX price starts at $349 per learner/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 edX is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of 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 LMS software cost.

Bottom line: LAMS is more expensive than edX.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared edX Vs. LAMS based on some of the most important and required LMS features.

edX: We are still working to collect the list of features for edX.

LAMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for LAMS.

Target customer size

edX's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses,

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.