Open Source Alternatives to Thinkific

A course creation platform that enables users to build, market, and sell learning products. The software includes a drag-and-drop course builder, AI-assisted content generation, and tools for managing communities and memberships. It supports various learning formats, including live cohorts, self-paced courses, and blended learning, with features such as quizzes, assignments, and certificates. For commerce, the platform provides hosted checkout pages, subscription billing, automated sales tax, and B2B invoicing. It is designed for individual experts, educational academies, and businesses scaling their training programs. Users can deploy their content via a branded native mobile app for iOS and Android. The platform also supports SCORM compliance for interactive learning experiences on specific plans.

Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Thinkific give you an option you fully own. You can self-host them, so your data stays on infrastructure you control. This page lists 3 open source alternatives to Thinkific. The most popular are LearnHouse, ClassroomIO and CourseLit. Most use the AGPL-3.0 license, and 3 offer an official Docker image.