Best Sakai Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 apps from learning management systems ranked against Sakai on the same published basis.

Sakai alternatives compared

#	App	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Google Classroom	9.5	Free plan	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
2	Open edX	9.4	Free plan	Free	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
3	OpenEduCat	9.2	Free plan	$2.42/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted
4	D2L Brightspace	9.0	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
5	Cornerstone Learning	9.0	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
6	TalentCards	8.9	Free plan	$0.80/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
7	Docebo	8.7	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
8	Blackboard Learn	8.7	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
9	Absorb LMS	8.5	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
10	LearnUpon	8.5	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
11	itslearning	8.5	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
12	Valamis Learning Platform	8.4	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
13	Continu	8.4	No	—	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14	SkyPrep	8.4	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
15	Axonify	8.3	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
16	Luceo Education Suite	8.3	Free plan	$4.99/mo	Android, iOS, Web
17	Paradiso LMS	8.2	No	—	Android, API, iOS, Web
18	eloomi	8.2	No	—	Android, iOS, Web
19	TalentLMS	8.0	Free plan	$119/mo	API
20	AlphaLearn	8.0	No	—	Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web

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Questions about Sakai alternatives

What is the best alternative to Sakai?

Google Classroom, number 1 in learning management systems with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Open edX, OpenEduCat, D2L Brightspace and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Sakai?

Google Classroom is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.