The Moodle Alternative You Don't Have to Host or Maintain
FreshLearn is a Moodle alternative for training providers, academies and companies: courses, certificates, live classes, community, checkout and email on one fully managed platform, with 24/7 human support. No servers, no plugins to maintain, and free migration from Moodle.
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Why Creators Switch
What Training Teams Say About FreshLearn
Unprompted reviews from FreshLearn's Trustpilot page (rated 4.7 from 495 reviews).
Freshlearn is wonderful!
“We chose freshlearn after our current LMS became too expensive. First, their pricing structure is much less than their competitors. There were things we needed to make our jobs easier, and they were willing to make changes that allowed our courses to work better and you cannot ask for better customer service.”
I operate a large educational platform
“I operate a large educational platform, school, and educational institute. … I researched the top ten platforms for educational content hosting and decided FreshLearn overall served our needs at the best value …”
Great Learning Course Platform!
“Any help that I need Frank and his team are willing to assist 1:1 and walk through inquiries and they are very responsive and extremely knowledgeable. I recommend the platform for learning courses and love what they offer!”
Excellent platform and very good customer service
“Excellent platform and very good customer service. The support people are easily accessible. The platform is very user friendly. I strongly would recommend FreshLearn. I have been using this for the last 4 years.”
FreshLearn has been great from the start
“Great on-boarding, easy to use and very responsive customer support via email. Along with telephone calls and bookable video call support. They have gone above and beyond with technical support.”
Great customer support
“Great customer support, live, humans solving any issue you might have.”
Side-by-Side
FreshLearn vs Moodle
Fees, limits, features and support, plan by plan.
| Feature | FreshLearn | Moodle |
|---|---|---|
| Software licence | Paid plans from $41/mo, billed yearly | Free and open source; you pay for hosting, or for MoodleCloud |
| Hosting, updates and securityKEY | Fully managed by FreshLearn | Your own server and admin, or MoodleCloud |
| Adding featuresKEY | Built in: community, coaching, email, automations, certificates, AI | Plugins (not allowed on MoodleCloud) |
| Selling coursesKEY | Built-in checkout, coupons, bundles and memberships; 0% transaction fees | PayPal integration (MoodleCloud) |
| Website and sales pages | AI website builder and sales pages on every paid plan | No |
| Email marketing | Built in (3K–12K emails/mo by plan) | No |
| Live classes | Built-in video calls, plus Zoom or Google Meet | Video conferencing up to 100 users (MoodleCloud) |
| Custom domain | Every paid plan | MoodleCloud Standard; extra A$160/yr on Medium |
| SupportKEY | 24/7 human support; immediate on weekdays; phone from No Brainer | Knowledge base and support tickets (MoodleCloud); faster help through a Moodle Certified Partner |
Moodle and MoodleCloud details from moodle.com, as of October 2026. A self-hosted Moodle can be extended with plugins and partner services, at your own cost.
Total Cost
What Running Moodle Takes
Moodle's software is free, but someone has to host it, update it and extend it. FreshLearn does that for you.
| What you need | FreshLearn | Moodle |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting, security and updates | Included | Your own server and admin time, or a MoodleCloud plan (billed in AUD) |
| Selling courses, email and sales pages | Included (0% transaction fees) | PayPal integration; email and sales pages need other tools |
| Help when something breaks | 24/7 human support, phone from No Brainer | Knowledge base and tickets, or a paid Moodle Certified Partner |
From moodle.com, as of October 2026. FreshLearn: Pro $499/yr, No Brainer $799/yr, No Brainer+ $1,399/yr, billed yearly; SCORM and SSO on Enterprise (from $249/mo).
Why Switch
Why Teams Move From Moodle
The reasons training providers and companies give us most often when they move from Moodle.
Nothing to host or update
FreshLearn is fully managed, so there's no server, no upgrades and no plugin conflicts to look after.
Selling built in
Checkout, coupons, bundles, memberships, sales pages and email marketing are part of FreshLearn, with 0% transaction fees.
A person to call
FreshLearn offers 24/7 human support, with an immediate reply on weekdays and phone support from No Brainer.
Free Migration
How Migrating From Moodle Works
Our team moves your courses, quizzes, learners and their progress. Most migrations finish within 48 hours.
DIY Migration
Import course videos and content quickly using our step-by-step migration guide.
- Export your Moodle courses and users
- Import into FreshLearn with bulk upload
- Reorganize with drag-and-drop builder
- AI helps rebuild course structure
Done-For-You Migration
Our team moves your courses, quizzes, pages, learners and their progress. Free on No Brainer (up to 10 courses) and No Brainer+ (up to 15) billed yearly or every two years; a small fee on monthly billing.
- 3,000+ migrations completed
- Most finish within 48 hours
- Learners keep access: we set up FreshLearn alongside your Moodle site
- Dedicated migration specialist assigned
Understand. Practice. Master.
Turn any course into an AI-powered learning experience.
Course AI
Chat with your course. Jump to the exact moment you need.
Learners can ask questions and get instant answers from your content, with precise context from your videos.
What is demand elasticity?
Demand elasticity measures how sensitive demand is to price changes. A higher elasticity means demand changes more with price.
Answer sourced from your video content
“Your competitor is 30% cheaper. Why should I go with you?”
I understand budget matters. Can you help me understand which outcomes are most important to your team?
✓ Great redirect to value! You avoided defending price and pivoted to understanding needs. Score: 87%
AI Coach
Practice real scenarios. Get feedback that actually improves you.
From sales calls to interviews, learners train with AI that responds, challenges, and scores them.
AI Quiz Generator
Create quizzes instantly from lesson content: no manual question writing required.
AI Captions
Automatically generate captions for every lesson video in your academy.
Not just content. Real learning.
Explore AI StudioPlatform Capabilities
Everything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.
Everything you need to create courses, run programs, engage learners, and grow your academy: all in one place.
Create Courses in Hours, Not Months
Drag-and-drop builder with AI that generates outlines, quizzes, and summaries in seconds. Supports video, text, live sessions, in-person classes, and cohort-based programs.
Integrations
Integrate with the tools you love
Connect your favorite payment gateways, marketing tools, communication platforms, and automation workflows: all built in.
FAQ
Questions About Switching
Everything you need to know about moving from Moodle to FreshLearn.
Moodle is free. Why pay for FreshLearn?
Moodle's software is free, but you pay in hosting, admin time, plugins and outside tools for selling, email and sales pages. FreshLearn includes hosting, updates, checkout, email marketing and 24/7 human support in one plan, from $41/mo billed yearly.
Does FreshLearn support SCORM?
Yes, SCORM and xAPI are on the Enterprise plan (from $249/mo), along with single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
Can I sell courses on FreshLearn?
Yes. Built-in checkout, coupons, bundles and memberships are on every paid plan, with 0% transaction fees; only your payment gateway's standard fee applies.
Do I need a developer to run FreshLearn?
No. FreshLearn is fully managed: there's nothing to install, host or update, and our team helps you set up on live calls.
Will you migrate my Moodle courses and learners?
Yes. Our team moves your courses, quizzes, pages, learners and their progress, free on No Brainer and No Brainer+ plans billed yearly or every two years. On monthly billing, we migrate for a small fee.
Can I talk to a real person?
Yes. FreshLearn offers 24/7 human support: an immediate reply on weekdays and within 2–4 hours at weekends. Phone support starts on No Brainer.
Your Move
Your Courses. Your Revenue.
No Platform Tax.
Switch from Moodle and spend your time on training, not on servers, plugins and updates.