edu-sharing vs eXact LCMS

edu-sharing connects learning platforms and educational software so organizations can share learning content, metadata, and tools across connected systems. It combines an educational cloud, OER search, and cloud storage for learning materials, tools, and teaching scenarios. Users can create private, shared, and editorial collections and control who may use them. Listed plug-ins cover Moodle, ILIAS, MediaWiki, TYPO3, and OpenOLAT; connectors are available for OnlyOffice and ONYX Editor. Identity connections include LDAP, Shibboleth, and SSO, and a REST API follows the OpenAPI Specification. Organizations can install edu-sharing on their own servers and adapt it to their requirements. The product is open source and free to download. Service partners offer hosting, installation, configuration, updates, training, and support. Its Android and iOS app requires an accessible edu-sharing repository with rendering service and an account. The maker describes offerings for schools, universities, public authorities, businesses, and associations.

eXact LCMS helps organizations author, manage, reuse, and deliver digital learning content. It combines project coordination with a repository that indexes learning material for reuse or repurposing. Teams can allocate work, set tasks and deadlines, and automate course-production workflows. Collaborative, template-based authoring supports single-source production of SCORM learning objects, lesson notes, and teacher guides. The platform supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 3rd edition, and xAPI, and delivers content through standards-based LMS/LRS systems and other business integrations. It can be hosted or installed on premises behind a firewall. Browser access supports current versions of major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, while the supported server-side operating system is Windows only. APIs cover content and project management, authentication, security, users, and related services. The interface is available in English, French, Italian, and Arabic, with an XLIFF localization engine. Pricing is on request, and a free trial is available.