H5P vs Lumi Education
H5P
h5p.org
Lumi Education
lumi.educationSide by side
| Figure | H5P | Lumi Education |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $130/mo | $8.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Course Authoring Software | 8.8 (#6) | 8.0 (#17) |
| Content types | The project offers more than 60 interactive content tools, including live engagement and formative-assessment types. | H5P supports activities including quizzes, interactive videos, presentations, and games. |
| Headquarters | Tromsø, Norway | Ohrum, Germany |
| Support | The self-hosted plugin has no support included; H5P.com paid plans include standard support. | Lumi provides help articles and accepts feature requests and bug reports through its support resources. |
Plans
H5P
- H5P open-source softwareFree
- Pro$1,560 a year
- Premium$1,570 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Lumi Education
- Lumi FreeFree
- Lumi Pro (monthly)$10 a month
- Lumi Pro (yearly)$100 a year
In their own words
H5P
H5P lets authors create, share, and reuse interactive content such as videos, presentations, games, and quizzes. Featured content types include Interactive Video, Course Presentation, and Branching Scenario, and a browser is enough to view or edit content. Core team plugins support WordPress, Drupal, and Moodle; H5P.com adds LTI integrations including Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, and Moodle. H5P.com content can also be embedded where iframes are supported or shared by direct link. The free self-hosted software uses an MIT license but requires Drupal, WordPress, or Moodle, and its plugin does not include content types or support. H5P.com’s 30-day trial requires an application and approval. After the trial, users have 14 days to buy a plan or save and export content; activities become inaccessible afterward unless exported. H5P validates package files and sanitizes author input, but evaluates answers on the client side, which can let technically knowledgeable users cheat.
Lumi Education
Lumi Education lets educators create, edit, host, and share interactive H5P learning content. H5P activities can include quizzes, interactive videos, presentations, and games. Content can be shared by direct link, embedded widget, or QR code, and exported as HTML, SCORM, or H5P files. Lumi says H5P content can integrate with platforms such as Moodle, WordPress, and Drupal. Its free, open-source desktop editor creates, edits, and previews H5P content offline on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Lumi Cloud deployments collect learner interactions and answers, stored individually within each deployment. The platform is hosted in the EU, with core application data stored in Frankfurt, Germany. Lumi describes GDPR-aligned safeguards including data minimization, privacy by design, encrypted connections, restricted production access, updates, and monitoring. The free plan allows unlimited content and includes HTML, SCORM, and H5P export, with a 15 MB per-file upload limit. Pro raises the file limit to 500 MB and adds individual feedback; listed prices are $10 a month or $100 a year.