itslearning vs openLRS

itslearning is a cloud-based learning management platform for teaching, learning and course management. Teachers can build course roadmaps and share or reuse them across an organisation. Assessment tools include assignments, self-marking tests and quizzes, online annotation, learning objectives and a gradebook. Groups can receive messages, automated notifications and scheduled or live announcements. The platform can use Google and Microsoft Office 365 apps to build, assign and grade work, and supports integrations with student information systems and other applications on a case-by-case basis. itslearning says it holds LTI Advantage Complete certification. The service is available on web, Android and iOS, with API access and SSO. Its mobile apps provide authenticated access to the full browser version for features not yet available in the apps. The maker says the cloud service has 99.98% availability and full technical support. Pricing is on request; yearly licensing is based on user count, requirements, licenses and optional services. itslearning was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

openLRS is a free, open-source Learning Record Store for storing and retrieving learning records generated by learning activities. It supports the Experience API, also called xAPI or Tin Can API. The project includes an Express backend that stores and retrieves records and a React frontend that displays them. Learning platforms create entries by sending xAPI data and session metadata to the /lrs endpoint with a POST request. Requests require an X-Signature header calculated from a shared secret, plus a custom consumer and context ID. openLRS was built for openHPI and the KI Campus H5P Tool and can be adapted for other platforms. Its Moodle plugin captures xAPI events from H5P content and sends them to an external openLRS for analysis. Self-hosting requires MongoDB, Node modules, database configuration, and a server running the Express backend. The repository is available under the MIT License, but GitHub lists it as archived and read-only from February 20, 2026.