Open eLMS vs SimpliTrain
Open eLMS
openelms.com
SimpliTrain
simplitrain.comSide by side
| Figure | Open eLMS | SimpliTrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £0.83/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · Training Management Software | 8.4 (#5) | 7.6 (#23) |
| Audience | The maker describes tailored platform configurations for business, apprenticeships, and educational institutions. | The site says SimpliTrain is built for professional training companies and enterprise L&D teams managing instructor-led sessions at scale. |
| Founded | 2003 | 2015 |
| Support | Support includes an in-platform help assistant, knowledge base, ticketing system, and published severity-based response and resolution SLAs. | The Enterprise plan lists phone support and an account manager, while every plan listing includes unlimited email support only for Starter. |
Plans
Open eLMS
- Open eLMS StandardFree
- Open eLMS Professional£10 a year
- Open eLMS LMS Enterprise£35 a year
- Open eLMS LMS Enterprise AI£69 a year
- eLearning Credits£10 a year
- Open eLMS Learning Generator Lite£19.99 a month
- eLearning Download£199.99 a year
- eLearning Download£299.99, paid once
- Open eLMS Learning Generator£299.99 a year
- Open eLMS Learning Generator Enterprise£699.99 a year
SimpliTrain
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProPriced on request
- Pro+Priced on request
- StarterPriced on request
In their own words
Open eLMS
Open eLMS is a learning management platform that combines content creation and delivery with tracking and AI-driven insights. Its listed learning tools include skills analysis, learning pathways, forms and surveys, quizzes, automated grading and learning analytics. The LMS includes a library of more than 3,100 professional courses and 200 eLearning credits. AI capabilities include course recommendations, content generation, skills gap analysis and a conversational assistant. Smart Classrooms connect learning content with Microsoft Teams and Zoom. The platform lists assessments, certificates, SSO and API access; documented SSO options include Google SAML and Microsoft Azure Active Directory. It offers configurations for businesses, apprenticeships and educational institutions. Open eLMS is based in London and was founded in 2003. The free Standard plan includes 200 credits, 3 external courses and 3 smart classroom events. Professional costs £10 per user annually and Enterprise costs £35 per user per year. Enterprise AI costs £69 per user per year. It also offers downloadable SCORM courses and separate course-authoring products.
SimpliTrain
SimpliTrain has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.