# LearnDash Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is LearnDash the right Learning Management System solution for you? Explore 279 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/130248/LearnDash/reviews --- LearnDash 4.6 (279) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/130248/LearnDash/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of LearnDash Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KB Kristina B Director of MarketingTelecommunications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “LearnDash is a very affordable and flexible option for building an online learning platform.“ November 14, 2025 KB Kristina B Director of MarketingTelecommunications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “However, it’s not ideal for enterprise-level or compliance-heavy LMS environments without significant customization“ November 14, 2025 AB Alexis B CEOArts and Crafts, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I used LearnDash to create my online course platform and found it to be a good solution in terms of usability and pricing.“ November 28, 2024 BK Bala K Marketing managerMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Sometimes the interface can feel a bit outdated,and setting up advanced features may require additional plugins.“ December 12, 2024 KB Kristina B Director of MarketingTelecommunications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It’s easy to set up and works well for basic LMS needs.“ November 14, 2025 TM Tran M Digital Transformation ManagerE-Learning, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “course packaging function, I have a hard time transferring a course to another system or importing a course from another system“ August 10, 2023 KR Kain R Founding directorE-Learning, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Learn dash is a very flexible LMS plugin, and in comparison to a number of other LMS’s we tried, Learn dash is compatible with all other components within our tech stack.“ March 28, 2024 JD JOSE LUIS D DirectorEducation Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I had an issue that caused me losses and they have not solved the issue yet.“ January 27, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 279 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Levi S. CIO Human Resources Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "All the basics covered with a great interface" April 30, 2021 5.0 So far, there hasn't been anything missing from LearnDash. We were able to launch our online learning program in just a few days. The learning curve was easy to overcome and we were able to get all of our content online with no problems. Each time we were stuck on something the documentation was able to steer us to the right answer and the one time we needed to reach out to support, their response was quick and helpful. Pros We purchased LearnDash to integrate with MemberPress. Because of this, we do not use any of the payment, membership, or subscription functions in LearnDash. We use it exclusively to present courses, record quiz scores, and provide certificates. For those tasks, LearnDash is the perfect tool. The tools to build your content are drag and drop simple and the management tools are easy to understand. Integration with WordPress core functions and with the MemberPress system are flawless and we never had to tinker with them. Just installed the LearnDash plugin and got to work. A highlight was the "Focus Mode" feature for the actual learning environment. It provided a clean, good looking interface for our students and took exactly zero time to tweak. We just flipped the switch and had a great looking online classroom tool. If we want to hire designers later to build us pages that are more branded, we can. But Focus Mode allowed us to launch faster, with a better looking product, for no additional cost. Cons Student reporting is adequate, but a little unimpressive. There are reports that can be downloaded, but there is no real dashboard to track student progress. Alternatives considered [MemberPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/134534/MemberPress/) Reason for choosing LearnDash MemberPress has a module for online courses, but it did not have the feature set we needed for our product. Review Source VP Vikas P. Director Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A polished learning management system for WordPress." March 20, 2025 4.0 Learndash is a polished platform and amongst WordPress's best learning management systems. It is extremely configurable and has a wide range of integrations and makes it easy to monetise courses. Pros Learndash is a polished platform supported by many plugins in the WordPress ecosytem. Cons The pricing can be prohibitively expensive for agencies starting out. There is no 'Lifetime Deal'. Alternatives considered [LifterLMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/194458/LifterLMS/)[Tutor LMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/188830/Tutor-LMS/) Reason for choosing LearnDash I didn't - I eventually chose Tutor LMS as my main LMS platform. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Marketing Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Affordable LMS with Limitations for Complex Setups" November 14, 2025 3.0 Overall, LearnDash served its purpose well for our training programs — it’s affordable, reliable for smaller deployments, and easy to navigate for learners and admins. However, it’s not ideal for enterprise-level or compliance-heavy LMS environments without significant customization Pros LearnDash is a very affordable and flexible option for building an online learning platform. It’s easy to set up and works well for basic LMS needs. The availability of numerous plugins and add-ons makes it highly customizable — with the right combination, you can get most of the functionality you need without a major investment. Cons While it’s cost-effective, LearnDash can become challenging for complex LMS implementations. Advanced features such as recertifications, reporting, and multi-tier user management often require third-party plugins or manual setup. These add-ons can also cause compatibility issues or slow performance. Review Source ZS Zayna S. Software Developer Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Elegant Training Tool " November 25, 2024 5.0 LearnDash is online based, with detailed content for suitable training. Pros LearnDash has detailed and informative learning materials for businesses Cons LearnDash has a precise form of knowledge sharing Switched from [PLD Mentoring Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/205587/PLD-Mentoring-Platform/)[Kallidus Learn](https://www.capterra.com/p/133015/Kallidus-LMS/)[Alliance CORE](https://www.capterra.com/p/201681/Alliance-CORE/)[LearnUpon](https://www.capterra.com/p/130044/LearnUpon/) The service charter from the tools have limited features. Review Source CG Chantal G. Software Developer Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "LearnDash for Ideal Learning Process" November 17, 2024 5.0 LearnDash is a determined tool that gives all of us a successful learning process. Pros LearnDash has all the learning materials and assessment solutions Cons LearnDash has a determined way of covering business training without challenges Switched from [Unlock Learn](https://www.capterra.com/p/136102/UnlockLearn/)[CYPHER Learning](https://www.capterra.com/p/172471/Cypher-Learning/)[Blackboard](https://www.capterra.com/p/14500/Blackboard-LMS-for-Business/) The presence of online training materials makes the app the best Review Source AB Alexis B. CEO Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perfect for creating online courses without breaking the bank." November 28, 2024 3.0 I used LearnDash to create my online course platform and found it to be a good solution in terms of usability and pricing. Pros The ability to create our courses exactly the way we want them, in a very simple way. Cons It's a wordpress plugin, so there are inevitably the drawbacks associated with wordpress (a little slow, regular updates, paid plugins etc...). Switched from [LearnWorlds](https://www.capterra.com/p/143513/LearnWorlds/) I wanted to stop using wordpress because I find it too heavy with all the plugins to manage and updates, it makes the site very slow. Review Source Chi Z. CEO E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great customer support, product needs some improvement" November 3, 2020 3.0 I am an open online Chinese course provider. I used to develop an entire course using our own software, based on Moodle. It worked quite well, but I thought using a plug-in might be the smart move since I want to also optimize the quizzes and courses for SEO purposes. This turned out to be not so easy, in fact, it might make the URL structure much more chaotic than it is if you simply use a "normal" SEO strategy separating the blog content and the free course content. Almost all my customer support requests lead to the conclusion that I will need to hire a programmer to solve the issue. I definitely see more flexibility with moodle, if you have the knowledge to set up a server and run the moodle there. If you are someone who is just starting up alone, or with very little technical understanding, LearnDash would definitely be the right choice. but I think if you grow bigger, you will probably need something that can fulfill more purposes. Pros What I love is the customer support. I have encountered some issues and have always had a great experience with customer support. Especially one employee \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] went a long way to make sure my problem was solved. Though the problem stayed as a default setup, she truly made it easy to keep using the solution. The customer support overall is amazing. For anyone who has a standard e-learning idea, I think LearnDash is the product to go for BECAUSE of the customer support. Cons I understand that e-learning products are all quite troublesome due to database issues - it is indeed a sophisticated industry. However, I still have to say LearnDash is not very intuitive to use, especially when you have a concrete idea of how to set up your course. It has an overall extremely complicated URL structure, which makes SEO hard to achieve. And there is no option to make it shorter. Each course creates a line of subcategories, followed by lessons with the same subcategories. And then when you finally reach the quizzes, you simply have a long URL and you have no other way to change that. This is only one of the smaller things that you can't change. Also, it's not possible to insert a page to describe something, followed by a question within a quiz. Alternatives considered [Moodle](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/) Reason for choosing LearnDash Because I thought it would be easier to use LearnDash, since it's not free. The customer support is great though, so that's definitely a plus. But the product itself still has room for improvement, in my opinion. Review Source Jonathan B. CTO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A proven and robust tool to create and deliver educational courses" September 28, 2020 5.0 We've used this for a new course we recently created and it has been working well for our students. They provide video training and solid documentation to help get going. It can be confusing at first, and we've had to adjust our course as we've gone along and learned, but once you get used to how it works then it's fast and simple enough. Pros The fact that it's used by large universities in Florida, Michigan and Washington gave me confidence that it is reliable. We like how easy it is to create new lessons and assign quizzes to them. The add-on library is fairly large to help expand its capabilities. It's a popular tool with a lot of resources online to help learn how to make the most of it. There are a lot of built-in options for tweaking how it works. Cons It is somewhat complex to use compared to other options. That's partially because it provides so many options. You have to put some time into it to get it setup how you want and understand how it works, so it's not as fast to get going with as some other services would be. It could use more question types for the quizzes. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to view all of a student's essays and quiz answers on one page, however there are custom-made plugins that help with this. Alternatives considered [Teachable](https://www.capterra.com/p/147019/Teachable/)[Thinkific](https://www.capterra.com/p/132888/Thinkific/) Reason for choosing LearnDash Price, reputation, positive reviews, able to run on our own platform/servers Review Source SJ Shakara J. Professional Learning Specialist E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not As Intuitive As I Expected It To Be" March 27, 2025 3.0 My overall all experience with LearnDash was one that started with high hopes then became frustrating and unsuccessful. I had the program for a few years but would always procrastinate using it because it was hard for me to figure out how to create my course. I am an instructional designer so I am not a stranger to course development and learning management systems but it didn't work out for me as I hoped it would. Pros I liked that it could be used within my Wordpress site as a plug in. Cons I didn't like how it didn't feel intuitive to use. Review Source JLD JOSE LUIS D. Director Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Learndash SUCKS!!!!!" January 27, 2025 1.0 Terrible. I had an issue that caused me losses and they have not solved the issue yet. They will ask you for information and information and your issue won't be solved. Pros Good Interface Some features are useful Group plus Cons Support is Terrible!!! They won't solve your issues and will cause losses. SCAMMERS Review Source BK Bala K. Marketing manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Its reliable and flexible LMS that makes creating and managing online course easy and efficient" December 12, 2024 5.0 My overall experience with LearnDash has been positive. Pros LearnDash is super easy to use and integrates perfectly with WordPress. The course builder is simple, and I love how customizable it is with features like quizzes, drip content, and certificates. Cons Sometimes the interface can feel a bit outdated,and setting up advanced features may require additional plugins. Review Source CO Caroline O. Tutor and CEO Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Software, Bad at Ranking on Google" September 8, 2024 5.0 Good experience with the software, bad experience with Google ranking. Pros It's easy to use, has quizzes which is so important for online courses. Cons I'm using BuddyBoss with LearnDash. For some reason. none of my pages are ranking in Google. This hasn't happened with any of my other sites. Review Source EV Ederson V. CEO Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent platform for online course" May 7, 2022 4.0 Overall, LearnDash is one of the best online course platforms I've seen. It has all the options that an academy, university, institute, school may need to give their Online courses. I don't think there is another more complete option to give online courses. Pros If you need to create a website that allow you to teach people, then LearnDash is the best solution. I found LearnDash and liked how it had all the features that I needed in order to make this happen. The support team was always there to help me figure out anything I didn't understand, which is why they are so valuable. It's one of the best and most affordable online learning platforms I have ever come across. I am able to create courses, upload videos, assign quizzes, and keep track of the progress in a single dashboard. Something very important about this platform is that it allows students to learn at their own pace. Cons What LearnDash needs to improve is its design of the courses, the part that the student sees, in my case I have to use other templates to improve the visualization. Something that I don't know because they haven't implemented is an APP to be able to take the courses from the cell phone. Alternatives considered [Moodle](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/) Reason for choosing LearnDash Because LearnDash is more complete. Review Source SS Shady S. Marketing Coordinator Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Web Designers Saving time " February 10, 2022 5.0 I LOVE IT! I will be using it with all my other clients Pros the ease of use and getting support quick Cons You can use more customization elements Reason for choosing LearnDash Price 100% gave me the freedom without the constant back and forth with developers Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Principal Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Fully-Featured Learning Management System (LMS)" April 9, 2021 5.0 Our experience with LearnDash has been excellent. Before purchasing a LearnDash license, I was a little skeptical about how effectively this LMS software would improve the sites on which we offer courses and other protected content. After about 5 months of regular use, I believe the software does live up to the hype. Pros For our online courses and membership site, LearnDash' Quiz functionality has been particularly helpful. The ability to create quizzes with different question types (single choice, multiple choice, sorting choice, etc.) quickly and easily adds to our productivity and is one reason why we are able to retain our customers who attend these courses and/or sign up to our membership site. Cons There was a bit of a learning curve at the beginning, but the LearnDash knowledge base is more than adequate in helping the average user overcome early challenges with the software. We use LearnDash on a membership site - although the LearnDash LMS was able to protect the content, we found this functionality somewhat limited for what we wanted on our membership site and decided to purchase a separate membership plugin, i.e. Restrict Content Pro - this plugin works well with LearnDash. Review Source Aaron D. Owner Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "LearnDash really offers a lot for the cost - well worth every cent!" December 28, 2020 5.0 We've used and extended LearnDash for about a dozen different client sites (I'm a web developer) - it's easy to set up and our easy to show our clients how to use it. When we've needed to, we've extended the plugin with the Uncanny Owl plugin, some of the other plugins, or through custom code. Pros LearnDash is easy to set up and works well with WordPress. I've been using LearnDash for over 4 years and each version gets better, with more options and power. It is the best way to offer online courses, either paid or free and we've set it up with grading or certification for several websites. LearnDash has a lot of features including courses, lessons, quizzes, and more. Also there's additional plugins to help extend it further or if you're a PHP programmer, you can extend it even further. It costs but it really is a premium plugin and they do have great support. Cons There is definitely a learning curve the first time you use it but it's all laid out logically and you'll figure it out in no time. Quizzes can take a while to set up but straightforward. There's a few things that are buried in the settings that can be gotchas but overall a really solid product. Switched from [WP Courseware](https://www.capterra.com/p/165110/WP-Courseware/) LearnDash is better Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "LocallyHost.com LearnDash Review " July 7, 2021 5.0 Relatively easy integration and administration especially being used with Buddyboss. Pros Gamification to quizzes and progress tracking - This addresses the main motivation and needs for us to consider an LMS Cons The limited licences pricing structure - Learndash LMS licences structure does not include an option for unlimited website licenses. This would have been a wonderful value for us. Alternatives considered [LifterLMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/194458/LifterLMS/) Reason for choosing LearnDash Pricing and YouTube tutorials Review Source ZAiN R. Web Master Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Makes providing an Online Learning System easy" May 14, 2022 4.0 Excellent. I've implemented Learndash in numerous installations without issue. Training is straight forward and a cinch as well. Pros \- Ease of deployment - Feature-rich - Numerous plugins available - Community Support Cons \- Pricing could be better - Documentation could be more in depth, especially when it comes to customisation Reason for choosing LearnDash Learndash had more features, better support & community support. Review Source GG Georgia G. Artist + Designer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Create Online Learning Hub with Ease" February 10, 2021 5.0 My experience with LearnDash plugin and with LearnDash the company has been fantastic. My client is thrilled and I am very happy that I can now include this as an option to other clients in the future. It is a powerful LMS for independents and organizations alike. Pros Support is always key for me - even if I never need it and even presale the support team was responsive and helpful. After that comes an intuitive interface and they score high here as well. I also used an extensive online library of video lessons any time I wanted to fill in my personal knowledge base. Also, with the inclusion of a partner like Elementor I was able to deliver a workspace to the client that is reflective of their core website. Cons We ended up creating this as a subdomain to the parent site and that worked well for us. The addition of Elementor to their pool of available tools is fairly recent and the documentation is slim from both parties. I hope that this improves and that there is a greater ability to customize even more in the future. Also, I wish the documentation was better for user login, especially when you have incorporated WooCommerce. Reason for choosing LearnDash We looked closer at LearnDash after noting the popularity with other developers. For us, it fit several criteria including the integration of Elementor, the ability to tie to Zoom, the ability to drip content, the ability to control the availability to the workshop. Review Source FR Fatture R. Digital Marketer Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Appropriate Online Learning Solution" March 26, 2024 5.0 The valuable training option from LearnDash is something that ensure gives credible information. Pros The solution offers appropriate learning structures, where there is online training. Cons LearnDash gives reasonable learning streams, and this faces no challenges. Review Source Gustavo B. Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good plaform without useful features. " April 19, 2022 4.0 Learn Dash is a good platform to provide courses to students, but it does lack several needed features to create a proper marketplace environment. It is even limited to create subscriptions without third party software involved. Pros Easy to use lessons system. Drag and drop building. Easy to integrate with DIVI. Pretty student user interface Cons Lacking a proper tool to create quizzes. Does not provide a good environment to create a LMS marketplace. Instructors are not capable to keep trace of their income, sales, etc. Review Source AB Amira B. Ph.D student E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "LearnDash is an obligation in E-learning " November 22, 2022 5.0 My experience with LearnDash is one of a kind. As a tutor, this software has been of great help to me. It lets me control how I want my course to look, share my lessons with multiple classes, integrate with almost all systems, and make the learning process fun. Although LearnDash needs development in some areas, it is still the best software I used throughout my teaching journey. Nowadays, such softwares are very necessary in E-learning field; for that, I highly recommend LearnDash. Pros \* LearnDash allows me to style my course the way I want it. \* It integrates well with WordPress. \* It provides the opportunity to sell courses online. \* There are great sharing options. \* LearnDash is easy to install and use Cons \* The need for installing some plugins is a bit annoying. \* Customization is a bit hard in some areas.\* The need for add-ons to better the software functionality. Review Source Jeremy K. Owner Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A premier option for LMS development. Has all of the features you would expect." March 9, 2018 4.0 Pros What is not to like about this? Multi-tier courses, classes, teacher interaction, and a handful of gateways to round out this system. There are really too many features to list, and most of them are rounded really nicely. Customer support is quick and easy to work with, the cost isn't prohibitive as this LMS supports creating large projects, and the features feel like fully-realized and integrated aspects of a complete software, not just bolted on options on a lesser-thought-out plugin. Cons We ran into a compatibility issue with our event software. It ended up breaking the software, and we had to axe the event system we had put in place because we wanted to use this LMS over others. We also ran into a problem where we couldn't create a class online to register with, and then host the classes offline, manually entering a grade and pass/fail for in-person testing very well. Our specific use-case ended up being the one that this software couldn't handle. Review Source AJ Adrien J. President E-Learning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "LearnDash: inexpensive and efficient Learning Management System" August 27, 2022 5.0 Realiable as it can handle (very) large number of users. As it is a piece of software that offers many, many possibilites, there's a learning curve. But the customer support department has proven to be amazing to answer all our questions and needs. Pros LearnDash makes it possible for our members to learn English more easily thanks to quizzes and interactive lessons and learning paths (progress tracking, personalized corrections, asynchronous learning and so on). Cons It takes a bit of time to understand how LearnDash works but the learning curve is not too steep as the customer support department is really, really good! Beware that LearnDash can be super ressource-intensive if you have many members and/on many concurrent users on your membership site. Review Source BM BARRETT M. General Manager E-Learning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "They Listen!" January 4, 2021 5.0 Highly recommended! Pros Because all e-learning platforms are unique new updates/releases uncover errors that may not have been able to be tested because the combinations of software is infinite. LD support have consistently listened to issues raised, offered solutions where appropriate as well as shown humility in saying oops, we didn't think of that but let's work through this together. Cons Learning the course software is not easy to learn. However, the more I use it, the more efficient structures are realised in e-learning course design. They've got a great team developing course structure, which often leads to uncovering up-selling opportunities with my clients. Reason for choosing LearnDash Great value for money. 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