# Page 2 | Chamilo Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Chamilo the right Learning Management System solution for you? Explore 50 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/134254/Chamilo/reviews --- Chamilo 4.7 (50) 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 # Page 2 - Reviews of Chamilo ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 50 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use LG Laura G. Project Manager E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Una de las mejores plataformas de código libre para e-learning" March 12, 2021 5.0 Mi experiencia con Chamilo es muy positiva, a los usuarios les gusta y podemos personalizar fácilmente el diseño y la organización de los contenidos. Además de la gran cantidad de utilidades, actividades y herramientas que pone a disposición de los profesores, el disponer de herramientas como la videoconferencia permite que la experiencia del estudiante sea mucho más enriquecedora al permitir la comunicación en tiempo real. Pros Gran facilidad de uso y aprendizaje, interfaz intuitiva y clara. La gran cantidad de herramientas pedagógicas y la facilidad de incorporar todo tipo de contenidos y actividades. Cons Sería deseable mejorar la documentación, especialmente la orientada a desarrolladores, para así animar a una mayor colaboración de la comunidad. Review Source JF Jennifer F. Doctor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It is a very useful platform for learning and handling." April 3, 2022 5.0 App to be used more if you want to use it as a means of learning and more information to use in updates for seniors. Pros Super easy to use, it allows a quick learning in addition to the fact that the people who use it, are older, it allows it to be easier to handle. Cons With the updates, older people have had to be trained in its use, although afterward they no longer have problems. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association April 4, 2022 Thanks Jennifer for your comments. We try to include everybody in opur design process when preparing updates. The old ones are always also on our roadmap so we tend not to do massive cnages in our interface to slowly move to new functions withou causing a massive breakdown. Fernando Matías C. Desarrollador de software Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Herramienta de enseñanza online y tradicional" November 1, 2022 4.0 Ideal herramienta para dictado de clases, tanto virtuales como de modalidad tradicional. Aunque cuenta con mejoras y características potentes, existen otras alternativas más versátiles en el mercado que permiten realizar la misma tarea, a menos costo de tiempo. Pros Cuenta con la posibilidad de generación de informes muy potentes y completos. Facilita la creación de cursos virtuales y compartir documentación con los alumnos. En la generación de exámenes, se destaca al proporcionar una plataforma segura y fiable para la realización efectiva de un examen. Cons Su implementación puede llegar a ser un poco más compleja que otras herramientas similares disponibles del mercado. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association November 9, 2022 Gracias Fernando por dejar tu opinión sobre Chamilo LMS. No es fácil aglutinar en un mismo software toda la potencia requerida para procesos de formación con mayor complejidad y seguir mostrando una interfaz sencilla para los cursos más simples. Seguiremos trabajando en lograr un equilibrio entre ambas necesidades. BR Benjamin R. freelance Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Chamilo work fine" March 2, 2021 4.0 Good alternative to systems like moodle, simpler to admin and easy to learn Pros \- Free - Easy to learn - Easy to understand by students - Intuitive administration Cons \- There are functions that do not work very well - I have not been able to get the email notifications to work Reason for choosing Chamilo I thing that is better that others Switched from [Moodle](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/) To try other system than moodle Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 4, 2021 Thank you Benjamin. Regarding e-mail notifications, do not hesitate to ask for help in our public forum or reach a provider to solve. IT is probably related to your mail provider. Akhilesh K. Proprietor Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A true blue alternative for Moodle that is just so underrated ... Deserves better recognition " February 15, 2018 5.0 Pros Well , I liked almost everything about Chamilo . 1) Open source and so completely free 2) Has an in built authoring tool that is so comprehensive that you will need to seriously plan your content before you start using its authoring tool . 3) Supports SCORM content 4) The look is minimal and yet with enough customisations to give a very elegant polished finish . Chailo is very easy to use and you will almost require no customisations . It works beautifully out of the box. Cons Although it supports SCORM content , some of the SCORM files I tried on Chamilo didn't work . That was the reason I had to move away . However , its internal authoring tool developed content functioned very smoothly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chief Technology Officer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A very clean and easy to use educative platform (compared to others...)" February 1, 2019 4.0 We set up our own installation of Chamilo and set up a virtual classroom for thousands of users. The experience was successful. We also had to fix some bugs that came with the platform. Pros Having used different platforms in the past, I can say Chamilo is very simple to use and understand by the end user. Cons At the team, we are not 100% happy with the architecture behind Chamilo. It's not easy to make modifications since the html code is distributed in hard to follow chunks all over the place. The fact that it's using an unsafe language like PHP doesn't make it easier. Review Source RG Roberto G. Biomedical Advisor Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Sencillo y funcional, sin complicaciones" February 25, 2021 3.0 En general ha sido buena, sin problema alguno mientras tengas itinerarios armados clásicamente. Pros Es práctico y sencillo, lo que hace que la curva de aprendizaje sea muy corta. Una vez configurado, es raro que de algún problema. Cons Es un sistema muy rígido de e-learning clásico. Permite ciertas personalizaciones y es cierto que cada vez incluye nuevas funciones, pero excepto que integres herramientas externas, no permite mucha variedad de presentación de los contenidos. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 1, 2021 Gracias por tu feedback Roberto! Seguiremos trabajando en mejorar las formas de presentacion de los contenidos. JG Jurgen G. Mr Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "User friendly open source project" October 7, 2016 5.0 Chamilo is really easy to use as a student. As a teacher it is intuitive but very broad. You can create simple basic courses (text courses with multiple choice quizzes) or really advanced courses (conditional questions, wiki, assignments, group collaboration, forums, ...) It offers a huge set of features to organize students in classes, work with sessions (date based set of courses) or single courses. It fully pulls the card of open source and is thus invested in reaching out to open source solutions like Big Blue Button or OpenMeetings for webinar features. Support could be better - while you have a very active (Spanish but also English) community, response from the developers is limited and happens if you're lucky. If you pay for support (which is cheaper than the paid providers), you get premium service though. I guess it's not really fair to expect premium service on a free product. Pros It's open source - you can tweak the code if you are inclined to Its very easy user interface Its very friendly community The social features in the LMS Cons Cluttered code - it's a fork of a fork. They are working on this though. Huge (both in number of files as in size of download) Lack of English certification/training Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co-founder, Director Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We used Chamillo as a learning management system for our client " April 19, 2018 5.0 Very short set up time for a quick e-learning project. Pros Perhaps it is important to mention our case: we needed not the "best" but "good enough" system for host a post-face-to-face training e-learning module and Chamillo just hit the bill. It is free, works almost out of the box and has a nice interface. Cons It's considered to be used in educational environments, so out of the box set up is typical for a school or university. Review Source BH Bruno H. Fonctionnaire Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Facile, intégré, gratuit, efficace" March 2, 2021 4.0 Je me sers de Chamilo pour enseigner un catéchisme en e-learning Pros Absence de bug, bien adapté, apprentissage et usage facile Cons J'aimerais que la gamification soit plus poussée. Reason for choosing Chamilo La gratuité et l'idée communautaire, le partage de ressources pour le bien de tous Switched from [Claroline Connect](https://www.capterra.com/p/162688/Claroline-Connect/) Claroline est remplie de bugs Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 4, 2021 Thanks for your feedback! IF Irene F. Project Manager Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Una piattaforma rapida e funzionale " February 25, 2021 5.0 L'esperienza con Chamilo è molto buona. Pros È una piattaforma molto semplice da usare: è intuitiva, è rapido apprendere come immatricolare gli studenti o come poter costituire un corso o un esame. Inoltre, l'assistenza per problemi tecnici è sempre molto rapida. Cons Cambierei alcune cose del layout (più personalizzazione). Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 1, 2021 Hola Irene, Gracias por tu review. En la nueva version de Chamilo 2.0 estamos trabajando mucho mas la parte de dise?o. Esperamos que cuando se publique cumpla tus expectativas. VR Verified Reviewer Head of Operations Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Chamilo is good and free" March 8, 2021 5.0 Chamilo is a breeze, easier to set up and use than most FOSS and proprietary systems. Pros Free AND easy to use! Not common for a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Cons Not enough compatibility with third-party systems. (Mostly falls on third party's responsibility) Alternatives considered [Open LMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/207738/Open-LMS/)[Canvas](https://www.capterra.com/p/127214/CANVAS/)[Moodle](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/)[Brightspace](https://www.capterra.com/p/122854/Brightspace/)[Blackboard](https://www.capterra.com/p/14500/Blackboard-LMS-for-Business/) Reason for choosing Chamilo Cost. Admittedly a larger project might require a different evaluation rubric. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 10, 2021 Thanks for your review. TC Tito C. Freelancer Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Amazing!" January 6, 2020 5.0 Pros The platform is really amazing. Easy to use and accesible through mobile devices. Cons Nothing. Right now everything Is working perfectly. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association February 25, 2021 Waw, your review sound like music for our ears :) Thanks for your super positive feedback. Hope future versions of Chamilo keep providing you such a good experience. SP Sergey P. Project Manager Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We made it work as a Learning Management System for our client. " March 30, 2018 5.0 Free software, less features than Moodle, simple and easy. Pros Chamillo is a free learning management system that has can be used for medium sized businesses. Installation is easy as it comes in Softacoulous bundle available in any standard hosting. Cons This software has nice features, useful for businesses but still is geared towards academia. It has less features and is less customizable than Moodle- but our client wanted simple solution. Review Source MG Maria G. College Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best open source LMS" June 24, 2018 5.0 I have used it to complement face-to-face training and it is excellent, I recommend everyone to give it a try Pros It's open source so is free. It's easy to use and its interface is very intuitive. It supports SCORM. The support community is very big and helpful. Cons It is complicated to install and configure, and takes a lot of memory, but once you start using it it's worth the effort Review Source RM Raquel M. RRHH Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cómo y fácil" February 25, 2021 5.0 Pros Que es sencillo y amigable para el usuario. Cons Nada realmente importante, al menos hasta ahora. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 1, 2021 Gracias por dejarnos tu feedback Raquel AR Ana R. Director Education Management Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Good en general" March 9, 2021 5.0 Chamilo es almost good, but is good at general Pros Chamilo is ease and useful, except exercise area. We can't use it because need development PHP Cons Exercise area. We can't use it this area because needs development with PHP Reason for choosing Chamilo was a heritage Review Source Response from Chamilo Association March 11, 2021 Hello Ana, Chamilo is a built-in solution that does not need an specific development for its use, so you can test the exercices area in our fren campus campus.chamilo.org Thanks a lot for your review. LFM Luis Fernando M. Jr Project Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Chamilo in UPA" February 5, 2019 5.0 A teacher used this software during my industrial engineering clases. most of the students liked the web and the functions. Pros 1.- The open forums empowers students to share there opinion about important topics. Cons 1.- Sometimes become slower when a lot of students are trying to upload their assignments. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association February 25, 2021 Thanks for your review Luis Fernando. Please take into account that sometimes slowliness does not depend on the software but on the technical software used. That's why we always recommend to reach an official provider to deploy your Chamilo LMS solution. Thank you for taking time to evaluate us! AL Andy L. Founder Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Improvement and Showing Better Quality Than Most Other Platforms" July 14, 2016 5.0 Overall, I found that Chamilo is not only simple to use but also has all the features that I need in order to create the courses and lessons for the students I am serving. The platform not only allows me to add the plugin within a few clicks but also upload files just like any other LMS (which is why I found that I don't always agree with everything that this website say about the LMS since I found that Chamilo has made a ton of changes for their new version). Pros the design, speed, effective and efficient, has all the features, and has all that I need Cons the software cost about more than 480 MB of memory Review Source AM Arturo M. Associate Researcher Scientist Used the software for: ### "The best open source LMS on the market" May 29, 2014 5.0 I started using Chamilo LMS as an alternative to other similar platforms, initially as a way to reduce costs due to a reduction of my operational budget; however before starting using it, people at my organisation began to comment that they liked Chamilo LMS more than the old platform. This fact was a trigger for me to start deploying all my e-learning solution based on Chamilo LMS due to its usability, computational resources optimisation, and its committed community. Pros Easy to use Easy to deploy All plug-ings and modules are part of the core and free to use It is SCORM compatible Committed community Truly open source Cons Lack of native mobile applications (work in progress) Review Source AD Andreu D. e-Learning platform manager Used the software for: ### "Easy to use" July 13, 2014 5.0 Nowadays, for me, the key factor to choose a LMS is the simplicity, but without losing any functionality. In fact, Chamilo is very easy to use . When you access for first time in a Chamilo LMS, you have the impression to know a lot of things! All icons are well used. Today, we want to use a power web applications, with a lot of possibilities. But the most important thing for the user is to find what they search. And Chamilo is all this. If you've used another LMS, you know what I mean. In summary, with Chamilo you can do anything with the easy and the fast way. Review Source NO Noa O. Ceo Used the software for: ### "Chamilo has it all in one" May 29, 2014 5.0 Great open source platform that has all you need in one software. No need to work with a hundred add-ons that get out of date when upgrading to a new version. It´s so easy to train new users to use Chamilo. Review Source YW Yannick W. Founder Used the software for: ### "Great for many use cases" May 28, 2014 5.0 Whether for corporate or academic users from 7 to 77, Chamilo is a great option, mostly thanks to its ease of use and great set of tools, allowing you to build, teach and give access to many kinds of courses. The community forum has answers to any kind of topic, and most people seem to just enjoy using the tool. Review Source Response from Chamilo Association May 29, 2014 And it is 3 times faster that with any other LMS to traing your teachers to start using Chamilo. JAR Jose Angel R. Used the software for: ### "Intuitive virtual campus" May 29, 2014 5.0 Chamilo is a software that is evolving every day and makes the work both teachers and students, as well as being easy to manage administrator Review Source LG Laura G. Used the software for: ### "The better Open Source Platform for elearning" May 29, 2014 5.0 I like Chamilo because is very easy and powerful. It has a lot of different tools to support teaching. Review Source Similar Products Featured