edX
Online learning platform that powers the edX.org website.
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Still maintained? Yes: 363 commits in the last 90 days, latest release named-release/birch (Mar 2015).
Also an alternative to Moodle Cloud.
At a glance
edX quick facts
- Health score
- 61/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 8,212
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- named-release/birch, Mar 2015
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to edX
Full rankings: Moodle Cloud alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Purpose **** The Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. The platform is written in Python and JavaScript and makes extensive use of the Django framework. At the highest level, the platform is composed of a modular monolith, some independently deployable applications (IDAs), and micro-frontends (MFEs) based on the ReactJS."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
edX scores 61/100, #9 of 16 in Learning and Courses: 363 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (named-release/birch, 11.7 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 8,212 stars add 15.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
363 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
named-release/birch released 11.7 years ago
- Stars 15.7 / 20
8.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 363
- Last 90 days
- 363
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 16 tools in Learning and Courses by health , between Digiscreen (#8) and Helium (#10) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | named-release/birch · 11.7 years ago |
| Stars | 8,212 |
| Open issues | 393 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | openedx/openedx-platform ↗ |
edX vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with edX (Learning and Courses), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamilo LMS | 82 | 1k | GPL-3.0 | today |
| ILIAS | 81 | 506 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Open eClass | 79 | 170 | GPL-2.0 | 7 days ago |
| Gibbon | 77 | 635 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| edX (this tool) | 61 | 8.2k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Canvas LMS | 25 | 6.9k | AGPL-3.0 | 6 months ago |
edX: common questions
What does edX replace?
Repoly lists edX as an open-source alternative to Moodle Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where edX stands against the others.
Is edX still maintained?
edX had 363 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, named-release/birch, is from 11.7 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.