Open eClass
Open eClass is an advanced e-learning solution that can enhance the teaching and learning process.
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Still maintained? Yes: 318 commits in the last 90 days, latest release Release_4.4.3 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Moodle Cloud.
At a glance
Open eClass quick facts
- Health score
- 79/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 170
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- Release_4.4.3, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
Top alternatives to Open eClass
Full rankings: Moodle Cloud alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "The Open eClass platform (formerly known as GUnet eClass) is a complete Course Management System, used to store and present educational materials. It is the solution offered by the Greek Academic Network (GUnet) to support asynchronous elearning services. Its goal is the incorporation and constructive use of the Internet and web technologies in the teaching and learning process."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Open eClass scores 79/100, #4 of 16 in Learning and Courses: 318 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (Release_4.4.3, 7 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 170 stars add 8.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 11.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
318 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
Release_4.4.3 released 7 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 8.9 / 20
170 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 318
- Last 90 days
- 1,475
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #4 of 16 tools in Learning and Courses by health , between ILIAS (#3) and Gibbon (#5) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | Release_4.4.3 · 7 days ago |
| Stars | 170 |
| Open issues | 17 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | gunet/openeclass ↗ |
Open eClass vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Open eClass (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 (this tool) | 79 | 170 | GPL-2.0 | 7 days ago |
| Gibbon | 77 | 635 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| edX | 61 | 8.2k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Canvas LMS | 25 | 6.9k | AGPL-3.0 | 6 months ago |
Open eClass: common questions
What does Open eClass replace?
Repoly lists Open eClass as an open-source alternative to Moodle Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Open eClass stands against the others.
Is Open eClass still maintained?
Open eClass had 318 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, Release_4.4.3, is from 7 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.