Open edX
Open edX is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Learning Management (LMS) category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It is a self-hosted alternative to Blackboard Learn and TalentLMS and ships a Docker image. It has 8,209 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 8,209
- Forks
- 4,373
- Open issues
- 393
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,272
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- named-release/birchMar 2, 2015
- Created
- May 30, 2013
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 1,272 commits in 12 months.
- Welcomes contributors25 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,272 |
| Latest release | named-release/birch (Mar 2, 2015) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 4 |
| Open issues | 393 |
| Open pull requests | 224 |
| Good first issues | 5 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | May 30, 2013 |
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About Open edX
The LMS and Studio authoring platform behind edX, deployed with the Docker-based Tutor distribution.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/openedx/openedx-platform.
Topics
- backend-service
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Is Open edX free and open source?
Yes. Open edX is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Open edX with Docker?
Yes. Open edX provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Open edX?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Open edX include Moodle, Canvas LMS and Frappe LMS. Open edX itself is a self-hosted alternative to Blackboard Learn and TalentLMS.
Is Open edX actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Open edX was on Oct 24, 2026 with 1,272 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is named-release/birch, published Mar 2, 2015. It had 393 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.