Sakai
Sakai is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Learning Management (LMS) category, licensed ECL-2.0 and written mainly in Java. It is a self-hosted alternative to Blackboard Learn. It has 1,239 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,239
- Forks
- 1,017
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 791
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Dec 29, 2014
- License
- ECL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 791 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 791 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 19 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Dec 29, 2014 |
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About Sakai
Java collaboration and learning environment used by universities for courses, assessments and gradebooks.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/sakaiproject/sakai.
Topics
- sakai
- sakai-cle
- java
- tomcat
- education
- vle
- lms
- hacktoberfest
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Is Sakai free and open source?
Yes. Sakai is open-source software released under the ECL-2.0 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 Sakai with Docker?
Sakai does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Java), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Sakai?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Sakai include Open edX, Moodle and Canvas LMS. Sakai itself is a self-hosted alternative to Blackboard Learn.
Is Sakai actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Sakai was on Oct 24, 2026 with 791 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.