agora
The premium Open Source alternative to Canvas LMS
🎯 Best for:Higher education institutions focused on learning analytics.
What is agora?
A cloud-based learning platform designed for closed-loop educational research and user-centric course delivery. It integrates research tools directly into the learning environment to facilitate data-driven instructional design and student analysis.
Tech Stack
JavaScriptEducation & Learning
Why agora?
- • Research-centric architecture
- • User-centric UI design
- • Self-hosted data privacy
Limitations
- • Smaller community support
- • Requires cloud infrastructure knowledge
- • Limited third-party integrations
2/20/2026
Last Update
14
Forks
38
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Canvas LMS)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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