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EdCast vs Moodle comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

EdCast
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
21st
Average Rating
1.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Moodle
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category, the mindshare of EdCast is 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Moodle is 4.1%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Moodle4.1%
EdCast1.3%
Other94.6%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
 

Featured Reviews

Gayathri Advani - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Apian Consultancy
The product is highly dependent on other tools, and it doesn’t have reporting functions
The product is quite poor in integration with the back end. We can’t report out of it very well. It's highly dependent on other tools. If it doesn't integrate properly, it can be quite complex to work with. I don't see any value in having a learning experience platform over and above a working LMS like Cornerstone. Getting data out as an administrator has always been bad because the product doesn’t have its own reporting functions. It has a reporting tool added to it. It's not part of the core system. It's very hard to report on data accurately and know that the data is accurate because it doesn't always reflect what's actually in the tool.
Agnes Mindila - PeerSpot reviewer
Director School of Computing and Information Technology at JKUAT
Offers customized features that allow us to see whether students visited the platform and watched the provided videos
An improvement would be to have it support physically challenged students, who we think should be able to participate in some of our courses. If the learning management system could support blind students or students with learning disabilities, it would expand the reach of education by providing tools that support challenged learners. In future releases, I'd like to see more features that support challenged students, as I just mentioned above. This is because of the university's goal to make education accessible to all groups without discrimination. If we can have more tools that support students who are challenged, that would be very good. If AI could help, that would be nice. We want to support learners who are remote and provide learning to disadvantaged learners or certain groups of people. AI would come in very handy if Moodle had such capabilities.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The integrations work fine."
"Moodle has a vast array of features which are really useful for the work our company does. Moodle hosts the courses through online systems and also offers quizzes and badges which our customers frequently use."
"One of the most valuable aspects is the ability to input data into the model."
"The most valuable feature is the community, as Moodle is a completely open source application and provides a lot of development knowledge."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to import and export documents for courses, assessments, and questionnaires in any format."
"The number of permissions that are available and different ways to report and get the information out are the most valuable features."
"Upgrade feature and git to upgrade the core code - love it."
"The most valuable features of Moodle are the ability to create assignments, divide them into teams, and the course delivery."
"We see, and estimated, a 60% productivity improvement in managing trainee learning progress."
 

Cons

"It's highly dependent on other tools."
"The solution should have more student-centric details in the modules."
"The solution could be improved if support was an integral part of the whole solution. There are a few challenges in terms of performance due to Moodle being a free-to-use platform but these can be overcome with the use of their support team."
"The multi-tenancy system within Moodle could be improved. IOMAD is what makes the multi-tenancy possible but this comes with many issues."
"Everything is very text heavy. There are no videos or moving images. For a visual learner, there's not a lot of visual content so Moodle is not suitable for all types of learners."
"For a first time user, especially someone who is non-technical, Moodle is difficult for them to understand and they often need assistance."
"The multi-tenancy system within Moodle could be improved. IOMAD is what makes the multi-tenancy possible but this comes with many issues."
"The UI and interface of Moodle could be greatly improved. There has been some improvement in recent releases by Moodle but there is still a lot to be improved upon. It is challenging to get buy-in from different stakeholders when they see what it looks like."
"Moodle was not user-friendly, we wanted to use Cornerstone."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool’s pricing is too much for what it is."
"This particular organization is a relatively small academic institution. It is a single campus, not very big, with 4,500 to 5,000 total students. It is not a big faculty. There are no hard sciences other than undergraduate-level hard sciences. So, Moodle is functional, and it is relatively simple because it is open-source software. It has sub advantages, and it is inexpensive. Small schools with small enrollment numbers just can't afford the more expensive ones."
"Moodle have a very robust licensing system that is user friendly. It's not very expensive."
"It is open source, and it has a lot of free documentation. It can be by far the least expensive option, but it depends on how one decides to use it. It can be free if you download it and host it on-prem, and you don't count your time as being worth anything. So, it can be almost free, or it can be very expensive just depending on if you get a package with a provider and if it is a huge solution."
"It is a free-of-cost solution."
"Moodle is a free solution."
"Moodle offer a 14 day free trial and then requires payment."
"In terms of cost, it is available at no charge."
"The licensing cost is quite high and it operates on an annual basis."
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Comms Service Provider
14%
University
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Moodle?
The customization of the interface could be improved. Although we can load and change themes, it still always looks like Moodle. We have not found a way to significantly alter its appearance.
What is your primary use case for Moodle?
We use Moodle to manage our students' information, the classes, and the course catalog, which are mainly related to education. It serves as a learning management system for teaching in class.
 

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