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Open Source in LMS — SaaS tools & trends 2026

11 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around open source in LMS. The highest-velocity open source products right now are Open edX, ILIAS and TAO Testing (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 17 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Their velocity scores span 0.0 to 5.0 out of 10, a spread that shows how unevenly shipping cadence is distributed across the field. Below: every tracked product carrying this theme, updated from release data. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

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Products shipping around open source

#01Open edXOpen edX maintenance branches carrying security backports, not features5.0alternatives →

#02ILIASILIAS ships synchronized security patches across versions 9, 10, and 11 on a monthly maintenance cadence.5.0alternatives →

#03TAO TestingTAO Testing ships rapid v56.x patches driven by NYSED client work, security remediation, and localization fixes.5.0alternatives →

#04ProcessingProcessing is shipping again — and quietly moved its renderer onto wgpu.3.8alternatives →

#05OppiaOppia grinds forward on learner UX polish, study guides, and contributor tooling.2.5alternatives →

#06ClarolineA French LMS shipping monthly patch releases with no story attached.0.0alternatives →

#07SakaiSakai keeps a slow annual cadence — Sakai 25 in mid-2025, 25.1 point release in late 2025, with most feed entries being archival docs.0.0alternatives →

#08openSISA student information system that ships once a year and barely says what changed.0.0alternatives →

#09Moodle DevMoodle is modernising its frontend stack while hardening the base institutions audit.0.0alternatives →

#10DSpaceDSpace 10.0 lands and the 7.x line that most repositories run is now end-of-life.0.0alternatives →

#11ClassroomIOPre-1.0 open-source LMS in a security-hardening sprint after a wave of disclosed CVEs.0.0alternatives →

Frequently asked questions about open source

Which SaaS tools ship open source in LMS in 2026?

Open edX, ILIAS, TAO Testing, Processing, Oppia, and 6 more — the open source products Sparkpulse tracks in LMS, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which open source product has the highest shipping velocity?

Open edX, with the top velocity score (5.0/10) in LMS — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around open source?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 11 products carrying the open source theme in LMS, updated continuously from verified release data.