{"id":39354,"date":"2022-11-24T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=39354"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:33:22","slug":"totara-vs-moodle-comparison","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/us\/resources\/totara-vs-moodle-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Totara vs Moodle vs Moodle Workplace comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='inline-text-container autoMobileAlignment autoDesktopAlignment'>\n  <div class='richText'><h3>What\u2019s the difference between Moodle and Totara?<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re often asked about the difference between Totara and Moodle.<\/p>\n<p>As open source\u00a0learning management systems, Totara Learn, Moodle and Moodle Workplace have plenty in common \u2013 but equally, there are many important differences between the three, like LMS reporting, scalability and compliance management.<\/p>\n<p>To find out which is more suitable for you and your organisation\u2019s needs, download our handy comparison table to see where Totara Learn, Moodle and Moodle Workplace differ.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48553 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/moodle-vs-totara-table-preview.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/moodle-vs-totara-table-preview.png 940w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/moodle-vs-totara-table-preview-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/moodle-vs-totara-table-preview-768x644.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class='newsletter-hubspot-container themePurple padding-yes'>\n  <div class='wrapper'>\n    \n    <div class='content-wrapper'>\n            <div class='form-wrapper grey-background-no'>\n                                    <h2 class='title fontDark'>Download the Comparison Table<\/h2>\n                                                    <div id=\"hubspot-form-container\">\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 3415253,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"436f1db9-e7f4-47ba-80e1-d8017bdf9843\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1775251561000-4289413135\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1775251561000-4289413135\"><\/div>          <\/div>\n          <div id=\"hubspot-fallback-message\" style=\"display: none; padding: 20px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #dee2e6; border-radius: 8px;\">\n            <p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px;\">\n              This form may be blocked by your browser&#8217;s privacy settings (e.g., Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection). 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