Moodle Reviews 2026: Pros & Cons, Ratings & more – Page 5

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Pros
  • Customization & Flexibility Moodle’s open-source nature allows tailoring courses, roles, and settings to diverse educational needs. Reviewers praise its adaptability and extensive configuration options.
  • Feature Set & Functionality Users appreciate the robust learning tools, such as quizzes, assignments, forums, grading, content management, and integrations.
  • Community & Support Many mention Moodle’s active community, documentation, and resources as helpful. Some also highlight responsive support.
  • Value for Money Being open-source, many see it as cost-effective and a great alternative to proprietary LMSs.
  • Ease of Use (once familiar)  A smaller segment of users finds Moodle manageable and straightforward after initial learning, especially for organizing courses and assignments.
Cons
  • Complexity & Learning Curve The most frequent complaint: Moodle has a steep learning curve, especially for new users. Navigating the interface and using advanced features is challenging.
  • User Interface / UX Issues Many reviewers describe the interface as outdated, cluttered, or visually unappealing. Course creation and grading tools can feel cumbersome.
  • Performance / Workflow Challenges Users report that tasks like uploading content, setting quizzes, or grading require multiple steps and can be frustrating.
  • Technical Customization Barriers While customizable, some users struggle to achieve a polished look or specific workflows without technical skills.
  • Initial Setup / Onboarding Some reviewers note that initial configuration or setup is difficult for non-technical users.
Performance Overview
Overall Rating 77%
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Mar 14, 2018

Overall Rating 83%
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Claudio Enrique S. — Capacitación/ Desarrollo Organizacional SENCE/OTIC/OTEC/ Docente

Industry : Food Production | Company size : 201-500 | Level : Intern | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : 6-12 months as User, Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team

It's an open source tool that goes beyond expectations

Mar 13, 2018

Overall Rating 74%
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Industry : Education - Primary | Company size : 10,000+ | Level : Manager | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Administrator

I think it is awesome and very adaptable to all sorts of uses.

Mar 13, 2018

Overall Rating 87%
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What do you like best? Ability to customize. Ability to use it out of the box with little or no need to make changes.
What do you dislike? -
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Industry : Mental Health Care | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Consultant | Focus : Quality Assurance | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Administrator

it streamlines all education processes

Feb 13, 2018

Overall Rating 79%
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 11-50 | Level : Manager | Focus : Engineering | Experience using the software : Free Trial as Administrator

Easy to develop learning and assessment tools for basic to complex learner requirements. easy 4 user

Feb 11, 2018

Overall Rating 89%
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What do you like best? From a development view - provides lots of plug-ins that can be used to provide learners with a individual - but compliant - learning and assessment experience. Can provide basic eLearning LMS for beginner organisation and easy to commence building own LMS, for experience and complex learning requirements provides access to good interactive tools that can be customised to meet learner and course requirements. Can be fun and interactive. Is Free Ware
What do you dislike? Not all plug-ins are completely operational and need some playing with to work the way you want. A lot of the plugins are aimed at graded or compulsory learning - being competency based is only new to the grading system. Because not fulling integrated and has a lot of available plugins from a variety of sources it can be difficult to identify what works best for your application of the LMS
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Industry : Education - Higher | Company size : 51-200 | Level : Senior | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Member of the deployment/customization team

It's not intuitive.

Feb 7, 2018

Overall Rating 47%
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What do you like best? It's open source but that's a double edge sword.
What do you dislike? It's not intuitive and the UI is implemented poorly.
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Industry : Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Program and Project Management | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team

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Moodle — Jun 27, 2022

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. At Moodle, we are constantly working on new ways to improve our solutions to deliver the best learning outcomes. Discover Moodle 4.0's fresh and intuitive user experience. https://bit.ly/3bgVsDC Regards.

I love the flexibility of a Moodle LMS.

Jan 30, 2018

Overall Rating 73%
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What do you like best? Customization and Options
What do you dislike? Everything needs to be customized by administrator to fit with company.
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Industry : Staffing and Recruiting | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Information Technology | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator, Member of the deployment/customization team, Member of the procurement team

Poor navigation and not user friendly

Jan 25, 2018

Overall Rating 53%
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What do you like best? Activities
What do you dislike? Navigation
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Industry : Health, Wellness and Fitness | Company size : 1,001-5,000 | Level : Senior | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator

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Moodle — Jun 27, 2022

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. At Moodle, we are constantly working on new ways to improve our solutions to deliver the best learning outcomes. Discover Moodle 4.0's fresh and intuitive user experience. https://bit.ly/3bgVsDC Regards.

It is free and flexible, but takes some work to make it look nice.

Jan 23, 2018

Overall Rating 70%
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Harald A. — Consultant Business and Ministry development

Industry : Nonprofit Organization Management | Company size : 11-50 | Level : VP | Focus : Quality Assurance | Experience using the software : 6-12 months as Member of the deployment/customization team

Realiable,flexible,affordable

Jan 16, 2018

Overall Rating 85%
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Industry : Elearning | Company size : 1-10 | Level : Owner | Focus : Education | Experience using the software : More than 1 year as User, Administrator, Member of the procurement team