LearnWorlds vs LearnUpon
LearnWorlds and LearnUpon both sell online training, but they aim at different buyers. LearnWorlds is a school builder for companies whose course is the product, with checkout, page funnels and plans priced on a public page. LearnUpon is quoted per organisation, starts at a minimum number of users and runs separate portals for employees, customers and partners. Only LearnWorlds shows numbers on its pricing page, and only LearnWorlds states a country (Cyprus), which the LearnUpon pages we read do not. Selling courses points to LearnWorlds, while training staff or customers points to LearnUpon.
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Choose LearnWorlds ifyou sell courses to the public and need checkout, subscriptions, marketing pages and a branded school under one login. You also want to see monthly plan prices before you speak to anyone.
Choose LearnUpon ifyou train employees, customers or partners and want a separately branded portal for each audience in one account. You can handle a quote-only process and a starting block of at least 100 users.
LearnWorlds and LearnUpon side by side
| LearnWorlds | LearnUpon | |
|---|---|---|
| Our learning management rank | #6 of 14 | #7 of 14 |
| Established in | Cyprus | Ireland |
| List price, 8 November 2026 | Per month, excluding VAT: Starter 44 annual or 49 monthly, Pro Trainer 79 or 99, Learning Center 249 or 299; Starter adds USD 5 per paid enrolment; Corporate quoted | Quote only, with Book a Demo on every plan; starting blocks of 100, 150 or 300 users; no figures on the page |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | A business where the course is the product | Software and service companies running customer or partner education alongside staff training |
| Not for | An HR team assigning compliance training | Small companies wanting a published price for a few dozen learners |
Both are reviewed in full in our learning management ranking: LearnWorlds and LearnUpon.
Where they differ
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Numbers on the page versus Book a Demo
LearnWorlds lists plans per month, excluding VAT: Starter at 44 billed annually or 49 monthly, Pro Trainer at 79 or 99, Learning Center at 249 or 299, plus a Corporate plan on custom quote. LearnUpon publishes no amounts, no currency and no billing basis, and each plan carries a Book a Demo button. A buyer can budget for LearnWorlds before any conversation. At LearnUpon the first figure arrives only after a sales call.
Edge: LearnWorlds
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The USD 5 fee on every paid enrolment
LearnWorlds Starter allows paid courses only and adds a USD 5 fee per paid enrolment, alongside 1,000 active learners per month and 1 admin. Pro Trainer lifts that to unlimited paid and free courses with 5 admins. LearnUpon lists no per-enrolment fee, yet it lists no price of any kind either, so the two cannot be set side by side. For a seller of low-priced courses, the Starter fee matters most.
Depends on the buyer
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Starting blocks of 100, 150 and 300 users
LearnUpon plans begin at a stated user count: Employees from 100 users, Associations from 150 and Customer Education from 300. A team with a few dozen learners therefore pays for seats it does not use, and our notes list this as a weakness. LearnWorlds sets limits on active learners per month instead (1,000 on Starter, 2,000 on Pro Trainer and Learning Center), and we found no minimum learner count stated.
Edge: LearnWorlds
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Portals, client groups and who the training is for
LearnUpon is built to run several audiences from one account, each portal with its own branding and reporting, and its Customer Education option adds white labelling, eCommerce and group branding. LearnWorlds offers up to 10 client groups on Learning Center and custom groups on Corporate. Our own verdict calls LearnWorlds the wrong tool as an internal corporate LMS, because assignment and compliance features exist but are not the point of the product.
Edge: LearnUpon
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Trial access and what support is included
LearnWorlds has no permanent free plan, but its FAQ describes a 30-day trial with all core features, reached from the Start for free buttons. For LearnUpon, no free tier or trial is offered on the page we looked at. It does say that an Implementation Consultant, Customer Success and 24/7 Technical Support come with all plans. One lets you try before paying, the other bundles human help into every quote, so neither clearly wins.
Depends on the buyer
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Cyprus company, or a country the pages leave out
LearnWorlds is operated by LearnWorlds (CY) Ltd, registered in Cyprus under company number HE380294 in Limassol, and its terms name no parent or acquisition. For LearnUpon, our listing records Ireland, yet no country is named on what we checked: the About page lists six offices with Philadelphia first and none marked headquarters. LearnUpon took a USD 56 million minority investment from Summit Partners, with one board seat, stated not to be a change of ownership.
Edge: LearnWorlds
When neither fits
If you want a mid-priced LMS built for employee training with a published price, neither fits cleanly. TalentLMS and Docebo are the alternatives we would open next in our learning management ranking.
LearnWorlds or LearnUpon: questions
3 answersCan LearnWorlds work as the LMS for compliance training inside a company?
It has assignment, compliance and reporting features, but our verdict says they are not the point of the product.
LearnWorlds is designed for selling courses, with checkout and marketing pages. An HR team assigning mandatory training will find LearnUpon or another corporate LMS a closer match.
Does LearnUpon show any price without a sales call?
No. Its pricing page gives no amounts, currency or billing basis, and each plan says Book a Demo. It does show the minimum users per plan: 100 for Employees, 150 for Associations and 300 for Customer Education.
What does the Summit Partners deal mean for who owns LearnUpon?
LearnUpon announced a USD 56 million minority investment from Summit Partners, with one board seat. The announcement says it is a minority investment and not a change of ownership. We found no parent company, founding year or headquarters on the pages checked.
Sources
Checked 8 November 2026- LearnWorlds pricing page: monthly and annual plan amounts, learner and admin limits, the USD 5 Starter enrolment fee, client groups and the 30-day trial.
- LearnWorlds terms: the Cyprus operating company, its registration number and operator-hosted online schools.
- LearnUpon pricing page: quote-only plans, minimum user counts and the support included with all plans.
- LearnUpon investment announcement: the USD 56 million minority investment, one board seat and the no-change-of-ownership statement.
- LearnUpon About page: six listed offices with no headquarters labelled.