Sakai
Fully open source and created by educators for educators
Ranked #4 in Open-source online course platforms.
Sakai LMS helps instructors create truly inspiring learning experiences. It is a robust platform designed for meaningful education.
Company facts
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Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
The product allows institutions to maintain full control over student data.
“Because Sakai is open source, you can maintain control, possession, and ownership of your student data over the long term.”Sakai, own website
Sakai offers extensive API capabilities for deep third-party integrations.
“Sakai is a leader in the development and implementation of the IMS LTI specification.”Sakai, own website
How it ranks
Sakai is ranked 4th of 10 in Open-source online course platforms (Lister Score 86.0).
#4 in Open-source online course platforms · Lister Score 86.0
Allows institutions to maintain full control over student data.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 14; buying information on its own site 12.
“Building your course has never been easier! Sakai lets you create and organize text, resources, quizzes, tests, assignments, links, video, and other media into lessons or modules;”Sakai, own website
“Sakai is 100% open source. Sakai community members develop Sakai-specific tools and then release”Sakai, own website
| Rank | Open-source online course platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradiso Solutions | 96.0 |
| 2 | Blend-ed | 94.0 |
| 3 | Open LMS | 90.0 |
| 4 | Sakai | 86.0 |
| 5 | Edunext | 84.0 |
| 6 | Open edX | 84.0 |
| 7 | Totara Learn | 84.0 |
| 8 | OpenOlat | 82.0 |
| 9 | Chamilo | 76.0 |
| 10 | Stud.IP | 72.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Sakai rank on Lister?
Sakai is ranked 4th of 10 in Open-source online course platforms (Lister Score 86.0).