# Moodle: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 21 judge labels across 6 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/moodle

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Learning experience platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/learning-experience-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 11% | 9 |
| [Course authoring tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/course-authoring-tools/index.md) | 2% | 16 | 0% | 2 |
| [Online course libraries](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/online-course-libraries/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 5 |
| [Candidate assessment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/candidate-assessment/index.md) | 0% | 105 | 50% | 2 |
| [Compliance training](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/compliance-training/index.md) | 0% | 101 | 100% | 2 |
| [Skills intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 114 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Moodle (if you have IT resources) or TalentLMS (for less technical implementation) offer the best balance of features and affordability" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Learning experience plat)
- "I'd recommend starting with free options like H5P or Moodle" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Course authoring tools)
- "best for maximum savings and customization... hosting, setup, maintenance, and administration add costs" (Perplexity Sonar, Learning experience plat)
- "Completely free (self-hosted) with vast community resources. Powerful but requires technical setup" (Grok 4.20, Learning experience plat)

## And against it

- "If you lack internal IT setup skills, server maintenance fees can quickly outweigh SaaS costs." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Compliance training)
- "Moodle is free licence; hosted service extra, but it requires technical hosting." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Learning experience plat)
- "Moodle can be free to self-host, though hosting/support can add cost" (GPT-5.4 mini, Compliance training)
- "Research has identified security gaps that can facilitate cheating" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Candidate assessment)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Moodle, from 44 of the 48 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- goskills.com: 22
- talentlms.com: 13
- forbes.com: 12
- firsthr.app: 11
- g2.com: 11
- uteach.io: 11
- capterra.com: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 10
- learnworlds.com: 9
- learningrevolution.net: 8

### Pages cited

- https://uteach.io/articles/best-lms-and-training-platforms-for-small-business: 11
- https://goskills.com/resources/best-lms-small-business: 10
- https://goskills.com/resources/learning-experience-platforms: 9
- https://learnworlds.com/blog/business/online-learning-platforms: 9
- https://firsthr.app/compare/training/lxp-learning-platform: 8
- https://learningrevolution.net/learning-management-system-for-small-business: 8
- https://cezannehr.com/hr-blog/2026/10/best-lms-for-small-businesses: 7
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/best-learning-management-systems: 6

## In its own words

What Moodle's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Build an effective, engaging learning ecosystem with Moodle, the most customisable and popular LMS for education, enterprise, and public sector organisations. (https://moodle.com/)
- For: education, enterprise, and public sector organisations (https://moodle.com/)
- Free plan or trial: MoodleCloud, our ready-to-use hosted option (https://moodle.com/products/lms)
- Customers named: Tec-Ease, E Tech Group, Universitas Padjadjaran

## What it publishes

Every page moodle.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9257 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-10-18
- case study: 25 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-12-25
- conference or event: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-17
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-22
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-12
- news or press: 1251 pages, 25 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- Recent: 2026-09-23 news or press: Oncampus moodle certified partner https://moodle.com/news/oncampus-moodle-certified-partner
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Eummena expansion announcement https://moodle.com/news/eummena-expansion-announcement
- Recent: 2026-09-18 case study: E tech workplace https://moodle.com/case-studies/e-tech-workplace
- Recent: 2026-09-18 case study: Tec ease workplace https://moodle.com/case-studies/tec-ease-workplace
- Recent: 2026-09-17 news or press: Legacy lms technology technical debt https://moodle.com/news/legacy-lms-technology-technical-debt
- Recent: 2026-09-14 news or press: Awareness access action designing learning for career agency https://moodle.com/news/awareness-access-action-designing-learning-for-career-agency

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.