Joomla LMS Reviews

Excellent for creating and managing online courses

Pros

I discovered JoomlaLMS when a client asked us to build a platform where their audience or students could access the course in phases. Even though I brought in another expert to help with the project, it was still relatively easy for me to understand and set up. JoomlaLMS comes with all the tools needed for instructors or website owners to build online courses for learners. It lets teachers create engaging content using images, videos, tests and assignments. I also appreciate its simple layout and detailed reports that help instructors assess learner progress.

Cons

Setting it up and structuring an online course does require some technical know how, if you're not experienced, you'll need time to learn but thankfully, there is plenty of helpful content online to guide the setup process.

JoomlaLMS helps you see your work clearly

Pros

What I like about JoomlaLMS is that it's open source, which means I can customize and tweak the code to fit my specific needs. The platform has a user friendly and accessible interface that's easy to work with. I've found it to be scalable and flexible, making it a great fit for both small and large educational institutions, it really caught my interest. Its powerful reporting features make things much easier for me and it provides training options to help instructors create online classes, study groups and learning content.

Cons

Since JoomlaLMS is built as a Joomla application, I find the installation and configuration tricky, especially for those without technical backgrounds, it sometimes causes performance issues, particularly in large classrooms and while the open source nature has pros and cons, it lacks support and misses key features some educators might need.

Excellent value management software for cleaning businesses

Pros

For me, most of the features are fairly easy to use and they offer a wide range of options and solutions that are useful even for cleaning-oriented businesses. The design looks clean and professional and the user-friendly approach really stands out. I also appreciate that the team behind JoomlaLMS works hard to provide regular and meaningful updates that keep adding more features.

Cons

I've noticed it is not as widely adopted as some competing products, though that also means the dev team gives more focused attention to users.

Among the best free CMS platforms

Pros

I love the modern, easy to use interface that JoomlaLMS offers and I feel reassured knowing that it gets frequent updates, including important security ones. There are several free and paid templates available that make the site look really professional. Plus I enjoy the variety of extensions that help me add extra features to my blog or website as needed.

Cons

I have found the number of themes and extensions available online to be fewer compared to its main competitor, WordPress.

Great variety of templates

Pros

I find it super convenient that JoomlaLMS offers a wide variety of templates and many of them are free. It's possible to build a complete website using this platform even if you don't have any programming knowledge, which I find really empowering.

Cons

I'm disappointed in the security, it's very poor and can be hacked easily and I have also struggled with getting images to display the way I want.

Flexible learning for business environments

Pros

I believe continuous learning is vital for both individuals and organizations and that's why we chose this tool to host our online learning classes and materials for employees. Our training costs have gone down significantly and now we have a centralized learning portal. Archived classes are easy to access and we can quickly create and share new ones too. One of our key use cases is onboarding training for new hires, after setting up modules for the first batch (and tweaking things a bit for later ones), all we have to do is add the new hire and they can access everything from a phone, laptop or desktop. This has made our Training and Development process much easier to manage and track from an HR perspective.

Cons

I don't really have anything to dislike, the cost is fair and since our industry strongly supports online learning from full courses to mini lessons, it works well for us.

Ideal for beginners learning to build websites

Pros

Once I took the time to learn JoomlaLMS, I found it fairly easy to navigate. I was able to understand the basics and get a fully functional website up and running in just one day.

Cons

Teaching someone else how to maintain the website is tough because the features are oddly organized and you have to click too many times for basic tasks some links eventually broke completely and I also got flooded with emails from Joomla, sometimes every few minutes which felt like a flaw.

A reliable learning management system

Pros

The interface is super easy to use and while it might not be flashy, it's good enough to get the job done.

Cons

I think it needs more features to truly compete with other LMS software options out there.

One of the top LMS platforms available

Pros

For me, JoomlaLMS hits a sweet spot, it's not too expensive, it's simple to set up and run and the user experience is friendly. I also love that it works across different platforms, which is a big bonus.

Cons

From my experience, a bit of IT knowledge helps, a few features are not very simple so I had to check documentation or talk to support.

Amazing product, top to bottom

Pros

I find the out of the box product to be great and it just keeps getting better. Their customer support is very responsive and always ready to help in no time. When I need a custom feature built, they handle it at a very reasonable price and deliver exactly what I need.

Cons

Honestly I can't think of any cons, it's been working great for me.