BuddyPress for LearnDash vs Sensei LMS
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | Sensei LMS v4.26.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | June 19, 2020 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | BuddyPress for LearnDash | Sensei LMS · Sensei Pro ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Courses, lessons and quizzes registered as their own content types; Learner progress and quiz results stored in plugin tables; Video embeds from YouTube and Vimeo |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Selling courses and groups needs the separate Sensei Pro plugin; Paid courses rely on WooCommerce |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | Course post type, Lesson and quiz post types, Learner progress reports from plugin tables, Quiz submissions, answers and grades stored in tables, YouTube and Vimeo video embeds, Sensei widgets, Sell-course prompt that points to Sensei Pro, Groups feature upsell to Sensei Pro, Usage tracking that asks first |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailPoet | |
| Marketing | — | Mailchimp |
| Social | — | Vimeo |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | WPML, Divi |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | player.vimeo.com, vimeo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, senseilms.us19.list-manage.com |
| Blocks | — | 44 |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |