BuddyPress for LearnDash vs Tutor LMS
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | Tutor LMS v4.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | June 19, 2020 | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | BuddyPress for LearnDash | Tutor LMS · Tutor LMS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Courses, lessons and quizzes without code; Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests; Reviews, Q and A and student dashboards |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Some integrations and add-ons need the paid Pro version; Payment setup needs PayPal or WooCommerce configuration; Large plugin with many database tables |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | Course and lesson content types, Quiz builder with questions and attempts, Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests, Course reviews and ratings, Course question and answer, Course list widget, Gutenberg blocks for cart and registration, Add-ons manager for enabling extra modules, Get Pro upgrade pages ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.wordpress.org, tutor-lms.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 8 |
| Custom tables | — | 17 |