Kadence vs LearnDash LMS - ProPanel
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| Feature | Kadence v1.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel v2.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | — |
| Last updated | July 24, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Kadence · Kadence Pro ($) | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel ($) |
| Pros | Fast, lightweight theme with an accessible front end; Drag-and-drop header builder and breadcrumbs; Integrations with WooCommerce, LearnDash and Kadence Blocks | Course and learner reports in the admin; Overview, progress, activity and trend widgets; Shortcode and blocks for reports on pages |
| Cons | Customizer promotes the paid Kadence Pro edition; Many options are spread across a large customizer | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Updates use a LearnDash licence key and email; Admin report pages only work while LearnDash is active |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Drag-and-drop header builder, Breadcrumbs component, Local hosting of Google Fonts, WooCommerce theme support, Kadence Pro upgrade section in customizer | ProPanel reporting page in the admin ($), Overview widget ($), Progress chart ($), Activity feed ($), Trends view ($), ld_propanel shortcode for reports on pages ($), REST endpoints for report data ($), Gutenberg blocks for reports ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | LearnDash, Kadence Blocks, bbPress, Elementor Pro theme builder, Beaver Builder, Divi | LearnDash LMS ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | LearnDash licence update server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.1 | 6.1.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.learndash.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |