LearnDash - ConvertKit vs Tutor LMS
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| Feature | LearnDash - ConvertKit v1.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 15, 2026 |
| Editions | LearnDash - ConvertKit ($) | Tutor LMS · Tutor LMS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Course enrolment and progress tags in ConvertKit; Subscriber form shortcode and widget; Subscription status shown on user profiles | Courses, lessons and quizzes without code; Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests; Reviews, Q and A and student dashboards |
| Cons | Commercial licence key needed for updates and support; ConvertKit only; no other email service; Creates a tag for each lesson, topic and quiz, which can clutter ConvertKit | 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 | Tags on course enrolment and group access ($), Tags on lesson, topic and quiz completion ($), Subscribe form shown on course status page ($), Course ConvertKit tag synced on course save ($), ld_convertkit_subscriber_form shortcode ($), Subscriber form widget ($), Subscription status on user profile ($) | Course and lesson content types, Quiz builder with questions and attempts, Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests, Course reviews and ratings, Course question and answer, Course list widget, Gutenberg blocks for cart and registration, Add-ons manager for enabling extra modules, Get Pro upgrade pages ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| ConvertKit ($) | — | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash ($) | — |
| Other | Real Big Plugins licence server ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.1.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.convertkit.com | api.wordpress.org, tutor-lms.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 8 |
| Custom tables | — | 17 |