LearnDash LMS - Course Grid vs Tutor LMS
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| Feature | LearnDash LMS - Course Grid v2.0.11 · 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 LMS - Course Grid ($) | Tutor LMS · Tutor LMS Pro ($) |
| Pros | Responsive card grid for courses; Category and tag filtering; Button or infinite-scroll loading | Courses, lessons and quizzes without code; Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests; Reviews, Q and A and student dashboards |
| Cons | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Auto-updates need a valid LearnDash LMS licence; Covers course listing only, not course creation | 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 | learndash_course_grid shortcode ($), Filter by category and tag ($), Load more courses without a page reload ($), Button and infinite-scroll pagination ($), Price and trial price on course cards ($), Gutenberg blocks for the grid and filter ($) | 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash LMS ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.2 | 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 | 2 | 8 |
| Custom tables | — | 17 |