LearnDash LMS - ProPanel vs Sensei LMS
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| Feature | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel v2.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel ($) | Sensei LMS · Sensei Pro ($) |
| Pros | Course and learner reports in the admin; Overview, progress, activity and trend widgets; Shortcode and blocks for reports on pages | 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 | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Updates use a LearnDash licence key and email; Admin report pages only work while LearnDash is active | Selling courses and groups needs the separate Sensei Pro plugin; Paid courses rely on WooCommerce |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 ($), Gutenberg blocks for reports ($) | 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 ($) |
| Plugins | LearnDash LMS ($) | WPML, Divi |
| Other | LearnDash licence update server ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.1.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | support.learndash.com | player.vimeo.com, vimeo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, senseilms.us19.list-manage.com |
| Blocks | — | 44 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |