LifterLMS vs Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash
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| Feature | LifterLMS v10.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash v4.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | — |
| Editions | LifterLMS · LifterLMS add-ons ($) | Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash ($) |
| Pros | Free core with courses, quizzes and memberships; Certificates, achievements, coupons and vouchers included; Page builder widgets and blocks for course pages | Group expiry, group sign-up and group leader access for LearnDash; Bulk certificate download and transcripts; Auto-complete lessons from form submissions |
| Cons | Online payment gateways are paid add-ons; Core ships with a large set of custom tables; Some features depend on add-ons sold separately | Needs a vendor licence key and the free toolkit installed; Licence updates come from the vendor store, not WordPress.org |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Courses, sections and lessons, Quizzes and questions, Memberships, Certificate controller, Achievements post type, Coupons and vouchers, Manual payment gateway, Captcha and spam options for forms, Gutenberg block library for course pages, Add-on catalogue and license page ($) | Course and lesson timers ($), Bulk certificate download ($), Group access expiration ($), Course access expiry ($), Learner transcript ($), Lesson and topic grid layout ($), Import LearnDash users from CSV ($), Auto-complete lessons and topics from Gravity Forms submissions ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Bricks | LearnDash ($), bbPress ($), Gravity Forms ($), WPForms ($), Formidable Forms ($), Fluent Forms ($) |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, Akismet | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | make.lifterlms.com, lifterlms.com, www.google.com | static.uncannyowl.com, licensing.uncannyowl.com |
| Blocks | 18 | 14 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 26 |
| Custom tables | 12 | — |