Sensei LMS vs WP Courseware
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| Feature | Sensei LMS v4.26.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details | WP Courseware checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 9,000+ | — |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Sensei LMS · Sensei Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | Courses, lessons and quizzes registered as their own content types; Learner progress and quiz results stored in plugin tables; Video embeds from YouTube and Vimeo | — |
| Cons | Selling courses and groups needs the separate Sensei Pro plugin; Paid courses rely on WooCommerce | — |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course post type, Lesson and quiz post types, Learner progress reports from plugin tables, Quiz submissions, answers and grades stored in tables, YouTube and Vimeo video embeds, Sensei widgets, Sell-course prompt that points to Sensei Pro, Groups feature upsell to Sensei Pro, Usage tracking that asks first | — |
| Integrations | ||
| MailPoet | — | |
| Marketing | Mailchimp | — |
| Social | Vimeo | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Divi | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | — |
| External services | player.vimeo.com, vimeo.com, public-api.wordpress.com, senseilms.us19.list-manage.com | — |
| Blocks | 44 | — |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |