Tutor LMS vs WP Courseware
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| Feature | Tutor LMS v4.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | WP Courseware checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Tutor LMS · Tutor LMS Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | Courses, lessons and quizzes without code; Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests; Reviews, Q and A and student dashboards | — |
| Cons | Some integrations and add-ons need the paid Pro version; Payment setup needs PayPal or WooCommerce configuration; Large plugin with many database tables | — |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course and lesson content types, Quiz builder with questions and attempts, Instructor earnings and withdrawal requests, Course reviews and ratings, Course question and answer, Course list widget, Gutenberg blocks for cart and registration, Add-ons manager for enabling extra modules, Get Pro upgrade pages ($) | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | 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 | 8 | — |
| Custom tables | 17 | — |