LearnPress vs Tutor LMS (2026): which should you pick?

Pick LearnPress if

• Fits if you run WordPress and want a free course plugin to start
• Makes sense if you add paid add-ons one at a time

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not run WordPress: it works only on a self-hosted WordPress site
• Not for you if you want drip, certificates or assignments free, as they are paid add-ons
• Pricey if you want everything: the Pro Bundle is $299 for the first year and renews at $209.30
• Watch out: the site shows a Black Friday banner of 25% off with no end date stated

Pick Tutor LMS if

• Fits if you already run WordPress and want to sell courses on it
• Makes sense if you want a free core before paying for anything

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you do not run WordPress: it works only on a self-hosted WordPress site
• Not for you if you want advanced quizzes, assignments or subscriptions free, as they need a paid license
• Watch out: AI Studio needs your own OpenAI API key, billed separately
• Tight if you want one price: annual licenses cover updates for one year, with lifetime at $499 to $1,999
• Watch out: hosting and updates are your job

LearnPress

• It runs only inside a self-hosted WordPress site; hosting and updates are your job.
• Content drip, live lessons, certificates and assignments are paid add-ons, not part of the free core.
• The Pro Bundle covers 1 site, includes 12 months of updates and renews at $209.30.
• The site shows a Black Friday banner of 25% off premium add-ons and themes, with no end date stated.

Tutor LMS

• It only runs inside a self-hosted WordPress site, so hosting and updates are your job.
• Advanced quizzes, assignments, subscriptions and AI Studio need a paid license.
• AI Studio needs your own OpenAI API key, billed separately by OpenAI.
• Annual licenses cover updates and support for one year; the lifetime option costs $499 to $1,999 once.

LearnPress

Course builder

Build online or offline courses with lessons that mix video, audio, text and images, a reusable lesson bank and attached course materials.

Quizzes and exams

Multiple choice, true/false and fill-in-the-blank questions from a reusable question bank, timed quizzes and exams with attempt limits.

LearnPress AI

Generates a course title, description and curriculum from a topic, or fills in gaps in a course you have already started.

Selling courses

Built-in checkout for guests, manual orders, and external checkout links; WooCommerce, Stripe, Razorpay and Paid Memberships Pro integrations.

Premium add-ons

Paid add-ons cover content drip, live courses, certificates, gradebook, assignments and memberships. Content drip is listed at $39.

Reports and enrollment control

Reports on engagement, completion and quiz results, and tools to add, remove or pause a student's enrollment.

Tutor LMS

Course builder

Build courses from lessons, quizzes and assignments, with video from YouTube, Vimeo or uploaded files, and drip content on Pro.

Quizzes and assignments

The free core has a basic quiz builder; Pro adds more question types, quiz reports, assignments with deadlines and automated grading.

Selling and memberships

Sell courses through built-in checkout or WooCommerce, with coupons, bundles, course subscriptions and site-wide memberships on Pro.

Payment gateways

The pricing page lists PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, Paddle, Mollie, Klarna, Razorpay, Paystack, Alipay and manual payment.

AI Studio

Generates course outlines, lessons and descriptions from prompts. Included in paid plans, and it requires your own OpenAI API key.

Live classes and integrations

Connects to Zoom, Google Meet and Jitsi Meet for live sessions, plus video hosts, CRMs and community plugins listed on its integrations page.

LearnPress

• Free$0

  Core plugin and 8 free add-ons for 1 site, with lifetime updates.

• Customize$19

  per add-on, for 1 site

  Pick individual premium add-ons; the price shown is the entry price. Includes 12 months of updates and priority support.

• Pro Bundle$299

  for 1 site, 12 months of updates, renews at $209.30

  All premium and free add-ons. Shown as $299 against a crossed-out $710, with no end date given.

Tutor LMS

• Free$0

  Core plugin with unlimited courses, learners and instructors, and a basic quiz builder.

• Individual$199

  per year for 1 site

  All Pro add-ons and features, Pro themes, AI Studio and priority support; updates for 1 year. One-time lifetime price is $499.

• Business$399

  per year for up to 10 sites

  Same features as Individual on up to 10 sites. The one-time lifetime price is $999.

• Agency$799

  per year for unlimited sites

  Same features on unlimited sites for annual billing. The one-time lifetime price is $1,999 for up to 50 sites.

LearnPress

No public discounts listed.

Tutor LMS

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license, paid once

  The pricing page's Lifetime tab sells each plan for a single payment: $499 (1 site), $999 (up to 10 sites) and $1,999 (up to 50 sites), with lifetime updates.