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The Tutor LMS Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Tutor LMS in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPANovember 2026

Tutor LMS

The Insider’s Guide

WordPress course plugin with a free core and paid Pro licenses

Tutor LMS, as pictured on tutorlms.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Tutor LMS’s own pages.

Made by Tutor LMS · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.6GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Tutor LMS’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Tutor LMS’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.6

GPA, above 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade

Tutor LMS is a WordPress plugin for building and selling online courses on your own site. The core plugin is free; paid licenses add Pro features such as advanced quizzes, assignments, subscriptions and an AI course generator that needs your own OpenAI key. It runs only inside WordPress.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Tutor LMS, taken from its own pages and our grades.

It only runs inside a self-hosted WordPress site, so hosting and updates are your job.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for selling courses from a WordPress site

    It runs only on a self-hosted WordPress site, and advanced quizzes, subscriptions and the AI generator need a paid license.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $16.58 a month when paid by the year

    As its pricing page puts it: $199 per year for 1 site.

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    The Tutor LMS core is free: unlimited courses, learners and instructors, a basic quiz builder and native video support.

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Course builder

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

  6. 6

    Quizzes and assignments

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

  7. 7

    Selling and memberships

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

  8. 8

    A 2.6 GPA, above 83 of 98

    That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    The plain part of Tutor LMS you could make: online courses and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Tutor LMS at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $199 per year for 1 site
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Tutor LMS
Category
Courses & Communities
Our grade
2.6 GPA, good

The report card

Best for selling courses from a WordPress site

Tutor LMS is a WordPress plugin for building and selling courses, with a free core and paid licenses from $199 a year for 1 site. It runs only on a self-hosted WordPress site, and advanced quizzes, subscriptions and the AI generator need a paid license.

ToolGPA report cardTutor LMSGraded Nov 13, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyB$199 a year for 1 site is about $16.60 a month, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($20), and a $499 lifetime price is under two years of its $37 middle.
Free plan and trialBThe free core has unlimited courses, learners and instructors, a basic quiz builder and native video, which one person can run a course on.
FeaturesBLessons, quizzes, assignments, checkout, memberships, many payment gateways and live classes cover the job, with the advanced parts on Pro.
Ease of useDNo rating on record. It only runs inside a self-hosted WordPress site, so hosting and updates are your job.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb only, but it connects to WooCommerce, Zoom, Google Meet, Paid Memberships Pro, FluentCRM, BuddyPress, Elementor and OpenAI.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.6

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Tutor LMS is for

  • 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

Who it is not for

  • 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

Good to know

Good for

  • Course creators who already run a WordPress site
  • Agencies building learning sites for several clients
  • Starting free and adding Pro features later

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$16.58

A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too

Tutor LMS has a free plan. Paid plans start at $199 per year for 1 site.

The free core has unlimited courses, learners and instructors, a basic quiz builder and native video, which one person can run a course on.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • 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.

The free plan

The Tutor LMS core is free: unlimited courses, learners and instructors, a basic quiz builder and native video support.

Read from tutorlms.com on Nov 13, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • 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.

    Stated on tutorlms.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

WordPress course plugin with a free core and paid Pro licenses. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, online courses.

Lessons, quizzes, assignments, checkout, memberships, many payment gateways and live classes cover the job, with the advanced parts on Pro.
From our grade for features
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.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • WooCommerce
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Paid Memberships Pro
  • FluentCRM
  • BuddyPress
  • Elementor
  • OpenAI

Tutor LMS is made by Tutor LMS.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

83/98

Other course and community platforms it is graded above

Tutor LMS's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 8.

It stands best on value for money (B, above 79 of 98) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $16.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 12 of the 65 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tutor LMS’s own letter is outlined.

  • BValue for moneyAbove 79 of 98
  • BFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 98
  • BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98
  • DEase of useAbove 0 of 98
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 98

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 78 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Tutor LMS is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessTutor LMSSimpleroHeartbeatHyloCirclesysteme.io

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Tutor LMS you could make: online courses and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade. It costs $199 a year.

What you could make

  • Online courses and templates: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • It plugs into other products, WooCommerce, Zoom and Google Meet among them.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • People on the other end: live sessions. No app builder makes those.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Tutor LMS’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

LearnDash, LifterLMS, LearnPress, MasterStudy LMS and Sensei LMS

The 5 tools Tutor LMS is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

13

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Tutor LMS free?

Tutor LMS has a free plan. The Tutor LMS core is free: unlimited courses, learners and instructors, a basic quiz builder and native video support.

How much does Tutor LMS cost?

Tutor LMS lists 4 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Tutor LMS work on?

Tutor LMS is available on Web.

Does Tutor LMS offer any discounts?

Tutor LMS publicly lists the following: Lifetime license, paid once.

Does Tutor LMS have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Tutor LMS is listed for Web.

Does Tutor LMS have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Tutor LMS is listed for Web.

Is Tutor LMS open source?

Tutor LMS is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

What does Tutor LMS integrate with?

Tutor LMS's listing names WooCommerce, Zoom, Google Meet, Paid Memberships Pro, FluentCRM, BuddyPress, Elementor and OpenAI.

Who makes Tutor LMS?

Tutor LMS is made by a company of the same name.

What are the alternatives to Tutor LMS?

The closest alternatives to Tutor LMS in our directory are LearnDash, LifterLMS, LearnPress, MasterStudy LMS and Sensei LMS.

How does Tutor LMS compare with other course and community platforms?

Tutor LMS's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 8.

Is Tutor LMS good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Tutor LMS B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $16.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 12 of the 65 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Tutor LMS?

The plain part of Tutor LMS you could make: online courses and templates.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Tutor LMS’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tutor LMS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Tutor LMS. Prices change, so check tutorlms.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Tools graded, in 95 categories

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Tutor LMS’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Tutor LMS is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Tutor LMS. Prices and plans change: check tutorlms.com before you buy.