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Academy LMS

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WordPress LMS plugin for building, selling, and managing online courses, with native payments and white labeling

Best for: Course creators and WordPress agencies wanting a self-hosted LMS

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Overview & Highlights

Major Deal Highlights

  • One-time price from $59 for a self-hosted WordPress LMS
  • Sell courses with the native StoreEngine plugin, WooCommerce, or SureCart
  • Up to 200 site licenses on Tier 4, useful for agencies
  • White labeling and migration from other WordPress LMS plugins
  • 60-day refund window through AppSumo

Academy LMS is a WordPress plugin for creating, selling, and managing online courses on your own site. It is built by Kodezen, a team based in Khulna, Bangladesh, and requires WordPress 6.8 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher.

The course builder handles lessons, chapters, quizzes, and assignments, with content drip, prerequisites, SCORM packages, a question bank, and AI course generation. You can sell through StoreEngine, Kodezen's native payment plugin, or through WooCommerce, SureCart, and Paid Memberships Pro, and package courses into bundles, memberships, and subscriptions. Other features include certificates, multi-instructor revenue sharing, tutor bookings, Zoom and Google Meet, bulk CSV enrollment, device login restrictions, webhooks, white labeling, and a migration tool for LearnDash, LearnPress, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS, and MasterStudy.

The AppSumo deal is a one-time purchase with 4 tiers that differ by site licenses. Tier 1 ($59) covers 1 site on the Individual plan. Tier 2 ($129) covers 25 sites on Business Plus. Tier 3 ($249) covers 100 sites and Tier 4 ($349) covers 200 sites, both on the Agency plan. All tiers list the same feature set, including white labeling, AI course creation, and the premium add-ons.

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Pricing

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License Tier 1

Equivalent to Individual

$59/one-time
  • 1 site license
  • White labeling
  • AI course creation
  • Advanced course builder
  • Multi-instructor support
  • Custom registration form builder
  • +12 more

License Tier 2

Equivalent to Business Plus

$129/one-time

Everything in License Tier 1, plus:

  • 25 site licenses
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License Tier 3

Equivalent to Agency

$249/one-time

Everything in License Tier 2, plus:

  • 100 site licenses

License Tier 4

Equivalent to Agency

$349/one-time

Everything in License Tier 3, plus:

  • 200 site licenses

Product Preview

Demo video and screenshots of Academy LMS

Key Features

Core capabilities included in this deal.

Course builder

Build lessons, chapters, quizzes, and assignments in a multi-step builder, generate a course with AI or from YouTube content, and import or export lessons and quizzes.

Learning paths and assessments

Set content drip, prerequisites, and SCORM packages, and run quizzes from a question bank with randomized questions, chapter and final exams, and assignment grading.

Selling courses

Take payments with StoreEngine or sell through WooCommerce, SureCart, or Paid Memberships Pro, with bundles, memberships, and subscriptions.

Learner engagement

Award certificates, points, and badges, and keep learners on track with progress tracking, Q&A, lesson notes, announcements, and email notifications.

Instructors and live sessions

Add multiple instructors with revenue sharing and Course Manager roles, and offer 1:1 or group tutor bookings and Zoom or Google Meet sessions.

Digital campus

Run admissions, timetables, attendance, exams, fees, and report cards, with access for teachers, students, and parents.

Who It's For & Use Cases

How teams and solopreneurs get maximum leverage from Academy LMS.

Selling courses from your own site

Course creators and online coaches

Host and sell courses on WordPress without sending learners to a third-party course platform or paying a monthly platform fee.

Building LMS sites for clients

WordPress agencies and freelancers

Use the 25 to 200 site licenses on higher tiers, white labeling, and the migration tool to set up course sites for clients.

Running a school or training program

Educators and training providers

Manage teachers, students, and parents with timetables, attendance, exams, and fees alongside online course content.

Pros, Cons & Verdict

Our honest editorial opinion to help you decide before you buy.

The Good (Pros)

  • Clean, easy interface; reviewers say course creation is quick to learn
  • Support team is responsive and fixes reported bugs
  • Free StoreEngine plugin sells courses without needing WooCommerce
  • Lightweight and fast on both frontend and backend
  • Runs inside your WordPress site, so learners stay on your domain
  • Regular updates and a team that acts on feature requests

Considerations (Cons)

  • One reviewer lost Loco Translate translations after a plugin update
  • Reviewers report bugs in quizzes, lesson autocomplete, and Elementor integration
  • Theme imports are slow and confusing; demo themes lean on Elementor
  • Some reviewers say support suggests workarounds instead of fixes
  • A 2024 reviewer found SCORM gated behind a paid pro plan
LTD Explorer verdict

Our verdict

Worth it

Academy LMS is worth it for course creators and WordPress agencies who want a self-hosted LMS with native payments and no monthly fee; Tier 1 covers a single site, and Tier 2 makes sense once you build for clients.

Skip if:you need a polished no-tinker setup or rely on translations and strict local store compliance, and test your theme, quizzes, and translations within the 60-day refund window.

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About Academy LMS

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WordPress LMS plugin for building, selling, and managing online courses, with native payments and white labeling

Frequently Asked Questions (6)

Essential answers regarding deal terms, stacking, licensing, and refunds.

Can I get a refund?
Yes. AppSumo offers a refund within 60 days of purchase.
Is there an activation deadline?
Yes. You must activate your license within 60 days of purchase.
Which Academy LMS plan do the tiers map to?
Tier 1 maps to the Individual plan, Tier 2 to Business Plus, and Tiers 3 and 4 to Agency, with all future updates to that plan. If a plan name changes, the deal moves to the new name. You can upgrade between the 4 tiers while the deal is available and downgrade within 60 days of purchase. There are no codes and no stacking.
What are the system requirements?
Academy LMS requires WordPress 6.8 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher.
Can I migrate courses from another LMS?
Yes. The free Migration Tool add-on supports LearnPress, LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS, and MasterStudy LMS.
Can earlier AppSumo buyers upgrade?
Yes. Previous AppSumo customers who purchased Academy LMS can upgrade their license to increase their feature limits.

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