
What is Open edX?
Open edX is the open source platform that powers edX.org. Through our commitment to the open source vision, Open edX code is freely available to the community. Institutions and companies can host their own instances of Open edX and offer their own classes. Educators can extend the platform to build learning tools that precisely meet their needs. And developers can contribute new features to the Open edX platform.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Open edX?
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
- Inspires Innovation
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Recommendation Engine
Course authoring
LMS Integration
Blended Learning
Social Features
Mobile Learning
Collaboration Tools
Reporting
Gamification
API Integration
User Published Content
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Ease of Customization
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Usability and Intuitiveness
Breadth of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Data Integration
Quality of Features
Open edX Reviews

James M.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Apr 2020
Awesome product, easy to use and time-bound.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Open edX from other similar products?
One unique feature is the availability of downloadable learning videos. Also, the ability to complete a course without an initial payment.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
An Authenticated Certificate of completion awarded at the end of each course.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Discussion forum. The forum seems to be neglected most of the time.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I highly recommend taking up several courses.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Effective Service
- Saves Time
- Reliable
Cons
- Vendor's Interest First
- Under Delivered

Tracy I.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2020
Open Source Education!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Open edX from other similar products?
Open Edx is way more engaging.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
This is a last-generation, full-featured, open-source platform for online learning allowing us the ability to offer our employees access to a breadth of online learning that moves with them.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Verified Certificates are pricey, and it would be great to have live online evaluations.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Have a strong understanding of your end game. If you are not sure what your endgame is in terms of your goals, you won't properly benefit from it.
Pros
- Transparent
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
- Fair
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2020
This platform is great.
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing