Chamilo LMS vs. Acorn

Chamilo is a leading Libre/Open Source learning management system (LMS), focused on ease of use, security and speed, and published under the GPLv3+ licence with no licence cost. Chamilo 3.0 brings agentic AI to the LMS. Its native MCP server, secured with OAuth 2.1, lets AI assistants such as Claude or ChatGPT create and manage courses, tests, learning paths and surveys directly, using each user's own permissions. Built-in AI tools help teachers generate content and tests, grade, review course quality, and support learners through an AI tutor and a Student Success Coach.

Acorn is the skills and development platform that closes the gap between what your people need to be able to do, what they can do today, and what is working to close it. Every role gets a standard, drawn from a framework of thousands of capabilities and proficiency levels. Your people capture the work they do against that standard, and the assessment is the checkpoint where a manager confirms what that work demonstrates. Development plans turn the gaps into action, and learning builds the skill.