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Chamilo LMS vs. Blackbaud Learning Management System

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricChamilo LMS

by BeezNest

Blackbaud Learning Management System

by Blackbaud

Overall rating4.93.8
Review count1831
Ease of use10.07.8
Ease of setup9.77.4
Quality of support9.67.7
Meets requirements9.18.3
NPS10013.333333
Small Business66.7%11.1%
Mid-Market22.2%85.2%
Enterprise11.1%3.7%
Total page views172221
Total LLM citations1,601762

Chamilo LMS

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.

Pros

  • Community Engagement
  • Continuous Development
  • Intuitive Experience
  • Intuitive
  • Flexible Tools
  • Ease of Use

Blackbaud Learning Management System

Blackbaud Learning Management System is fully integrated with Blackbaud SIS—not a separate tool—providing a holistic view of each student. Empower those students with a centralized assignment center, missing work alerts, and self-directed tasks. Reduce teacher workloads with strategic automation, bulk actions, and stored coursework. Meet a wide range of pedagogies and evaluate students based on your school’s priorities with flexible grading methods.

Pros

  • Assignment Management
  • Ease of Use
  • Navigation Ease
  • Grading System
  • User-Friendly
  • Feature Diversity