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Teachable vs ILIAS
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Teachable and ILIAS — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Teachable vs ILIAS: at a glance
| Feature | Teachable | ILIAS |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | EdTech | EdTech |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Top themes | course-platform, learning-paths, reliability-fixes, commerce-hygiene | lms, open-source, security-patch, self-hosted |
| Last editorial update | 29d ago | 18h ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Teachable?
Teachable spends the cycle hardening commerce and access control; Learning Paths the lone forward bet
Teachable's recent cadence is dominated by stabilization: enrollment access control, subscription billing, quiz scoring, catalog display, and commerce edge cases are all being corrected release after release. The net-new direction is Collections, which folds Bundles in with a new Learning Paths feature in limited beta, alongside a more personalized admin dashboard and mobile apps catching up to web.
What is ILIAS?
ILIAS keeps three LMS branches patched in lockstep, security first
ILIAS is a self-hosted open-source learning management system maintaining three major branches in parallel — 9, 10, and the current 11 line. Its changelog is almost entirely coordinated maintenance releases, most carrying security fixes and pointing admins at a dedicated security blog. The project treats prompt patching across all supported versions as the core deliverable.
Teachable vs ILIAS: editorial side-by-side
Teachable
6.3EDTECH
Teachable spends the cycle hardening commerce and access control; Learning Paths the lone forward bet
◆ Current state
Teachable's recent cadence is dominated by stabilization: enrollment access control, subscription billing, quiz scoring, catalog display, and commerce edge cases are all being corrected release after release. The net-new direction is Collections, which folds Bundles in with a new Learning Paths feature in limited beta, alongside a more personalized admin dashboard and mobile apps catching up to web.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is being hardened first and expanded second. The fix-heavy changelog reads as a deliberate reliability push, with Learning Paths the clearest signal of where new investment is aimed: structured, multi-course journeys layered on top of the existing course-and-bundle commerce engine.
◆ Prediction
Expect Learning Paths to graduate from limited beta toward general availability and dashboard personalization to deepen, while the steady stream of commerce and enrollment fixes continues.
ILIAS
5.0EDTECH
ILIAS keeps three LMS branches patched in lockstep, security first
◆ Current state
ILIAS is a self-hosted open-source learning management system maintaining three major branches in parallel — 9, 10, and the current 11 line. Its changelog is almost entirely coordinated maintenance releases, most carrying security fixes and pointing admins at a dedicated security blog. The project treats prompt patching across all supported versions as the core deliverable.
◆ Where it's heading
The cadence is steady and security-driven: point releases land on all three branches within the same day whenever fixes accumulate, as with 11.2/10.9/9.21 on July 7. There is no feature signal in this window — the arc is stable long-term support for institutions that cannot upgrade major versions on short notice.
◆ Prediction
Expect the next batch to again be simultaneous point releases across 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x, triggered by the next security disclosure rather than by a feature milestone.
Alternatives to Teachable and ILIAS
Other EdTech products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Teachable or ILIAS.
Scribe
Scribe expands what it can ingest and where it can be queried — video in, AI tools out
TopClass LMS
TopClass iterates its association LMS between a heavy stream of thought-leadership blogging
Acadle
Post-3.0, Acadle is filling out its admin, AI-authoring, and reporting surface.
Kahoot!
Kahoot's feed is awards, events, and efficacy research — little shipped-product signal
LifterLMS
LifterLMS is in a steady security-hardening cycle across the 10.0.x line
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Recent activity from Teachable and ILIAS
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoILIASILIAS 11.2: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1d agoILIASILIAS 10.9: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1d agoILIASILIAS 9.21: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1mo agoTeachableUpdates to the admin dashboard
- 1mo agoILIASILIAS 11.1: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1mo agoILIASILIAS 10.8: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1mo agoILIASILIAS 9.20: maintenance release with security fixes
- 1mo agoTeachableNew menu: Collections ⚡
- 1mo agoTeachableUpdates to email branding, campaign tracking & video playback
- 1mo agoTeachableMobile updates: Improved student experience, bug fixes, and more
- 1mo agoTeachableUpdates: Enrollments, subscriptions, and post-purchase upsells
- 2mo agoTeachableFix: Accurate, deduplicated course records in admin
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Teachable and ILIAS?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Teachable is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Teachable better than ILIAS?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Teachable is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other EdTech products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Teachable?
Top Teachable alternatives in EdTech are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Teachable alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/teachable for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to ILIAS?
Top ILIAS alternatives in EdTech are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ILIAS alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ilias for the full list with editorial commentary on each.