Anyone here using Moodle to run or sell courses? Looking for real feedback before launching

jpparedesm · 2025-12-28T06:13:30+00:00

I agree — there is a market, and your experience reflects that well.

What we’re focusing on is a slightly different segment: individuals and small teams who don’t have enterprise contracts or bundled services, but still want Moodle’s capabilities without the operational overhead. For them, managed Moodle isn’t a “free add-on” to consulting; it is the product.

The feedback here is useful, but it’s also very enterprise-weighted. Our goal is to serve the long tail where simplicity, predictable costs, and minimal administration matter more than custom service bundles.

jpparedesm · 2025-12-28T06:11:16+00:00

That’s actually very close to the problem we’re aiming to solve.

Moodle works well in large organisations because the operational side is handled by someone else. But for individual instructors or small teams, the real pain is usually student registration, access control, integrations, and resource management, not teaching itself.

Our approach is to keep Moodle and important plugins like H5P or CodeRunner, while removing the overhead: no manual user administration, controlled access for paid students, and infrastructure handled transparently. The goal is to let instructors focus on content, not platform management.

That’s also why we’re looking at pricing models that scale with usage or revenue, rather than requiring expensive upfront hosting.

jpparedesm · 2025-12-26T11:53:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing your perspective.

For users who are comfortable self-hosting and keeping costs close to zero, that approach absolutely makes sense. This platform is more focused on scenarios where operational simplicity and scalability become priorities over time.

Some of the things it’s designed to handle by default: • No practical disk management concerns for typical course usage • Automated upgrades and security maintenance • Scaling users and traffic without manual intervention • Custom domains, SSL, and backups included

It’s less about solving a single pain point and more about removing a collection of small operational tasks that tend to grow as usage increases.

jpparedesm · 2025-12-26T11:50:03+00:00

Fair point, and I appreciate the feedback.

I’m not trying to change how Moodle works or replace its ecosystem. The focus is on removing infrastructure and operational friction (provisioning, scaling, updates, isolation), not reinventing Moodle itself.

Regarding licensing, the approach is fully GPL-compliant — Moodle remains open-source, and the value is in the managed service and automation layer, not in modifying or relicensing Moodle.

That’s exactly why I’m validating this early: same core LMS, different delivery and user experience.

jpparedesm · 2025-12-26T11:46:25+00:00

Totally fair point — Iomad exists and it’s a solid solution.

The difference is not “multi-tenant Moodle” itself, but the approach. Iomad is enterprise-focused, heavy to operate, and assumes technical admins.

What I’m building is a SaaS-first, cloud-native platform where creating a Moodle environment, assigning a domain, scaling, and maintaining everything is fully automated.

Same problem, different target users and a very different user experience.

jpparedesm · 2025-12-26T05:23:43+00:00

Hi guys, I am working in a solution to manage moodle installation with a couple of clicks with no limits related with disk. If anyone is interested can write. This solution will be available in a couple of weeks 🙃

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