Edly offers managed Open edX hosting with published, tiered pricing plans. Cubite provides full-stack LMS engineering with AI-native capabilities. This guide helps you decide which approach fits your needs.
Disclosure: This page is published by Cubite. Competitor pricing and features sourced from public data (edly.io and Edly's openedx.org provider listing). Last verified: September 2026.
cubite.io
Full-stack LMS engineering with AI-native course creation and tutoring, plus built-in analytics. Built by a senior Open edX engineer who has worked on Open edX since 2013. Supports Open edX, Moodle, Canvas, and custom platforms.
edly.io
Managed Open edX hosting platform by Arbisoft, an Open edX service provider since 2013 and a listed Open edX Partner. Offers tiered SaaS pricing with pre-configured Open edX instances and basic customization options.
Edly pricing as of September 2026; Edly bills by monthly active learners. Cubite prices shown are managed Open edX plans, sized by concurrent learners; Cubite LMS is $290/mo or $2,900/yr.
Based on publicly available information as of September 2026
Cubite is a full-stack LMS engineering service — you get a senior engineer building custom features, XBlocks, integrations, and AI capabilities tailored to your specific needs. Edly is a managed hosting platform where you get a pre-configured Open edX instance with theming and basic customization. Great for quick launches; custom development (XBlocks, plugins, integrations) is listed in Edly's Enterprise plan and otherwise quoted through its Open edX Custom Solutions service.
Cubite offers AI course generation (structured modules drafted from your brief and your own material), 24/7 AI tutoring and an admin assistant for how-to questions, plus a built-in 14-report analytics suite (rule-based, not AI), all included in Cubite LMS. Edly provides standard Open edX analytics and the native Open edX feature set without built-in AI course generation. Edly has published AI Coach, an OpenAI-based XBlock that gives learners feedback on open-response answers. Edly also develops Sparkth, a free open-source AI course-authoring tool (in active development) that can publish to Open edX.
Edly offers transparent tiered pricing (Essentials from $275/month, Enterprise from $2,250/month, billed by monthly active learners) with a standard 1-year contract, which works well for budgeting but may include features you don't need or lack ones you do. Cubite publishes flat plans: managed Open edX from $1,260/month (load-tested to 1,000 concurrent learners, SSO and SCORM/xAPI/LTI included) and Cubite LMS at $290/month or $2,900/year, with a free consultation to start. Custom engineering beyond a plan is quoted separately.
Get a custom-engineered LMS with AI capabilities built by an Open edX expert. Free 30-minute consultation, no commitment. Or skip the call: email your requirements to amir@cubite.io and get a written assessment back within 48 hours on business days.