Published by Cubite, which sells Cubite LMS · Checked October 21, 2026

Cubite LMS: native SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI with a built-in LRS

Short answer (updated October 21, 2026)

Cubite LMS plays SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI with a built-in learning record store in its Growth plan, $290 a month or $2,900 a year with unlimited learners.

Cubite LMS does not support cmi5 and does not forward statements to an external LRS. Cubite builds Cubite LMS and publishes this comparison; every vendor cell below comes from that vendor's own pricing or features page, read on October 21, 2026, and says "not stated" where the page did not say.

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A hosted LMS with a built-in LRS and unlimited users: what Cubite LMS ships

The Growth plan highlight reads "Native SCORM, xAPI and a built-in LRS". In practice that is three things, each read from the code that runs them.

SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 runtimes

A package is uploaded as a zip and played inside the course. For SCORM 1.2 the runtime records lesson status, score, suspend data, location and total time; for SCORM 2004 it records completion status, success status, progress measure, score, location, suspend data and total time. One track row per package and learner holds the full CMI snapshot, so a learner resumes where they stopped.

xAPI with a built-in learning record store

The LRS implements the Statement API subset of xAPI 1.0.3 (single statements and batches of up to 100, native and alternate request syntax, duplicate statement ids ignored) and the State Resource per package, so Articulate Storyline and Rise exports launch, post and resume. Statements are stored raw with indexed columns.

Progress and certificates follow

After every statement or commit the learner's course progress is recomputed, so the course progress bar, unit completion and certificate triggers reflect SCORM and xAPI activity without an extra integration. Packages can also be uploaded through the v1 API.

Eleven vendors on pricing model, SCORM, xAPI, LRS and cmi5

Checked October 21, 2026. A cell marked n/s means the vendor's pricing and features pages we read do not say; it is not a no. Prices are the vendors' published entry prices on that day and change often: check the linked page before you decide.

Vendor	Pricing model	SCORM 1.2 and 2004	xAPI	Built-in LRS	cmi5	Published entry price	Source, checked October 21, 2026
Cubite LMSCubite, the publisher of this page	Flat per site, unlimited learners and courses	Both runtimes	xAPI 1.0.3 statements and state resource	Built in, per package	Not supported	$290 a month or $2,900 a year (Growth)	cubite.io/pricing
TalentLMS	Per band of monthly active users, billed yearly or monthly	SCORM 1.2 listed on every plan; 2004 not stated	Tin Can (xAPI) on every plan	n/s Not stated	cmi5 on every plan	Core from $119 a month billed yearly (the 1 to 40 user band); Grow from $229; Pro from $449	talentlms.com/pricing and /features
Docebo	Per active user (monthly, yearly or registered active users); Elevate and Enterprise tiers	n/s Not stated on its pricing page	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Not published; quoted	docebo.com/pricing
Absorb LMS	Not stated; its pricing page is a quote form that asks for the learner count	SCORM compliance listed; version not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Not published; quoted	absorblms.com/features and /pricing
LearnWorlds	Flat per month with active-learner caps; Starter also charges $5 per enrollment	SCORM uploads from Pro Trainer (20 packages; unlimited on Learning Center); version not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Starter $24 a month billed annually ($29 monthly) plus $5 per paid enrollment; Pro Trainer $79 ($99 monthly); Learning Center $249 ($299 monthly)	learnworlds.com/pricing
Thinkific	Flat per month	SCORM import on the Plus plan only (custom pricing)	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Start $82 a month billed annually ($109 monthly); Grow $164; Expand $374	thinkific.com/pricing
TOPYX	Flat per year, no per-user fees; user caps per plan (500 on Elements, 2,000 on Essentials, unlimited on Expanded with restrictions)	SCO objects supported per its features page; version not stated	xAPI/Tin Can API listed on every plan	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Elements from $8,850 a year; Essentials from $19,750; Expanded from $35,550	topyx.com/lms-pricing and /lms-features
EmbayLMS	Per active user, in Canadian dollars	SCORM 1.2 and 2004 on every plan	cmi5 (an xAPI profile) on every plan; Tin Can packages not stated	Built-in LRS on every plan	cmi5 on every plan	Free up to 5 active users; Starter CAD $4 per active user a month billed annually; Growth CAD $8	embaylms.com/pricing
iSpring LMS (iSpring Learn)	Per user, billed yearly for active users	SCORM 1.2 and 2004	xAPI listed	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	100 users: $6.91 per user a month ($8,286 a year); 300 users: $4.46	ispringsolutions.com/ispring-learn/pricing and /features
LearnUpon	Not published; editions start from 100, 150 or 300 users	SCORM support listed; version not stated	xAPI support listed	n/s Not stated	n/s Not stated	Not published; quoted	learnupon.com/pricing
SCORM Cloud (Rustici)A player and LRS service, not an LMS	Per registration (a learner on a course) per 30 days	SCORM packages	xAPI packages and statements	Rustici's own LRS	cmi5 packages	Tester $40 a month (10 registrations); Little $90 (50 a month); Medium $180 (100)	rusticisoftware.com/products/scorm-cloud/pricing

stated on the vendor's page · stated with a limit or without a version · not supported · n/s = not stated on the pages read.

Choose something else if

cmi5 is a requirement

SCORM Cloud, EmbayLMS or TalentLMS list cmi5. Cubite LMS does not support it.

An HR suite, bought through procurement and priced per active user

Docebo or Absorb, both quoted rather than priced on the page.

A creator funnel with checkout and community first, and SCORM only sometimes

Thinkific (SCORM on its Plus plan) or LearnWorlds (SCORM uploads from Pro Trainer).

A WordPress site you must keep

LearnDash with a player plugin and a separate LRS, the stack listed below, patched as one.

A WordPress LMS plugin with a built-in LRS, xAPI and SCORM, without GrassBlade

That is the search a LearnDash owner runs. LearnDash does not play SCORM or xAPI natively, so the WordPress route is a player plugin plus a learning record store: GrassBlade xAPI Companion with a separately licensed LRS, or Tin Canny Reporting, which bundles its own, each updated on its own schedule. Cubite LMS is not a plugin: it is a hosted LMS with the players and the LRS built in, and the LearnDash migration is included at no extra cost with every paid Cubite LMS plan. What a LearnDash stack has to assemble to match the Growth plan:

LearnDash licenceannual plugin licence, per site

WordPress hostingsized for logged-in learners, not cached pages

SCORM or xAPI player pluginLearnDash does not play SCORM or xAPI natively

Learning Record Store (LRS)needed to keep xAPI completion records

Groups, certificates and reporting add-onssold separately or via a second plugin suite

Someone to update WordPress, the theme and every pluginthe recurring cost that never appears on a pricing page

The LearnDash xAPI plugin stack, priced →SCORM on LearnDash →Free LearnDash migration assessment →

Frequently asked questions

Does Cubite LMS support cmi5?

No. It supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI 1.0.3 with a built-in LRS.

Do I need a separate learning record store with Cubite LMS?

No. Cubite LMS stores xAPI statements in its own learning record store, one per package, with the xAPI state resource, and bridges each statement into the learner's course progress, so completion and certificates follow the package without a second product.

Is there a per-user or per-registration fee?

No. Cubite LMS Growth costs $290 a month or $2,900 a year per site with unlimited learners and courses, and the SCORM and xAPI players and the LRS are in that price; a Perpetual license is on the pricing page.

Which authoring tools and packages work?

Single-SCO SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages (multi-SCO sequencing is not supported; such a package launches its first SCO), and xAPI (Tin Can) packages such as Articulate Storyline and Rise exports, whose tincan.xml Cubite reads for the launch file and activity tree.

Can Cubite LMS forward statements to an external LRS?

No. Statements stay in Cubite's built-in learning record store; there is no forwarding to an external LRS.

What does a LearnDash site need for the same thing?

LearnDash does not play SCORM or xAPI natively, so a LearnDash site adds a SCORM or xAPI player plugin and a separately licensed learning record store, and someone to keep WordPress, the theme and every plugin updated; Cubite LMS ships the players and the LRS inside the $290 a month plan.

How do the other vendors price it?

Checked October 21, 2026 on each vendor's own page: TalentLMS, Docebo, EmbayLMS and iSpring LMS price per user or per active user, SCORM Cloud per registration, Thinkific, LearnWorlds and TOPYX flat per month or year, and Absorb and LearnUpon publish no price; Cubite LMS is flat per site with unlimited learners at $290 a month.

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A 30-minute walkthrough on your own package: we upload it, launch it and show the statements and progress it produces. Or email amir@cubite.io with the package.

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