Free licence, real workload
Self-hosted software needs a server, installation, upgrades, backups, security patching and plugin maintenance. When nobody owns that, the system drifts out of date and eventually becomes a risk rather than an asset.
Moodle is open-source software: free to license, and yours to host, upgrade, secure and support. A free hosted plan such as Naseej's costs nothing and has no maintenance work, in exchange for published capacity limits and less low-level customisation. Choose by the technical capacity you actually have.
This is not a question of which product is better. It is a question of where the work goes — to your team, or to the platform provider — and whether your organization has the people to carry it.
Active students
348
Live rooms in use
6
Course completion
82%
Courses in progress
This termSelf-hosted software needs a server, installation, upgrades, backups, security patching and plugin maintenance. When nobody owns that, the system drifts out of date and eventually becomes a risk rather than an asset.
With technical staff and a need for deep customisation, self-hosting is a legitimate choice. Without them, a hosted plan removes the work and gives you a published price. Verify current Moodle details with Moodle directly, since the project changes over time.
Self-hosted: yours. Hosted plan: included.
Self-hosted: your responsibility. Hosted plan: handled for you.
Self-hosted: extensive, via code and plugins. Hosted plan: configuration within the product.
Self-hosted: infrastructure plus staff time. Hosted plan: a published plan price, free tier included.
Self-hosting can be worth the control it gives.
A hosted plan avoids work nobody can absorb.
Move teaching to a hosted plan and stop carrying upgrades.
Create your workspace, invite your teachers and publish your first course. Start on a free plan and upgrade when your numbers grow.