# LifterLMS

> LifterLMS has everything you need to easily create, launch, and scale courses from your own WordPress LMS website.

- Type: Plugin
- Category: Membership & LMS
- Vendor: Lifterlms
- Website: https://lifterlms.com/
- Starting price: $199/year
- Free version: Yes
- Refund window: 30 days
- Our score: 8/10 (WordPress.org, Reddit)
- Black Friday 2026: Not announced
- Page: https://thefreakyblog.com/lifterlms/

LifterLMS has everything you need to easily create, launch, and scale courses from your own WordPress LMS website.

## Key features

- **Course builder**: Create courses, lessons, and quizzes with the free core plugin.
- **Memberships and access plans**: Sell membership access and restrict content by plan.
- **Payment gateways**: Accept payments through Stripe, PayPal, WooCommerce, and Authorize.net.
- **Cart abandonment recovery**: Recover unfinished checkouts with a paid add-on.
- **Email and form integrations**: Connect to Mailchimp, Kit, and popular form plugins.
- **Quizzes and assignments**: Assess students with quizzes and assignments inside courses.
- **Private groups and cohorts**: Run cohorts and private areas for enrolled students.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Sites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LifterLMS Core Plugin | Free | unlimited |
| Earth | $199/year | 1 |
| Universe | $299/year | 5 |
| Infinity | $799/year | unlimited |

## Pros

- Core LMS plugin is free with unlimited courses and students
- Paid bundles include ecommerce and marketing add-ons
- 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans

## Cons

- Ecommerce and advanced features need a paid bundle
- Paid bundles renew at full price after the first year

## Best for

- Course creators on WordPress
- Membership sites that need a free starting point

## What Reddit says

Reddit mentions of LifterLMS are thin: a 2019 sysadmin thread lists it as one WordPress LMS option for a 500-user organisation, and a 2026 post reports that Elementor editing did not work on course pages until course and lesson options were enabled in Elementor settings.

## Ratings

- WordPress.org: 4.8/5 (393 reviews)

## Alternatives

- Tutor LMS
- SureMembers
- ProfilePress

## More

- Pricing: https://thefreakyblog.com/lifterlms/pricing/
- Review: https://thefreakyblog.com/lifterlms/review/
- Black Friday deal: https://thefreakyblog.com/lifterlms/black-friday/
- Coupon: https://thefreakyblog.com/lifterlms/coupon/