Learning management system (LMS) development services

A learning management system (LMS) is a framework for handling all aspects of the online learning process. This is a platform where you can store, deliver, and track the usage of your training content.

An LMS is used to make it easier to establish learning objectives, monitor progress toward achieving those objectives, and produce reports for monitoring the learning process. On top of that, an LMS can also handle employee onboarding, compliance, and skill gap analysis.

Having a suitable LMS for a business has several advantages, including cost savings, high training consistency, and confidence in fulfilling regulatory compliance.

If you struggle to find a training approach that would address all your requirements, LMS software companies can come in handy. First off, an LMS provides the necessary flexibility for employees who are always on the go and can’t clear up space in their calendar for a face-to-face training session.

Next, an LMS will be a savior if your team members tend to waste time searching for answers regarding the company’s products or services. Having all the company-related information in one place will solve the issue.

Finally, an LMS lowers the cost of renting training facilities, paying instructors, and getting trainees to and from training locations. Of course, custom learning management system development costs some money, but it pays off in the long run.

It’s impossible to tell how much learning management systems cost since the price depends on many factors. The major constituent is the project length. This, in turn, depends on what exactly you want your LMS to do, what LMS company works on it, and how many resources they use. Put simply, the longer the project, the costlier it will be.

You could cut the time necessary for the development by employing more people. In this case, you should look at the LMS developers’ rates. For instance, mid-level developers in LMS companies will charge about $100–200 per hour in the USA. At the same time, outsourcing from an offshore country, you can pay something between $50–70 per hour of development.

Hosting and third-party services that you want to integrate with your LMS may also add up to the total cost of ownership. Just for reference, in Syndicode, we built custom LMS that cost between $80K–150K. You can get a more precise estimate for your project after consultation.

LMS development process consists of several stages: writing a project brief, idea validation, design and prototyping, development, deploying to production, and post-launch support. Each of these steps results in certain deliverables used in the next step.

Thus, the total time needed to build your LMS will vary depending on how clear and feasible your requirements are, how well-researched your target market is, etc. Then there is the learning management system design complexity, whether or not you need a prototype, how heavily your LMS relies on third-party data, what platforms you’re developing for, and some more.

To throw in some numbers from our experience, developing a custom LMS from scratch can take around 4–6 months or more.

You can merge or integrate other software with your LMS to create a collaborative system that will help you work more efficiently. Most pre-built customizable LMS solutions are compatible with a variety of servers and hosting providers, as well as popular CMS like Joomla and MediaWiki. 

But if you need more than that, a custom LMS gives you endless integration possibilities. Thus, Syndicode engineers can set up a custom API to connect your LMS with your other business applications. Alternatively, we can enable data download from one software piece into a flat file that will then be uploaded to your LMS.