Custom LMS development: your own courses, tests and certificates
An LMS is a system where people take lessons, pass tests and earn certificates while you see their progress. We build a custom learning management system, not a template, from €37,800, with code and accounts registered to you.
Platforms and SaaSDeadline: from 8 weeks
What a custom LMS for training looks like
Ready-made learning services launch fast, but you have to adapt to them: your own design, roles, payments, multilingual support and integrations run into plan limits. A custom LMS is needed when training is your product or the core of your business, not an add-on. We build a platform where learning works the way your company is organised.
- What is an LMS in simple terms. An LMS (learning management system) keeps courses, lessons, tests, learner progress and reports in one place, with account login.
- LMS for business and employee training. Companies use an LMS to onboard new hires and train partners and customers. This needs roles, groups, per-employee statistics and manager reports.
Approximate display: images and texts are chosen as an example. In your project the features, design and architecture will be different, built for your goals.
Learning and courses (LMS) — from €37 800
An online learning platform: courses, lessons, tests, student progress, certificates and online payment for courses. An LMS (learning management system) lets you run a school without sending materials out by hand.
Life Wellness Wave is an LMS with ranks, gamification, subscriptions, an SEO blog and 18 languages. International Lyceum Discovery School has role-based accounts, a CRM and teacher KPIs. A financial planning portal (prototype) has calculators, a test funnel, a club and an academy. These projects show how learning combines with payments, roles and engagement. See also: paid subscriptions and club, ranks and gamification for learners, school platform.
- What can be used as a base. Lessons, progress, teacher and parent roles, subscriptions and ratings are already written. We will show what fits your project.
We show the price upfront, not "calculated on request". We design for your brand, not from a template. The code is in your repository, and the domain and service accounts are registered to you. Infrastructure costs €0 at the start, so while you have few students you don't pay for hosting. We use ready modules from our own projects, which saves time and budget. See also: turnkey platform.
- Custom build or ready-made LMS. A ready-made LMS fits if your process is standard. A custom build is needed if your roles, payments, languages and design matter.
Suits: Experts and schools launching online courses · Companies training their employees or partners · Anyone who wants to run learning on their own platform
What custom LMS development includes from €37,800
One price for the whole list: no extra charges for hours or individual items.
A learning platform costs from €37,800. It includes courses and lessons, tests, progress, certificates, personal accounts, roles and access rights, an admin panel that needs no programmer, and notification emails. Payments and subscriptions are connected according to your model. We give an exact estimate after an architecture session for €3,500, which is credited toward the project. See also: architecture session.
- Which LMS features are usually needed. Video and text lessons, assignments, tests, progress, certificates, reviews, a forum or chat, reports for the teacher and manager. We choose the set for your audience instead of installing everything at once.
- What LMS development cost depends on. The number of roles, assignment types, languages and integrations. The less extra in the first version, the faster the launch.
- Platform foundationLogin, roles, data protection and backups: what your school stands on. The accounts are registered in your name.
- Accounts and rolesStudent, teacher and administrator each see something different. A teacher sees only their own students.
- Course catalogCourse pages with the program, price and start date. People understand what they will learn and enroll without a call.
- Online payment for coursesThe student pays by card when enrolling, access to the course opens automatically and the receipt arrives by email. The payment provider account is registered in your name.
- Lessons: video, text, filesVideo, notes and an assignment in one place. The order of lessons and access to them are set up the way you want. Video is hosted on a video platform at its own rates.
- Tests with retakesMultiple-choice questions, a passing score and retakes. You do not have to check tests by hand.
- Student progressA progress bar and the next step are always in view. Students are more likely to finish the course.
- CertificatesAfter the course the student downloads a certificate with their name. It is issued automatically under the conditions you set.
- Learning admin panelCourses, lessons, tests and results are managed without a programmer. You can launch a new course on your own.
- Emails to studentsA welcome message, reminders about new material and the certificate are sent from your domain. Students who forgot about the course come back on their own.
- Launch and handoverWe connect the domain, check the platform on a phone, and hand over access and instructions.
Approximate display: images and texts are chosen as an example. In your project the features, design and architecture will be different, built for your goals.
What to add to an LMS and learning platform
Optional, now or later. The price is fixed before work starts.
We adapt the LMS to the market: interface and course language, currency, payment systems and legal pages. Experience with an 18-language project means translation of courses and interface is built in from the start. We work with clients from Europe, the US, the UK, the UAE and Kazakhstan. See also: multilingual website.
- Certificates and learner data. We design certificates for your country and brand. The data processing policy is a template; final review is done by your lawyer.
Email marketingA sequence of emails for people who looked at a course but did not enroll, and for graduates you want to win back.from €690Details
We set up mailings from your domain and 3–5 automatic emails: welcome, reminder, win-back. You need it when users sign up but rarely come back.
Timeline: 1 week
Second languageThe catalog and account open in a second language, so students from other countries do not need a translator.+ €290Details
We add a language switcher and translate the interface and emails; after translation a native speaker or you check the texts. You need it to enter a neighboring market.
Timeline: 1 day
CRM integrationNew students and requests go straight into your customer records system, and a manager sees them right away.+ from €690Details
We set up data transfer from the product to your CRM: a new customer, a request, a payment. You need it if managers already work in a CRM and do not want to move data by hand.
Timeline: 3 days
Analytics and reportsExtended reports on users, sources and revenue are collected in one place, with no manual spreadsheets.from €590Details
We build a dashboard with key metrics and show you how to read it. Useful when the owner or investors need the numbers regularly, not on request.
Timeline: 1–2 weeks
Paid separately, not by us: Domain, about €10–15 per year · Video hosting at its own rates, if you need it · Payment provider fee on every payment. All add-ons →
Turnkey promotion: where your customers will come from
A platform does not attract users by itself: channels bring them in.
A platform earns when people sign up and pay. Turnkey promotion: search and articles, emails for new users, ads and partners. The report shows the path from visit to payment for each channel.
Most often we start with search and an email sequence: they keep working after the ads are switched off.
Turnkey promotion: stages and prices
Every month you get a report: how many requests came in and what each one cost. You pay the ad budget directly to the platforms.
So customers keep coming every month, not just on launch day
We will choose 1–3 channels for your business and budget, launch them, and show you every month what a request costs.
How we develop an LMS and online learning
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First an architecture session: we describe your learners, teachers and learning process and build a product map. Then we do the design, the platform core and the learning module, and connect payments and emails. We launch the first version with a small group and refine it from their feedback. The timeline is usually several months, and we state it in the plan.
- What we need from you. Course structure, sample materials, a description of roles and access rules. If you have little material so far, we start with one course and expand the platform later.
1. Brief
A short 15-minute questionnaire: what the business is, who it is for, what you need and by when. By voice, text or a call.
- We ask only what affects the result and the price
- Materials (logo, photos, texts) can be sent later
- We reply the same business day: what we offer, what it costs and how long it takes
2. Quote and contract
We fix the scope, price, deadline and payment schedule. The amount does not grow without your written consent.
- A contract between our company and yours, or with you personally
- Inside: the scope item by item (as on this page), deadlines, payment stages, warranty fixes
- The code, domain and service accounts are yours: it is written in the contract
- We sign online: a PDF with an e-signature, no paper and no couriers
3. Payment
We invoice your company. Pay by bank transfer or by card.
- No hidden fees: you pay for the domain and service subscriptions directly to them, with no markup from us
- Every payment is tied to a stage: you pay for what you can already see
- Closing documents: invoice and acceptance certificate
4. Trabajo con vista previa
At every stage you get a preview link: you see what is ready and leave your edits right away.
- First the product map and structure, then design, then the build
- We collect edits in one place, so nothing gets lost in the correspondence
- Questions for you come as a list with answer options: reply when it suits you
5. Review and approval
Before launch we check everything ourselves, then you approve the work against the list from the contract.
- Phones and computers, loading speed, forms and emails, payments in test mode
- Legal pages and the cookie banner are in place
- You go through the scope list and sign the acceptance certificate
6. Launch and handover
We publish on your domain and hand everything over to you: access, instructions, source files.
- Domain, email on the domain, analytics and Search Console
- Access to all accounts goes to you, we stay on by invitation
- A short guide: how to edit texts, photos and prices yourself
- After that, if you wish: support, promotion, new modules
FAQ
How much does LMS development cost?
A custom LMS starts from €37,800. The final price depends on the number of roles, assignment types, languages and integrations. We give an exact estimate after an architecture session for €3,500, which is credited toward the project.
What is an LMS and why do I need one?
An LMS is a learning management system. You publish courses and lessons, learners take them and pass tests, and you see progress and issue certificates.
How do I choose an LMS: ready-made or custom?
If standard features are enough, take a ready-made one. If your own design, roles, payments, several languages and your rules matter, a custom platform pays off. At the architecture session we will tell you honestly what suits you.
Which LMS features matter most?
Courses and lessons, tests, progress, certificates, roles, payments and reports. The rest depends on your audience. We advise launching the first version with minimal features and adding the rest based on learner feedback.
Can I accept payments and run subscriptions?
Yes, payments and recurring charges are connected for your model: one-time purchase, subscription or tiered access. We choose the payment service for your country.
Who owns the platform and the code?
You do. The code is in your repository, and the domain and accounts are registered to you, so you can continue development with another team.
Can the LMS be multilingual?
Yes. We have a project in 18 languages, so we build the interface and courses so that languages can be added without rework.
Can I train company employees on such a platform?
Yes. For companies we build manager and employee roles, groups, progress and reports. Certificates and tests are set up to your internal rules.
Goes well with this service
What people usually order together with this: click to open the service page with an example.
Platforms and SaaSArchitecture sessionA product map, an estimate and a plan for the first version. The amount is credited to the project.€3 5002–3 weeks
Platforms and SaaSTurnkey platformLogin, accounts, roles, admin panel, emails. A foundation for any direction.from €17 900from 6 weeks
Mobile appsiOS + Android appOne app for both platforms, published in the stores.from €10 9006–8 weeks (Apple and Google review is not included in the timeline)
Software development and automationProcess automationOne chain with no manual steps: request, document, notification.€1 4901 week
Chatbots and AI assistantsTelegram botMenu, requests (including bookings), mailings.€8905–7 days
SEO promotionSEO auditTechnical errors, structure, competitors, a work plan.€4905–7 days
Marketing and social mediaGoogle and social media adsOne channel of your choice: Google Ads or Meta (Instagram, Facebook). The second channel is separate.from €490/molaunch in 5–7 days, work from 2 months
Corporate websites and portalsCorporate websiteUp to 20 pages: services, case studies, news, team, 2 languages.€3 4902–3 weeks
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