What Webanywhere does

Webanywhere is a UK-headquartered learning technology company that designs, develops, customises, and hosts enterprise learning management systems (LMS) and learning experience platforms (LXP), primarily built on the open-source Totara platform of which it is a Platinum Partner (the highest tier, held since 2011). Founded in 2003 by Sean Gilligan and incorporated in England and Wales, the company operates from Leeds (UK headquarters), Wilmington, Delaware (US subsidiary Webanywhere, Inc, established 2010), and Mikołów/Katowice in Poland (Webanywhere Sp. z o.o.), serving 4,000+ corporate and educational organisations and 3 million+ learners across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia/Pacific.

The product portfolio spans the Totara Learn LMS, Totara Engage LXP, Totara Perform performance management, and a Totara Mobile App, complemented by sub-brands including School Jotter (education websites), Event Anywhere (virtual events), Sound Branch (podcasting), and Watch and Learn (social video). Service lines include bespoke LMS development, Lift & Shift migrations, configuration/plugin development, and managed hosting with a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Notable client implementations include multi-tenancy LXP for Motorola Solutions (250,000 users, 18+ languages), Medtronic Academy (300,000+ learners across 100+ countries), JetBlue's MyDegree programme (Brandon Hall Gold Award winner), and the British Safety Council's platform training 125,000 contractors for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The business model combines professional services (custom development, consultancy, migration), managed services (hosting and support), and recurring subscription/licensing fees, all priced on a quote basis rather than standardised tiers. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales with a consultative motion, complemented by the Totara Partner channel and inbound enquiry via website demos. Customers span corporate compliance and onboarding, education (schools, colleges, universities), healthcare, retail, manufacturing, membership organisations, medical devices, and extended enterprise training. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds.

Name

Webanywhere

Legal name

WEBANYWHERE LIMITED

Website

https://webanywhere.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Webanywhere is a UK-founded Platinum Totara Partner that builds, customises, and hosts enterprise LMS and LXP solutions for 4,000+ corporate and educational organisations across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia/Pacific, supported from offices in Leeds, Wilmington, and Poland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Core LMS Platforms (Academic & Corporate) (EDAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH), Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) & Learning Portals (EDAFAAAB), LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI), Open-Source & Self-Hosted LMS (EDAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Learning management systems
• Corporate e-learning platforms
• Totara LMS partner
• Custom LMS development
• Education website software

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Custom LMS Development Services: Bespoke design, development and configuration of learning management systems tailored to specific organisational requirements. Includes custom plugin development and white-label solutions.
2. Managed Hosting Services: Fully managed hosting with 99.9% uptime guarantee, 24/7/365 access. Handles hosting infrastructure so clients can focus on learners.
3. LMS Consultancy and Training: Ongoing post-sales consultancy, training, and support services. Business requirements change and the company provides expert assistance for new requirements and challenges.
4. LMS Configuration, Integrations & Extensions: Configuration services, plugin development, and integration with enterprise systems (CRM, HR systems, Salesforce, Coveo, Zoom, Cvent, Snowflake).
5. Education Website Platform (School Jotter): Easy-to-use education website creation and management platform for schools, colleges, and universities.
6. Social Learning Platform Licensing: Licensing of INview social learning platform enabling organisations to deploy 70:20:10 social learning methodology with employee-generated content capabilities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Webanywhere is a Platinum Totara Partner that designs, customises, hosts, and supports enterprise learning management systems (LMS) and learning experience platforms (LXP) built on the open-source Totara platform. Its core services include bespoke LMS development, lift-and-shift migrations from legacy LMS platforms, configuration/plugin development, and integration with enterprise systems (Salesforce, Coveo, Zoom, Cvent, Snowflake). It also operates sub-brand software products including School Jotter education websites, Event Anywhere virtual events, Sound Branch podcasting, and Watch and Learn social video, plus an AI literacy initiative developed with a leading UK university.

Product overview

Webanywhere is a Platinum Totara Partner offering a portfolio of learning technology products built on the open-source Totara platform. The core offering centers on Totara Learn LMS (learning management), supplemented by Totara Engage LXP (social learning experience), Totara Perform (performance management), and Totara Mobile App (mobile learning). Additional branded products include School Jotter (education websites), Event Anywhere (virtual events), Sound Branch (podcasting), and Watch and Learn (social video). Services include custom LMS development, LMS migrations, integrations and extensions, and free LMS health checks. The company also runs AI literacy initiatives for education. Their solutions are white-label and enterprise-grade, supporting compliance training, employee onboarding, sales enablement, and extended enterprise learning across industries including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Totara Learn LMS: Open-source enterprise learning management system for corporate training and compliance
• Totara Engage LXP
• Totara Perform
• School Jotter
• Sound Branch
• Watch and Learn
• Event Anywhere
• MyDegree (JetBlue Scholars)

Products and services

• Totara Learn LMS

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% setup cost saving for Zara using open source technologies
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TotaracoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum Totara Partner - the highest partnership tier. Webanywhere has been a Totara partner since 2011 (15+ years) and has played a key role in developing the platform, helping with direction and vision for Totara's future. Provides hosting, theming, deployment, and custom development services for Totara Learn LMS and Totara Engage LXP platforms.
• Leading UK University (Computing/Data Science)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with a leading UK university for AI literacy education initiative. University provides academic rigour with international recognition for computing and data science programmes, pioneering AI ethics research, and strong industry links.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Open LMS: Provider of open-source Moodle-based LMS services, including implementation, hosting, and custom development. Competes with Webanywhere in the open-source LMS implementation market for education and enterprise.
• Synergy Learning: UK-based Platinum Totara Partner offering Totara Learn and Engage implementation, hosting, and customisation. The closest direct competitor with a similar enterprise and education client mix across Europe and North America.
• TalentLMS: Cloud LMS vendor targeting SMB and mid-market customers with built-in course commerce, integrations, and AI features. Overlaps with Webanywhere in the LMS market, particularly for smaller deployments and customer training use cases.
• Thought Industries: External learning and customer education platform serving enterprises and training organisations. Competes with Webanywhere's extended enterprise and customer training offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Docebo: AI-powered enterprise LMS/LXP vendor with a broader product suite (Docebo Shape, Learn). Competes for the same enterprise training budgets Webanywhere targets with Totara, but with a proprietary SaaS model rather than open-source.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Large incumbent talent and learning management platform with bundled HCM offerings. Competes for the same enterprise compliance and training use cases, particularly among multinationals considering all-in-one suites.
• SAP Litmos: Cloud LMS within SAP's broader HCM/successfactors ecosystem. Competes with Webanywhere for enterprise compliance and sales training, particularly at SAP-anchored customers.
• Moodle HQ: Steward of the open-source Moodle LMS project, offering hosted Moodle, workplace, and teacher solutions. Adjacent competitor to Totara in the open-source LMS category Webanywhere serves.

Emerging players

• Sana (formerly Sana Labs): AI-native learning platform gaining traction with enterprises. Represents the AI-first competitive threat to traditional LMS partners like Webanywhere, particularly for knowledge and training workflows.
• LearnDash: WordPress-based LMS plugin popular with education publishers and creator-led course businesses. Overlaps with Webanywhere's School Jotter and creator/customer training offerings in the education segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/webanywhere_inc
• YouTubevimeo.com/webanywhere
• Facebookfacebook.com/WebanywhereGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/webanywhere-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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