What LAMP Learning Consortium does

LAMP Learning Consortium, founded in 2006 and based in Berea, Kentucky, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEATH Company that provides a hosted, managed version of the Sakai open-source Learning Management System (LMS) to small learning organizations, colleges, and other customers who lack the infrastructure or technical expertise to self-host. The consortium partners with Longsight, Sakai's most prominent commercial hosting partner, to run the platform on Amazon Web Services, and offers a tiered membership structure (Individual, Curriculum, Enterprise) with annual or three-month commitments and per-user-account pricing. Optional integrated add-on services include BigBlueButton (or Zoom) for video conferencing, Turnitin for plagiarism detection, Warpwire for video streaming, Karuta for electronic portfolios, and Badgr for Open Badges-compliant credentialing; instructional design consulting and custom integration or data-extraction projects are billed separately as professional services.

LAMP's customer base is intentionally horizontal and diversified across higher education (e.g., University of Dayton, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Kentucky Christian University, Tennessee Wesleyan University, Davis & Elkins College, Kuyper College), K-12 institutions (Emmanuel Mission High School in India, Explorers Academy of Science and Technology, Helping Haitian Angels in Haiti), nonprofits (AAPD, Chordoma Foundation, National Dance Education Organization), and a smaller corporate book (Sodexo, Sovah Health, Evara Health, Bank of the Bluegrass). The consortium extends reach through channel partners including Stellar Learning Consortium, Leaders Ought to Know, and Grafton TDS. Members gain not only the hosted LMS but also access to the broader LAMP and Sakai open-source communities, an annual collaborative product roadmap, and a webinar program covering course design, accessibility, badging, and competency-based education.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership subscriptions priced by user-account counts and selected service tier, with add-on modules and instructional-design or integration services as secondary revenue streams. The firmographic listing of 501-1000 employees almost certainly reflects broader consortium institution staff rather than LAMP's own payroll; LAMP itself appears to be a small organization. No revenue, ARR, or funding figures are disclosed in the available data, and the underlying Sakai platform was ranked #1 overall among LMSs by Software Reviews, receiving Category Champion recognition and top marks in Breadth of Features, Student Collaboration, Online Learning, Product Strategy, and Usability.

Name

LAMP Learning Consortium

Legal name

LAMP Consortium

Website

https://www.lampconsortium.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

LAMP Learning Consortium provides hosted, managed Sakai open-source Learning Management System services on AWS for small colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits, and businesses that lack infrastructure to self-host, sold via tiered membership subscriptions with optional integrated add-ons for video, plagiarism detection, and credentialing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Learning Management Systems

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Computer Training (61142), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Open-Source & Self-Hosted LMS (EDAFAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core LMS Platforms (Academic & Corporate) (EDAFAAAA), LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI), Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH), Social Learning & Community-Enabled LMS (EDAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Learning management systems
• Hosted LMS services
• Instructional design consulting
• Course delivery software
• Educational technology hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berea

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. LMS Membership Subscriptions: LAMP charges membership fees for access to its hosted Sakai LMS and related services. Fees depend on the number of user accounts, number of courses, optional services selected, and other factors. Membership periods are either three months (Individual level) or one year (all other levels). Pricing tiers include Individual, Curriculum, and Enterprise levels with different feature sets.
2. Per-Account/User Pricing: The cost of membership is dependent on the number of User Accounts, with pricing based either on all accounts regardless of activity or only active accounts (those that logged in during the Membership Period).
3. Optional Add-on Services: Additional services available at extra cost including BigBlueButton video conferencing, Turnitin plagiarism detection, Warpwire video streaming, Karuta electronic portfolios, Badgr electronic badging, and customized data extraction services. Support hours are tracked and count toward total support hours used during the Membership Period.
4. Instructional Design and Project Services: Management and implementation of projects related to instructional and course design, training, custom integrations, data extractions, and process design. These are billed separately from support services.
5. User Content Restoration: A fee is charged for restoring deleted user content upon written request, with the cost depending on the extent of content being restored.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LAMP Learning Consortium hosts and manages the Sakai open-source Learning Management System on AWS for small learning organizations, colleges, businesses, and nonprofits that want LMS capability without self-hosting. The consortium bundles Sakai LMS access with optional integrated services including BigBlueButton video conferencing, Turnitin plagiarism detection, Warpwire video streaming, Karuta electronic portfolios, and Badgr electronic badging. It also provides instructional design consulting, branded customization, and project-based custom integration and data extraction services under tiered membership subscriptions.

Product overview

LAMP Learning Consortium offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Sakai Learning Management System, an award-winning open-source LMS. The core platform provides communication, collaboration, grading, assessment, and course development tools. Optional integrated services include BigBlueButton for video conferencing, Turnitin for plagiarism detection, Warpwire for video streaming, Karuta for electronic portfolios, and Badgr for electronic badging. The consortium also provides instructional design consulting, cloud hosting through Longsight, custom branding, and project-based services for integrations and data extraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Karuta Electronic Portfolio Student electronic portfolio service that allows students to save representations of their best work in organized ways and enables institutions to analyze student progress through instructional goals and identify programmatic successes. Available as an optional add-on.
• Sakai Learning Management System Award-winning open-source learning management system hosted and managed by LAMP, providing communication and collaboration tools (messaging, discussions, wikis, social connections), grading and assessment (high-stakes testing, online assignments, rubric-based scoring, fast grade entry), course development (lessons, modules, conditional release, file upload/sharing), and external app integration via IMS LTI. Offered to small learning organizations, colleges, businesses, and nonprofits.
• BigBlueButton Video Conferencing Synchronous video conferencing service integrated with the Sakai LMS for interacting with students remotely, including meeting recording and playback capabilities for saving class sessions. Available at Curriculum and Enterprise membership levels with optional Zoom add-on.
• Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Plagiarism detection service integrated with the Sakai LMS to identify instances in which a student's work matches work previously available. Available as an optional add-on.
• Warpwire Video Streaming Video storage and streaming service that manages digital property rights, provides integrated streaming access to videos from within the LMS, and provides analytics to track student video views. Available as an optional add-on.
• Badgr Electronic Badging Electronic badging service using the Open Badges standard to provide students with proof of completion of specified requirements. Badges are portable and owned by recipients, who can affix them to websites, social media profiles, or email signatures. Available for $200/year for 50 badge recipients.
• Instructional Design Consulting Service that connects organizations with instructional designers who help construct courses that work well remotely and help students learn and respond to content more efficiently. Particularly valuable for faculty teaching online courses for the first time.
• Cloud Hosting and Support Sakai hosting provided through Longsight, Sakai's most prominent commercial hosting partner, on AWS infrastructure. Includes email-based support with tracked response hours, security patches, upgrades, and technical operations management per the chosen membership plan.
• Branding and Community Access Customization of the Sakai instance with the organization's logo, colors, and brand so the interface looks like the organization's own system. Available at Curriculum and Enterprise levels. Includes access to the larger LAMP and Sakai open-source communities.
• Custom Integrations and Data Extraction Project-based management and implementation services for instructional and course design, training, custom integrations, data extractions, and process design. Billed separately from support services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Independent data show that teachers using Sakai have better learning outcomes than those using other LMSs.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, optional and minor.

• LongsightcoreTechnology or IntegrationLAMP hosts its Sakai instance with Longsight, Sakai's most prominent commercial hosting partner. Longsight provides hosting infrastructure, technical support, and maintenance for the Sakai platform. Longsight's Customer Support Manager (Derek Ramsey) and Director of Training & E-Learning Initiatives (Dr. Wilma Hodges) participate in LAMP webinars and community events.
• BigBlueButtoncoreTechnology or IntegrationBigBlueButton is the primary video conferencing platform used by LAMP for synchronous interaction with students, including meeting recording and playback capabilities. It is integrated directly into the Sakai LMS.
• TurnitinoptionalTechnology or IntegrationTurnitin provides plagiarism detection services as an optional integrated service, identifying instances where student work matches previously available content.
• WarpwireoptionalTechnology or IntegrationWarpwire provides video storage and streaming services as an optional integrated service, managing digital property rights, providing integrated streaming access from within the LMS, and analytics to track student video views.
• KarutaoptionalTechnology or IntegrationKaruta provides electronic portfolio management as an optional integrated service, allowing students to save representations of their best work and enabling institutions to analyze student progress.
• BadgroptionalTechnology or IntegrationBadgr provides electronic badging using the Open Badges standard. LAMP offers badging through Badgr as an inexpensive way to issue credentials to learners. Badges are portable and owned by the recipient.
• CEATH CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAMP Consortium is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEATH Company. The Terms of Use are governed by CEATH, and LAMP operates as a subsidiary entity providing educational technology services on behalf of CEATH.
• Leaders Ought to KnowminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner that provides LAMP membership access for Bank of the Bluegrass. Bank of the Bluegrass accesses LAMP services through Leaders Ought to Know.
• Grafton TDSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner that provides LAMP membership access for multiple organizations including Frosty Acres Brands, KAST Foodservice Distributor, and Sutherland's Foodservice. Grafton TDS also provides Sakai-related consulting and services independently.
• Stellar Learning ConsortiumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChannel partner that provides LAMP membership access for international educational organizations including Emmanuel Mission High School (India), Explorers Academy of Science and Technology, and Helping Haitian Angels / Lekol Harvey School.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe LAMP instance of Sakai is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). All security measures inherent to AWS apply to the LAMP hosted Sakai environment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Longsight: Longsight is Sakai's most prominent commercial hosting partner and the actual infrastructure provider for LAMP's hosted Sakai instances. Operates the same hosted Sakai model with overlapping customer base and shared community events, making it the closest comparable peer.
• Moodle: Moodle is the leading open-source LMS globally, directly comparable to Sakai in technology category and target customers (small and mid-sized institutions seeking self-host or hosted open-source alternatives).
• Open edX: Open edX is an open-source learning platform with hosted and self-hosted offerings. Competes for the same open-source LMS buyers in higher education and serves a similar consortium/hosted-service buyer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Canvas is the dominant proprietary LMS in higher education K-12, and the most direct commercial competitor to Sakai. While proprietary and at much larger scale, it competes head-to-head for the same institutional LMS contracts LAMP pursues.
• Blackboard: Blackboard is a legacy LMS incumbent with deep penetration in higher education. Provides broader product portfolio but directly competes for the institutional LMS contracts LAMP targets, especially in small and mid-sized colleges.
• D2L (Brightspace): D2L Brightspace is a leading LMS serving higher education and K-12, with growing corporate training. Competes with Sakai/LAMP for institutional LMS contracts, particularly in mid-market segments.
• PowerSchool Schoology: PowerSchool's Schoology LMS is a major K-12 learning platform. Comparable as an LMS offering targeting schools and institutions that LAMP also serves through its K-12 and small-college customer base.
• Docebo: Docebo is an AI-powered enterprise LMS serving corporate training at scale. Comparable to LAMP's enterprise LMS offerings for corporate customers seeking branded, hosted learning platforms.

Emerging players

• TalentLMS: TalentLMS is a cloud LMS focused on small and mid-sized businesses for employee training. Comparable to LAMP's corporate training use cases (e.g., Sodexo, Sovah Health) where organizations need a simple, hosted LMS for staff training.
• LearnDash: LearnDash is a WordPress-based LMS plugin popular with smaller organizations and individual educators. Comparable as an alternative hosted/self-hosted LMS option for small learning organizations that LAMP also targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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