For multi-client training businesses · Checked 13 October 2026
LearnUpon vs Ultra LMS
LearnUpon is an enterprise LMS for employee, customer and partner education, with multiple learning portals, SCORM and xAPI, a mobile app and deep Salesforce and HubSpot integrations. Ultra LMS is aimed at training businesses that sell courses directly: an AI Tutor in every course, AI grading with teacher approval, a built-in CRM, email campaigns and website, and payments into your own Stripe or Razorpay account, including UPI.
At a glance
LearnUpon is a good fit for
- Mid-size and enterprise companies running onboarding and compliance training
- Training providers that need separate portals for different client audiences
- Organisations that need Salesforce or HubSpot, SSO and API integrations
Ultra LMS is a good fit for
- Training businesses selling courses directly to learners under their own brand
- Academies that want an AI Tutor in each course and AI-assisted grading
- Indian training providers taking UPI through their own Razorpay account
Feature by feature
LearnUpon and Ultra LMS compared
LearnUpon's column comes from its own website and help centre, checked 13 October 2026; plan names show where a feature depends on the plan.
- Yes
- built in
- Partial
- limited, or on some plans only
- Add-on
- an add-on or third-party integration
- No
- not offered
- Not documented
- not in the sources we checked
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| AI course builderAI that drafts a course — outline, lessons, quizzes — from your brief. | YesCreate+ is an AI-native course authoring tool, alongside an Agentic Editor; plan availability isn't stated. | YesBrief and reference docs → editable outline → full lessons, quizzes, narration audio, slide decks and the sales page. Runs on your own OpenAI-compatible or Claude key, with a monthly spend cap. |
| AI tutor for learnersAn assistant learners can ask, answering from your course material. | PartialAsk Lia recommends courses from your catalogue rather than tutoring inside a course; enabled through Customer Success. | YesA tutor per course that answers only from your material with numbered citations, won't do graded work, and replies in the learner's language. |
| AI-assisted gradingAI drafts marks and feedback on submissions for a teacher to review. | NoAssignments use manual or default automated grades; AI grading of submissions isn't documented. | YesAI drafts grades and feedback against your rubric for text, PDF, Word, slides and code; a teacher approves, edits or discards each one. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Quizzes & assignmentsGraded quizzes, and assignments learners submit for review. | YesExams with question pools and passing scores, plus assignments with manual or automated grading. | YesChoice, true/false and short-answer quizzes with pass marks, attempt limits and shuffling; assignments with rubrics and due dates. No timed quizzes or question banks. |
| CertificatesCompletion certificates, ideally verifiable. | YesCourse and learning-path certificates with expiry and automatic recertification. | YesTen designs with your fonts, colours and signers; a QR code to a public verification page; revocable. |
| Drip schedulingReleasing modules over time instead of all at once. | YesModule release dates, plus learning paths and journeys with delays after enrolment, completion or a fixed date. | YesPer-module drip from a learner's start or a batch's start, timezone-aware, with sequential unlocking and “module opened” emails. |
| Cohorts & batchesGroups that start together, with their own dates and staff. | PartialGroups and Live Learning sessions that learners register for; no dedicated cohort product. | YesBatches with dates, enrolment windows, seat limits, timezone, staff and announcements; online, offline or hybrid; CSV rosters and attendance. |
| SCORM / xAPIImporting packaged e-learning from authoring tools. | YesSCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI (Tin Can); AICC isn't supported. | NoSCORM and xAPI packages are not supported. |
| GamificationPoints, badges and leaderboards. | Not documentedNot covered in the sources we checked. | NoNo points, badges or leaderboards. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Live classes & webinarsScheduled live sessions, and recorded webinars that play on a schedule. | YesLive Learning for in-person and online sessions via Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet; no built-in video room. | PartialLive classes link to Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, YouTube Live and others (no built-in video room), with scheduling, reminders and attendance. Evergreen webinars play natively. |
| Community & discussionsPlaces for learners to talk to each other and to staff. | YesPortal forums for informal learner discussion. | PartialQ&A threads on every lesson with staff replies and moderation, plus reviews and announcements. No community feed, groups or DMs. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in CRMOne record per person: leads, learners and buyers, with history. | Add-onNo built-in CRM; Salesforce and a certified HubSpot app sync learners and progress. | YesEvery learner, lead and buyer is a contact with stage, tags, custom fields, lifetime value, notes, timeline and first-touch UTM source. |
| Email campaigns & automationsNewsletters and automated email sequences. | PartialCustom, multi-language notification templates sent from your own domain; no email marketing campaigns. | YesCampaigns with open, click and revenue reports; visual automations with waits, conditions, A/B splits and ready-made funnels, on your own sending service. |
| Funnels & landing pagesSales pages, lead magnets and the pages around a launch. | NoNo funnel or landing-page builder is documented. | PartialFifteen landing-page starting points, AI sales pages, forms and abandoned-checkout recovery. No order bumps or one-click upsells. |
| Digital productsSelling downloads such as ebooks, templates and audio. | NoThe store sells courses and learning paths; standalone digital downloads aren't documented. | YesEbooks, templates, audio and video downloads with protected, short-lived links, optional download limits and file versions. |
| Subscriptions & membershipsRecurring billing, trials and membership access. | Not documentedRecurring subscriptions aren't described in LearnUpon's eCommerce help articles. | YesWeekly, monthly or yearly plans with trials, grace periods and a self-serve billing portal; memberships can include future courses. |
| CouponsDiscount codes and links. | YesCourse-level or portal-wide coupons with usage limits and expiry dates. | YesPercentage or fixed-amount, scoped and time-boxed, link codes, and personal single-use codes from automations. |
| Affiliate programmePartners who earn commission for referrals. | Not documentedNot covered in the sources we checked. | NoNo affiliate programme built in. |
| PaymentsHow you take payments, and whose account the money lands in. | PartialThe eCommerce store takes Stripe and PayPal in multiple currencies; eCommerce availability depends on plan. | YesYour own Stripe or Razorpay account — money goes straight to you. Instalments, bundles, offline sales. No PayPal. |
| UPI & Indian paymentsUPI, netbanking and Indian wallets at checkout. | Not documentedNot documented by LearnUpon; the documented gateways are Stripe and PayPal. | YesUPI, cards, netbanking and wallets through your own Razorpay account. |
| Tax invoices (incl. India GST)Invoices with tax lines; India-specific GST invoicing. | PartialThe store can charge taxes for your locale; GST-specific invoices aren't documented. | PartialAutomatic PDF invoices with a tax line you can label (for example GST). Not a full GST tax invoice with GSTIN, HSN or a CGST/SGST split. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Website builderDesigning your academy's public site without code. | PartialBranded learning portals and a storefront, rather than a general website builder. | YesTwenty-two site templates, ready-made sections, drag-and-drop columns, custom HTML, version history, device preview and SEO settings. |
| Custom domainRunning the academy on your own domain. | YesWhite-labelled portals can move from a LearnUpon subdomain to your own domain. | YesGuided DNS records, automatic verification and HTTPS, www and root redirects. |
| BlogPublishing articles on your own site. | NoNo blog feature is documented. | YesCategories, tags, search, RSS, scheduling, structured data and an AI writer. |
| White-label brandingYour brand everywhere, without the platform's. | PartialCustom domain, sender email and footer removal depend on plan, with full white-labelling on an Enterprise option. | YesYour brand across the site, emails, invoices, certificates and decks; the “Powered by” badge is off by default. |
| Multi-languageTeaching and serving learners in other languages. | YesEnglish by default, with around 20 more interface languages on request; learners pick their own. | PartialContent and AI output in any language, and the AI Tutor answers in the learner's language. The built-in interface is English only. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Content protectionMaking your content harder to copy and easier to trace. | PartialA portal setting controls whether learners can download course content; watermarking isn't documented. | YesMoving watermark with the learner's email on video and documents, a protected viewer for PDF/Office files, downloads off by default. A deterrent with traceability, not DRM. |
| Device limitsLimiting how many devices one learner account can use. | Not documentedNot documented in LearnUpon's help centre. | YesSet active devices per learner, let learners sign out another device, reset from the admin, and get alerts on likely account sharing. |
| Feature | LearnUpon | Ultra LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Native mobile appAn iOS/Android app for learners. | YesiOS and Android app for all user roles, supporting SCORM, documents, video and assessments. | NoNo native app; the academy is fully responsive in mobile browsers. |
| API & webhooksConnecting the academy to your other systems. | YesTwo-way REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for AI tools. | YesREST API, signed webhooks with retries and logs, and embeddable checkout, course cards and lead forms. |
| Team seats (B2B)Selling seats to organisations with a team manager view. | YesMultiple portals and sub-portals for different audiences, groups, SSO and Salesforce Community embedding. | NoNo bulk seat purchasing or team-manager dashboards; bulk CSV enrolment and email-domain allowlists are available. |
| Data exportGetting your learners and content out again. | PartialUser, group, attendance and other data download as CSV, and the API pulls enrolments; no full course-content export. | YesFull academy export, CSV exports, and each course as a ZIP or Word document with slides, narration and quizzes. |
The differences
Where Ultra LMS pulls ahead
If you're weighing up a LearnUpon alternative, these are the differences that matter most — each with what LearnUpon offers on the same point.
AI across the whole teaching loop
Build a course with the AI course builder, support every learner with a per-course AI Tutor that cites your lessons, and grade with AI drafts a teacher approves — on your own AI key, with a monthly spend cap.
LearnUpon
AI tutor for learners PartialAsk Lia recommends courses from your catalogue rather than tutoring inside a course; enabled through Customer Success.AI-assisted grading NoAssignments use manual or default automated grades; AI grading of submissions isn't documented.A CRM that is already connected
Every learner, lead and buyer is a contact with a stage, tags, lifetime value, notes and a full activity timeline — no separate CRM to sync.
LearnUpon
Built-in CRM Add-onNo built-in CRM; Salesforce and a certified HubSpot app sync learners and progress.Digital products alongside your courses
Sell ebooks, templates, audio and video downloads with AI-drafted product pages and protected, short-lived download links.
LearnUpon
Digital products NoThe store sells courses and learning paths; standalone digital downloads aren't documented.A built-in blog with an AI writer
Categories, tags, search, RSS, scheduling, structured data for search engines, and an AI writer for drafts.
LearnUpon
Blog NoNo blog feature is documented.Email campaigns and visual automations
Send campaigns with open, click and revenue reports, and build automations on a canvas — triggers, waits, conditions, A/B splits, coupons and enrolments — from ready-made funnels.
LearnUpon
Email campaigns & automations PartialCustom, multi-language notification templates sent from your own domain; no email marketing campaigns.Landing pages for every step of a launch
Fifteen landing-page starting points — sales page, lead magnet, webinar registration, waitlist — plus AI-written sales pages, forms and abandoned-checkout recovery.
LearnUpon
Funnels & landing pages NoNo funnel or landing-page builder is documented.
Fair is fair
Where LearnUpon shines
LearnUpon is an enterprise LMS for employee, customer and partner education, built around multiple learning portals and deep integrations.
In the table, LearnUpon is ahead of Ultra LMS on SCORM / xAPI, live classes & webinars, community & discussions, multi-language, native mobile app and team seats (B2B).
- Built for organisational training at scale: multiple learning portals, groups, learning paths and journeys, and recertification.
- Deep integrations: Salesforce, a certified HubSpot app, Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, SSO, a two-way API, webhooks and an MCP server.
- A growing AI layer: Create+ authoring, Ask Lia content discovery and agentic tools for journeys and reporting.
- Strong standards support (SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI) and a mobile app for every role.
- Multi-language interface with per-learner language choice and multi-language email templates.
Decide
Who should choose which
Choose LearnUpon if…
- you run separate learning portals for several client organisations or audiences
- you rely on SCORM or xAPI packages and need recertification
- you need Salesforce or HubSpot sync, SSO and a two-way API
- your learners need a mobile app and a multi-language interface
Choose Ultra LMS if…
- you sell courses directly to learners and want a CRM, email campaigns and website built in
- you want an AI Tutor in every course that answers from your material, not just course recommendations
- you want AI to draft grades against your rubric, with a teacher approving each one
- you want payments in your own Stripe or Razorpay account, with UPI
Moving over
Switching from LearnUpon
What you can take with you, and how Ultra LMS helps you settle in.
Getting your data out of LearnUpon
- LearnUpon's knowledge base documents CSV downloads of portal users, groups, live-session attendance, exam question pools and course settings.
- The two-way API can pull enrolments and progress.
- Public docs don't describe a full course-content export, so keep your original SCORM or xAPI packages and source files.
- Ask your Customer Success Manager about bulk exports of enrolment and certificate history before your contract ends.
Settling into Ultra LMS
- Import learners from a CSV, enrol them in bulk, and keep their details in the built-in CRM.
- Rebuild courses quickly: upload your existing documents as references and the AI course builder drafts an outline and lessons for you to edit.
- Onboarding is hands-on — our team sets up your academy, domain and payments with you.
- Your data stays portable: export the whole academy, CSVs, and any course as a ZIP or Word document.
Questions
LearnUpon vs Ultra LMS: FAQ
Common questions about LearnUpon, and about moving to Ultra LMS.
What is LearnUpon's AI assistant Lia?
Ask Lia is an AI content-discovery assistant that indexes your portal catalogue and recommends relevant courses to learners. It's enabled through Customer Success on newer plans.
Does LearnUpon support SCORM and xAPI?
Yes. LearnUpon supports SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 (3rd and 4th editions) and xAPI (Tin Can).
Can you sell courses with LearnUpon?
Yes, on plans that include eCommerce. The store accepts Stripe and PayPal, supports coupons and multiple currencies, and enrols learners on purchase.
Does LearnUpon integrate with Zoom and Teams?
Yes. Live Learning integrates with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet.
Does LearnUpon have a mobile app?
Yes. LearnUpon has an iOS and Android app for all user roles.
Does LearnUpon integrate with Salesforce and HubSpot?
Yes. Salesforce syncs learner data in real time, and a certified HubSpot app creates learners and reports progress.
How is Ultra LMS different from LearnUpon?
Ultra LMS leads on AI across the whole teaching loop, a built-in CRM and digital products. LearnUpon is ahead on SCORM / xAPI, live classes & webinars and community & discussions, so weigh those if they matter to you.
Can I move my academy from LearnUpon to Ultra LMS?
Yes. Bring your learner list as a CSV (the switching notes above cover what LearnUpon lets you export) and import it into Ultra LMS, then rebuild your courses — the AI course builder can draft from your existing documents. Onboarding is hands-on: our team sets up your academy with you.
Who can use Ultra LMS?
Ultra LMS is invitation-only. Tell us what you teach through “Request an invitation”; if it's a fit, our team opens your academy and helps you set it up.
Last verified 13 October 2026 · Sources
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LearnUpon details come from its public website, help centre and documentation, checked on 13 October 2026. Features change — check LearnUpon's own site for the latest. Ultra LMS details describe the product as it is today.
- learnupon.com/features/
- learnupon.com/blog/learnupons-2026-product-strategy/
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- support.learnupon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004740718-eCommerce-overview
- support.learnupon.com/hc/en-us/articles/30947387709725
- support.learnupon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004011118-SCORM-and-xAPI-Tin-Can-overview
- support.learnupon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4411084219537-Live-Learning-overview-and-features
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