OpenSesame 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

OpenSesame

4.1

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame is an elearning course provider that offers more than 20,000 courses covering business skills, safety, compliance, technology, industry-specific and certifications, and it is suitable for the training needs of organizations of all sizes and in all industries.

OpenSesame’s cloud-based LMS system, CourseCloud, offers users the ability to purchase, distribute and track courses. Email invitations for courses can be sent to select employees to alert them of required learning. Admin users have a dashboard that allows them to track whether employees have started, completed or passed the course.

OpenSesame's courses are SCORM- and AICC-compliant and work in any learning management system (LMS). L&D administrators can preview courses, read reviews, and research the publisher before purchasing courses.

OpenSesame customers have access to a dedicated customer success manager along with a support team via phone, email and online live chat.

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OpenSesame Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $5.00

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$5.00

No plan information available

OpenSesame Features

Popular features found in Learning Management System
Assessment Management
Asynchronous Learning
Blended Learning
Built-in Course Authoring
Certification & Licensing
Gamification
Learner Portal
Learning Paths/Tracks
Mobile Learning
SCORM Compliance
Synchronous Learning
Training Management
More features of OpenSesame
Academic/Education
Built-in LMS
Certificates
Compliance Management
Compliance Tracking
Contact Management
Content Management
Corporate/Business
Course Authoring
Course Library
Course Management
Course Tracking
eCommerce Management
eLearning Companies
Employee Onboarding
Employee Portal
Employee Training
Engagement Tracking
Learning Management
Modeling & Simulation
Multi-Language
Reporting/Analytics
Self-paced Learning
Self Service Portal
Skills Assessment
Social Learning
Student Portal
Talent Management
Tests/Assessments
Training Administration
Training Companies
Virtual Classroom

OpenSesame Integrations

360Learning

Learn Amp

Learnsoft

SkyPrep

Schoox

TalentQuest

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OpenSesame User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.1

Ratings Breakdown

43%

39%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.0

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

3.9

Marti W.

Verified reviewer

Chemicals

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

OpenSesame Review

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We love the access to diverse e-learnings, the continuous upgrades like smart lists, and the amazing customer engagement support team. OpenSesame continues to step up its game.

Cons:

Well they have a great variety of courses we are always hoping for more, especially in our global company languages (we have over a dozen languages).

Vendor Response

Thanks Marti for sharing your experience with OpenSesame. We love helping our customers be successful and glad it shows!

Replied April 2019

Julie L.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2025

Like the magic words, OpenSesame opens the door to better learning content

Overall, I have been very happy with my experience with OpenSesame. The minor bumps are things that they continue to improve and the customer service and our dedicated representative make for not only a helpful tool, but an excellent partnership.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

My favorite things about using OpenSesame include the very broad range of learning topics and styles provided from different publishers, as well as the fast pace at which they release updates and new options.

Cons:

I don't like that the website is sometimes quite slow and even unresponsive sometimes. I also find it hard to find what I am looking for using the search capabilities and results display. I also think the amount of technical software courses can be limited.

Reasons for choosing OpenSesame

We chose Absorb for the LMS portion and OpenSesame for content because of the variety and options in OpenSesame for content and functionality in Absorb. Docebo was not a good option due to cost and lack of content.

Reasons for switching to OpenSesame

We switched due to cost, content type and style and functionality.

Consuela W.

Verified reviewer

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

More does not mean better

We were implementing an LMS and wanted pre packaged content available for deployment in order to give learners a starting point for development while we design our learning programs. There was a lot of effort required to review content. Customer service during implementation was not ideal because we had to go through LMS vendor and then often repeat to OS. There’s wasn’t enough collaboration between the companies so we felt we were initiating conversations most of time. The follow up from OS was not great at all, long delays in getting responses. Content needs to be vetted better. More does not mean better. In the end, we were able to offer content for learning and we are continuing to review and iterate our program.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are a variety of topics in the library in which the company can choose for learning. There was a pre built integration with LMS which made the integration quicker. That doesn’t suggest the integration process was effective. It was however relatively quick in that it did not require any overnight production runs to see changes between. Content updates could be manually pushed into LMS and they appeared almost immediately.

Cons:

The quality of some videos are not as you would expect, some have heavy animation so it comes across cartoonish and takes away from the concept. There was no easy way to catalog content into customer categories. And no categorization by content type. There was no easy way to review the content. The review process requires you to launch over 20,000 content assets to preview one by one for appropriateness for your company. Not all publishers are created equal. Of the 20000+ content available there was quite a bit related to leisure topic areas very professional. Content include mostly videos versus elearning courses that actually have assessments and completion metrics. Filtering functionality was not as accurate as expected, especially when filtering by language origin. The LMS integration connector synch process was clunky due to the multiple steps that had to be taken. Customer has to initiate the synch manually versus it being an automated process. Limited reporting capabilities.

Craig K.

Verified reviewer

Retail

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Director of Culture and Leadership

Fantastic. Great service from my rep, Brandon.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Value for services and support from representatives

Cons:

License restrictions. Not allowed to move at will.

Reasons for choosing OpenSesame

Cost and great service. Brandon stayed connected...he actually cared about our needs.

Reasons for switching to OpenSesame

Cost and lack of effective service. All they wanted to is sell me more.

Verified

Reviewer

Medical Devices

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Love OpenSesame

My overall experience has been amazing. The product has delivered time and time again, our employees have loved the content, and the support has been top notch.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What I love the most about OpenSesame is that they not only have great content to pull from (and plenty of it), but their support team behind the product is amazing. They can help curate content for you, as well as suggest content that works for your needs.

Cons:

With some languages, there seems to be more limited options. But they are working on growing this all the time.

Vendor Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback!

Replied April 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Machinery

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

E-Learninmg Advantages

Great, always seeking more content

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use, very intuitive and user friendly

Cons:

Not necessarily the software functionality but am always seeking more and broader content

Vendor Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback!

Replied April 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Insurance

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

OpenSesame -- Opening the Door to our LMS

We are able to send courses that we previously had employees teach around to all of our offices. Saving us time and money.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It is very easy to look through courses and see which ones have the best reviews. Also, clicking on a course gives you all the information needed including quizzes, time to complete, etc.

Cons:

This may be more related to our LMS but it would be nice if the picture of the course could carry over to the software we use for our LMS. Now I have to locate the picture, save it, and add it to the course separately.

Vendor Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback!

Replied April 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Civil Engineering

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Great Courses

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that they have a wide variety of courses on different subjects from different vendors. You have everything from safety to compliance to soft skills or professional development courses.

Cons:

Wish there was more options for compliance courses.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback!

Replied April 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Consumer Goods

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Perfect for our needs

Open Sesame fits our needs very well. Our content needs are so vast various that we can find just about everything we need.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the search function and the ability to create lists. The smart list feature is amazing! It saves me so much time searching for courses. I love the course demo feature as well. Being able to see the course first adds great value to me.

Cons:

I dont like the fact that I have to title the SCORM files after i download them. This step is quite time consuming when I have to download and re-title each file. However, I have found a quick system for completing this step. Would like to see in the future a fix for that.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback!

Replied April 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Medical Devices

10000+ employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Excellent support as a client

Very positive interactions with OpenSesame and their support team. This is not an organization that will try to sell you a contract and then leave you high and dry. It's extremely evident they want you to succeed with their tool.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The customer support for OpenSesame has been phenomenal. They are always ready to help think through how we can maximize utilization and troubleshoot issues.

Cons:

Not enough content available in languages outside of English. This has been difficult as we are a global organization.

Vendor Response

Thanks for sharing your feedback!

Replied April 2019

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