# Open edX

Open edX is an open-source teaching and learning platform used by universities, governments, NGOs and enterprises to deliver online courses. Originally launched by Harvard and MIT in 2012, it is stewarded by the nonprofit Axim Collaborative. It provides assessments, discussion features and learner analytics, and it can be self-hosted or run through hosting providers.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/open-edx · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: Cambridge, MA, United States
- Employees: 51–200
- Company type: Nonprofit
- Deployment: Self-hosted on the organization's own infrastructure, or managed by Open edX hosting providers. A temporary sandbox instance is also offered for evaluation.
- Best for: Universities, government and NGO education programs, and businesses that want a customizable learning platform they control without licensing fees.

## Products

- Open edX platform: Open-source learning platform for creating, hosting and delivering online courses at any scale.
- Open edX plugins: Marketplace plugins and XBlocks that add learning components and tools to an Open edX platform.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Management | 33 of 52 | 1.2 | 3 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 0.9 | 3.7% |
| google_ai_mode | 1.7 | 3.7% |
| perplexity | 1.1 | 3.7% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Open edX AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/open-edx, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).