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Gumroad vs LearnHouse
Gumroad has 9,699 GitHub stars, 2,036 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LearnHouse has 2,275 stars, 542 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Gumroad leads on adoption by 326% (9,699 vs 2,275 stars). Gumroad is written in Ruby under MIT; LearnHouse is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. Gumroad has attracted 21% as many forks as stars, LearnHouse 24%. Gumroad was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Gumroad | LearnHouse | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.7K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.0K | ⑂ 542 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Gumroad if
- You weight community size — 9.7K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick LearnHouse if
- You want the LearnHouse feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and LearnHouse fits your workflow better
About Gumroad
Gumroad is an e commerce platform that enables creators to sell products directly to consumers, and this repository contains the source code for the Gumroad web application. The project sits in the Content & Publishing / Learning Management Systems category, is written in Ruby, and is licensed under MIT.
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About LearnHouse
LearnHouse is an open source, AGPL 3.0 learning management system written in Python and React that lets educators, schools, and businesses create, sell, and manage online courses on infrastructure they control.
read the full LearnHouse overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gumroad or LearnHouse more popular?
Gumroad has 9,699 GitHub stars and LearnHouse has 2,275. Gumroad has the larger community by that measure.
Are Gumroad and LearnHouse free?
Both are open source. Gumroad is licensed under MIT and LearnHouse under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Gumroad and LearnHouse?
Gumroad is written in Ruby and LearnHouse in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Gumroad or LearnHouse?
Choose Gumroad if you want the larger community (9,699 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose LearnHouse if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.