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Custom LMSCourse PlatformsE-Learning

Online Course Platform Development

Your Course Revenue Bleeds 10% To A Platform You Don't Own

10K+
Concurrent Learners
Architecture tested
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Edge-delivered globally
95+
Lighthouse Score
Performance target
<2s
Video Start
Adaptive streaming
What Custom LMS Development Actually Fixes — And What It Won't

Your course goes live, students enroll, and somewhere between checkout and certification a SaaS platform is quietly taking 5–10% of every transaction—forever. Online course platform development builds you a custom LMS your business actually owns: video delivery that doesn't spike hosting bills when enrollment doubles, progress tracking that fits your pedagogy instead of forcing linear modules, payment rails that route straight to your Stripe account. Your brand, your data, your margin. This isn't about cloning Teachable's UI. It's about architecting a platform that scales with your student base without bleeding revenue or forcing you into cookie-cutter course structures. We ship in 12 weeks, not six months—because your next cohort launch date doesn't wait.

プロジェクトが失敗する理由

SaaS platforms take 5-10% of every transaction on top of monthly fees At scale, you're handing over $50K+/year for features you could simply own.
Off-the-shelf LMS platforms look identical to your competitors' platforms Learners can't tell you apart, and that hurts retention and referrals more than most course creators realize.
Video hosting bills spike unpredictably as your student base grows Your margins shrink as you succeed — which is exactly backwards from how a healthy business should work.
Cookie-cutter course structures can't support your pedagogy You get shoehorned into linear modules when your content actually needs branching paths or cohort-based delivery.
Meaningful analytics stop at basic completion rates You can't pinpoint where learners are dropping off or struggling, so there's no real path to improving course quality.
Platform migrations are painful — you risk losing student data and progress history Vendor lock-in keeps you stuck even when the platform's clearly stopped working for you.

コンプライアンス

Adaptive Video Streaming

HLS-powered video delivery with adaptive bitrate streaming via Mux. Students get buffer-free playback on any device, at any connection speed.

Progress Tracking & Certificates

Granular lesson-level progress tracking with automated certificate generation. xAPI/SCORM support is there when enterprise integrations require it.

Payment & Subscription Logic

Stripe-powered checkout that handles one-time purchases, subscriptions, payment plans, and cohort-based pricing. You keep 100% minus processing fees.

Role-Based Access Control

Instructor, admin, student, and team manager roles with fine-grained permissions. Enterprise clients get SSO integration and team provisioning on top of that.

Course Builder Interface

A drag-and-drop curriculum editor your team can actually use. It supports video, text, quizzes, assignments, downloads, and embedded code exercises.

SEO-Optimized Course Pages

Server-rendered landing pages for every course and module. Structured data markup drives organic discovery and rich snippets directly in search results.

構築する内容

Stop hemorrhaging 5–10% transaction fees to platforms that cap your upside

Own your revenue stream—zero SaaS fees means every dollar after hosting costs is yours

Break free from identical templates that make your courses indistinguishable from competitors

Deploy time-gated drips, peer threads, and group assignments that push completion 2x higher

Eliminate unpredictable video hosting bills that punish growth

White-label multi-tenant portals so B2B clients get branded dashboards under your roof

Escape linear module structures that can't support cohort-based or branching pedagogy

Layer automated grading, code challenges, and peer review into assessment workflows

Fix blind spots in analytics that hide where learners actually drop off

Serve 60% mobile learners with offline caching and touch-optimized navigation

Cut vendor lock-in before migrating becomes a data loss nightmare

Track engagement funnels, revenue per cohort, and behavior heatmaps in real time

私たちのプロセス

01

Platform Strategy & Architecture

We map your course structure, monetization model, and learner journey first. Then we design the database schema, API architecture, and video delivery pipeline before anyone writes a line of code.
Week 1-2
02

Core Platform Build

Authentication, course player, progress tracking, and payment integration all go in during this phase. By the end of it, you'll have a working prototype with real video playback and a live checkout flow.
Week 3-5
03

Admin & Course Builder

Next comes the instructor dashboard and drag-and-drop course builder. Your team can create, edit, and publish courses without touching code.
Week 6-7
04

Polish, Test & Optimize

Load testing for concurrent video streams, Lighthouse optimization, an accessibility audit, and cross-device QA. We simulate real learner loads before anything goes near production.
Week 8-9
05

Launch & Growth Support

Deployment to production with CDN-backed video delivery. Thirty days of post-launch support plus an analytics review to sharpen early learner engagement.
Week 10
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よくある質問

カスタムオンラインコースプラットフォームの構築にはどのくらいの時間がかかりますか?

ほとんどのコースプラットフォームは、キックオフからローンチまで8~12週間です。ビデオ配信、進捗追跡、決済機能を備えた単一インストラクタープラットフォームなら8週間でリリースできます。ホワイトラベリング、高度な分析、コミュニティ機能を備えたマルチテナントプラットフォームは12~14週間になります。すべてのプロジェクトはスコープを確定してからタイムラインをロックします。例外はありません。

カスタムLMS開発の費用はTeachableやThinkificと比べてどのくらいですか?

カスタムLMSは1回限りの投資として約$12,000から始まります。TeachableやThinkificは月額$99~399プラス5~10%の決済手数料がかかります。500人以上の生徒がいて月額$10,000の収益を生成している場合、通常は12~18ヶ月でビルドコストを回収でき、その後のすべてのドルがあなたに有利に増複合していきます。また、コードベースとデータを完全に所有できます。

TeachableやKajabiから既存のコースをマイグレーションできますか?

できます。ほとんどの主要プラットフォームのAPIまたはデータエクスポート経由で、コースコンテンツ、学生アカウント、進捗データ、登録履歴を引き出します。ビデオファイルはMuxに転送して適応ビットレートストリーミングに対応します。マイグレーションはビルドの一部として処理されるため、学習者は切り替え中に何も変わったことに気付きません。

カスタムコースプラットフォームはSCORMとxAPIに対応していますか?

もちろんです。既存のHRシステムに接続したり、LRSで学習記録を追跡したいエンタープライズクライアント向けにSCORM 1.2/2004およびxAPI(Tin Can)の準拠を実装しています。ただし、ほとんどの独立系コース開発者にとっては、ネイティブな進捗追跡の方がSCORMの硬い要件より単純で柔軟なので、正当な理由がある場合のみ追加します。

ビデオホスティングとストリーミングコストはどのように処理していますか?

Muxを使用して適応ビットレートストリーミングを行い、分単位の料金は予測可能にスケールします。Vimeo OTTやWistiaと異なり、Muxは実際のエンコーディングと配信の料金のみを請求します。通常は1ストリーム時間あたり$0.02~0.05です。月間アクティブユーザーが1,000人で各ユーザーが10時間視聴するプラットフォームの場合、ホスティングコストはおよそ月額$200~500です。

学生はモバイルデバイスでコースにアクセスできますか?

構築するすべてのプラットフォームはモバイルファーストです。主要市場の学習者の60%がスマートフォン経由でアクセスするため、コースプレイヤー、ナビゲーション、評価はまずタッチインターフェース向けに設計し、その後デスクトップ体験を積み重ねます。オフラインアクセスやプッシュ通知などのプログレッシブウェブアプリ機能も追加でき、視聴者にとって意味があれば実装します。

Course Platform Development from $12,000
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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