See it. Build in it. Decide.
Get 30 days of unrestricted access to a real Open edX environment - with full Studio course-authoring, admin panel, AI content tools, and the latest release features. Not a shared public demo. Your own persistent environment.
Your Own Free-Trial Environment
Ready to transform your digital learning? Sign up for our free trial today and experience the full power, scalability, and flexibility of your own Open edX environment with absolutely no commitment.
A Real Open edX Environment - Not a Shared Demo Link
Most public Open edX demos are shared sandboxes that reset daily, don't provide admin access, and can't be used for any meaningful evaluation. They let you click around the interface - but you can't build courses, test integrations, install plugins, or see how the platform actually works for your organization.
Our free 30-day trial gives you your own dedicated Open edX instance - the same architecture we deploy for production. Full administrator access, Studio course-authoring, AI content creation tools, real analytics, and the latest Open edX release - all running on EU-hosted infrastructure that's yours alone for a full month.
Days free access
EU-hosted & GDPR
No cost whatsoever
What's Included
A complete Open edX environment. ready for real evaluation work.
Studio & Course Authoring
Full Studio access to create courses from scratch - add videos, text, HTML components, and structure units and sections. Author content exactly as you would in production.
Content Libraries & Reusable Components
Build and manage content libraries with reusable components that can be shared across multiple courses. Create once, deploy everywhere - ideal for organisations scaling content across teams, departments, or programmes.
Assessments & Cohorts
Build assessments with multiple question types, configure grading policies, and set up learner cohorts to test differentiated learning paths and group assignments.
Full Administrator Access
Django Admin panel, user management, site configuration, and platform settings - the full admin experience, not a limited instructor view.
Learner Experience
Log in as a learner on your own environment and experience the complete journey - enrollment, courseware navigation, progress tracking, discussions, and certificate issuance.
Pre-loaded Demo Courses
Sample courses with videos, assessments, discussions, and certificates pre-configured - explore the full learner journey immediately or build your own from scratch.
Analytics & Aspects
Real-time dashboards powered by Aspects - see enrollment statistics, learner engagement metrics, and completion funnels in action on your own data.
Latest Open edX Release
Your demo instance runs the latest Open edX release with current Micro-Frontend (MFE) architecture and all the newest platform features and improvements.
Step right into our Open edX Sandbox! This video offers your exclusive guided tour, showing you firsthand how the platform works.
Why Public Open edX Demos Fall Short
| Typical public demo / sandbox | Abstract Technology free trial | |
|---|---|---|
| Instance & persistence | ||
| Tenancy | ✕ Shared multi-tenant - other evaluators on the same instance | ✓ Dedicated private instance, isolated infrastructure |
| Data persistence | ✕ Resets every 24 hours (or weekly at best) | ✓30 days of persistent data - courses, users, configs all survive |
| Resources | ✕ Throttled shared CPU / RAM - slow under any real load | ✓ Dedicated compute & memory, production-equivalent performance |
| URL & branding | ✕ Generic shared URL (e.g. demo.openedx.org) | ✓ Your own subdomain - share with stakeholders as a real link |
| Administrative access | ||
| Django admin panel | ✕ No access - backend completely locked | ✓ Full Django Admin - every model, every config |
| Studio (course authoring) | ✕ Read-only, or limited to a single throwaway demo course | ✓ Full Studio + course-team roles - author, import, publish freely |
| LMS staff & instructor roles | ✕ Learner view only - no grading, cohorts, or analytics access | ✓ Staff, instructor, beta-tester, cohort manager - all roles testable |
| Platform & hosting posture | ||
| Open edX release | ✕ Frequently 1-3 versions behind | ✓ Latest stable release as they ship |
| Architecture parity | ✕ Toy environment unrelated to what you'd actually deploy | ✓ Same Tutor-on-Kubernetes architecture we run in production |
| Path to production | ✕ No migration path - start over from scratch | ✓ Promote the trial instance into a full production deployment |
How It Works
From request to login in four simple steps.
01
Submit the Form
Tell us your name, organisation, and your role
02
We Provision
Our team spins up your sandbox instance on EU server.
03
Explore Freely
Log in as admin, instructor, or learner. Create courses, enrol users, test everything.
04
Decide & Scale
Love it? We migrate your sandbox to production. Not ready? No charge, no questions.
Try Open edX for free.
No strings
Get a fully configured, EU-hosted Open edX sandbox. Real courses, real analytics - all yours to explore for 30 days.
✓100% free- no credit card, no invoice
✓Full admin & instructor access
✓Pre-loaded demo courses & content
✓EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant from day one
✓No obligation - cancel anytime
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Common questions about the Sandbox.
It's a fully functional Open edX instance hosted on our EU infrastructure, pre-loaded with sample courses and configured with admin access. It's the same codebase we deploy for production clients - just scoped for 30 days of evaluation with up to 50 learner accounts.
No. The sandbox is completely free with no payment information required. At the end of 30 days you can choose to upgrade to production or simply let the trial expire - no charge, no follow-up obligations.
Absolutely. Any courses, users, or configurations you create during the trial can be migrated directly to your production instance. We handle the full migration so nothing is lost.
All sandbox environments run on EU-based servers in Frankfurt, Germany, under German jurisdiction. GDPR compliance and a Data Processing Agreement are included as standard.
You get email support from our team plus onboarding documentation. We also offer an optional 30-minute guided walkthrough call to help you make the most of your trial period.