Which open-source alternatives to Cornerstone fit your compliance training
If you are facing a Cornerstone renewal, a pricing change, a data residency requirement or concern about lock-in, Moodle and Open edX are the two open-source platforms to evaluate for compliance and workforce training, with self-hosted Canvas LMS as a third option when your team already runs Canvas for academic work. Moodle suits organizations that want one broadly adopted platform for mandatory courses, assessments and completion records across many departments. Open edX suits teams that want to author and publish structured courses in the Open edX Studio authoring tool and can support a more specialized platform. Your decision should start with where training data must live and who will operate the system, because those two answers narrow the field faster than feature lists do. Teams usually look for alternatives for reasons the vendor's own documentation makes clear. Cornerstone describes its learning platform as a cloud application that holds ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and FedRAMP Moderate authorization, and it supports internally built content in SCORM, AICC and xAPI formats. Those are strong assurances, and they are also the reason many organizations ask a different question: if your regulator, customer or internal policy requires training records to stay in a specific boundary, or if you need the platform inside your own cloud account or an air-gapped network, a self-hosted deployment changes who controls the environment. Before you choose, confirm with Cornerstone what their current authorization scope covers and what contractual terms apply to your data, and map the same requirements to the systems you would run yourself.
Moodle, Open edX and Canvas LMS: which one fits workforce training
Each of these platforms can host courses, enrollments and assessments in your own infrastructure, but they differ in authoring tools, community focus and how much work sits with your team. The cards below set out the trade-off for each option. Recertification tracking and HR integration are not confirmed for any of them here, so verify both against your own requirements before you choose.
Moodle for classic course catalogs
Moodle is free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License version 3 and is used by universities, schools and companies. It suits a conventional catalog of instructor-led and self-paced courses with enrollments, quizzes and completion rules. The trade-off is that its strength lies in the course model, so rule-based certification cycles and HR-driven assignments usually need configuration or a plugin. Confirm recertification and HR sync against the plugins you intend to use before committing.
Open edX for authored content
Open edX has no licensing fees, is stewarded by Axim Collaborative, a nonprofit founded by Harvard and MIT, and includes the Open edX Studio authoring tool. Its platform code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. It fits teams that build their own course content and want a structured authoring workflow. The trade-off is that it is designed around course delivery at scale, so you should ask how it handles workforce compliance records, and decide early whether to self-host or use a managed provider.
Self-hosted Canvas LMS
Canvas LMS is created and maintained by Instructure and released under the AGPLv3 license. The repository provides Quick Start and Production Start guides for self-hosted installs. It offers a mature gradebook and a broad LTI tool ecosystem, which helps if you already use LTI-connected systems. The trade-off is that some Instructure-hosted features are not in the open-source code, and the production setup carries more operational load than a small Moodle deployment. Confirm recertification and HR integration against your own workflows, since neither is established here.
Licensing differences across options
Moodle uses GPL v3, while Open edX and self-hosted Canvas both use AGPL v3. Under AGPL, if you modify the software and make it available to users over a network, you may need to offer those modifications under the same license. Legal teams should review this against any custom integrations, HR connectors or branding changes you plan. This review is a question to confirm with counsel, not a conclusion drawn here.
Recertification and HR integration checks
Whichever platform you choose, workforce training depends on recurring assignments, expiry dates and records that match HR systems. Ask each vendor or community for a documented example of a recertification cycle, an HRIS or identity connector, and how completion history is exported. Run a pilot with one real certification before you commit to a platform. Record what each option needs as custom work so the quote reflects it.
How Cornerstone capabilities map to open-source options
This table compares the main Cornerstone learning capabilities with the open-source options that can cover them, Moodle and Open edX. Read each row for the coverage level, what is missing, and what to confirm in your own environment before committing to a migration.
| Capability | Covering option | Coverage note and what to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Course delivery | Moodle, Open edX | Both deliver structured courses with enrollment, progress and assessments. Confirm the course catalog size, concurrency and branding needs in a pilot. |
| SCORM 1.2 and 2004 content | Moodle, Open edX | Standard packages from authoring tools can usually be reloaded. Test each package in the target LMS, since SCORM behavior varies by player and version. |
| AICC and xAPI content | Moodle, Open edX | Both platforms can host these formats through plugins or configuration. Confirm the exact AICC and xAPI versions your legacy packages use and whether a learning record store is needed. |
| Internally built authoring | Open edX Studio, Moodle course editor | Open edX Studio is included in the platform. Moodle offers its own editor and third-party authoring plugins. Confirm whether your authoring team needs a separate tool for content creation. |
| Third-party content libraries (LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, Skillsoft) | Gap, requires licensing and custom connectors | Open-source platforms do not include these library integrations. Each provider's license terms and connector work must be negotiated and built separately. |
| Completion and certification tracking | Moodle, Open edX | Both track completions and can issue certificates through built-in or plugin functions. Confirm the certificate format, verification method and retention rules your auditors expect. |
| Recertification rules | Moodle, Open edX (custom configuration) | Recurring assignments and expiry dates need configuration or custom development. Confirm the rule logic with compliance owners before design starts. |
| HR and identity integration | Moodle, Open edX via standard protocols | Both support directory and single sign-on integration through common protocols. HRIS sync usually requires custom work. Confirm your identity provider and HR data flows. |
| Reporting and analytics | Moodle reports, Open edX insights | Built-in reports cover common completion views. Advanced analytics may need a data warehouse or external tool. Confirm the reports required by your regulators. |
| Security attestations | Self-hosted responsibility | Cornerstone holds ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and FedRAMP Moderate authorization for its cloud service. Running Moodle or Open edX yourself means you must produce the equivalent evidence, and independent auditors issue any reports. |
What packaged SCORM and xAPI content reuse means in practice
Standard SCORM, AICC and xAPI packages from your authoring tools can usually be reloaded into an open-source LMS such as Moodle or Open edX, so the course content itself is rarely the blocker. What does not move automatically is the learner history: completion records, scores, attempt counts and certification dates live in Cornerstone's database and must be exported and mapped to your new system separately. Before you commit to a migration, ask Cornerstone which export formats and fields your tenant can produce, and confirm with the Moodle or Open edX provider how they will import completion data. Records you must keep for audit should be checked against that export first.
xAPI content needs a learning record store (LRS) before it does anything useful. Unlike SCORM, which reports completion to the LMS directly, an xAPI package sends statements such as "learner completed module" to an external endpoint. If you reload xAPI content, decide whether your open-source setup will run its own LRS or connect to an existing one, and confirm that the LRS keeps the statements you need for recertification. Reference limits from another vendor are useful here: Docebo accepts SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 3rd edition, AICC and xAPI (Tin Can 1.0) packages uploaded as ZIP files of up to 2 GB, according to Docebo's system requirements and limitations page. Check the limits of the platform you choose, since Cornerstone's and your target's limits will differ.
Treat every package as untested until it has run in a pilot. Pick a representative set that includes an older SCORM 1.2 course, a SCORM 2004 course, one AICC package and at least one xAPI module, then load each into a staging instance. For each, verify launch, progress tracking, bookmarking, score pass-through and the completion event the LMS records. Packages from the same authoring tool often behave differently, and some vendor-specific extensions will not work outside their original platform. Record the results in a simple matrix so you know which content can be reused as-is, which needs republishing and which should be retired.
Which option fits by situation
When training records, assessment results or learner personal data must stay in a specific country, cloud account or network, self-hosting moves the control point into your own infrastructure. Moodle is often the first option to evaluate for broad corporate catalogs, since it runs on conventional web and database stacks that most platform teams already operate. Open edX suits organizations where most content is authored in-house through Studio. Canvas LMS fits teams that already operate it for other purposes.
- Hosting location: Confirm that the chosen platform can run entirely inside the approved region, account or data center, including backups and log storage.
- Third-party services: Check for outbound calls to content libraries, video services, analytics or email providers, since each one can move data outside the boundary.
- Learner records: Identify where completion data and xAPI statements are stored, and whether a separate learning record store is required.
- Operator access: Define which staff and vendors can reach the database and file storage, and how that access is logged.
- Air-gapped needs: If you require an offline network, confirm how plugins, updates and packaged content are brought in.
Before choosing, ask your legal and privacy teams to document the residency rule in writing and test the candidate platform against it in a pilot environment.
Open-source licensing removes per-seat subscription fees, but the total cost moves to infrastructure, staff time and support. Moodle and Open edX carry no license fee under their open-source licenses, so the comparison with a Cornerstone subscription depends on hosting, administration, customization and any managed provider. Canvas LMS is also AGPLv3 licensed, so its code cost is zero, while Instructure-hosted features are a separate question.
- Recurring costs: Hosting, storage, database administration, patching, monitoring and backup are paid every year whether the platform is used heavily or lightly.
- One-time costs: Content migration, integration with HR and identity systems, and configuration are usually incurred once, though they can recur when content formats change.
- Staffing: Decide whether internal engineers, a managed provider or a partner will run the platform, and what skills each option requires.
- Support model: Compare internal on-call coverage with paid support contracts, and ask what response times the provider commits to in writing.
- Usage growth: Model how costs change with the number of active learners, course count and peak enrollment periods.
Ask for a quote that separates one-time and recurring components so you can compare it directly with your current Cornerstone renewal.
Compliance programs that depend on recurring certifications need reliable expiry dates, automated reminders, enrollment rules tied to role changes, and evidence that holds up at audit. Moodle has a mature ecosystem of plugins for completion tracking, and its course completion and activity rules are a common starting point. Open edX is better suited to authored courses with assessments than to large recertification catalogs. Canvas LMS can handle course-level completion, though recertification workflows usually need custom work.
- Expiry logic: Confirm how the platform sets, extends and resets certification dates, and whether this can be driven by a rule rather than manual edits.
- Notifications: Verify that reminders reach learners and managers on the schedule your policy requires.
- Audit trail: Check that completion, score and override events are logged and can be exported with timestamps and actor identity.
- Role-based assignment: Test automatic enrollment when job roles or locations change in your HR system.
- Packaged content: Confirm that SCORM, AICC or xAPI completions are reported back correctly after a reload.
Test a full recertification cycle in a pilot, including an expired record, a manual override and an exported report, before you rely on the platform for regulated training.
Programs that need custom course flows, branded learner journeys, or deep integration with internal systems often value the ability to change the platform's code. Moodle offers a large plugin and theme ecosystem under GPLv3. Open edX provides Studio for authors and is licensed under AGPLv3, which requires that modified versions offered to users over a network be made available under the same terms. Canvas LMS is also AGPLv3 and exposes LTI integration points.
- License obligations: For AGPL code, check with counsel what obligations apply when you modify the platform and let outside users interact with it.
- Plugin maintenance: Review each plugin's upgrade history and the effort needed to keep it working across platform releases.
- Integration points: List the APIs, LTI tools and single sign-on methods you need, and confirm each is supported.
- Upgrade path: Plan how customizations survive major version upgrades, and who tests them.
- Authoring workflow: Decide whether course authors will use Studio, Moodle's built-in tools or an external authoring tool.
Write down the specific customizations you need and have a partner estimate the maintenance effort for each one before choosing a platform.
What a self-hosted LMS costs compared with a Cornerstone subscription
This table separates the Cornerstone subscription from the costs you carry when you self-host Moodle or Open edX, and marks each as one-time or recurring. Use it to build a written request for quotes, since no prices are published here, and to see which drivers (users, content volume, integrations, hosting region) move each line up or down.
| Cost component | Who is paid or who carries it | One-time or recurring | Main cost drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone subscription and content library | Cornerstone, under your contract | Recurring | Licensed users, add-on content libraries, modules in use, renewal terms |
| Open-source platform license | No license fee for the open-source core (Moodle under GPLv3, Open edX under AGPLv3) | Not applicable | Confirm whether any plugins or themes you need carry separate licenses |
| Infrastructure and hosting | Your cloud account, data center or managed hosting provider | Recurring | Concurrent learners, video and SCORM storage, hosting region, backup retention, high availability design |
| Implementation and configuration | Implementation partner or internal platform team | One-time | Number of enrollment rules, roles, branding, SSO and workflow complexity |
| Content migration | Internal instructional designers or a migration partner | One-time | Volume of SCORM, AICC and xAPI packages, legacy completion records, manual re-keying |
| Integration build (HR, HRIS, identity, reporting) | Implementation partner or internal engineers | One-time, with recurring upkeep | Number of systems connected, API stability, data mapping for certification records |
| Security testing and hardening | Independent testers or internal security staff | One-time, then recurring retests | Attack surface, custom plugins, scan frequency, scope of penetration testing |
| Compliance evidence preparation | Internal compliance team, with independent auditors paid separately | Recurring per assessment cycle | Number of controls in scope, log retention, access review frequency, audit cycle length |
| Support, upgrades and patching | Internal staff, a managed provider or a retainer | Recurring | Upgrade cadence, number of plugins, support hours, severity commitments you define |
| Internal skills | Your own staff time for administration and content operations | Recurring | Team size, in-house Linux, database and LMS administration experience, turnover |
What you give up when you leave Cornerstone and how teams cover it
Leaving Cornerstone moves several services from the vendor to your team. The cards below cover the capabilities most often missing from a self-hosted Moodle or Open edX deployment, the workaround for each, and the questions to settle before you commit.
Vendor-managed certifications and attestations
Cornerstone describes its learning platform as holding ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and FedRAMP Moderate authorization. When you self-host, those attestations do not transfer to your deployment. Your organization must build its own control evidence for the hosting environment, the LMS application and the backup process, and have an independent auditor or certification body assess it. DeployOpen prepares systems and evidence for these assessments but does not issue the reports. Confirm which assessments your regulator or customers require before you scope the work.
Hosted content marketplaces
Cornerstone integrates third-party libraries such as LinkedIn Learning, Coursera and Skillsoft. Those are commercial subscriptions tied to the vendor's connectors, and they do not move with the LMS. In a self-hosted setup, you keep the content subscriptions you already hold and connect them through their own single sign-on, LTI or content-sharing options where the provider supports them. Confirm each provider's supported integration method and license terms in writing before you cancel anything.
Native HR and talent integrations
Cornerstone's suite includes prebuilt connections to HR and talent systems. Moodle and Open edX have no equivalent packaged connectors for every HRIS, so enrollment rules, job-role assignments and org-unit sync become custom work. A common pattern is a scheduled job that reads HR exports through a documented API and updates enrollments and cohorts. Ask your HR system owner which fields drive compliance training assignments, and budget for testing against a copy of production data.
AI-driven recommendations
Vendor-hosted LMS products often bundle learner recommendations and skills suggestions trained on their own usage data. Open-source LMS platforms ship without that layer. Teams usually cover the need with rule-based paths keyed to job role and certification expiry, or by adding an external recommendation service that reads only the data you choose to share. Confirm what data leaves your boundary and whether the chosen service can run inside your network.
Vendor-run uptime and support
Cornerstone operates the platform, monitoring, patching and incident response as a cloud service. Self-hosting shifts those duties to your team or a support partner. You will need on-call coverage, tested restore procedures and an upgrade cadence for Moodle or Open edX. Managed Open edX providers can run the platform under contract, which keeps the code open while transferring operations. Ask any provider for written uptime targets, response times and their patch timeline before signing.
Built-in compliance reporting
Cornerstone provides standard reports on completions, expirations and certification status. Open-source LMS platforms provide reporting tools, but the required reports for a given regulator or audit are often custom. Build them as SQL or API queries against the completion and certification tables, store the output with a fixed schema, and version the report definitions. Confirm with your auditor which reports, retention periods and sample sizes they expect before you build them.
How a Cornerstone to open-source migration runs
The sequence moves courses, learner history and certification rules out of Cornerstone and into a self-hosted platform in a controlled order, so that compliance evidence survives the cutover. Each step ends with a written output that the next step depends on.
Inventory courses, packages, certifications and integrations
Start by listing every active and retired course, its content package type (SCORM, AICC or xAPI), the authoring tool that produced it, and every certification or required-training rule that depends on it. Record each integration that feeds or reads from Cornerstone, such as HR feeds, single sign-on, content libraries and reporting exports. Compliance, HR and the learning team should sign off on the list together. Done means every item has an owner, a package location and a documented dependency, and nothing depends on a system you have not named.
Export completion and learner records
Export completion history, scores, attempt dates, certificate records and transcript data from Cornerstone in a format you can store and query outside the platform. Packages are usually reloadable on their own, but the learner history is not, so treat this export as a separate workstream with its own owner. Confirm with Cornerstone which export formats and fields are available to your contract and whether any data is withheld or summarized. Done means a complete export has been checksummed, stored in your own controlled location and spot-checked against Cornerstone reports for a sample of learners.
Map roles, enrollment rules and recertification intervals
Translate each Cornerstone role, audience assignment and enrollment rule into the target platform's model. Recertification intervals need particular care, because a missed interval is a compliance finding, not just a missing badge. Document the logic for each rule as a specification that a reviewer can test, and record which rules must be rebuilt by hand. Done means every rule has a target configuration, a named approver and a test case with expected results.
Pilot a small course set on the chosen platform
Choose a small set of courses that covers the main package types, one or two certification paths and at least one integration, then load them into the chosen platform, whether Moodle or Open edX. Run a test group of learners through the full path: enrollment, launch, completion, certificate and recertification trigger. Compare results against the Cornerstone records from the export. Done means the pilot results have been reviewed, every discrepancy has a recorded cause and fix, and the owners have signed off on the rules that passed.
Run in parallel for a defined period
Keep Cornerstone live while the new platform carries the same courses for a period agreed in the written scope, so that learners and auditors can see both sides and differences are caught before they matter. Assign one owner to reconcile completions and certifications between the two systems on a fixed schedule. Confirm with your compliance lead what evidence an auditor will expect to see during the overlap. Done means reconciliation reports show no unexplained differences for the agreed period, or each difference has an accepted resolution.
Cut over to the new platform
Freeze new enrollments in Cornerstone, complete the final incremental export, load the remaining courses and rules, and switch single sign-on, HR feeds and reporting to the new platform. Communicate the cutover window and the support path to learners and managers in advance. Keep a rollback plan with a named decision maker until the new platform has run cleanly. Done means enrollments, certifications and integrations all resolve in the new platform, and the cutover checklist is signed by the owners.
Decommission Cornerstone and keep exported records for retention
Once the rollback window closes, retire Cornerstone access according to your contract terms and your data handling policy. Keep the exported completion and learner records, package archives and rule specifications in a retention location that your records policy defines, and confirm how long each must be kept with your legal and compliance teams. Remove any remaining integrations and credentials. Done means access is revoked, the retained records have been verified as readable, and the decommissioning record is filed with compliance.
Questions buyers ask before replacing Cornerstone
What does it cost to run Moodle or Open edX yourself?
Moodle and Open edX have no license fee, so the cost is the work and infrastructure around them. You pay for hosting in your own cloud account or data center, database and storage, backups, monitoring, upgrades and staff time for administration, theme and plugin work, and support if you buy it. Some of this is one-time, such as the initial installation, integration with your HR and identity systems, and content migration. Most of it recurs: hosting, upgrades, security patching and administrator time. The main drivers are the number of learners and concurrent sessions, how much custom development you need, how many integrations you maintain, and how often you upgrade. Ask any provider for a quote that separates one-time setup from recurring operations, names who performs each task, and states what happens during major version upgrades. Compare that total with your current Cornerstone subscription, including the internal effort you spend on it today.
How long does a migration from Cornerstone take?
The timeline depends on the size of the content library, the number of integrations, and how much compliance logic you need to rebuild. Content reload is usually the quicker part because standard SCORM, AICC and xAPI packages can be uploaded again. The slower parts are rebuilding enrollment rules, reconnecting HR and identity feeds, rebuilding certification rules, testing reports against your audit requirements, and running parallel use with your compliance team before cutover. Scope the work in phases: a pilot course set, a full content load, integration testing, and a controlled cutover with a rollback plan. Ask for a written timeline tied to each phase and to the number of courses and integrations in scope. Treat any duration you hear without a documented scope as a guess to challenge.
Can our internal team run this migration without outside help?
Some teams can, particularly those with Linux, database and identity administration skills and someone who already owns LMS administration. The skills that are often missing are production hardening, backup and restore testing, upgrade planning for a platform that releases on its own schedule, and evidence preparation for audits. Be honest about the staff hours you can release for a project that runs alongside your normal training operations. A common middle path is to use an outside partner for the platform build, hardening and migration, then transfer operations to your team with a runbook. DeployOpen plans, implements, customizes, integrates, hardens, backs up, upgrades, documents and supports self-hosted open-source platforms inside your own infrastructure, usually under a fixed-scope agreement with written deliverables. Ask any partner to show who will operate the system after go-live and what the handover includes.
Will our SCORM courses and completion records move to the new LMS?
The course packages usually transfer. Cornerstone supports SCORM, AICC and xAPI packages, and Moodle and Open edX can run standard packages, so you can often reload the original files from your authoring tools rather than rebuilding them. Completion history and learner records are a separate task. Those records sit in the source system and must be exported, mapped to the new data model and validated, including completion dates, scores, attempt counts and the course version each learner completed. Confirm three things before you commit: which package versions you hold, whether any content depends on a vendor-hosted launch service, and whether your auditors accept the migrated history as the official record for past certifications. Keep the original export as an archived record, and ask any partner to include a reconciliation report in the scope.
Does Cornerstone's ISO 27001, SOC 2 and FedRAMP status carry over to a self-hosted LMS?
No. Cornerstone describes its learning platform as holding ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and FedRAMP Moderate authorization, and those attestations cover Cornerstone's own cloud service, not your self-hosted installation. When you run Moodle or Open edX yourself, the controls become your responsibility, and the evidence must be produced for your environment. That includes access control, change management, backup and recovery, logging, vulnerability management and vendor management for the software and hosting providers. Independent auditors perform the assessments and issue any reports. Organizations preparing for those assessments can set up the systems, control descriptions and evidence collection, but no implementation partner can issue an audit report or certification. Ask whether your framework requirements, such as FedRAMP for a federal workload, are achievable for the hosting you choose, and confirm this with the assessor before design begins.
How do we rebuild recertification tracking after leaving Cornerstone?
Recertification in an open-source LMS is rebuilt from rules, not inherited. Moodle and Open edX can record enrollments, completions and grades, but expiry dates, renewal windows, role-based requirements and reporting usually need configuration or custom plugins. Start by listing every certification in scope, its renewal period, the roles that require it, and the evidence an auditor expects. Then map each rule to a platform feature, a plugin or a reporting process, and test it with sample learners whose completion dates are known. Migrated certification dates need careful checking because an error in an expiry date can wrongly suspend a worker. Ask the partner to deliver a rule matrix, test cases with expected results, and a reporting specification signed off by your compliance lead before cutover.
What should a scope for this replacement include?
A useful scope names the platform, hosting location, content inventory, integrations and reports in writing before work starts. Ask for the following: a discovery phase that inventories courses, package versions, learner records and certification rules; an architecture for hosting, identity, backups and disaster recovery in your own infrastructure; a migration plan with test and reconciliation steps; hardening against your security baseline; documentation and an operations runbook; training for administrators; and a support model after go-live. Also confirm what is excluded, such as custom plugin development, third-party content licensing or evidence for external audits. Most engagements are fixed-scope, so each deliverable, acceptance criterion and timeline should be agreed in writing. DeployOpen does not publish a price list, and a quote follows from that written scope.
Which security attestations you take on when you self-host
Running the LMS yourself moves hosting, patching, access control, backups and evidence collection into your own scope. The security attestations Cornerstone lists, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and FedRAMP Moderate authorization, describe Cornerstone's cloud application as it is operated by Cornerstone. They do not transfer to your environment when you deploy Moodle or Open edX in your own cloud account, data center or air-gapped network. An auditor will assess the systems you operate, the controls you have documented and the evidence you can produce for them. Before you commit to a migration, ask your compliance lead which frameworks apply to the training records (for example, regulatory training or licensing obligations) and which of them require a formal attestation rather than a readiness review.
Start by mapping each control area to an owner in your organization. Hosting and network segmentation, operating system and application patching, identity and role-based access for administrators and instructors, encryption of data at rest and in transit, backup and restore testing, logging and change management all need a named owner and a recorded procedure. Learner records, completion history and certificates are the evidence most often requested, so confirm where they are stored, who can alter them and how an export would look during an assessment. Ask whether your auditor expects a Type II style review covering a period of operation, which means the controls must run consistently over time rather than only on the day of the review.
DeployOpen plans, implements, hardens, backs up and documents self-hosted platforms in your environment, and runs security testing against them. It also prepares systems, controls and evidence for compliance assessments. It does not issue audit reports, attestations or certifications. Those come from independent auditors and certification bodies that you engage directly. When you request a quote, ask for the written scope to name the controls and evidence it covers, the testing it includes and the handover documents you will receive, so that your auditor can trace each claim back to a deliverable. Confirm the current status of any framework requirement with the certification body itself, because standard requirements and their versions change.
How DeployOpen scopes, migrates and supports the replacement
DeployOpen is a Chainscore Labs company that plans, implements, customizes, integrates, hardens, backs up, upgrades, documents and supports self-hosted open-source platforms inside your own cloud accounts, data centers or air-gapped networks. For a Cornerstone replacement, we start from the written scope, then build and hand over the LMS, content migration and evidence your compliance team needs.
How we scope
- Inventory which Cornerstone courses, certifications and recertification rules must carry over, and which can be retired.
- Agree in writing which SCORM, AICC and xAPI packages, learner records and reporting outputs are in scope.
- Confirm hosting location, identity integration and data residency requirements before any build work starts.
How we build
- Deploy Moodle or Open edX in your environment, configured for your enrollment, completion and certification rules.
- Reload packaged content and test launch, completion and score reporting against sample learners before cutover.
- Run security testing and harden the platform, documenting the controls you would need to show an assessor.
How we hand over
- Deliver architecture, configuration, runbooks and backup and restore procedures written for your own administrators.
- Document the migration of completion history and learner records, including what was exported and what was not.
- Provide compliance readiness evidence for your auditors, noting that DeployOpen does not issue audit reports or certifications.
How we support
- Ongoing support, upgrades and continuous testing are available as a retainer after handover.
- Plan platform upgrades and patching against the release cycle of the chosen open-source project.
- Ask any provider to confirm response expectations and service levels in the written scope before you sign.
