Leave Blackboard. Keep Everything.
Blackboard licensing gets more expensive every renewal while giving you less control. We migrate your courses, gradebooks, and users to self-hosted Moodle for a fixed $300 — every feature mapped, every grade preserved, and typically 50–70% cheaper over three years.
Everything Blackboard Does, Mapped
The fear that stops migrations is "we'll lose features." Here's the exact mapping — nothing is lost.
Grade Center → Gradebook
Weighted columns, grading schemas, and categories map to Moodle's Gradebook with Weighted Mean or Natural aggregation. Every student grade is verified row-by-row after import.
SafeAssign → Turnitin / Plagiarism API
Originality checking continues via Turnitin's Moodle plugin or the native plagiarism framework — same workflow for instructors, same deterrence for students.
Building Blocks → LTI 1.3
Proprietary Building Blocks are replaced with modern LTI 1.3 integrations — the open standard Blackboard itself is moving toward. No more vendor lock-in per tool.
Tests & Pools → Question Bank
Blackboard test pools export and convert to Moodle's question bank — multiple choice, matching, calculated, and essay types preserved with their point values.
Collaborate → BigBlueButton
Virtual classrooms run on integrated BigBlueButton — no per-minute metering, no separate contract, recordings stored on your own infrastructure.
Learn/Ultra UI → Boost / Custom Themes
A clean, branded Moodle theme your faculty will actually recognize — we match your institutional branding so the switch feels like an upgrade, not a downgrade.
How the Data Actually Moves
No manual re-creation. No interns copy-pasting courses for a semester.
Extract
Blackboard course archives export as structured packages. Our CLI tooling parses the manifests, extracts content, assessments, and enrollment records programmatically — hundreds of courses in hours, not weeks.
Transform
Student IDs are remapped to your identity system, grade schemas converted to Moodle aggregation methods, and file paths rewritten. Every transformation is logged and reversible.
Verify
Automated grade-integrity checks compare source vs. migrated gradebooks record by record. You sign off on a verification report before a single student sees the new system. Then a weekend cutover — zero downtime.
3-Year Cost: Blackboard vs. Self-Hosted Moodle
Illustrative math for a mid-size institution (~2,000 users). Your numbers will differ — we'll model yours free.
| Blackboard SaaS | Self-Hosted Moodle | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 license / hosting | $40,000+ | $3,600 (cloud) |
| Migration (one-time) | — | $300 (fixed) |
| Years 2–3 license / hosting | $80,000+ | $7,200 |
| Support (our care plan) | included | $5,364 ($149/mo × 36) |
| 3-year total | $120,000+ | ~$16,500 |
Illustrative figures for comparison — actual Blackboard pricing varies by contract and user count. We'll build the same table with your real numbers before you commit to anything.
Blackboard Migration Questions
Which Blackboard versions can you migrate from?
Both Blackboard Learn (self-hosted) and Blackboard Ultra (SaaS) course content. Learn archives export directly; Ultra courses export via Common Cartridge. We assess your exact version free before quoting.
Do instructors need retraining?
Less than you'd fear. The mapped workflows (gradebook, quizzes, content) are deliberately configured to mirror what faculty already know. We include a recorded walkthrough for your teaching staff with every migration.
What about student records and compliance?
Enrollments, grades, and submission records migrate with integrity verification. Your Moodle runs on infrastructure you control — which usually improves your GDPR/FERPA posture versus a vendor cloud.
Is $300 really the full price?
$300 is the fixed baseline for standard migrations. Very large institutions (10,000+ users, hundreds of courses, SIS integrations) get a fixed custom quote after a free scope review — agreed before any work starts.
Get Your Free Migration Scope Review.
Tell us your Blackboard version and course count. We'll reply with the feature map, the TCO table with your numbers, and a fixed quote — within 1 business day.
Start My Switch ($300)