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itslearning or Origin? Start with the learners.

itslearning is built for municipal schools, with integrations for the Swedish school system. Origin is built for adult and vocational education and for training providers: a portal under your own brand, courses drafted from your material, and reviews after each module.

Checked September 2026Sources below
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The short answer
itslearning for compulsory schools. Origin for adult learners and training providers.
At a glance

Origin and itslearning, side by side

What each one is built for, taken from its own pages. Prices and features change, so check the sources.

Origin compared with itslearning
Built forAdult education (Komvux, SFI), vocational education (YH), continuing education and training providers.Mainly compulsory and upper secondary schools, with vocational, higher and lifelong learning too.
PriceA quote per organisation after a 15-minute demo: your learners, the modules you need and your own brand. No public price list.By quote; we found no public price list.
Reviews after the courseBuilt in. Munin sends two-minute reviews after each module until each skill graduates.Not built in, and not on the published roadmap.
AI course buildingOrigin AI drafts the course, lessons and quizzes from your PDF or Word file. A teacher approves every lesson.The AI Toolkit, in an extended pilot since April 2026, drafts tests, assignments and worksheets. It will be a paid add-on, hosted in Sweden.
Your brandYour name, logo, colours and web address on the portal, with one portal per programme if you like.The school’s or municipality’s own itslearning.
DataThe database is hosted in the EU, in Paris. A data processing agreement with every customer.Customer data is processed only in the EU/EEA.
Security certificationWork toward ISO 27001 and SOC 2 has started; neither is held today (details).ISO 27001 certified.
StandardsSCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI.LTI 1.3, and links to SCORM content.
Single sign-onSingle sign-on with SAML 2.0, and two-factor sign-in.SAML 2.0 with national federations, and Skolfederation and SS 12000 integration.
AccessibilityConforms to WCAG 2.1 AA (our statement).Working toward WCAG 2.2 AA and partially conformant today, after an external audit in October 2025.

The comparison in full

Checked September 2026

The short version

itslearning was founded in Bergen in 1999 and is owned by the Finnish education group Sanoma. It is built for compulsory and upper secondary schools, and it connects to the Swedish school system through Skolfederation and SS 12000.

Origin is built for learners who are not in compulsory school: adults at Komvux and SFI, students on YH programmes, professionals in continuing education, and the clients of training providers.

Adult and vocational learners

Adult learners come and go on their own schedule, and YH students can spend weeks at a workplace between a lesson and the day they need it. Origin is built for that: short lessons, easy-read versions and voice-over approved by the teacher, and native apps for iOS and Android.

Remembering after the course

Munin sends a two-minute review after each module, timed to when knowledge starts to fade, until each skill graduates. For vocabulary at SFI or theory that has to survive a work placement, that is where learning holds or slips.

itslearning does not offer spaced repetition, and it is not on its published roadmap.

Building courses

Origin AI drafts the course, lessons and quizzes from the PDF or Word file you teach from, and a teacher approves every lesson.

itslearning’s AI Toolkit drafts tests, assignments and worksheets. It has been in an extended pilot since April 2026 and will be an optional paid add-on, running on Azure OpenAI hosted in Sweden.

Data and security

Origin’s database is hosted in the EU, in Paris, and we sign a data processing agreement with every customer. Work toward ISO 27001 and SOC 2 has started, but neither is held today.

itslearning processes customer data only in the EU/EEA and is ISO 27001 certified. If a certificate is a requirement in your procurement today, that counts in itslearning’s favour.

When itslearning is the better choice

  • You are a municipality choosing a platform for compulsory or upper secondary schools.
  • You need Skolfederation and SS 12000 integration with the school’s systems.
  • Your procurement requires an ISO 27001 certificate today.

When Origin is the better choice

  • You run Komvux, SFI or YH programmes, or you are a training provider.
  • You want reviews after each module built in.
  • You want whole courses drafted from your own PDF and Word files.
  • You want a portal under your own brand, with one per programme or client.

Moving to Origin

SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI packages run in Origin, and the PDF and Word files you teach from become new courses with Origin AI. In the demo, bring a list of what you have and we will go through what moves.

Sources and disclosure

This page is written by Origin, so we have an interest in the outcome. Every statement about itslearning comes from the pages below. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.

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Questions people ask

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Who owns itslearning?
itslearning is owned by the Finnish education group Sanoma, which bought it from EQT in a deal announced in December 2019. It was founded in Bergen, Norway, in 1999.
Does itslearning have AI?
itslearning’s AI Toolkit drafts tests, assignments and worksheets. It is in an extended pilot and will be a paid add-on. In Origin, Origin AI drafts whole courses from your own PDF and Word files.
Does itslearning have spaced repetition?
No, and it is not on itslearning’s published roadmap. In Origin, Munin handles it after every module.
Is Origin for compulsory schools?
Origin is built for adult and vocational education, continuing education and training providers. For compulsory schools, a platform with Skolfederation and SS 12000 integration is usually the better fit.

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