Mahara

Mahara is ranked #36 of 81 in portfolio website builders on The Geeks Club, made by Mahara. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.

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Free plan: Yes
Evidence collection: Yes
Assessment tools: Yes
Feedback workflows: Yes
Mobile access: both
Single sign-on: Yes

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Mahara

Purpose: Mahara is an ePortfolio system for learning communities where students and staff collect evidence, reflect on experiences, and map work to competencies or registration requirements.
Use cases: The site lists study, professional development, work-integrated learning, assessment, showcase and presentation, and employability as portfolio uses.
Sharing controls: Portfolios can be shared with an individual, a group, or the public, with access restricted by time frame or assessment task.
Collaboration: Users can comment, give feedback, create portfolios collaboratively in groups, and participate in group forum discussions.
LMS integration: Portfolios can be submitted to learning management systems via LTI for marking.
Open source: Mahara can be copied, used, and modified under conditions that include distributing source code with copies and applying the same license to derivative works.
Self-hosting: The Mahara 26.04 manual provides traditional installation instructions for a Linux server and Docker setup instructions for development and testing.
Deployment note: The manual says Docker images can serve as a basis for Kubernetes deployments and recommends securing the environment before using its Docker setup for a live site.
Integrations: The manual says Mahara supports LTI for connecting to LMS platforms and provides a wider web services suite for deeper integrations.
LTI limitation: The manual describes LTI 1.3 Advantage as experimental and says it has not been tested with LMS platforms other than Brightspace.
Demo: Mahara offers a demo site that resets once a day, erasing user-created content unless portfolios are exported beforehand.
Support: The official site links to community forums, a manual, a wiki, an issue and enhancement tracker, and extended security support.
Maintainer: The official site identifies Catalyst as Mahara's maintainer.
Audience: The site presents Mahara for students and staff in learning communities and for organisations using portfolios in learning and assessment.

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Portfolio Website Builders in 2026#36 of 81
Best Eportfolio Software in 2026#4 of 23

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Sources

mahara.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
mahara.org/about/opensource· checked 29 Sept 2026
manual.mahara.org/en/26.04/intro/introduction.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
manual.mahara.org/en/26.04/external/ltiadvantage_mahara.h· checked 29 Sept 2026
demo.mahara.org· checked 29 Sept 2026