About Absorb LMS
Evaluating learning management systems (LMS) can be a challenging, but critical task. Selecting the right LMS is key to driving business results through learning and creating a return on investment for years to come. Whether you’re implementing your first LMS or looking for a better solution, read these key considerations.
Legacy Lacks Agility
In one corner of the LMS market, you have your well-known legacy vendors. These might seem like a safe choice, but their products and services are anything but nimble. These vendors are expensive—serving you less, but charging you more. The products work, but outdated interfaces and functions don’t meet modern expectations.
Inexperience Limits Results
Then there’s hundreds of small LMS vendors. Some of these systems look enticing, but are not established. They often lack the experience to drive results for developed businesses. Plus, many small vendors don’t have the people power to deliver 100% in-house support when you need it most.
The Absorb Difference
Finally, there’s Absorb. We’ve been exclusively focusing on eLearning for 17+ years. Serving over 1,300 customers and 17.5 million learners, we have the experience and agility to supercharge your learning program. And we don’t have an outdated legacy product that hinders progress. In fact, we built the most agile LMS on the market and have the industry awards to back it up. Absorb LMS earned recognition from Gartner, PCMag and many others. But we didn’t
stop there. Our team of eLearning experts are constantly making updates to enhance the experience for learners and LMS administrators.
Pricing starting from:
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- Free Trial
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Key benefits of Absorb LMS
Easy-to-Use: Count on an intuitive experience. Get up and running in a matter of days—not weeks.
Feature-Rich: Tap automated enrollment, mobile learning, learner engagement and many more features to streamline learning.
Responsive Support: Rely on award-winning 24/7/365 support powered by our client services team—you’ll never talk to an outsourced rep.
Custom Branding: Get the best custom branding options in the industry. Wow your learners with beautifully designed portals.
Reporting and Analytics: Prove ROI for your learning program with an array of customizable reports and configurable dashboards.
Seamless Integrations: Leverage standard or custom integrations to connect with the HCM systems and content libraries you already use.
Outstanding Security: Entrust your company’s safety to our experts focused on the strictest data security standards, including SOC 2 and GDPR.
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Markets
United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, India, Iceland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, United States, Venezuela and 34 others
Supported Languages
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, zh-hant and 18 others
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Features
Total features of Absorb LMS: 93
- API
- Academic/Education
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Alerts/Notifications
- Assessment Management
- Assignment Management
- Asynchronous Learning
- Blended Learning
- Built-in Course Authoring
- Built-in LMS
- Certification & Licensing
- Certification Management
- Certification Tracking
- Competency Management
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Configurable Workflow
- Contact Management
- Content Library
- Content Management
- Content Sharing
- Corporate/Business
- Course Authoring
- Course Library
- Course Management
- Course Tracking
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Questions
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management
- Electronic Forms
- Electronic Signature
- Employee Engagement Software
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Portal
- Employee Training
- Engagement Tracking
- Feedback Management
- Forum / Discussion Board
- Gamification
- Gradebook
- HR Management
- Learner Portal
- Learning Management
- Learning Paths/Tracks
- Media Management
- Microlearning
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Learning
- Modeling & Simulation
- Multi-Language
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Orientation Workflow Management
- Performance Metrics
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Recommendations
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Role-Based Permissions
- SCORM Compliance
- Self Service Portal
- Self-Learning
- Single Sign On
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Tracking
- Social Learning
- Student Portal
- Surveys & Feedback
- Synchronous Learning
- Talent Management
- Tests/Assessments
- Third Party Course Library
- Third Party Integrations
- Training Administration
- Training Companies
- Training Management
- Training Record Management
- User Management
- Video Conferencing
- Virtual Classroom
- Workflow Management
- eCommerce Management
- eLearning Companies
Alternatives
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CourseMill
SAP Litmos
Docebo
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- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
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Absorb is the perfect LMS!
Reviewed on 11/8/2015
Absorb is so powerful and easy to use. The company itself is great to work with. Their customer...
Absorb is so powerful and easy to use. The company itself is great to work with. Their customer service staff is so nice and friendly, and the project manager and account manager I worked with helped me every step of the way. The interface is gorgeous and importing your learners is a snap. I love that Absorb has built-in quizzes that I can create in seconds. I also love that I was able to work with Absorb's designers to customize the branding for our company. Creating certification programs and badges was easy. You can upload or link to practically any type of media. Customized reports can quickly be generated. Grouping learners into categories to deploy specific training is also painless. You can create contest, polls and gamify the learning experience. Ultimately, Absorb is fast, easy, gorgeous and even if you're a staff of one or two (like me) you can easily manage hundreds of learners and dozens of online courses. I love Absorb!
Pros
Fantastic customer support
Easy to use design
Quick import of new learners
Easily upload any type of multimedia
Customizable interface for branding
Out of the box solution at a reasonable price point
No extra IT or web developer support required
Cons
It would be great to:
- Quickly switch between Admin and Learner to see a course
- Create a "test" user who can take courses over and over again just to test functionality without having to enroll, un-enroll and then re-enroll
- Show and disable the contest feature (without having customer support perform this function)
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Finally, an LMS that is Simple and Customizable
Reviewed on 16/8/2021
We use Absorb for an external audience - volunteers - and they have no complaints. They find it...
We use Absorb for an external audience - volunteers - and they have no complaints. They find it simple to use and don't require an official onboarding process.
Pros
I love that this product is customizable according to your organization's needs. The business model is to teach you how to fish so that you own the system and can make branding updates, page templates, email templates, etc. You can customize the Learner Home to your preferences. You're not stuck with an LMS in a box where you have to rely on customer support for everything. In addition, the system is simple to learn administratively. I'm most impressed with its reporting function which has been very complicated in my experience with many other learning systems. Also, the Global Resources field is awesome so you don't have to pretend documents always belong with a course.
Cons
The ILC course feature could use more flexibility. Would be great to have users be able to register for more than one ILC session within a course. I end up duplicating a lot of courses just to add the ability to register for more sessions.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Absorb is a Great Choice for a LMS
Reviewed on 31/12/2021
Going with Absorb was a good move for us as we were shifting our focus to L&D and employee...
Going with Absorb was a good move for us as we were shifting our focus to L&D and employee engagement. It was affordable and their staff have been gracious from the start.
Pros
Ease of use and deployment. Very beginner friendly for people who aren’t L&D professionals.
Cons
Inability to customize front page on the Learner View and reporting/analytics.
Alternatives Considered
SkillsoftReasons for Switching to Absorb LMS
Price, customer service, accessibility- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Great Software, Suffers terribly from its customer service.
Reviewed on 15/11/2020
I rushed into this purchase a little and didnt investigate the level of support that would be...
I rushed into this purchase a little and didnt investigate the level of support that would be offered. In hindsight this would have been a game changer for me as I would have went elsewhere.
The software is good, though it doesnt manage blended learning easily which is frustrating.
Customer Support is absolutely non existent.
Pros
Good User Interface,
Good Course Management.
Good sync with BambooHR on most things.
Good Learner interface.
Good Customisation options.
Cons
Difficult to manage blended learning.
Some factors in course management could use improvements. (Managing assessments)
Cannot see how many absences from courses that users have.
Some issues with how it syncs with Bamboo(overwriting course information)
Customer Support is non existent. 10+ days to resolve any issues. Most issues I have to try and resolve myself by resetting and that causes me other issue.
Can sometimes be 'buggy' and will introduce random bugs which can be time consuming to fix and result in me resetting the system sync.
- Industry: Gambling & Casinos
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A solid LMS that just keeps getting better.
Reviewed on 4/2/2021
Overall, our company was looking for a platform to offer both mandatory and optional training for...
Overall, our company was looking for a platform to offer both mandatory and optional training for our employees during the COVID lock downs. When implementing Absorb, we found it also was platform for not only training, but also an informational channel, complete with acknowledgements of receiving the information. It will also be the backbone for all of our ILCs moving forward, and hopefully with more solid integration with our Teams platform.
Pros
Ease of use as both a learner and administrator. ADP integration and automation. Learner and Admin portals load quickly and are responsive. Excellent support and implementation experiences with quick turn around, and constant updates and improvements in the pipe line.
Cons
Limited assessment options when it comes to answer types. Reporting structure takes a bit to get used to. Setup takes quite a bit of time investment, but pays off with future proofing the system.
Alternatives Considered
SAP LitmosReasons for Switching to Absorb LMS
Value and robust functionality. Highly customizable. ADP simultaneous integration.Absorb LMS FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Absorb LMS.Q. What type of pricing plans does Absorb LMS offer?
Absorb LMS offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: View Pricing Plans
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
- A one-time setup fee includes: Portal Configuration and UI Branding, Absorb Shopping Cart Integration with Select Payment Gateways, Admin Training, Unlimited Storage, Premium Client Support - A tiered user fee based on usage - Upgrade learners’ experiences with Absorb Engage - For deeper more customized analytics upgrade with Absorb Analyze Contact Absorb for a personalized quote.
Q. Who are the typical users of Absorb LMS?
Absorb LMS has the following typical customers:
2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001+
Q. What languages does Absorb LMS support?
Absorb LMS supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, zh-hant
Q. Does Absorb LMS support mobile devices?
Absorb LMS supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Absorb LMS integrate with?
Absorb LMS integrates with the following applications:
ADP Globalview Payroll, ADP Vantage HCM, ADP Workforce Now, Auth0, BambooHR, BizLibrary, Centrify Identity Service, Clarity Wave, ClearCompany, Dayforce HCM, Degreed, Facebook for Business, Foxy, Google Analytics, Google Workspace, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft SharePoint, Namely, Okta, OneLogin, Oracle Cloud HCM, Oracle Taleo Cloud, PayPal, PingFederate, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Skillsoft, Twitter, UKG Pro, Workday HCM, Zoom Meetings
Q. What level of support does Absorb LMS offer?
Absorb LMS offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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