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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Absorb LMS

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Absorb LMS aims to empower organizations to train employees with the skills needed to stay modern and relevant in today's fast-paced world. The LMS software focuses on aligning learning needs with business demands.N/A

    SmarterU.com

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ASmarterU.com is a corporate-focused learning management software solution offered by Neovation Corporation.N/A
    Pricing
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Considered Both Products
    Absorb Software Inc.
    Chose Absorb LMS
    Absorb LMS rocks this! So much more intuitive in content creation and report management.
    Incentivized
    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Absorb LMS and SmarterU.com
    Feature
    Absorb LMS
    8.9
    90 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SmarterU.com
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Course authoring8.073 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.478 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.182 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Learning content8.963 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.467 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.985 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Assignments9.974 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Compliance management9.969 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Learning administration9.787 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.785 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Social learning8.044 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Gamification6.939 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.561 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (92 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (78 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Absorb LMSSmarterU.com
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Absorb Software Inc.
    My (internal) project build team consisted of three people - one with experience setting up an LMS previously, and two with no experience. I have experienced 'out of the box' builds before and they are rarely intuitive and/or easy to navigate and set up. This was not the case with Absorb LMS. The eLearning modules and face-to-face support provided was thorough and there was a lack of unneccessary complexity to setting up the platform. My novices now know there way around every inch of the platform and love using it. This was not our first LMS, but it may well be our last. The functionality (from reporting for admins to ease of access for learners) far exceeds our previous experiences and we have a product that looks great, works seemlessly and that we are very proud of.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    I think that SmarterU can be implemented in any organization in any industry. Especially in industries with more complex training requirements. The administration of the system is simple and the usability of the system to end users is even more simple
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Absorb Software Inc.
    • Customizing the user interface was fairly simple and our learners WANT to use the platform because it looks so nice.
    • Admins have so many tools at their fingertips to pull reports, create new users, author new courses, and more!
    • Absorb LMS has been the solution to so many problems we had experienced in our previous LMS: ease of use, course library, course authoring, tracking, reporting, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    • Software works on multiple devices: computer, iPad, iPhone, Chromebook, etc.
    • Easy to navigate
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Absorb Software Inc.
    • The "And" and "Or" rules for self + automatic enrollment could be spelled out more to clarify who we're enrolling into courses
    • The thumbnail and poster "Upload photo" section is confusing. There should be a "Favorites" folder where we can easily find most commonly used posters and thumbnails
    • more education around Absorb analyze essentials
    • How the Featured courses section ranks courses is confusing on the back-end. I need to switch the primary one to second place to feature the new one first. But if the previous one now becomes second place, what happens to the old course that was in second place? I've noticed the order you select on the back-end for this isn't always reflected on user side
    • Same comment as Featured Courses but for appearance of billboards. Hard to position each in the right order
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    • Reporting System can be improved.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Absorb Software Inc.
    We love the ability to have a user-friendly system that integrates well with our different HR interfaces (we have 3 systems that feed data/employees into the system). It makes it easy to track course completions and report out on metrics enterprise-wide. In addition, the ability to provide consistent education to staff who are geographically dispersed is a huge incentive for us, and Absorb LMS does this seamlessly.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Absorb Software Inc.
    It is very intuitive, not just from an admin perspective to manage courses and track completions, but also from a learners' perspective. It is very easy to find courses, search for courses, and track personal course progress. The interface is well designed, which makes it simpler for our audience to navigate the portal and find what they are looking for
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Absorb Software Inc.
    We have never had any major issue with Absorb's availability. Any outages that have occurred have been planned an communicated. Any small issues that occur within the Absorb platform have been addressed efficiently and quickly by support and the development team
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Absorb Software Inc.
    Absorb LMS's performance is very reliable and consistent. Pages load quickly. Report are generated within a reasonable amount of time (even with significant amounts of data), etc. Nothing seems to slow it down.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Absorb Software Inc.
    [...] is a ROCK star- having her as part of our support team has been a game changer. She is a true problem solver at heart and has an unique ability to retain who we are as a company and match that with what can help us most. She has been a game changer for our internal admin team and is supporting us through a business review to help guide us in the best direction on our constant growth.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    Really good support initially, now support is OK but we have fewer needs.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Absorb Software Inc.
    Absorb was able to provide an initial training of the platform, covering all our basic needs. Additionally, there are Absorb learning modules available for further learning that can be accessed at anytime. There is also the ability to review Absorb's extensive resource library to find the answers to questions/troubleshooting. Beyond that, we opted for the Premier Support so our organization has access to a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Absorb Software Inc.
    The implementation of Absorb went very seamlessly. We previously had the Oracle LMS and importing user data and getting the new system up to speed was painless. The smooth transition helped leaders and staff gain confidence early in the application/company and we have had a successful partnership with Absorb since.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Absorb Software Inc.
    All sites provided at least a basic LMS platform, and Talent was probably the closest in terms of features and like-for-like comparison. Ultimately, none of the others had the same level of course creation and it would either have meant outsourcing or spending a significant amount of time building the courses which was not ideal as we would still be paying for the service during this time. Absorb had the best course creation software of all evaluated which is why we chose it, although it was also by far the most expensive of those evaluated.
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    Most online LMS systems work really well to track and manage training that the system is delivering. However, most systems are not very good at managing training requirements which are delivered outside of the system. For example, First Aid training, or license requirements are accomplished through third party. SmarterU was the only system we evaluation that was able to track these items with the ability to monitor the renew dates properly.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Absorb Software Inc.
    Seems very expensive for limitations we have experienced.
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Absorb Software Inc.
    We have already scaled our LMS from a couple hundred users to 1000 users and have plans to scale even larger. We use the LMS across multiple internal departments. countries and user types. Absorb has made it easy to integrate and scale and we will continue to scale in the near future.
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Absorb Software Inc.
    I believe this question speaks to additional professional service hours that we had built into our contract to work with a set of staff members for purposes of changes or enhancements to our specific instance of Absorb. Again, I have nothing but positive things to say regarding our dealings with people at all levels of the organization. The PMs, the technical experts, the help desk staff are all friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and efficient
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Absorb Software Inc.
    • Lighter administrative load, we went from 20-30 support tickets per month to 1 or 2.
    • Our course setup and configuration time now takes less than 5 minutes. In our previous system it took us close to 15 minutes to publish a course.
    • We have been able to push administrative responsibilities to department level administrators, because of the ability to have department level admins, who only have access and control of their department users and content.
    Incentivized
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    Neovation Corporation (SmarterU)
    • It has helped us to make sure our training is consistent across multiple locations and trainers and ensured less drift.
    • The course tracking and certification allows us to manage new hires and make sure they complete all required training to later achieve an RBT certification.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Absorb LMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of a company's unique identity with a training interface that is custom-designed for the brand.Screenshot of a company's image and values with a training interface that is tailored to the brand's specific needs.Screenshot of the course creation workflow, that offer a diverse set of formats, including instructional videos, quizzes, and assessments.Screenshot of Absorb's course details page, accessible from the course catalog dashboard, used to give learners an understanding of the course material.Screenshot of learners' progress insights, used to make data-driven decisions with the reporting capabilities of Absorb LMS.Screenshot of course creation with Create AI Beta.