Create LMS vs. LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Create LMS
Score 3.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Create LMS is an online Learning Management System for organisations of all sizes. It is available in 20+ languages and offered as an SaaS LMS platform or on premise (self hosting).
$1,478
per year
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Lynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.N/A
Pricing
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Editions & Modules
Start-Up - All inclusive - 1-50 users
$1,478
per year
SME - All inclusive - 51-250 Users
$4,999
per year
Large Business - All inclusive - 251-2,000 users
$14,780
per year
To 1,000 users
$25,000
Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
Enterprise - All inclusive - 2,001+
$37,000
per year
To 5,000 users
$50,000
per year
Above 5,000
$80,000
Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$1,500 Migrating courses, integration activities etcNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe provide an unlimited free trial with dedicated account management. Only when delighted do we ask you to join us as a client. Clients can load any number of courses. There are no limits on the number of classes. There is no sneaky billing or nickel and diming. All customers join our user forum and are invited to join the development life-cycle.
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Community Pulse
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Features
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Create LMS
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Ratings
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
7.5
Ratings
13% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings3.70 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Create LMS
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Ratings
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
6.3
Ratings
29% below category average
Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Structured Learning00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings4.70 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
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User Ratings
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Likelihood to Recommend
-
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8.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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7.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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7.9
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Create LMSLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Likelihood to Recommend
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lynda.com is well-suited for an individual OR an enterprise. You can take learning on-the-go via mobile phone or tablet. Instructors are well-known industry experts. There is a tremendous amount of courses. Ideal self-directed learning library to supplement anyone's ILT-heavy learning strategy.
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Pros
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  • An in-depth tutorial, training, and reviews.
  • An influx of information and specialists/experts available to help.
  • Online courses for a multitude of topics—we're talking hundreds of videos.
  • Able to take this on the go. Don't have to be in a desk at work to use lynda.com.
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Cons
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  • When they were acquired by LinkedIn, the next invoice barely noted the invoice was for Lynda.com. I at first thought it was a phishing attempt using LinkedIn as a front.
  • The invoice should be from the lynda.com domain and NOT from LinkedIn.
  • Account administrators should be able to change passwords, and see passwords, for the license entities they manage. Also, all email notices to users should be duplicated to account administrators.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It can help all employees learn to strengthen current skills or to learn new skills and then can learn to excel in their current department or they learn a new skills in a new department creating interconnection and cross-departmental value in a company.
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Usability
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The platform is very easy to use and navigate, the content is clearly itemised via the Contents section and the video playback speed can be adjusted. It's also useful to have optional captions (I always use them) and a transcript for accessibility purposes.
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Support Rating
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The technical team behind LinkedIn Learning (or Lynda.com) knows their job, and they usually solve problems very quickly. While I haven't had many run-ins with them (thus the low rating), I do find that when we call them, the problem gets resolved in a reasonable amount of time. The flip-side of this comment is that we never have needed to call them with a high-priority issue.
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Implementation Rating
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By implementation we are able to achieve 1.Skill improvement 2.Reduced burden on training staff 3.Learning new market leading technologies like Generative AI.
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Alternatives Considered
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Udemy for Business is a crapshoot. The consistency is non-existent. Some courses go incredibly deep, while other courses don't go deep enough. Even when we got a few free months of access to Udemy - I still couldn't find why I would use Udemy over LinkedIn Learning. Pluralsight is superior to LinkedIn Learning in programming/coding. They have a better library of content and more tests. What Pluralsight lacks is for non-developer skillsets. Buy Pluralsight for your devs. Coursera is not at all an option for the business environment. It follows the college model of delivering content slowly and without reason. Its focus is more on high-level possibilities, not real-world things you want to solve.
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Return on Investment
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  • I can't think of a negative impact that Lynda.com has when it relates to the extensive library of training software that is available to subscribers. I'm lucky that my job provides a free subscription for instructors. I use Lynda.com to hone in on my technical skills.
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