iSpring Learn vs. Small Improvements

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iSpring Learn
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
iSpring Learn is an LMS developed by iSpring Solutions, a company that provides more than 59,000 clients with an eLearning software ecosystem. iSpring Learn automates corporate training and helps to improve employee retention through quality onboarding, on-the-job training,…
$7,968
per year for 100 users (minimum)
Small Improvements
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Performance Reviews & 360s Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through performance reviews and peer feedback. Customize the questions, define who participates, establish a cadence that suits an organization’s schedule, and run reviews for different departments at the same time. Ongoing Feedback Praise coworkers for a job well done and request feedback at any time from anyone. Prepare for…
$2
per user, per month
Pricing
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Editions & Modules
500 Users
$3.75
per month (billed annually) per user
300 Users
$4.10
per month (billed annually) per user
100 Users
$6.64
per month (billed annually) per user
Engagement and Retention Add-on
$2
per user, per month
Performance Starter Pack
$5
per user, per month
Feedback and Performance Suite
$7
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCharges only for active users only. No fees for storage or bandwidth.We also offer volume discounts if you have over 200 employees! Please see the calculator on our pricing page to calculate your exact price.
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Community Pulse
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Features
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
iSpring Learn
8.5
36 Ratings
4% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Course authoring9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.127 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.432 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content6.425 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.933 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments9.430 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management7.527 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration10.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.934 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.821 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification7.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
iSpring Learn
-
Ratings
Small Improvements
8.3
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
iSpring Learn
-
Ratings
Small Improvements
9.3
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(44 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(29 ratings)
7.1
(4 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
iSpring LearnSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
iSpring Solutions, Inc
iSpring Learn supports short, engaging courses ideal for corporate training programs, especially in finance-related industries. It pairs well with bite-sized content for compliance training, product knowledge, or soft skills development. For companies that need an LMS up and running quickly, iSpring Learn offers a simple setup process and an intuitive interface that doesn't require extensive technical knowledge. If a company needs extensive customization for branding or workflows, iSpring Learn may not be as flexible as some alternatives.
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Small Improvements
I'm honestly not sure why my company chose to use Small Improvements. We used Lattice before for the all the same use cases I mentioned here. The employee performance review feature might be a bit better in Small Improvements, but the goal-setting tool and the 1:1 tool are very weak. I may not have benefitted yet from all the features that Small Improvements have to offer, but so far it looks like a pretty basic HR tool with much better alternatives out there. If it's cheaper than the competition, that might be the only argument to go with it.
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Pros
iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • Automatically re-enrolling employees when a certificate expires. Set it and forget it!
  • If set up properly from the beginning, you don't have to do much, with the roles and groups settings, you can automate a large portion of the course management.
  • I can provide visibility to anyone about any employee necessary, allowing me to put more responsibility on my managers, instead of doing it all myself.
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Small Improvements
  • Goal Tracking: Enables users to chart goals, track progress, and provide details about what they want/expect to achieve.
  • Praise Wall: A public place to post positive and encouraging comments about other employees.
  • 360 Reviews: Users can request and gain 1:1 feedback; this can be anonymous if desired.
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Cons
iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • Some limitations where you can't create exactly what you want either in the design of interactions or lack of varied interactions
  • Images cannot be moved to where you want them on the interaction slides
  • Layout of interactions can't be adjusted and overides your powerpoint background
  • If you have to edit a course and delete it off iSpring Learn then the records of all the people associated to that course are swiped and there's not a way of retrieving the information.
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Small Improvements
  • Being able to edit projects more easily (and have a documented edit history) would be beneficial.
  • Possibly integrations with popular platforms (such as JIRA) to give expanded detail of project tracking.
  • Gantt charts would be a nice to have for a top level management view.
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Likelihood to Renew
iSpring Solutions, Inc
In the past I could not encourage my students to take online training. The results and the questions were hard to be given. When I used the iSpring Suite along with iSpring Learn, my dreams came through and most of the time my students are online and take good training with my programme.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Usability
iSpring Solutions, Inc
Sometimes, things just aren't intuitive enough. For example, burying the catalog in the settings area makes no sense at all. The same goes for permissions and year reviews. It was a massive oversight that really caused a lot of confusion for all of our managers. It caused distrust in the LMS simply because someone who designed and developed it did not think that an employee review should be private to them, their direct supervisor, or the supervisor above. Instead, ANY manager could read ANY employee review. I have mentioned this several times throughout these questionnaires, and as you can see, I still find it incomprehensible that a company that wants to promote its software as a multifaceted solution could be so blind to something so critical, especially in terms of privacy.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
iSpring Solutions, Inc
I have to say ALWAYS.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
iSpring Solutions, Inc
Our account rep Katie Connor is fantastic. She is very responsive to our requests. She does not try to over sell. She has setup training sessions for us any time we asked. Finally, she is a very nice person we like working with. She also has been patient with us as we figure out our renewal
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Small Improvements
The customer support is quick and thorough, they have access to our account to answers are tailored to our needs. They also have a good knowledge base and self-help site with some video tutorials and FAQs which saved us time as opposed to just calling or emailing support. For the times that we did reach out, it only took one response to get our issue resolved.
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In-Person Training
iSpring Solutions, Inc
We can say that most of my students attend my classes twice a week and that's not enough for someone to learn. I put some training for them to do at home and they really enjoy doing them. The kind of progress they make is really satisfying for them and they are always learning.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Online Training
iSpring Solutions, Inc
As a teacher, I used to spend a lot of time correcting my students' papers. Now with iSpring Learn, my time has been saved and everything is done automatically. All the time I can check my students' progress and I know which exams they have taken or they should take. On the whole, online training has really helped a lot of teachers
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
iSpring Solutions, Inc
When I talked to my colleagues or informed them to search for a programme before iSpring Learn, they were not successful in designing and implementing a programme like this. I am sure they have done a lot to implement it in the best and educational way. That was not that easy as we thought.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
iSpring Solutions, Inc
I reviewed a few different LMSs before deciding on iSpring Learn. I can't remember the names, but I chose iSpring Learn primarily because I liked that it was just a PowerPoint add-on, which made it easy to use, and I liked the price!
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Small Improvements
Lattice was able to link in with core OKRs whereas from my memory, Small Improvements didn't support this goal setting and tracking framework. While it was good for sentiment and management frameworks, it was unable to connect with the greater company vision as well as Lattice - that was the reason that we moved.
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Scalability
iSpring Solutions, Inc
Really perfect.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • iSpring has enabled me to deliver professional education to very high-level learners.
  • Due to the reviews of my users, many more learners have purchased my courses.
  • Several professional colleagues have inquired about my experience setting up online courses on iSpring Learn. I told them it was easy, logical, and no hassle; they will love the level of support.
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Small Improvements
  • Before we had Small Improvements, personal goal setting was completely disorganized. Some managers made sure it was done, likewise many did not.
  • Having past goals collected in one repository has been a blessing. I couldn't imagine not having Small Improvements or something comparable.
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ScreenShots

iSpring Learn Screenshots

Screenshot of iSpring Learn LMSScreenshot of Mobile LearningScreenshot of Detailed StatisticsScreenshot of Learning ContentScreenshot of the user management interfaceScreenshot of the Training Calendar

Small Improvements Screenshots

Screenshot of Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through Performance ReviewsScreenshot of Decide whether or not you want manager to approve nominations for 360 FeedbackScreenshot of Share agenda items, meeting notes, and follow-up discussions with 1:1 MeetingsScreenshot of Create templated 1:1 meeting agendas for your managersScreenshot of Identify goals, set success measures, and track the results with ObjectivesScreenshot of Give public kudos to your colleagues with Praise