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Absorb LMS vs Adobe Captivate Prime

Absorb LMS
11 Ratings
Adobe Captivate Prime
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Absorb LMS

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Score 6.9 out of 100

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Adobe Captivate Prime

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Score 7.3 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

Absorb LMS

Absorb is very well suited for any company looking to standardize training for all employees. It is also best suited when paired with a course vendor to pick specific courses aimed towards employees and their interests. This makes orientation very simple. We used to have a 2-hour orientation conference to cover everything these courses can cover.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

I only have experience as a single staff person. Adobe Captivate Prime works well for that, but I also know that there are functions that I don't use. For example, having different managers have access to different groups of people or allowing social learning.

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Feature Rating Comparison

Learning Management

Absorb LMS
9.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.0
Course authoring
Absorb LMS
8.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.7
Player/Portal
Absorb LMS
8.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
6.7
Mobile friendly
Absorb LMS
7.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
6.6
Progress tracking & certifications
Absorb LMS
10.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
6.4
Assignments
Absorb LMS
10.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.4
Compliance management
Absorb LMS
10.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
6.8
Learning administration
Absorb LMS
9.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.0
Learning reporting & analytics
Absorb LMS
10.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
6.8
Course catalog or library
Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
7.2
Learning content
Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
7.5
Social learning
Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
6.6

Pros

Absorb LMS

  • Clean interface for learners
  • Logical organization of courses
  • Admin portal is OK

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Ron Massicotte | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

  • I appreciated the Amazon infrastructure scalability that is associated with the program.
  • The programs easy-to-use single webpage layout makes creating courses easy and efficient.
  • I loved the fact that there were both online and offline platforms. This made employee certification process unique to the student.

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Cons

Absorb LMS

  • Automated creation of manager groups.
  • Easier way of seeing who employees report to so we can create manager groups.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

  • More updated user interface, or at least the possibility to customize it according to the specific user needs, limiting or adding functionality and/or features.
  • Less complicated pricing options and more payment options.
  • Better support. Although there are different support alternatives, the only one that actually works well is email support.

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Likelihood to Renew

Absorb LMS

No score
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 5.6
Based on 7 answers
We are still building our site, but feel that after putting in all this effort, we need to use it more, so we will renew. We are continuing to learn all the time, and adding more features and courses to our site. We eventually want to have all training, including facilitator led, in the LMS.

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Usability

Absorb LMS

No score
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 7.9
Based on 5 answers
Reporting is a HUGE factor in any LMS. We also have some complex courses we built in Captivate and loaded to Captivate Prime. Captivate Prime often times does not accurately report the scores. Therefore, I have spent a great deal of time trying to get the scores to compute.

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Reliability and Availability

Absorb LMS

No score
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 7.1
Based on 3 answers
On a few occasions, I've logged in to issue a test to a staff member and my course would just spin. I've had to reschedule several test attempts due to this. In my opinion, the issue was not resolved by Adobe

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Performance

Absorb LMS

No score
No answers yet
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 8.1
Based on 3 answers
The performance of Adobe Captivate Prime is also extremely good. The user interface is fast and easy to load. The complexity is not nearly as bad as some of the other programs on the market. Speed was not impacted.

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Support Rating

Absorb LMS

Absorb LMS 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Poor response time and generally poor responses.

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Ron Massicotte | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 7.8
Based on 7 answers
I think they have a competent, friendly and "resolving" team. I have only ever been met with a willingness to assist any and every query I have come across. Roy who is one of the technical people is amazing, and so is my Customer Success Manager, Hema! I do not know what I would do without them.

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In-Person Training

Absorb LMS

No score
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 6.4
Based on 1 answer
Training by my staff was quick. Could have been a bit longer. Had to pick up on things myself

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Implementation Rating

Absorb LMS

No score
No answers yet
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 7.7
Based on 4 answers
Unfortunately, I was not a part of the implementation of Adobe Captivate Prime learning management software in our company, but I was present after its implementation. From what others tell me, the implementation of the product was fine and there were only a few issues that primarily focused on internal communication errors about what we would use the product for

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Alternatives Considered

Absorb LMS

At the time of selection, we went with Absorb as they were one of the few that could handle online transactions for courses. We are in the process of migrating to Skilljar and will be discontinuing our subscription to Absorb in 2018.

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Ron Massicotte | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime was selected for us by the institution that manages the employees but compared to the other Adobe products, it does its job very well. Although no app is seamless, Adobe Captivate Prime comes quite close to perfect in the quality of materials. Although monetary wise Adobe products may not be ideal, at times, they are slightly worth it.

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Scalability

Absorb LMS

No score
No answers yet
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Adobe Captivate Prime

Adobe Captivate Prime 8.5
Based on 3 answers
The product's overall scalability and flexibility is extremely good. I wish that the other products our company uses were this flexible! The product is easy to deploy across multiple departments and teams as needed.

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Return on Investment

Absorb LMS

  • This has been a positive ROI as we can track all course completions for audits as well as cutting costs for travel and training.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Adobe Captivate Prime

  • The courses that we have on Adobe Captivate Prime have been a key driver in winning numerous major contracts, distinguishing us from the competition.
  • These courses have helped our sales team, channel partners and resellers better understand the products themselves.
  • The courses are helping us build a global community of freelance operators of our products, which also helps us sell in certain verticals.

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Carol Bettencourt | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pricing Details

Absorb LMS

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Adobe Captivate Prime

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

Absorb LMS
8.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.1

Likelihood to Renew

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
5.6

Usability

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
7.9

Reliability and Availability

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
7.1

Performance

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
8.1

Support Rating

Absorb LMS
9.0
Adobe Captivate Prime
7.8

In-Person Training

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
6.4

Implementation Rating

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
7.7

Scalability

Absorb LMS
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Adobe Captivate Prime
8.5

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