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64 Ratings
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Based on 64 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Absorb LMS ranks higher in 1 feature set: Learning Management
Learning Management
8.7
Absorb LMS
87%

6.6
PiiQ by Cornerstone
66%
Absorb LMS ranks higher in 13/13 features
Absorb LMS ranks higher in 13/13 features
Course authoring
9.0
90%
4 Ratings

6.0
60%
11 Ratings
Course catalog or library
9.0
90%
3 Ratings

6.8
68%
11 Ratings
Player/Portal
9.0
90%
4 Ratings

6.8
68%
10 Ratings
Learning content
9.3
93%
3 Ratings

6.6
66%
11 Ratings
Mobile friendly
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

7.9
79%
8 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
8.4
84%
4 Ratings

6.2
62%
10 Ratings
Assignments
9.0
90%
4 Ratings

6.7
67%
11 Ratings
Compliance management
7.4
74%
4 Ratings

5.8
58%
9 Ratings
Learning administration
8.7
87%
4 Ratings

6.6
66%
11 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
8.4
84%
4 Ratings

6.9
69%
11 Ratings
Social learning
9.0
90%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Gamification
10.0
100%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning
8.0
80%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Absorb LMS is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- PiiQ by Cornerstone is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Absorb LMS
83%
5 Ratings

8.6
PiiQ by Cornerstone
86%
40 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

3.0
PiiQ by Cornerstone
30%
2 Ratings
Usability
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
PiiQ by Cornerstone
85%
37 Ratings
Availability
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
PiiQ by Cornerstone
100%
2 Ratings
Performance
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
PiiQ by Cornerstone
70%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
9.0
Absorb LMS
90%
4 Ratings

8.8
PiiQ by Cornerstone
88%
71 Ratings
Online Training
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
PiiQ by Cornerstone
90%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
Absorb LMS
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
PiiQ by Cornerstone
90%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Absorb LMS
Absorb LMS is a very easy-to-use, intuitive solution to your LMS requirements. The platform comes loaded with features and is completely plug-and-play. It has been developed for mid-size to large organizations. It helps to organize your learning content in a way that you will see a boost in the learning engagement right from the start. The platform can help organizations reach their learning and development goals regardless of whom training is being training are provided. It may not be very suitable for very small organizations or startups due to its pricing and what I feel is that it has been designed keeping the requirements of the mid-size to large organizations.
Training Head
MedTourEasyHospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
Well suited for:
- A busy environment where you want learners to be self-sufficient and to be able to access learning solutions at a time that suits them.
- For anyone who wants to access learning using different platforms such as iPad, mobile, PC, etc
- Anyone who needs a more in-depth learning solution rather than an overview of key learning points.

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Staffing and Recruiting Company, 51-200 employeesPros
Absorb LMS
- Ease of use
- Simple interface
- High degree of customization
- Ability to offer paid for content
Director - Customer Success
EncircleInsurance, 51-200 employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
- Enables employees to draft work goals and collaborate with their supervisors on a final version - improves mutual understanding right up front.
- Combines performance goal ratings with competency ratings and provides a blended score. Simplifies the goal weighting so you don't have to do any calculations.
- 9-box matrix provides useful definitions and descriptions so managers can prepare development notes or plans for individual employees.
Director, Human Resources and Administration
Abode CommunitiesReal Estate, 51-200 employees
Cons
Absorb LMS
- Automated creation of manager groups.
- Easier way of seeing who employees report to so we can create manager groups.
HRIS & Web Development Specialist, Human Resources
CCMSIHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
- Would be good to have have a virtual "top level" (eg board) user built in to allow senior execs without a direct manager to be able to be set up with KPIs instead of having to create a dummy user
- Reports have difficulty downloading if pop ups disabled or in some browser environments
- When competencies are updated while a cycle is open, any changes don't effect that open cycle but only future ones. Would be nice to be able to have the option to apply changes to existing "open" cycles

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employeesPricing Details
Absorb LMS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Absorb LMS Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—PiiQ by Cornerstone
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$1,000
Starting Price
$8 per user per month
PiiQ by Cornerstone Editions & Modules
Edition
PiiQ Performance | $8.001 |
---|---|
PiiQ Learning + Content & Performance | $15.001 |
PiiQ Learning + Content | $8.001 |
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 3.0
Based on 2 answers
It's not that CSB isn't a decent performance management system, but we have decided to go with just one vendor (Workday) for an HRIS/performance management/payroll system so we can directly relate pay to performance. We are more interested in having just one system that "talks" to the other pieces instead of having to work with several vendors. It reduces the hassle of having to communicate with different support teams, having different contracts, and so on.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Marketing and Advertising Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 8.5
Based on 37 answers
There are specific things within the goals and competencies that are user-friendly. For example, the rating slider isn't great in my opinion. You can slide in between ratings which can create some odd scoring (if you use scoring). It seems a better solution would be a drop down where you select your rating.There are also some glitches in the system and have been told Cornerstone is aware of them but are focused on delivering new features. There are workarounds, but that doesn't seem to be a great answer.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesReliability and Availability
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 10.0
Based on 2 answers
So far 100%.

Verified User
Vice-President in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesPerformance
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 7.0
Based on 2 answers
The saving process slows it down. It doesn’t auto save. If you leave a page, it will sometimes warn you, but not always. When you hit the save button, a window pops up that says creating/saving packets. It feels very archaic.

Verified User
Vice-President in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesSupport Rating
Absorb LMS
Absorb LMS 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Poor response time and generally poor responses.
Director Product Marketing & Enablement
Prophix SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 8.8
Based on 71 answers
My assistant could better address this issue. My perception is that there is not immediate assistance, and that there can be a wait for help. That is not a negative, just a perception. I have not used support in two years.
Director, Human Resources
Viewpointe Archive Services L.L.C.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Online Training
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 9.0
Based on 1 answer
We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.

Verified User
Vice-President in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesImplementation Rating
Absorb LMS
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
PiiQ by Cornerstone
PiiQ by Cornerstone 9.0
Based on 4 answers
I think we could have done a better job of rolling out the tool to our managers. We were under a tight timeline. In the training, we showed them everything and said go do it by this date. Looking back, I would have done it in pieces: for example, 2 weeks to write goals, 2 weeks to get sign-off from direct reports. I just let them go at it. Since then we’ve moved to agile development environment and are applying the technique to everything. In future would only do through change sprint. It is a big change I didn’t take it seriously enough.
I had a team of 3 project managing. You need a champion from every department to make sure you’re getting it right and to make sure what’s happening is communicated. It’s not something you can do without input from department heads
I had a team of 3 project managing. You need a champion from every department to make sure you’re getting it right and to make sure what’s happening is communicated. It’s not something you can do without input from department heads

Verified User
Vice-President in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Absorb LMS
Absorb LMS is certainly better than most of the platforms out in the market due as it's far more intuitive and offers far more templates and customizations, while the other two platforms are also good in their respective specialties, Absorb LMS completely nails it in the number of features and functionality it offers. The customizations that Absorb LMS is offering are not available on the other platforms which have been very much beneficial to our company.
Training Head
MedTourEasyHospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
Lesson.ly has been great to work with but it is a very clear and simple, user-friendly system that anyone can pick up with very little training as it is self-explanatory. It also has a great mobile interface and lots of different features that are easy to add for the admin but really impactful for the user.

Verified User
Administrator in Other
Food & Beverages Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Absorb LMS
- Honestly, I can't really say that Absorb [LMS] has had a positive or negative impact on the business
- Some features are better than the last program we used, but nothing earth shaking
- Some features are less than ideal, but it's nothing we really feel the need to complain about
Regional Manager
Vivint Smart HomeConsumer Services, 10,001+ employees
PiiQ by Cornerstone
- It's tool and it's only as good as the person wielding it. The investment in PiiQ was accompanied by a quarterly cadence and manager feedback training. We feel like our employees are given regular feedback and bonuses are tied to objective accomplishment.

Verified User
Executive in Manufacturing
Construction Company, 201-500 employees