Absorb LMS vs. Gnowbe

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Absorb LMS
Score 9.1 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
Gnowbe
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Gnowbe headquartered in San Francisco offers their mobile micro-learning application, for adult education.N/A
Pricing
Absorb LMSGnowbe
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Absorb LMSGnowbe
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Absorb LMSGnowbe
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
8.8
89 Ratings
8% above category average
Gnowbe
6.4
2 Ratings
24% below category average
Course authoring8.372 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.677 Ratings4.92 Ratings
Player/Portal9.281 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Learning content9.062 Ratings5.42 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.166 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.884 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Assignments9.673 Ratings4.32 Ratings
Compliance management9.868 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Learning administration9.686 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.084 Ratings7.42 Ratings
Social learning7.943 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Gamification6.539 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.660 Ratings5.72 Ratings
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User Ratings
Absorb LMSGnowbe
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(91 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(6 ratings)
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Usability
9.9
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(2 ratings)
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Performance
9.9
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(77 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.7
(2 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Absorb LMSGnowbe
Likelihood to Recommend
Absorb Software Inc.
The learner dashboard is beautiful along with the complete interface experience. It doesn't take long to get accustomed to it. The steps for a user to purchase an ecommerce course is very similar to other popular ecommerce site such as Amazon. This is very advantageous since the general user is familiar with sites like Amazon. The process of using Enrollment Keys is not quite easy and friendly to utilize.
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Gnowbe
Gnowbe is well suited for many situations. Some examples include when employees are being onboarding and / or off boarded. It is also great for sales enablement and allowing sales people to learn and sharpen their skills. I love how it offers personalized progress tracking. That helps employees see what they are learning and grasping versus what they still need assistance on
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Pros
Absorb Software Inc.
  • Customer Service - Our CSM, Kirsten Spak, provides friendly, timely and high quality help and has helps us to understand and efficiently use the system.
  • Course Creation - We have been able to create custom courses with a wide range of features, including branding, audio, video and assessments.
  • Reporting - Absorb LMS offers a robust reporting function which allows us to understand our users and meet the needs of our partners when user information is required for their projects.
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Gnowbe
  • Personalized progress tracking
  • Mobile learning
  • User-friendly
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Cons
Absorb Software Inc.
  • Wish there was an automated cadence of Sandbox refresh
  • Wish licensing was based on active users not just those added to the system (potentially issue related to our interface)
  • Wish there were more options for administrative bulk uploading capabilities without having to engage Absorb LMS team
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Gnowbe
  • A way to share content you create as well as use others content
  • Leverage more virtual activities
  • Allow free trials
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Likelihood to Renew
Absorb Software Inc.
We have no plans to move away from Absorb at this time. It has all of the functionality we are looking for in a learning management system and we have a lot of info stored in our LMS system for trainings including all of our current and past employee transcripts. It is also getting easier to manager with being able to connect the LMS to ADP to update employee reporting/department/location/etc. We don't have a need or reason to move away from Absorb at this time.
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Gnowbe
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Usability
Absorb Software Inc.
Absorb LMS is easy to use from both a user experience and admin experience. For users, navigating the site to complete assignments or finding courses to develop new skills is very user-friendly. As an admin, the course creation tools walk you through each step simply, but have a ton of functionality to support any of your training needs.
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Gnowbe
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Reliability and Availability
Absorb Software Inc.
The customer service team is top notch. They have always been readily available and quick to assist regardless of the day or time of the call
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Gnowbe
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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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Gnowbe
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Support Rating
Absorb Software Inc.
Absorb LMS's client service managers have been extremely responsive, efficient, and available. While we pay for a higher level of support, we have found it well worth the investment. We've been less pleased with the accounting side of the organization, but that has little impact on the delivery of training to our clients and employees.
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Gnowbe
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Absorb Software Inc.
I meet and do training with my absorb support every week. and I have all my questions answered! it's great
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Gnowbe
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Alternatives Considered
Absorb Software Inc.
hands down favorite in look, function, cost and service. Others were close but could not meet our external and internal cases. Our current one (we looked at them again) did not have 40% of the functionality or value, despite the bargain cost, it was not worth it to continue. Only new hires used our LMS for onboarding because they had to; no one went back for more training. With Absorb our classes are more dynamic and targeted.
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Gnowbe
We used Microsoft Teams for a while; Gnowbe is far superior. First of all, the mobile application is much more useful. With Gnowbe, online exams have been made much faster and easier. Very good support is provided for content creation. There are options for system integration, and it's pretty easy. I can say that Gnowbe is user-friendly. It has many features that can be useful, such as learning about daily routines, applying standard processes, and communicating a leader's priorities.
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Scalability
Absorb Software Inc.
This is one of the main reasons we chose Absorb as our LMS. It is a very user-friendly application that is able to be deployed across multiple departments in geographically dispersed locations. It works amazingly well for us.
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Gnowbe
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Absorb Software Inc.
  • Absorb LMS's user-friendly interface and interactive learning features contributed to a 150% increase in learner engagement levels. The platform's ability to deliver engaging content and quizzes enhances employee participation and knowledge retention at retail
  • With Absorb LMS, we are looking to streamline our remote employee onboarding process, and tracking to reduce the time taken for new hires to complete training modules by 30%.
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Gnowbe
  • Positive engagement by employees seemed to have increased
  • More willingness to learn due to the mobile learning option
  • Increased knowledge
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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.