Absorb LMS vs. Paycor

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
Paycor
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Paycor provides core HR functions scaled towards small and mid-sized businesses. Paycor offers an integrated benefits platform for interfacing directly with insurance carriers and an adaptable time management platform.N/A
Pricing
Absorb LMSPaycor
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Absorb LMSPaycor
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsPaycor's pricing for small, mid, and enterprise companies varies based on product bundle and company size. Because Paycor HR software is built to help businesses scale and grow, plans are based on the mix of HR products needed, and company size. Payroll is at the core of Paycor's offering, and their products are sold as a part of their payroll and HR platform.
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Community Pulse
Absorb LMSPaycor
Considered Both Products
Absorb LMS
Chose Absorb LMS
Absorb is much easier to navigate! I was not a part of the selection process of Absorb for our company, so cannot provide feedback on that piece of the question.
Paycor

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Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Absorb LMSPaycor
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
8.8
90 Ratings
8% above category average
Paycor
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.373 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.678 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.282 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content9.063 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.167 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.885 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments9.674 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management9.869 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.687 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.085 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning7.944 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification6.539 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.661 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
Paycor
8.0
345 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.4335 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1141 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.0238 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.7332 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.0280 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.783 Ratings
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Absorb LMSPaycor
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User Ratings
Absorb LMSPaycor
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(92 ratings)
7.1
(367 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(6 ratings)
8.2
(21 ratings)
Usability
9.9
(2 ratings)
7.6
(335 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
9.9
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(78 ratings)
5.4
(57 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.7
(2 ratings)
7.9
(18 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.7
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Absorb LMSPaycor
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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Paycor, Inc
Paycor is great in functionality and though they can lack in customer support, they do have a handy chat feature that is really helpful! I would say it is primarily focused on bigger companies as they need more help streamlining processes, but it has been helpful as a non-profit start-up with 40 employees.
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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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Paycor, Inc
  • Benefits with EDI Feeds
  • Customer Service to Assist with Questions
  • Payroll-I can work in multiple payrolls at a time and run a supplemental whenever necessary. I can also import deductions or earnings for a large group of employees
  • Training-Virtual, Webinars, Pre-recorded
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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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Paycor, Inc
  • Manual onboarding needs help. Employees are defaulted to the wrong job class and I have to correct their job class after I have hired them.
  • Our default time zone should be the time zone of the employer, not Paycor's time zone.
  • Ability to run a report showing employee time zones.
  • Ability to run a report showing employee Policy Group.
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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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Paycor, Inc
Price point is the biggest driving factor. Paycor has made some strides in the customer service area and we've seen enough improvements that renewing our contract has become more a reality than a pipe dream. The system functions well and our employees are familiar with how it works, so to make a change would be a huge lift for our team
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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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Paycor, Inc
Once it's set up and good to go, if you know how to make small changes or get the right CS rep to help, it really does save time, help a lot, and give you significant capabilities that would otherwise cost you the price of a consultant.
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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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Paycor, Inc
I feel like Paycor is always up and running! If they are planning downtime, they communicate it clearly. Every once in a while, I get something that says the system isn't working but it is usually back up within the hour. I typically find by the time that the employees complain about it, that it is resolved within the system.
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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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Paycor, Inc
For the most part, everything moves super fast. There are a few sections (Expense Management) that sometimes take a bit to load correctly. Or if they are interesting, it takes a minute to talk to each other! But reports are quickly downloaded and available! Even data heavy reports run fairly fast!
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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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Paycor, Inc
I feel like support will transfer you back and forth between departments and put you on hold forever. I believe it is very difficult to see the status of an open ticket. During my experience, it feels like the client has to push all communication and request updates from support regularly.
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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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Paycor, Inc
The online trainings are super helpful. They have user guides that you can read through, interactive training that will walk you through it as well as plain web based ones. I've actually never had an in-person training but all of the information you need can be found online. They also will do individual support training if you are struggling with a certain area.
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Implementation Rating
Absorb Software Inc.
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Paycor, Inc
Implementation of any new software is going to be challenging, especially if you are maintaining an existing program concurrently. When it is time for dual-processing (both old and new software) prior to going live, be prepared to be stressed. But trust the process and it will be over soon.
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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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Paycor, Inc
All platforms provide similar services in our world. Some are just a bit better than others and offer different spins on things or nuances that make it just that much better for the end user. Paycor is that added nuance factor
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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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Paycor, Inc
I gave it a 10 because we only use it across one organization. However, it has allowed us to break it into multiple departments and layers of management. It is also easy for us to utilize across different locations but still under one master company. They have always provided us support when we decide to change something on an organizational level
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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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Paycor, Inc
  • Freeing HR's time has been necessary since only two people are in our HR department.
  • Allowing employees to use the mobile app for their timecards has led to less tracking down of out-of-office employees for their hours on payroll weeks.
  • Downloadable workflows have been a real-time saver when preparing documentation for audits.
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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.

Paycor Screenshots

Screenshot of the real-time data insights that support critical business decisions.Screenshot of Paycor's expense reportingScreenshot of the recruiting processes streamlined in PaycorScreenshot of workforce scheduling in PaycorScreenshot of Paycor's mobile app, that allows employees to punch in and out from their phonesScreenshot of the Paycor Home Screen