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.
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SumTotal Talent Development
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.
I joined a company already using Absorb so I did not pick Absorb but given the chance- I would pick Absorb over any other LMS I have worked with in my career. Absorb is powerful enough to do what I need it to do, but organized well enough that the features and functions I don't …
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Absorb LMS
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Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
9.0
101 Ratings
10% above category average
SumTotal Talent Development
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Course authoring
8.583 Ratings
00 Ratings
Course catalog or library
9.688 Ratings
00 Ratings
Player/Portal
8.892 Ratings
00 Ratings
Learning content
9.372 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile friendly
7.676 Ratings
00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
9.996 Ratings
00 Ratings
Assignments
9.885 Ratings
00 Ratings
Compliance management
9.979 Ratings
00 Ratings
Learning administration
9.798 Ratings
00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
8.896 Ratings
00 Ratings
Social learning
7.952 Ratings
00 Ratings
Gamification
7.647 Ratings
00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning
9.769 Ratings
00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SumTotal Talent Development
1.9
1 Ratings
123% below category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
5.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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Ratings
SumTotal Talent Development
3.3
1 Ratings
83% below category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
3.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
-
Ratings
SumTotal Talent Development
6.7
3 Ratings
19% below category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
8.52 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
8.53 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
3.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
3.0
1 Ratings
92% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
5.01 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
7.2
3 Ratings
5% below category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
7.03 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
6.52 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Onboarding
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Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
8.2
2 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
8.52 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
8.8
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Corporate goal setting
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
8.2
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
7.52 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
7.92 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
8.52 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Absorb LMS
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SumTotal Talent Development
7.0
1 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Candidate search
00 Ratings
7.01 Ratings
Candidate development
00 Ratings
6.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
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Our integration experience was very well managed. We launched on-time, and only had to do basic end-user training because the system is very user friendly and intuitive to use. The customer support is exceptional, we have an assigned Customer Success Manager we meet with and talk to regularly. They are very responsive and have helped us optimize our processes to get the most out of the system. Because the system is easy to use, we have very few user issues or tickets we have to support. 90% of user problems are resolved by using the FAQs we provided when we launched the system
Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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.
Reporting needs some additional help, especially the Course Activity Report. It would be great to see the description of the course on the header of the report.
The courses on the smart devices look wonky and sometimes the videos don't show up, yet you can hear it.
The Absorb LMS phone application also needs a lot of work. It does not show all the tiles that are available in the browser version.
We love the ability to have a user-friendly system that integrates well with our different HR interfaces (we have 3 systems that feed data/employees into the system). It makes it easy to track course completions and report out on metrics enterprise-wide. In addition, the ability to provide consistent education to staff who are geographically dispersed is a huge incentive for us, and Absorb LMS does this seamlessly.
I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
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.
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%.