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Based on 22 reviews and ratings
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Based on 14 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Trainual ranks higher in 1 feature set: Learning Management
Learning Management
8.7
Absorb LMS
87%
9.4
Trainual
94%
Trainual ranks higher in 10/13 features
Trainual ranks higher in 10/13 features
Course authoring
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
9.4
94%
8 Ratings
Course catalog or library
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
9.4
94%
8 Ratings
Player/Portal
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
9.6
96%
8 Ratings
Learning content
9.3
93%
3 Ratings
9.5
95%
9 Ratings
Mobile friendly
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
9.6
96%
7 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
8.4
84%
4 Ratings
9.5
95%
9 Ratings
Assignments
9.0
90%
4 Ratings
9.4
94%
8 Ratings
Compliance management
7.4
74%
4 Ratings
9.7
97%
8 Ratings
Learning administration
8.7
87%
4 Ratings
9.3
93%
7 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
8.4
84%
4 Ratings
9.0
90%
6 Ratings
Social learning
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
8.5
85%
6 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
- Trainual is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Absorb LMS
83%
5 Ratings
9.7
Trainual
97%
9 Ratings
Support Rating
9.0
Absorb LMS
90%
4 Ratings
10.0
Trainual
100%
6 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
Trainual
We have offices set around the world, and hiring new team members in certain countries makes it a bit difficult, especially now to fly out or fly in to help get them situated and fully trained. This really helps close the gaps in between the distance and training. Makes onboarding a heck of a lot easier.
Sales Director
CXOsyncEvents Services, 51-200 employees
Pros
Absorb LMS
- Ease of use
- Simple interface
- High degree of customization
- Ability to offer paid for content
Director - Customer Success
EncircleInsurance, 51-200 employees
Trainual
- Tracks progress for training.
- Easily determines a new hires competency in handling tasks on their own.
- Houses all of our documents and videos in one location versus several.
Operations Manager
ParaCoreMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 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
Trainual
- The subject organization could use work! It's just jumbled and needs folders.
- It's very cumbersome to have to click back and forth to subjects when you are within a task. I wish there was a larger side bar that could show ALL subjects, topics, and tasks in one glance with drop-down menus.

Verified User
Director in Professional Services
Media Production 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
—Trainual
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$119 per month
Trainual Editions & Modules
Edition
Pro | $1191 |
---|---|
Premium | $1791 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Support 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
Trainual
Trainual 10.0
Based on 6 answers
During the entire sales process, the Trainual team was great to work with. After the sale, their onboard process was top notch as well and was very quick to answer any questions and actually were open to customizing the platform to meet our specific needs. They have been great this entire time.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Restaurants Company, 51-200 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
Trainual
- This is our first time using anything like this!
- Previously we just wrote task items in shared Google documents. It was the best of what we could do at the time, but this is a whole different world, and we love it! Being able to integrate quizzes and photos and interactive video is excellent!
Manager of Client Success
Toast Wedding FilmsMotion Pictures & Film, 11-50 employees
Return 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
Trainual
- Saves time for the team for training
- The fact that everything is in one location is really good!
- Allows us to edit and change and adjust as the business does
- Keeps us flexible and not cemented to a way of doing things
Operations Manager
ParaCoreMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees