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Absorb LMS vs Trainual

Absorb LMS
22 Ratings
Trainual
14 Ratings

Absorb LMS

22 Ratings
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Score 8.6 out of 100

Based on 22 reviews and ratings

Trainual

14 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 100

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.

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Ankit Hasija | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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.

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Serhat Oner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros

Absorb LMS

  • Ease of use
  • Simple interface
  • High degree of customization
  • Ability to offer paid for content

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Jason Davitsky | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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.

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Mario Jiannino | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons

Absorb LMS

  • Automated creation of manager groups.
  • Easier way of seeing who employees report to so we can create manager groups.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR | TrustRadius Reviewer
Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR
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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.

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Pricing Details

Absorb LMS

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

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Absorb LMS Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details
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Trainual

General

Free Trial
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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
  1. per month
Additional Pricing Details
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Support Rating

Absorb LMS

Absorb LMS 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Poor response time and generally poor responses.

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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.

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Alternatives 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.

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Ankit Hasija | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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!

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Julianna Oates | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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

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Marquis C. Brantley | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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

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Mario Jiannino | TrustRadius Reviewer
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