eFront Learning vs. Seismic Learning

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eFront Learning
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
eFront is a flexible LMS platform for enterprises that need advanced security measures and extensive customization to train masses of employees, partners, and customers. According to the vendor, eFront is designed to be an adaptable enterprise LMS, and gives users complete control over their virtual training environment and data. Additionally, the vendor says it blends well with any other infrastructure. The vendor’s value proposition is that eFront helps the user’s business grow…
$1,000
per month
Seismic Learning
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Seismic Learning (formerly Lessonly, acquired by Seismic in August 2021), is a learning management system (LMS). The vendor emphasizes eLearning for client-facing skills, as well as a drag-and-drop interface. Lessonly supports customizable learning paths and corporate onboarding processes.N/A
Pricing
eFront LearningSeismic Learning
Editions & Modules
Business
$1,000.00
per month
Enterprise
$1,500.00
per month
Pro
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Pro + Coaching
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Enterprise Learning for Global Teams
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eFront LearningSeismic Learning
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
eFront LearningSeismic Learning
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
8.7
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Seismic Learning
9.4
108 Ratings
14% above category average
Course authoring9.03 Ratings9.7106 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.73 Ratings9.2104 Ratings
Player/Portal8.92 Ratings9.383 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.63 Ratings9.057 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.83 Ratings10.094 Ratings
Assignments8.62 Ratings9.4105 Ratings
Compliance management9.63 Ratings9.061 Ratings
Learning administration9.03 Ratings9.498 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.43 Ratings9.693 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings9.6102 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.370 Ratings
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User Ratings
eFront LearningSeismic Learning
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(5 ratings)
9.4
(112 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.7
(97 ratings)
Online Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
eFront LearningSeismic Learning
Likelihood to Recommend
Epignosis
You must have an IT staff with knowledge of PHP in order to install and maintain the system. This is not a plug and play solution by any means. If you have that staff, this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's a very robust system. Once we solved initial bugs caused by our own errors during installation, the support desk requests have dropped to almost zero, with nearly 2,000 users online every day. That's a good, solid program.
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Seismic
If you are onboarding new employees or consultants and you have a complex product, solution, or your business is layered and complex, this can help distill down the layers into basics so that new team or partners can build their knowledge base up the right way. This ensures they are learning what needs to be learned, and not what they surmise or assume, which can be incorrect and cause issues down the road - this is especially sensitive in our field. Training of all kinds can be done easily with this tool.
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Pros
Epignosis
  • courses management
  • quizes management
  • variety of addons
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Seismic
  • Open to feedback and ideas and constantly innovating and iterating on their product to serve new needs that arise
  • Making me feel like more than just a customer: They aren't transactional and focus on building the relationship and making me feel heard.
  • Extremely easy to use product so building content takes little time, and I can leverage other subject matter experts to build content as well.
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Cons
Epignosis
  • Merging this software may be difficult and cumbersome at times
  • Reporting features can be worked on for better and easier usability
  • Not very easy to organize files/folders in the system
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Seismic
  • Media import (audio, video) are still in infancy. Reliability of uploaded content isn't 100%.
  • The Events function lacks some features that are more built out in other platforms.
  • Reporting interface has a bit of a learning curve, but overall isn't bad.
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Likelihood to Renew
Epignosis
I'm not sure what else is out there that has the ability to do what our organization needs. We've come across things we didn't like about it, but due to costs of switching and possibly lack of other options, we'd probably renew with eFront. Also, we've invested a lot of time in the software and it seems to be satisfactory at this point.
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Seismic
Worried about its acquisition by Seismic and hope that they don't change the product or the terms drastically.
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Usability
Epignosis
For most situations, it is extremely easy to learn and use. There are ergonomic issues that seem a bit tedious, but overall, we are seeing a very high success rate with new registrants. They are learning the material and earning their certificates at a rapid pace. This is a good program once it is properly installed by a knowledgeable systems architect.
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Seismic
It's completely simple and intuitive, anyone can pick it up. The hardest part is looking for a save button and finally figuring out you don't need one. We don't provide training for users and never have complaints. For creators, we provide best practices, but using Lessonly itself requires nothing .
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Support Rating
Epignosis
Two disadvantages: 1. Many staffers who respond don't know how to solve the problem using the User Interface - they want to work from the back end, to which I have no access. 2. The support staff are in Europe and I am in California, so there is an overnight delay in getting a response.
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Seismic
The support team is very friendly and eager to help you learn the ins and outs of Lessonly. They can set up training for large groups or send links in a chat for individual help. They are quick to respond and if one person doesn't have the answer, they will collaborate with others to help find the answer.
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Online Training
Epignosis
I'm not the most technical person, so some of the training didn't make sense to me. It wasn't a complete training - it was more topical. The people working at EFront were happy to answer my questions later when I resorted to learning it by doing. This was very valuable to me.
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Seismic
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Epignosis
It's important to have a robust course catalog before launching. Courses should be QC'ed to be sure there are no errors or other problems. Don't let engineers write quiz questions! Remember that well-formed quiz questions are not designed to trick or fool the user - they are used to reinforce learning through repetition of important concepts. The "grade" isn't as important as the assurance the information has stuck.
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Seismic
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Epignosis
Unfortunately I have not had the chance to try other products, however I would think eFront would stack up fairly well against competitors and it provides all the necessary tools to stay compliant and excel at having efficient KICs.
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Seismic
I felt some of these products had more features than were necessary and needed for our team. Some of them were limited on the number of content creators that were allowed which to me forces you to use one or two people to create content where I would rather see it done by key members of each department.
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Return on Investment
Epignosis
  • We decided not to continue the trial because it will be either very expensive or impossible to modify the system to our requirements
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Seismic
  • We've had an increase in quality overall as a company, as we are able to continually train our employees outside of our New Hire Training program.
  • We've seen stronger communication as we are able to send out material to our stylists about products, policies, procedures, etc. and they are able to provide us with feedback. After all, it is their tool for learning and we want to know the best way to provide that information to our Team Members.
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ScreenShots

eFront Learning Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of ReportsScreenshot of CourseScreenshot of View of eFront administrator dashboard, including key actions and a summary of courses, users, completions and sign-ins.Screenshot of View of eFront administrator course catalog view with functionality to manage courses and change view mode.Screenshot of eFront Administrator system reporting includes users, courses, tests, certificates and all other reporting functions.