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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iSpring LMS

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AiSpring LMS is an LMS developed by iSpring Solutions. iSpring LMS automates corporate training and helps to improve employee retention through quality onboarding, on-the-job training, gamification and engagement mechanics. With iSpring LMS, training and development professionals can launch eLearning fast, without any technical skills. Also, account owners can customize or white-label the learner portal to reflect their corporate branding. iSpring LMS's features…

    $16,050

    per year for 300 users (minimum)

    SilkRoad Learning

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASilkRoad Learning is a web-based LMS. The vendor advertises enterprise-level platform for addressing skills gaps and regulatory compliance, as well as ecommerce and mobile support. It can integrate with other SilkRoad offerings and 3rd party content.N/A
    Pricing
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Editions & Modules
    Business - 300 users
    $16,050.00
    per year
    Business - 500 users
    $23,790.00
    per year
    Business - 1000 users
    $42,930.00
    per year
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo fees for storage or bandwidth.—
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    Community Pulse
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Considered Both Products
    iSpring Solutions Inc
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    SilkRoad
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of iSpring LMS and SilkRoad Learning
    Feature
    iSpring LMS
    8.6
    37 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SilkRoad Learning
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Course authoring9.036 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.228 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.333 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Learning content6.726 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.927 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.734 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Assignments9.331 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Compliance management7.228 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Learning administration10.034 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.935 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Social learning8.522 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Gamification7.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (30 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    iSpring LMSSilkRoad Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    My specific scenario is, that I need to deliver courses in two languages to multiple departments, so iSpring helps me with that from beginning and creating courses, to translating, and then enrolling people. What could be better is how reports works. Right now you can check report either by course or by department/person, but I would need to see everything on one page, like every single enrolment.
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    SilkRoad
    It is very well suited as a web based LMS. They have excellent customer service and support. Ask about the reporting features - these are challenging in many LMS applications. The training they provided for administrators is also very good. Overall a great company, and they are constantly working to improve the product
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    Pros
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • Automatically re-enrolling employees when a certificate expires. Set it and forget it!
    • If set up properly from the beginning, you don't have to do much, with the roles and groups settings, you can automate a large portion of the course management.
    • I can provide visibility to anyone about any employee necessary, allowing me to put more responsibility on my managers, instead of doing it all myself.
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    SilkRoad
    • GreenLight is very good at keeping track of employee requirements through the use of qualifications. It is the backbone of how courses, classes, requirements and activities are assigned and monitored.
    • The content objects (development) portion of GreenLight is robust. It allows you to mix various content objects from different sources. For instance if you import a SCORM ecourse, an AICC ecourse and want to add an HTML page as an introduction, the software will allow you to combine all seamlessly into one course. In addition, the navigation and sequencing tools offer considerable functionality.
    • The reporting feature of this software is very good (but not best of class). The number of standard reports is fairly extensive and cover most needs. Having the ability to output files for further analysis and manipulation in Excel takes care of a number of areas where the standard reports fall short.
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    Cons
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • Some limitations where you can't create exactly what you want either in the design of interactions or lack of varied interactions
    • Images cannot be moved to where you want them on the interaction slides
    • Layout of interactions can't be adjusted and overides your powerpoint background
    • If you have to edit a course and delete it off iSpring Learn then the records of all the people associated to that course are swiped and there's not a way of retrieving the information.
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    SilkRoad
    • 'my profile' has been a little glitchy for us but we are a very small team and don't use that element much, photos don't load or stay loaded
    • Sometimes the main list with due dates, type of training etc. seems hard for people to completely understand some more customizable sections here would be useful for us
    • On the whole, is not a customizable as other platforms we've used. Is good at tracking but not so much the kind of cataloging we need.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    In the past I could not encourage my students to take online training. The results and the questions were hard to be given. When I used the iSpring Suite along with iSpring Learn, my dreams came through and most of the time my students are online and take good training with my programme.
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    SilkRoad
    Our training director has determined that the customer service and ease of use is too difficult. She intends to check into other LMS systems and end our contract with Silkroad.
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    Usability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Sometimes, things just aren't intuitive enough. For example, burying the catalog in the settings area makes no sense at all. The same goes for permissions and year reviews. It was a massive oversight that really caused a lot of confusion for all of our managers. It caused distrust in the LMS simply because someone who designed and developed it did not think that an employee review should be private to them, their direct supervisor, or the supervisor above. Instead, ANY manager could read ANY employee review. I have mentioned this several times throughout these questionnaires, and as you can see, I still find it incomprehensible that a company that wants to promote its software as a multifaceted solution could be so blind to something so critical, especially in terms of privacy.
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    SilkRoad
    I have a better understanding of the system and so it is easier for me to use. The student side is very easy and simple for anyone to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    I never experienced any unavailability
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    SilkRoad
    There have been many times when the site was unavailable for a short time. Also, glitches and unexplained ed activity such as sending training notifications out to terminated employees.
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    Performance
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Everything runs smoothly.
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    SilkRoad
    It works well most of the time.
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    Support Rating
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    iSpring Learn’s customer support receives high praise for responsiveness. Live chat and tutorials are noted as highly effective in promptly resolving technical issues. iSpring Learn is a strong LMS for organizations focused on efficiency, engagement, and ease of use, with excellent support to ensure adoption success. iSpring Learn is a strong LMS for organizations focused on efficiency, engagement, and ease of use, with excellent support to ensure adoption success.
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    SilkRoad
    The questions regarding how to implement in the system are answered quickly and efficiently. If there is an issue with the technical side or integrations it takes forever to get results and after much escalating.
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    In-Person Training
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    We can say that most of my students attend my classes twice a week and that's not enough for someone to learn. I put some training for them to do at home and they really enjoy doing them. The kind of progress they make is really satisfying for them and they are always learning.
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    SilkRoad
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    Online Training
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    As a teacher, I used to spend a lot of time correcting my students' papers. Now with iSpring Learn, my time has been saved and everything is done automatically. All the time I can check my students' progress and I know which exams they have taken or they should take. On the whole, online training has really helped a lot of teachers
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    SilkRoad
    some are thorough and others are not. I like that they are available for review.
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    Implementation Rating
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    When I talked to my colleagues or informed them to search for a programme before iSpring Learn, they were not successful in designing and implementing a programme like this. I am sure they have done a lot to implement it in the best and educational way. That was not that easy as we thought.
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    SilkRoad
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    Alternatives Considered
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    iSpring is a more entry level LMS. It does not have the same level of features and benefits. For example, it does not have the same level of communication capability. It does not have the same level of reporting functionality. It does not have the same ability to build reporting. It also does not have the same level of communication capabilities
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    SilkRoad
    SilkRoad Learning is much easier to customize and roll out globally. The Skillsoft product was expensive, cumbersome, and required a large ramp up time. When working with clients on Skillsoft, too much had to be predetermined, the languages were not fully developed and learners had to pay each time they accessed a module and get reimbursement from the company - it was not effective.
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    Scalability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Awesome. We have 10+ department, around 10 to 100 people in each and it is still very manageable
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    SilkRoad
    The system went down/offline for 5 or 6 days in January. This is the month we have 3400 employees taking annual required training. It had several glitches afterwards that took months to correct.
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    Return on Investment
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • iSpring has enabled me to deliver professional education to very high-level learners.
    • Due to the reviews of my users, many more learners have purchased my courses.
    • Several professional colleagues have inquired about my experience setting up online courses on iSpring Learn. I told them it was easy, logical, and no hassle; they will love the level of support.
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    SilkRoad
    • GreenLight has provided an easy route for our users to receive training online and in-class. They can quickly and easily search and sign up for anything on the catalog. Being in healthcare, we provide a lot of training on a constant basis. GreenLight has provided a great foundation for our company to accomplish it's training needs and goals.
    • Employees can quickly access and complete online trainings so that they can get back to their jobs.
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