Seismic Learning vs. Udemy for Business

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Seismic Learning
Score 8.2 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
Udemy for Business
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Udemy for Business is a cloud-deployed elearning course collection offered by Udemy.com.
$360
per user/per year (5-20 users)
Pricing
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Editions & Modules
Pro
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Pro + Coaching
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Enterprise Learning for Global Teams
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Team
$360
per user/per year (5-20 users)
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Considered Both Products
Seismic Learning
Chose Seismic Learning
Lessonly was by far the best LMS for our needs that we evaluated. We also use other tools to enhance it.
Udemy for Business

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Seismic Learning
9.4
108 Ratings
14% above category average
Udemy for Business
8.5
3 Ratings
0% below category average
Course authoring9.7106 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.2104 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Player/Portal9.383 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Learning content9.6102 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Mobile friendly9.057 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications10.094 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Assignments9.4105 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management9.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.498 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.693 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Social learning9.370 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Seismic Learning
-
Ratings
Udemy for Business
7.7
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Structured Learning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(112 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(97 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Seismic LearningUdemy for Business
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Udemy.com
Enrolling is very easy and [accessible], courses are varied and quite intriguing, the specifics of every course given are quite useful for current businesses because you can educate your colleagues or your team through this tool and hit the ground running. This is very simple, online courses are super easy to access and very well programmed. The speed of the courses is also [adequate].
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Pros
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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Udemy.com
  • Massive Course Catalog - Udemy has a tremendous selection of courses, enabling my reports to find pretty much any course they might be interested in.
  • Multi-platform streaming - Udemy for Business offers apps across several different platforms, enabling my reports to be able to learn in the way they want to, at a time that is convenient for them.
  • Learning Management - Udemy for Business offers me data and metrics on how my employees are engaging with their learning.
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Cons
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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Udemy.com
  • The self learning part of assignments that I see in Udemy for Business are oversimplified and does not reflect actual complex scenarios that we see in major corporate offices. While it's easier to understand a course if the assignment is simple, Udemy for Business needs to have courses on more complex topics
  • The content is generic in nature and is not tailored at an individual or professional level. For example, If I'm a product manager for pricing, I will find ton on courses which explains about existing pricing strategies. This is the basic thing and what i'm looking for is something that goes beyond these basic concepts
  • there are too many courses that explains the same concept with almost 90% overlap. Finding the right content takes lot of time. It would be great if Udemy for Business could tell me what is the percentage overlap with the courses that I have already taken and recommend me better courses based on my needs
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Likelihood to Renew
Seismic
Worried about its acquisition by Seismic and hope that they don't change the product or the terms drastically.
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Udemy.com
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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Udemy.com
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Udemy.com
The support of the person that made the courses varies some are fast others are very slow to get any feedback or help. A knowledge base could be helpful. I haven tried to contact Udemy for Business for platform support reasons. The web platform overall seems to be stable and the same across all devices.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Udemy.com
Udemy for Business is a competent alternative to other business education tools on the market, it provides applicable content that enables users to study at their own pace. Some areas they can improve: adding engaging videos for learning, and a badge that can be placed on users LinkedIn account after they have been certified for a particular skill or topic
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Return on Investment
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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Udemy.com
  • The most important impact Udemy has had in our Business is that continuing education is making them happier for a low cost, and everyone can choose a topic of their interest and the interest of the company.
  • It has reduced the amount of people quitting their jobs because we care about their personal growth.
  • Some of our areas have become more efficient.
  • Remember that it is less expensive to train people even if they leave your company than it is having someone not trained with a lack of knowledge in your company!
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