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What is Absorb?

Absorb LMS aims to empower organizations to train employees with the skills needed to stay modern and relevant in today's fast-paced world. The LMS software focuses on aligning learning needs with business demands.

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Screenshot of Absorb's course details page, accessible from the course catalog dashboard, used to give learners an understanding of the course material.

Top Performing Features

  • Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning

    Utilizes SSO technology to ease the login process for users.

    Category average: 9

  • Assignments

    Users can assign courses/curricula to individuals or groups, with due dates.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Compliance management

    Users can identify potential risks and ensure that requirements are met and that certifications are up to date.

    Category average: 8.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Mobile friendly

    Students or employees can access content from mobile devices. Course authors can develop responsive learning content.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

    Category average: 6.4

  • Gamification

    Presents course material in a game-like format to increase engagement and enjoyment.

    Category average: 6.9

Who Buys & Uses Absorb

Pros

  • Intuitive interface and straightforward navigation for both administrators and learners.
  • Responsive and helpful customer support, particularly during implementation.
  • Extensive customization capabilities for branding and tailoring the user experience.

Cons

  • Reporting and analytics described as clunky, not intuitive, and lacking customization.
  • Course creation and content management found cumbersome or lacking advanced features.
  • User interface and navigation challenges, especially on mobile devices.

A Fully Featured Flexible LMS that Supports Growth Grows with You

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are able to flexibly offer different curriculums with ease as well as report off of client activity and provide access to that reporting to managers. We use the option in the system to offer courses at a cost which streamlines our renewal process. Most recently we started using the Absorb Create product which allows us to create and integrate courses directly into our LMS. The AI feature has allow us to save a lot of time when creating courses and exam questions. When it comes to problems, professional education is our business, so a flexible and reliable LMS like Absorb is critical for what we do. As part of offering designations and certifications, we offer a variety of online course curriculum packages for our different services to obtain said designations, as well as to maintain continuing education.

Pros

  • Flexible and customizable user interface experience
  • Constantly evolving product features based on customer feedback
  • Ability to create courses with integrated authoring tool and AI assistance
  • Competitive pricing
  • Excellent customer and account support

Cons

  • Features specific to our business are missing, and we have no way of adding those
  • System quirks have caused us to do minor workarounds

Return on Investment

  • Better user experience
  • Reduced costs and time to implement changes
  • Reduced administrative burden
  • Better insights into usage by clients

Usability

Other Software Used

Salesforce Agentforce Sales, GoTo Connect, Snagit, Storyblocks, Doodle, AddEvent

Absorb - A rock solid solution for Learning Development

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization did not have a system to manage training and development. We adopted Absorb to manage training and development as well as create career mapping opportunities for staff.

Pros

  • Easy to use interface
  • Exceptional customer service
  • Customer Onboarding
  • Communication of new features and training

Cons

  • Course Creation - Would like to see a standard tool that does not require an upgrade to get features

Return on Investment

  • Streamlined Orientation
  • Increase Accountability
  • Compliance Tracking

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AITalent LMS, Tovuti LMS and Travitor

Other Software Used

BambooHR®, monday.com, Ramp

Absorb LMS for Improved User Experience

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization provides training to procurement professionals around the world. We provide certification preparation courses via instructor led training and self paced courses. The Absorb Learning Management System is very intuitive and user experience friendly. All reporting can be scheduled in excel format for further analysis by users.

Pros

  • User Experience
  • Screen reporting
  • Administrative controls

Cons

  • Need to have access to more system logs to retrace any changes to configurations, courses, templates, etc.
  • Need a detailed report of the criteria of self-enrollment, by department, group or any other criteria

Return on Investment

  • 150% improved and growing learner engagement
  • 100% retention

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS, Saba Cloud (legacy), LearnUpon and KnowBe4 Compliance Plus

Other Software Used

Salesforce Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel

Customizable LMS with excellent support

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I love how it is easy to use Absorb LMS with User-friendly interface. The absorb academy enables learners to study and get certification upon completion of their studies, which is recognized by most institutions. It offers reliable reports and real-time insights on career development. The customer support team is proactive with timely responses when prompted with any question.

Pros

  • Management of online courses
  • Team collaboration

Cons

  • The whole set up takes long time.
  • Uploading and managing complete course on Absorb LMS is not flexible as the system does not give clear insights on learners progress.

Return on Investment

  • We have recorded a positive ROI of 38% from last year since we deployed this platform.
  • There is increased compliance from employees on skill upgrading.

Usability

Other Software Used

UiPath Automation Platform, Binance, ChatGPT

Great Learning Software

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It addresses education for new and current detentions deputies in the state of [...]. The scope and use case is to educate on jail policies to ensure all 64 counties in [...] comply with jail standards.

Pros

  • Creates organized and easy to follow content
  • Creates a seamless user onboarding experience
  • Ensures that a variety of content can be shared

Cons

  • Sometimes the create portion is not very intuitive
  • An overview of all create tools would have been nice

Return on Investment

  • improved education
  • increased speed of onboarding
  • more inclusive training experience

Usability

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat, Hootsuite, Airtable