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Absorb LMS

Overview

What is Absorb LMS?

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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Recent Reviews

AbsorbLMS is a solid LMS system

8 out of 10
April 15, 2024
We use Absorb LMS to provide Instructor Led and Video/On-Demand training for our external customers. We needed a public site to display …
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Absorb for the upskilling win!

10 out of 10
April 12, 2024
My company needed an LMS for Content Creation for upskilling current employees and onboarding new employees. We also needed a way to house …
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Absorb more with Absorb!

9 out of 10
April 12, 2024
We use Absorb LMS in multiple ways. Customer product training and certification both online and ILC courses. Internal Member upskill …
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Why you need Absorb

7 out of 10
April 10, 2024
It allows are customers to learn at an advanced pace. It also allows a new revenue stream for our business. It also allows our internal …
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Great tool for learning

8 out of 10
April 08, 2024
We use Absorb LMS for internal employees training (compliance, onboarding, updates). We also use it for our customers's training: we have …
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Gets the job done

7 out of 10
April 08, 2024
Incentivized
was nice to have everything in one place and can track when each person completes a training session. Overall has helped make sure no …
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How Absorb LMS Differs From Its Competitors

Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct)
Content creation: allows us to custom build courses with any learning objects we like. For example, implemented a pre-test into 5 courses to measure how much learners were impacted by a course after …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Intelligent Recommendations
Creating beautiful and useful content that can be housed in one place for all of my company's training, onboarding, research, and upskilling needs. The intelligent recommendations …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Intelligent Recommendations
Absorb Create is an easy tool for course creation. It is very intuitive. And with the AI enhancements, it is easier than ever to create content. It takes minutes vs. days to …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) eCommerce
Well, it has given us a platform where we can upload our courses and content. Content creation has been made seamless and engaging. I …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors) Intelligent Recommendations Social Learning (Absorb Engage)
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct)
We have multiple courses developed for Compliance Training, which requires ongoing reporting for all departments in the City.

The BizLibrary is …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct)
Absorb Create is a dream to work with. It is intuitive and has a huge range of possibilities to ensure that our courses look and feel exactly how we envisioned them! It allows for precision in colour …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries)
Absorb Create has been very helpful in the creation of our online courses. We have to do our courses in dozens of languages and they have made the process very simple and easy to follow so that we can get our …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries)
We absolutely love Absorb LMS! Although I am not an Absorb LMS Create Master yet, I was excited that our account manager [...] advised me of "office hours" now being offered! I plan on attending as many of …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors) Social Learning (Absorb Engage)
The Engage module gives us a visually impactful homepage where we can easily spotlight new or recommended trainings. The Absorb LMS connection with our HRIS automatically takes care of user management so we …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors)
We have used many of the Absorb Amplify courses and have also integrated custom created content and third-party …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Social Learning (Absorb Engage)
Automated reporting and dashboards puts our learning data at our fingertips and lets us easily pull reports when …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Creation (Absorb Create) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Social Learning (Absorb Engage)
The content creation module has helped us significantly in building quick and easy courses that cover some training needs, such as onboarding, and technical training. The …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors)
Analyze is incredible. Absolutely upped our metrics and reporting game with all of our stakeholders being able to have numbers at our fingertips at any given moment. Definitely …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors)
The content libraries have helped a lot of our younger staff find training quickly and easily to fill in knowledge gaps. …
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Absorb LMS Product Features

Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries) Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct) Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors)
Utilization of the Absorb API has made user management so simple. We're able to seamless sync with our HRIS and utilize …
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Popular Features

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  • Learning administration (59)
    9.6
    96%
  • Progress tracking & certifications (56)
    9.2
    92%
  • Course catalog or library (55)
    9.2
    92%
  • Learning reporting & analytics (56)
    9.1
    91%

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Pricing

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What is Absorb LMS?

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.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee required
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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ADP Workforce Now

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ADP Workforce Now is a cloud-based HR platform for mid-sized businesses. It features customizable modules of various HR services that businesses can tailor to their specific needs, as well as regulatory monitoring and alerts to help businesses remain compliant.

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Features

Learning Management

Features of LMS and LCMS systems, related to designing, administering, and consuming learning content in an educational, corporate, or on-the-job context.

8.5
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is Absorb LMS?

Absorb LMS helps organizations to provide employees, customers, partners, or members with the knowledge they need. The Absorb LMS interface was built to offer an easy-to-use and dynamic experience for both learners and administrators. Absorb LMS platform aims to combine the power of traditional LMS features and a core focus on user experience.

Some of its top features include:
  • Generative AI: Create AI Beta enables course creators to streamline the course creation process, saving the time and effort needed for research and design.
  • Engaging learner platform: To foster deeper learning comprehension and retention, Absorb LMS supports multimedia content formats, responsive design, social learning, and branded interfaces.
  • Support: 24/7/365 days support from anywhere. Plus, a Client Success Manager is also available to offer further support.
  • Actionable Reporting: To prove ROI for training programs with flexible reporting, including configurable admin dashboards and automated reports.
  • Turn-key learning content: Simplifies employee training with a ready-to-use content library. Fuels learner engagement with secure knowledge retention with expert-designed, video-based microlearning courses with Absorb Amplify.
  • Robust Security: Absorb successfully completed the (SOC) 2 Type 2 examination for Security and Availability. Absorb also maintains the LMS compliance standards for data security and privacy protection (GDPR).
  • Modern mobile-app: Leaners can train offline, then course progress automatically syncs when internet connection is restored. Available to iOS and Android devices.
  • In-the-flow learning: Absorb Infuse enables the user to integrate training into native systems and applications learners are already using - embedding training directing into existing workflows.

Absorb LMS Features

Learning Management Features

  • Supported: Course authoring
  • Supported: Course catalog or library
  • Supported: Player/Portal
  • Supported: Learning content
  • Supported: Mobile friendly
  • Supported: Progress tracking & certifications
  • Supported: Assignments
  • Supported: Compliance management
  • Supported: Learning administration
  • Supported: Learning reporting & analytics
  • Supported: eLearning
  • Supported: Assessments
  • Supported: Live online learning
  • Supported: In-person learning
  • Supported: Micro-learning
  • Supported: Video learning
  • Supported: eCommerce
  • Supported: AICC-compliant
  • Supported: SCORM-compliant
  • Supported: Tin Can (xAPI) compliant
  • Supported: Social learning
  • Supported: Gamification
  • Supported: GDPR Compliant Learning
  • Supported: Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning

Additional Features

  • Supported: Generative AI

Absorb LMS Screenshots

Screenshot of a company's unique identity with a training interface that is custom-designed for the brand.Screenshot of a company's image and values with a training interface that is tailored to the brand's specific needs.Screenshot of the course creation workflow, that offer a diverse set of formats, including instructional videos, quizzes, and assessments.Screenshot of Absorb's course details page, accessible from the course catalog dashboard, used to give learners an understanding of the course material.Screenshot of learners' progress insights, used to make data-driven decisions with the reporting capabilities of Absorb LMS.Screenshot of course creation with Create AI Beta.

Absorb LMS Videos

The Absorb LMS showcase portal is where the learner experience can be seen firsthand.
Absorb LMS delivers for customers in healthcare, retail, restaurants, and manufacturing by providing flexible learning, extensive customization, and reporting and analytics.
Absorb LMS's smart administration aims to automate processes for maximum efficiency and is customizable to fit unique needs and schedule.

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Absorb LMS Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesArgentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Litmos, Docebo Learning Platform, and Adobe Learning Manager are common alternatives for Absorb LMS.

Reviewers rate Learning administration highest, with a score of 9.6.

The most common users of Absorb LMS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Absorb LMS Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)5%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)25%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)70%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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May 26, 2023

Successful first LMS for our Company

MG
Marie Graichen
Manager, Talent Management & Development
Rochester Electronics (Semiconductors, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company implemented Absorb LMS less than a year ago as our company's first-ever LMS. We reviewed several LMS systems and found that Absorb offered the features that we desired at a lower cost than other competitors. Prior to adopting an LMS, our training courses and records were decentralized and difficult to manage. Many of our prior training materials were PowerPoint presentations and not interactive for the audience. Adopting Absorb's LMS allowed us to centralize training records, provided easier access to training on-demand, and provided a more modern platform using video-based training. We were also able to create custom content with quizzes to confirm that learning objectives were met. Having the training records centralized in the LMS enabled our company to more efficiently confirm competency requirements for various industry and customer audits. We were much more efficient in transitioning repetitive training that had been instructor-led to video-based.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to use interface for users
  • Implementation team very supportive
  • Absorb continues to improve on their tool with new releases
  • Ability to collaboratively suggest modifications to the platform in a forum and vote on other suggestions
  • The manager experience needs further development, including how access the manager experience from the user experience
  • There needs to be an easier search feature to find a course without having to use the filter option.
  • There seems to be a slight delay when completing a course before it shows as completed in the transcript.
Likelihood to Recommend
Absorb is a great LMS for most applications. It was fairly easy to learn to configure and looks very professional. Our employees adopted the system fairly quickly and we had mostly positive feedback. The base Absorb platform provides basic reporting, so if you are going to need more customized reporting, then you will need to purchase the additional module for Absorb Analyze. The Manager Experience is still evolving, and managers may want to have more ability to do things in this part of the system than what is currently available. There is a connector that can be purchased from ADP to connect it with Absorb's LMS, although our company chose to develop our own API connector. We are currently using third-party course authoring software. The Absorb Amplify courses are good if you want to add immediate content to the system, although the courses are very basic.
Absorb LMS Feature Ratings
Learning Management (13)
78.46153846153845%
7.8
Course authoring
N/A
N/A
Course catalog or library
90%
9.0
Player/Portal
90%
9.0
Learning content
80%
8.0
Mobile friendly
80%
8.0
Progress tracking & certifications
90%
9.0
Assignments
80%
8.0
Compliance management
90%
9.0
Learning administration
90%
9.0
Learning reporting & analytics
70%
7.0
Social learning
80%
8.0
Gamification
80%
8.0
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Increased compliance
  • Improved learner engagement and accessibility to training on-demand
  • More streamlined employee onboarding
  • More efficient delivery of training to users
  • Better access to user training records
Absorb LMS Product Features
  • Content Libraries (Absorb Amplify or 3rd Party Libraries)
  • Reporting & Insights (Absorb Analyze or Absorb Amplify Direct)
  • Ecosystem Integrations (Absorb APIs or Absorb Connectors)
We have used many of the Absorb Amplify courses and have also integrated custom created content and third-party libraries. Being our first LMS system, this was a HUGE improvement over how our company had previously managed training delivery and record-keeping. We are much more compliant with mandatory training and have made good use of the training transcripts to demonstrate competency requirements for many of our industry, quality, and customer audits.
Support Rating
9
Absorb help desk has many resources available to help troubleshoot problems. The implementation manager was very helpful and supportive as we were setting up the LMS. Our account manager is more focused on billing and sales, and not able to provide technical support, so for that, we go through Absorb's Help Center. Absorb Academy, (accessed through the Help Center), is a great learning resource to become familiar with the platform. There is also an "Ideas Portal" for requests from administrators for how to improve the LMS.
Alternatives Considered
The main reasons why we chose Absorb LMS was:
1) Best overall features for the cost
2) Easy integration with our HRIS, (ADP WFN)
3) Platform has the ability to add Skill Assessment levels
4) Professional look with easy interface for users
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
750
Our business is a mix of Sales, Manufacturing/Design, Distribution, and Shared Services within the Semiconductor Industry.
Support Headcount Required
2
Familiarity with LMS systems or comparable system administration experience. Understanding of how our company uses the LMS to deliver training, both from a compliance view as well as to meet the needs of users for job skills training or career development.
Business Processes Supported
  • Delivering compliance training
  • Access to training transcripts for audits or compliance needs
  • Ability to offer career development learning opportunities for our employees
Innovative Uses
  • Documenting read/acknowledgement policies or procedures
  • Centralized place to house reference documents
  • Platform to upload custom-created (SCORM) files to replace in-person training
Future Planned Uses
  • Expand company-specific courses to streamline access and delivery of training
  • Appeal to a next-generation audience and make leaning a more modern digital experience
  • Eliminate manual processes that were previously used to track/monitor training
Likelihood to Renew
9
We have just invested a lot of effort into setting up our first-ever LMS with Absorb. It seems to be successful so far, so we are planning on keeping it barring any unforeseen problems in the future.
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
  • Other
Absorb LMS offered us the best features for the cost. It has an intuitive user interface and will allow us to expand our internal course offerings with custom content. We really liked that it had the ability to add competencies and rate competency levels for employees.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
The limits of the basic reporting feature were somewhat frustrating. We ended up adding Absorb Analyze in order to get reports broken out in the way that we needed. I feel like Absorb should include more customization in their basic product with regards to reporting. I also feel that the "Manager Experience" needs further development. We were under the impression that managers would have greater abilities to assign courses, etc. than what they actually had, although I know that this feature is continuing to evolve.
Implementation Rating
9
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Implemented in-house
Implementation Phases
Yes
Using Absorb Academy to learn about system implementation
Weekly meetings with our implementation manager over approximately 8 weeks
Configuring the system using the options available in the platform
Adding in profiles manually and testing the system
Selecting Amplify courses to add to the library
Working with our IT department/ADP to develop a custom API connector
Introducing the system to users with live demos and explaining the benefits of using an LMS

Change Management Lessons
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation
The biggest obstacle that we faced was internally with our Quality/Document Control staff. Prior to the implementation of an LMS, training and review of "spec changes' were all tracked in one spreadsheet. Our internal department struggled with differentiating "training" and "spec reviews", and how to track that employees were up-to-date on the current specifications for processes on how to do their jobs, (mostly in manufacturing/warehouse areas), which was a requirement for ISO and other industry audits. We did not want to "re-invent" a document control system in the LMS and needed to create a process for tracking "spec" reviews.
Implementation Issues
  • Working internally with quality/document control to find solutions for tracking revisions to 'spec' reviews and getting this into the LMS
  • Getting reports broken out the way that we needed them to monitor compliance
  • Because we developed a custom connector/API to connect ADP, (we didn't purchase ADP's connector), we had to manually update changes in the LMS until the custom connector was fully developed, which took 2.5 months to complete.
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