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Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(860)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(1,641)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
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- G2 reviewers report that Absorb LMS excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface that allows learners to quickly find courses and track their progress. In contrast, while Paychex offers a comprehensive platform for managing the employee lifecycle, some users have noted that it can be less user-friendly, particularly for those unfamiliar with its features.
- Users say that Absorb LMS provides exceptional customer support, with feedback highlighting the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. Paychex also receives commendations for its customer service, but some users have expressed a desire for quicker response times, indicating that there may be room for improvement in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Absorb LMS stands out for its robust reporting and analytics capabilities, which help HR teams demonstrate compliance and track training progress effectively. Paychex, while offering a solid suite of features, has not been highlighted as strongly in this regard, with users focusing more on its employee management functionalities.
- According to verified reviews, Absorb LMS is noted for its automation features, particularly in enrollment and compliance tracking, which streamline administrative tasks for users. Paychex, on the other hand, is recognized for its comprehensive hiring module, which simplifies the recruitment process, but may not offer the same level of automation in learning management.
- G2 reviewers highlight that both platforms have similar scores for ease of setup, but Absorb LMS edges out slightly with a more modern interface that requires less technical skill for administrators. Paychex users appreciate its straightforward setup, yet some have reported challenges in configuring the system to meet specific needs.
- Users report that while both products meet their requirements effectively, Absorb LMS has a higher overall satisfaction rating, reflecting a more positive user experience. Paychex, while effective for small businesses, may not resonate as well with mid-market users who are looking for more advanced features and flexibility.
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Meets Requirements
8.7
782
8.7
1,315
Ease of Use
8.8
789
8.5
1,376
Ease of Setup
8.4
681
8.3
986
Ease of Admin
8.7
762
8.5
963
Quality of Support
9.5
781
8.3
1,269
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
757
8.5
961
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
757
7.5
1,293
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.8
53
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.8
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
Not enough data
7.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
855
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
547
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
530
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
861
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
563
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
933
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
407
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
780
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
783
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
832
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
880
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
828
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
266
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
862
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
841
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
877
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
729
|
Verified
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
7.9
152
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
233
Not enough data
8.0
196
Not enough data
7.0
112
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.5
190
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.4
211
Not enough data
8.3
223
Not enough data
7.9
152
Not enough data
7.6
102
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.0
12
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
7.6
22
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Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.9
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
396
Not enough data
8.4
422
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
443
|
Verified
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
416
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
397
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
6.2
24
Not enough data
6.2
24
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
416
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
422
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
443
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
397
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
43
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
7.4
41
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Automation
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
5.0
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.6
8
Goals
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Feedback
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Data
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
7.9
161
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.1
164
Not enough data
Training & Learning
9.1
182
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
8.4
171
Not enough data
8.5
160
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.9
175
Not enough data
8.3
171
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
125
Not enough data
7.6
125
Not enough data
Reporting Analysis
8.1
176
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
Course Management
8.6
173
Not enough data
9.0
176
Not enough data
Integration
7.3
137
Not enough data
8.8
156
Not enough data
Customer Assistance
9.5
180
Not enough data
Platform Customization
8.9
173
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Learning Platform
6.6
49
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Cleaning
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning Content - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.2
81
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
Ethics - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.2
77
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
Compliance - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.2
85
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
7.5
76
Not enough data
Certifications - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.1
82
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
Reporting - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.2
81
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
7.5
52
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.9
101
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.6
64
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
8.3
117
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.3
424
Not enough data
7.8
388
Not enough data
8.2
439
Not enough data
8.2
429
Not enough data
Course Delivery
8.6
426
Not enough data
8.7
466
Not enough data
8.3
395
Not enough data
Course Management
7.5
345
Not enough data
8.5
413
Not enough data
8.6
429
Not enough data
8.7
388
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
7.2
296
Not enough data
7.3
292
Not enough data
7.1
279
Not enough data
Interface
8.6
327
Not enough data
8.3
338
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
416
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
396
Not enough data
8.4
422
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
443
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
397
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
230
Feature Not Available
7.0
235
Feature Not Available
7.0
221
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
6.5
69
Feature Not Available
6.4
69
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
218
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
8.4
95
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
151
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
199
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
312
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
400
Not enough data
8.5
410
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
8.2
401
Not enough data
8.5
424
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Absorb LMS and Paychex are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems
Unique Categories
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Time Tracking, PEO Providers, Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Payroll, Workforce Management, Background Check, HR Analytics, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, Expense Management, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Absorb LMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.6%
Computer Software
4.4%
Financial Services
4.0%
Other
74.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
3.9%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.4%
Discussions
Who owns Absorb LMS?
1 Comment
Official Response from Absorb LMS
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) acquired Absorb Software in 2021....Read more
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We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
Could you gear the instructions to the CLIENT instead of the PayChex representative?
2 Comments
EG
Paychex provided a printout that we give to employees that tells them how to set up their accounts. When I set up the company's online account a few years...Read more
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