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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (100.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$600/month paid annually up to 1,000 users
Absorb LMS
Star Rating
(839)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(3)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (100.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$600/month paid annually up to 1,000 users
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Entry-Level Pricing
Absorb LMS
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Transform your training with an LMS built to drive learning and ROI.
- Custom branded learner interface
- 24/7/365 In-house support
- Flexible pricing plans starting at 100 learners
SmarterU LMS
Enterprise
$600/month paid annually
up to 1,000 users
Contact us for pricing for additional users or to discuss our Enterprise Plus plan for larger accounts.
See http://smarteru.com/plans for full details
Our fully featured LMS platform, with integrated course builder plus:
- All Corporate plan features plus:
- 10 languages
- increased storage & bandwidth
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Absorb LMS
Free Trial is available
SmarterU LMS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
764
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.8
770
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.4
666
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
744
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.5
762
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
740
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
740
Not enough data
Features by Category
Training & eLearning
8.9
452
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Not enough data
8.4
394
Not enough data
8.4
418
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Not enough data
8.7
438
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Verified
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
414
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Not enough data
8.2
394
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
6.2
24
Not enough data
6.2
24
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
371
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Not enough data
8.9
452
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Verified
Not enough data
7.4
65
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
414
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
418
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Verified
Not enough data
8.7
438
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
394
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
43
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
7.4
41
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
Platform Basics
7.9
161
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.1
164
Not enough data
Training & Learning
9.1
181
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.8
170
Not enough data
8.4
171
Not enough data
8.5
160
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.5
162
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
8.4
170
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
125
Not enough data
7.6
125
Not enough data
Reporting Analysis
8.1
173
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
Course Management
8.5
172
Not enough data
9.0
174
Not enough data
Integration
7.3
137
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
Customer Assistance
9.5
180
Not enough data
Platform Customization
8.9
171
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Learning Platform
6.6
49
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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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
93
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
8.0
76
Not enough data
Compliance - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.1
82
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.0
79
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
74
Not enough data
Reporting - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.2
81
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.3
420
Not enough data
7.8
388
Not enough data
8.2
437
Not enough data
8.2
423
Not enough data
Course Delivery
8.6
423
Not enough data
8.7
462
Not enough data
8.3
393
Not enough data
Course Management
7.5
344
Not enough data
8.5
412
Not enough data
8.6
425
Not enough data
8.7
387
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
326
Not enough data
8.3
338
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
371
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
452
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
414
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
394
Not enough data
8.4
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
438
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
394
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
230
Not enough data
7.0
235
Not enough data
7.0
221
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
6.5
69
Not enough data
6.4
69
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Absorb LMS and SmarterU LMS are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems and Course Authoring
Unique Categories
SmarterU LMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Absorb LMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmarterU LMS
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
7.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Computer Software
4.5%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
74.3%
Marketing and Advertising
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Design
33.3%
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Other
0.0%
Discussions
Who owns Absorb LMS?
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Official Response from Absorb LMS
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) acquired Absorb Software in 2021....Read more
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