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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (71.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
No pricing available
Bridge
Star Rating
(381)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansSumTotal
Star Rating
(42)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (71.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Bridge excels in "Ease of Use" with a score of 8.7, while SumTotal falls short with a score of 6.4. Reviewers mention that Bridge's intuitive interface makes navigation straightforward, enhancing user experience significantly.
- Reviewers mention that Bridge's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.6, compared to SumTotal's 6.8. Users on G2 highlight that Bridge's customer service is responsive and helpful, which is crucial for organizations needing timely assistance.
- Users say that Bridge offers superior "Content Delivery and Tracking" features with a score of 8.0, while SumTotal's score is 7.8. Reviewers appreciate Bridge's robust tracking capabilities that allow for better monitoring of employee progress.
- G2 users report that Bridge shines in "Ease of Setup" with a score of 8.6, whereas SumTotal's score is only 5.7. Users mention that Bridge's setup process is streamlined and user-friendly, making it easier for HR teams to implement.
- Reviewers mention that Bridge's "Performance" score is notably high at 8.9, while SumTotal's is lower at 7.5. Users say that Bridge's performance metrics provide valuable insights that help organizations improve their HR processes.
- Users on G2 report that Bridge's "Generative AI" features, particularly in "AI Text Generation," are rated at 5.6, while SumTotal's features are rated lower at 3.8. Reviewers mention that Bridge's AI capabilities enhance content creation and streamline workflows, making it a more innovative choice.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bridge
Learn Suite
Contact Us
Per Year
Create, catalog, deliver and measure training programs for employees, customers and partners.
- Course Authoring
- Journeys
- Checkpoints
SumTotal
No pricing availableFree Trial
Bridge
No trial information availableSumTotal
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.0
295
6.9
33
Ease of Use
8.7
298
6.4
33
Ease of Setup
8.6
237
5.7
20
Ease of Admin
8.5
242
6.0
21
Quality of Support
8.5
264
6.8
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
233
6.3
21
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
286
3.8
32
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
192
6.1
19
7.3
156
6.7
15
7.0
143
7.3
16
8.1
204
7.9
22
8.2
195
7.5
21
8.0
180
6.7
9
7.2
191
6.2
21
7.6
194
6.1
19
Expense Reports
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Taxes
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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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
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
192
6.1
19
7.3
156
6.7
15
7.0
143
7.3
16
8.1
204
7.9
22
8.2
195
7.5
21
8.0
180
6.7
9
7.2
191
6.2
21
7.6
194
6.1
19
Training & eLearning
7.5
158
|
Verified
7.1
12
8.0
170
|
Verified
7.8
18
7.5
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
170
|
Verified
5.6
11
7.8
158
|
Verified
7.1
16
8.1
159
|
Verified
7.2
15
7.4
153
|
Verified
7.5
12
Generative AI
4.0
17
Not enough data
4.5
17
Not enough data
4.4
17
Not enough data
Operations
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 Basics
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.9
34
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
6.6
31
Not enough data
7.3
33
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.5
28
Not enough data
7.3
28
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
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.2
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Goals
8.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feedback
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
Data
7.1
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
6.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.9
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
Course Management
5.4
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
Onboarding
7.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
3.3
13
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
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 Content
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 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
Platform Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
192
6.1
19
7.3
156
6.7
15
7.0
143
7.3
16
8.1
204
7.9
22
8.2
195
7.5
21
8.0
180
6.7
9
7.2
191
6.2
21
7.6
194
6.1
19
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training
7.6
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feedback
7.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
7.5
170
Not enough data
6.3
110
Not enough data
7.5
168
Not enough data
7.2
140
8.3
5
Course Delivery
7.9
167
Not enough data
8.1
175
8.3
5
7.8
154
Not enough data
Course Management
5.2
133
Not enough data
7.7
154
Not enough data
7.3
147
Not enough data
7.9
126
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
5.9
104
Not enough data
6.6
115
Not enough data
6.1
99
Not enough data
Interface
7.8
149
Not enough data
6.6
109
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.5
158
|
Verified
7.1
12
8.0
170
|
Verified
7.8
18
7.4
170
|
Verified
5.6
11
7.4
134
7.6
16
7.8
158
|
Verified
7.1
16
8.1
159
|
Verified
7.2
15
7.4
153
|
Verified
7.5
12
Generative AI
4.8
55
Not enough data
4.8
54
Not enough data
4.8
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.6
40
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.1
38
Not enough data
6.8
39
Not enough data
7.7
38
Not enough data
6.0
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
37
Not enough data
7.7
38
Not enough data
6.0
37
Not enough data
6.4
36
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
192
6.1
19
7.3
156
6.7
15
7.0
143
7.3
16
8.1
204
7.9
22
8.2
195
7.5
21
8.0
180
6.7
9
7.2
191
6.2
21
7.6
194
6.1
19
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
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
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
7.0
192
6.1
19
7.3
156
6.7
15
7.0
143
7.3
16
8.1
204
7.9
22
8.2
195
7.5
21
8.0
180
6.7
9
7.2
191
6.2
21
7.6
194
6.1
19
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bridge and SumTotal are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems, Performance Management, and Healthcare Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Unique Categories
Bridge is categorized as Sales Training and Onboarding, Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), Career Management, Sales Coaching, and Employee Engagement
SumTotal is categorized as Healthcare HR, Employee Scheduling, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Core HR, and Payroll
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bridge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SumTotal
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
Higher Education
8.9%
Education Management
8.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer Software
5.8%
Other
64.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Hospital & Health Care
10.3%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Higher Education
7.7%
Semiconductors
5.1%
Other
56.4%
Discussions
Why can't we get basic improvements (like a drop down calendar to choose a specific due date for a course) as promised?
2 Comments
RN
Instructure is being sold. I'm not sure if the sale has been finalized but the layoff of 100 employees a couple of months ago is an indication of changes...Read more
What is the best way to collect overall data regarding the courses?
1 Comment
WD
If you are an account administrator you will have access to the insights app alongside learner & author. From there you can click on "deep dive" which will...Read more
Have you used webhooks or API call to pull reports? if yes, what other software did you use?
1 Comment
RN
We have not, unfortunately. At first, this was not an issue and I knew it wouldn't. However, we have grown significantly since we purchased Bridge and we are...Read more
SumTotal has no discussions with answers
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