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Market Segments
Enterprise (71.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
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SumTotal
Star Rating
(42)3.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (71.1% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(792)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.4% of reviews)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that TalentLMS excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall rating compared to SumTotal. Users appreciate the platform's intuitive interface, which allows for easy course creation and content delivery, making it suitable for both small teams and larger organizations.
- According to verified reviews, TalentLMS stands out for its quick implementation process. Users highlight the platform's ability to auto-assign courses and send reminders, which streamlines the onboarding experience and enhances user engagement.
- Reviewers mention that while SumTotal offers impressive versatility and robust tools for learning management, it struggles with ease of use. Users have noted challenges in navigating the platform, which can hinder the overall training experience.
- Users say that TalentLMS provides exceptional support, with many praising the quality of assistance received. This is reflected in the platform's high ratings for customer support, where users feel valued and supported throughout their learning journey.
- G2 reviewers highlight that TalentLMS allows instructors to create diverse training content easily, including videos and presentations. This flexibility is a key advantage for organizations looking to deliver engaging and varied training materials.
- According to recent feedback, while SumTotal is recognized for its comprehensive features in performance tracking and talent acquisition, users have expressed a desire for improved ease of setup and administration, which can impact the overall user experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SumTotal
No pricing availableFree Trial
SumTotal
No trial information availableTalentLMS
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
6.9
33
8.7
593
Ease of Use
6.4
33
9.0
596
Ease of Setup
5.7
20
8.9
548
Ease of Admin
6.0
21
8.8
552
Quality of Support
6.8
29
8.9
555
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
6.3
21
9.2
537
Product Direction (% positive)
3.8
32
8.9
577
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.2
21
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
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
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Platform
Not enough data
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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
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Taxes
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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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
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Not enough data
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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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.2
21
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.8
18
8.8
229
7.6
16
8.5
187
7.1
16
8.3
217
7.2
15
8.3
222
Training & eLearning
5.6
11
8.6
220
7.5
12
7.9
205
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.1
16
8.3
217
7.5
12
7.9
205
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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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
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.0
15
Performance reviews
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Goals
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.0
48
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Verified
Not enough data
8.1
49
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Verified
Not enough data
7.7
40
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
47
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Verified
Not enough data
6.8
39
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Verified
Course Management
Not enough data
8.1
49
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
52
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Verified
Not enough data
8.4
51
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Verified
Not enough data
7.9
49
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
46
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Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
50
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Verified
Not enough data
8.0
46
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Verified
Not enough data
7.5
41
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Verified
Onboarding
Not enough data
8.4
49
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Verified
Not enough data
7.8
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
42
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
7.8
38
Training & Learning
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
7.9
40
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
20
Reporting Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
8.5
65
Course Management
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.3
65
Integration
Not enough data
6.2
46
Not enough data
8.0
61
Customer Assistance
Not enough data
8.2
61
Platform Customization
Not enough data
7.8
53
Agentic AI - Online Learning Platform
Not enough data
4.0
5
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
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.4
9
Ethics - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Compliance - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
6.3
9
Certifications - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Reporting - Ethics and Compliance Learning
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.8
9
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
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
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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
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.2
21
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
8.3
181
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
184
8.3
5
7.7
143
Course Delivery
Not enough data
8.1
170
8.3
5
8.3
178
Not enough data
8.3
146
Course Management
Not enough data
8.0
161
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.5
175
Not enough data
8.3
132
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
7.1
98
Not enough data
7.2
113
Not enough data
7.3
109
Interface
Not enough data
8.4
159
Not enough data
7.7
114
Training & eLearning
7.1
12
8.6
215
7.8
18
8.8
229
5.6
11
8.6
220
7.6
16
8.5
187
7.1
16
8.3
217
7.2
15
8.3
222
7.5
12
7.9
205
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
48
Not enough data
6.9
41
Not enough data
6.3
41
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.2
21
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SumTotal and TalentLMS are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems and Healthcare Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Unique Categories
SumTotal is categorized as Healthcare HR, Employee Scheduling, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Core HR, Payroll, and Performance Management
TalentLMS is categorized as Customer Education, Ethics and Compliance Learning, Sales Training and Onboarding, eLearning Content, Training Management Systems, Online Learning Platform, and Course Authoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SumTotal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TalentLMS
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
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Hospital & Health Care
10.3%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Higher Education
7.7%
Semiconductors
5.1%
Other
56.4%
E-Learning
8.1%
Education Management
7.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
6.1%
Professional Training & Coaching
5.8%
Other
66.0%
Discussions
SumTotal has no discussions with answers
Can we add our own "trigger" (customized course field) for sending out notifications?
4 Comments
DG
TalentLMS has a "notifications" feature that allows the system to send an email X hours after course completion to a range of different users, including the...Read more
Can I use my own domain?
3 Comments
RC
Yes you can and you can get a very professional result once you do so, especially if you are on a plan with secure connection (SSL) included. There are a few...Read more
Is Talent LMS as good as the reviews say?
3 Comments
PE
Hi Daniela
I use TalentLMS and am very happy with the functionality of the software. The learners that we have (who are not all tech minded) find it easy...Read more
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