G2

Bryan Z.

Product Owner E-learning

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/30/2026

"Excellent Multi-Brand LMS with Smooth SCORM/xAPI Uploads"

4/5

What do you like best about Absorb LMS?

Previous Response: What I like best about Absorb is how well it handles a multi-brand setup. We run four brands under one company, and being able to give learners access to separate branded portals from a single platform is a big deal for us. It lets each brand keep its own look and course catalogue without us having to manage completely separate systems. Content upload is also straightforward. We author in Articulate Rise and Storyline and publish as SCORM or xAPI, and packages generally import and track without much fuss. That flexibility has let us do more custom things too, like a multi-language launcher that lets learners pick their language before starting a course. On the admin side, setting up enrollments for mandatory training is simple, which makes company-wide rollouts (like compliance or onboarding courses for all European employees) manageable for a small L&D team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Absorb LMS?

Previous Response: The biggest limitation for us is the package size cap. We produce multilingual product training (up to nine languages in one course), and fitting everything under the 2GB limit means spending a lot of time compressing and re-encoding videos rather than improving the content itself. For companies with video-heavy or multi-language courses, this becomes a real bottleneck. Working with custom xAPI setups can also take some trial and error. When we built our own language-selector launcher, we ended up validating it in SCORM Cloud first to make sure the behaviour was right before relying on Absorb, because troubleshooting directly in the LMS wasn't always transparent. Finally, for a mid-sized organisation, the cost and the level of control can feel out of balance. We'd like more freedom to customise the learner experience and integrate with our own portals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Absorb LMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Absorb solves the problem of delivering and tracking training across a complex organisation. We're a solar mounting company with four brands, both internal employees and external installers to train, and audiences spread across multiple European countries and languages. Before a central LMS, keeping track of who had completed what was scattered and manual.

With Absorb, we have one place to host everything, from product and installation training for installers (like our FlatFix Fusion installer's guide) to mandatory courses for all our European employees. Branded portals let each brand present its own training while we manage it all centrally.

The main benefit is visibility and less admin. We can enroll whole groups at once, track completions for compliance training, and give HR clear insight into who's up to date. For installers, having structured, multilingual product training available online means fewer installation errors and less dependence on in-person sessions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.