About Absorb LMS

Absorb Software is an AI-powered learning management system (LMS) provider for all learners inside and outside an enterprise, across industries globally. Purpose-built for an engaging, personalized learner experience and efficient administration, Absorb LMS enables millions of employees, customers, partners, and members to discover, absorb, and apply the knowledge they need. From meeting compliance to motivating learners, up-skilling/re-skilling to improving productivity, and creating/curating to monetizing course content, the platform unlocks potential. The Absorb Difference Intelligent Assist: An AI feature that helps manage day-to-day admin tasks more efficiently using natural language, ask a simple or even complex request, and be taken directly to the pre-configured report page or action screen with one click. Absorb Create: Create AI Beta is a powerful tool made for course creators and subject matter experts in organizations of all sizes and types who want to streamline their course creation process. It allows course creators to save time on research and design, while still producing high-quality content using Absorb Create. Absorb Pinpoint: Uses AI and natural language processing to automatically transcribe and timestamp your video lessons – and then makes them searchable. A simple search query gives learners a direct path to the point in the video or transcript they need, transforming longer LMS video content into contextualized microlearning experiences. Absorb Engage: A set of collaborative tools, like discussion and breakout rooms, that help facilitate learner engagement and boost user experience to keep your learners hooked. Absorb Amplify: High-quality turnkey content library filled with expert-designed, video-based microlearning courses to accelerate value and fuel learner engagement. Easy-to-Use: Count on an intuitive experience. Get up and running in a matter of days—not weeks. Feature-Rich: Tap automated enrollment, mobile learning, learner engagement and many more features to streamline learning. Responsive Support: Rely on award-winning 24/7/365 support powered by our client services team—you’ll never talk to an outsourced rep. Custom Branding: Get the best custom branding options in the industry. Wow your learners with beautifully designed portals. Reporting and Analytics: Prove ROI for your learning program with an array of customizable reports and configurable dashboards. Seamless Integrations: Leverage standard or custom integrations to connect with the HCM systems and content libraries you already use. Outstanding Security: Entrust your company’s safety to our experts focused on the strictest data security standards, including SOC 2 and GDPR.
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Absorb LMS pricing

Absorb LMS does not have a free version but does offer a free trial.

Starting Price:
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Free Version:
No
Free trial:
Yes

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Absorb LMS Reviews for UK Users

Feature rating

Value for Money
4.4
Functionality
4.3
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Support
4.5
5 reviews of 288 View all reviews
Antoinette
Antoinette
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 06/03/2024

Refreshing and innovative LMS product

Customer service team are excellent. Project implementation team also excellent. Smooth implementation process. Overall positive and professional experience with the whole team.

Pros

The user interface. It is easy to navigate and makes good use of accessibility.

Cons

In the course setup section I would like to see more developer integration options alongside SCORMS, TinCan, AICC etc. OCN requested compliance integrations with the product so it would be good to see something like this added in the future.

Alternatives Considered

Docebo

Reasons for Choosing Absorb LMS

Former LMS feedback indicated non user friendly interface and a lack of usage across OCNs active centres due to this.

Switched From

Moodle

Reasons for Switching to Absorb LMS

ABSORB's price was overall the best out of all for the features and functionality contained within the whole subscription price. The customer service engineers post implementation are also extremely helpful and will always provide alternative solutions or workarounds on the platform too.
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
3
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 11/12/2024

Fantastic for Corporate Training

Pros

Fantastic for corporate training and up skilling for teams and users with an easy to use LMS platform

Cons

lacks features needed for more structured long form learning and integration with tools to facilitate this kind of learning eg: Plagiarism Checking or Long form content submissions

Alternatives Considered

LearnDash, Brightspace, LearnUpon and Litmos

Reasons for Choosing Absorb LMS

Needed a platform with better support for the teams and admin users

Switched From

Moodle

Reasons for Switching to Absorb LMS

Offered the best all round experience over the other options at an appropriate price point
Andrea V
  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
0
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
0

3
Reviewed on 03/07/2023

A bit clunky but in the end it does the job

Having to deliver training content for compliance purposes has been very easy and fast to setup thanks for the integrated content library. It is not complicated to use if the project is simple. Reporting can be s bit slow but it does its job.

Pros

It does the job. The course creation feature is good, the authoring tool doesn't disappoint, and the free content library is perfect. This is very important for companies that need to deliver training in no time. The performance is good because it's cloud-based, so it scales well in case of need. The LMS could also be a source of revenue thanks to e-commerce tool. It comes with a lot of integrations so the system can communicate with external environments.

Cons

The look and feel appears dated, despite constant improvements, and the administration tasks need to be done according to Absorb's logic and it could be very different from how other LMSs work.

Sasha
  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
3

4
Reviewed on 20/11/2024

Training Transformation

Absorb LMS revolutionizes digital marketing training from the traditional course approach and presents the most engaging style. While the simplicity and the flexible environment of the platform contribute to the ease of creating and sharing training materials, the variety of content management tools available on the platform contributes to the fun factor of the training itself.

Pros

Out of the features described above, there are two exciting abilities that set Absorb LMS apart from the competition. While it adapts content based on team member performance, the choice of training content is particularly well suited to the creation of visually rich, highly engaging multimedia content, which enhances knowledge retention and reduces dictionary lookup interruptions in the actual work environment training.

Cons

A few gamification strategies were incorporated in the design. Other basic and complex content translation features. Compared to the previous years, relatively few new advanced assessment tools and resources developed. Limited access to additions to the features on training modules to reflect the specific branding of a company or organization.

Mekhala
  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 04/04/2024

Why would I suggest Absorb?

Pros

Robust reporting and Dashboards - Implementing robust reporting and dashboard features in Absorb LMS involved configuring custom reporting tools and dashboards to track learner progress, performance, and engagement metrics effectively. Customizing reporting for license usage and billing to meet specific organizational requirements has posed complexity, data integration, and usability challenges. Close collaboration between the Absorb billing and internal delivery teams was essential to define reporting requirements and configure custom reports accurately.

Cons

e-Commerce - Business to Customer is one of our lead profit generation initiatives, and we want to create a unique learning experience for individuals interested in shaping their DEI learning journey. Challenges were introduced in secure payment processing, and outdated knowledge-based articles were found in Absorb. Extensive collaboration was required between the finance, IT, and Absorb LMS specialists to identify the payment issues. A temporary solution was enabled to capture the payments that still pose a risk.

Integrations admin authorization - While Absorb has essential integrations on a button click, it has dependencies on the admin authorization between different systems. Admin within Absorb should also have admin privileges in other systems, which is not always the case within the organization.

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