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Which LMS are you using?
Our current LMS (Litmos) is up for renewal and we're reviewing what else is out there. While changing LMS's is a big job, we feel that while once it was leading, Litmos is lagging behind in features and updates, and the admin side is clunky compared to other more modern LMS's.
We're looking for an easy to use, but powerful, admin interface, robust reporting and learner insights, easily customisable for the look and feel, engagement tools such as social learning or allowing learners to connect through discussion forums, to name a few.
I have contacted both Absorb and Continu who will both be giving me a demo next week, but wanted to know - what LMS are you using and what are the pros and cons?
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We are using LearnUpon and adore them! We have a dedicated account rep and she is fantastic. I unfortunately have not used the two you mentioned but you could always add learnupon to the list of your demos.
If you're a healthcare organization, I’d definitely recommend Relias. I work there and create training courses in Storyline that we upload straight into the LMS to help new admins learn the platform. Uploading Storyline files has been super smooth. Happy to answer any questions!
The basic version of Absorb is pricey and very basic (also priced on tier, per number of users). Yes there are extra modules but they cost a fortune per year. It has tonnes of reporting. Customer support massively improved, client support gone AWOL and constantly changing. Users have suggested lots of new features but they very slow to implement, most just get marked as 'future consideration'. So many annoyances about how admin system works. Almost 100% up time for years. Could do worse, could do better.
Thanks so much for this. Can you give me an idea of what you mean by very pricey and an idea of cost on the additional modules?
The basic version of Absorb is pricey and very basic (also priced on tier, per number of users). Yes there are extra modules but they cost a fortune per year. It has tonnes of reporting. Customer support massively improved, client support gone AWOL and constantly changing. Users have suggested lots of new features but they very slow to implement, most just get marked as 'future consideration'. So many annoyances about how admin system works. Almost 100% up time for years. Could do worse, could do better.
We've just moved from Absorb to Learning Cart. Absorb is really great for pulling out data (think Excel) and was very robust. I found it easy to manage my users and they found it easy to mange their learning. The CSM support was excellent. However we found as the company changed we needed something different and the eCommerce functions needed a lot of extra help to get them how we wanted them and that eventually led to the move to Learning Cart. In many many ways it is inferior to Absorb but the way we can integrate with our website and the buying experience made it worth the move. We also found it's pricing fitted our model very well.
We are using LearnUpon for our LMS and we love it. We have a dedicated rep. that we meet quarterly with to review their product roadmap and discuss questions or concerns we may have. What really made us go with LearnUpon is that not only do they offer the main portal, you can add multiple sub-portal that can be customized for that demographics. For us, this was a key element to our LMS because we deliver multiple assessments & programs and we needed to be able to separate our portals accordingly. Check it out: https://www.learnupon.com/
Do not go for UKG Pro Learning—outdated, no AI features, poor support, reporting & accessibility features.
I agree!
