Absorb LMS vs. Articulate 360

Articulate 360

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Absorb LMS	Score9.2 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	Absorb LMS aims to empower organizations to train employees with the skills needed to stay modern and relevant in today's fast-paced world. The LMS software focuses on aligning learning needs with business demands.	N/A
Articulate 360	Score9.3 out of 10	N/A	Articulate 360 is an e-learning platform for creating workplace training. Users can build engaging courses with AI-enhanced authoring, simplify collaboration, and quickly share content. A subscription includes robust onboarding resources and access to a community of 1.5M pros.	$1,124 per year

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Articulate 360 Standard - Academic - Teams Plan: $1,124
per year
Articulate 360 Standard - Personal Plan: $1,199
per year
Articulate 360 AI - Personal Plan: $1,449
per year
Articulate 360 Standard - Teams Plan: $1,499
per year
Articulate 360 AI - Teams Plan: $1,749
per year

Pricing Offerings
Absorb LMS	Articulate 360
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

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	Absorb LMS	Articulate 360
Considered Both Products	Absorb Software Inc. Cameron Smith Global CEO and Managing Director APAC at Engineering Leaders (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Absorb LMS had far more white labelling and customisation which is essential for our business use. Talent LMS does not allow downloading of content authoring files, effectively locking you into their platform. Articulate has great content authoring functionality but it staggers … Incentivized Helpful? Tom Pile Creative Director in Marketing at Digitech (Public Safety, 201-500 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Two of the other platforms that we tested and evaluated are not available in your list. We looked at systems from EMS1.com delivered by Praetorian, Inc., and we looked at a product called WebAnywhere, with whom we actually contracted for a year before abandoning the platform … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS Implementation of a new product was intimidating. Incentivized Helpful? Jessica Webb Instructional Design Lead at Solventum (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Absorb LMS Absorb LMS was a lot more intuitive and user friendly, it also provided a much better user experience. The analtyics were a vast improvement as well. Incentivized Helpful? Julia Reed Learning & Development Manager at ImagineSoftware (Computer Software, 201-500 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Our organization previously used LMS365, which did not support eCommerce and had difficulties supporting external users. (My understanding is the issues with external users may have been directly related to our Microsoft implementation and not directly LMS365's fault, but it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS We felt Absorb LMS best fit our needs. Incentivized Helpful? Kenny Lentine Sr Employee Development Analyst in Human Resources at The Chamberlain Group (Consumer Goods, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Absorb LMS I think Absorb LMS is, by far, the most clean and visually appealing platform, while being easy to use and still providing powerful functionality. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS We vetted several web-based systems, but I don't recall all of the names. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS We were very disappointed with D2L and Workday's ability to customize what or how content is shown to users. The platforms can be robust but the onboarding time for new administrators is much longer than Absorb. Workday's current offering (2023) for external learners is … Incentivized Helpful? Sue Christensen Senior Manager Learning Consulting at OTEC (Professional Training & Coaching, 11-50 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Absorb LMS has all the functionality that is now expected from a premier LMS. But it also has superb customer support. At a fair price point Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS I have only ever used Moodle in a personal educational setting, so not from an administrator-perspective, but Absorb definitely has a ton of settings and customizability. I know that one reason we decided to go with Absorb is their ability to create custom templates, which has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS The user interface in Absorb is awesome; the back end - admins don't have as much ability. In the past, I could do things like exclude groups from training, build groups based on people who had completed courses, link courses without having to put them in a curriculum, etc. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS The main reason is the prompt support and useful features Incentivized Helpful? Joseph Leung Manager of eLearning in Human Resources at Sinai Health System (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Absorb LMS Absorb support is way better than others and I feel more valued and listened to than the other LMS that I have checked out Incentivized Helpful? Martha Tobin Global Director of Learning and Development in Corporate at Purpose Brands (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 201-500 employees) Chose Absorb LMS We really like the innovative AI functions of Docebo but appreciate the clean, modern interface of Absorb LMS. Incentivized Helpful? Christina Carter Learning and Development Consultant in Engineering at JEO Consulting Group (Civil Engineering, 201-500 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Absorb LMS offered the best e-commerce for what we origionally wanted, however, we stayed due to their CSM support and anticipated/ongoing additon of features. Additionally we were drawn to the Create feature and gamification options, along with the Collaboration features. Incentivized Helpful? Yann Poirier Multimedia Specialist in Marketing at CHU Sainte-Justine (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Absorb LMS Better interface for end-user and administrator Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS When we were looking for a new LMS years ago, we met with a number of vendors. Absorb stood out to me because the functions and interface just made sense and it met our budget well. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS We previously used the Oracle LMS function, as we utilize other Oracle products within the organization. Absorb LMS is a much more user-friendly, robust LMS tool which better suits the needs of our business with the growing geographic landscape and integration of other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Absorb LMS I think Absorb LMS stacks up well but can't speak to specifics. Basically, it gets the job done. I didn't select Absorb LMS - it was an existing part of our org when I joined. Incentivized Helpful?	Articulate Global, Inc. Verified User Chose Articulate 360 Learning curve Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Articulate 360 Docebo is a superior LMS for scale, but I prefer the features and functionality of Rise and Storyline to that of Absorb and Captivate. However, I find the Absorb content dev tool to be a great middle ground between Rise and Storyline, and would love to see a similar … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Articulate 360 I think they are all comparable, however articulate is easier to onboard. It also seems that Articulate is innovating in the way business need. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Articulate 360 Captivate worked much like photoshop with the layering. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Articulate 360 I honestly don’t know if any products that can even be compared to the articulate programs. I’ve use simple things like PowerPoint and canvas to create material for training needs. I can’t say that they are even remotely close to what you achieve in Articulate. However, … Incentivized Helpful?
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Comparison of Learning Management features of Absorb LMS and Articulate 360
Feature	Absorb LMS 8.9 90 Ratings	Articulate 360 - Ratings
Course authoring	8.073 Ratings	00 Ratings
Course catalog or library	9.478 Ratings	00 Ratings
Player/Portal	9.182 Ratings	00 Ratings
Learning content	8.963 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile friendly	7.567 Ratings	00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications	9.985 Ratings	00 Ratings
Assignments	9.974 Ratings	00 Ratings
Compliance management	9.969 Ratings	00 Ratings
Learning administration	9.787 Ratings	00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics	8.685 Ratings	00 Ratings
Social learning	8.044 Ratings	00 Ratings
Gamification	6.939 Ratings	00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning	9.461 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	Absorb LMS	Articulate 360
Likelihood to Recommend	9.2 (92 ratings)	9.3 (432 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (6 ratings)	10.0 (21 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (2 ratings)	8.8 (286 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	9.5 (78 ratings)	8.8 (27 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.2 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (8 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	8.2 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	8.2 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.2 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

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