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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting 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

    Skilljar by Gainsight

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASkilljar’s Customer Education LMS Platform is a solution to educate, engage, and retain everyone a business interacts with. An external LMS for customer and partner education, it is a Gainsight solution since the 2025 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Absorb LMSSkilljar by Gainsight
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Absorb LMSSkilljar by Gainsight
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Absorb LMSSkilljar by Gainsight
    Considered Both Products
    Absorb Software Inc.
    Chose Absorb LMS
    At the time of selection, we went with Absorb as they were one of the few that could handle online transactions for courses.

    We are in the process of migrating to Skilljar and will be discontinuing our subscription to Absorb in 2018.
    Incentivized
    Gainsight
    Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
    Skilljar Customer Education Software has a solid reputation and has more integration possibilities tan Absorb LMS and Docebo Learning.
    Incentivized
    Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
    Skilljar support is unparalleled compared to the above LMS platforms. They also allow us for more customization options than the above. We migrated from Absorb LMS and recently moved from Docebo LMS to Workday Learning for internal training.
    Incentivized
    Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
    Skilljar is the best LMS for Quorum’s training needs. While Skilljar is missing a few features offered by their also highly-rated competitors, Docebo and Absorb, they offer a cheaper and more simple pricing model. They also offer a better user experience and more features than W…
    Incentivized
    Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
    Over the past 12 years I've had the opportunity to evaluate, implement, and administer a half dozen Learning Management Systems (LMS), including Intellum, Cornerstone, Absorb, Adobe Connect, Oracle Learning, and Workday, and without question, Skilljar has beat them all at …
    Incentivized
    Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
    Skilljar is much easier to use but also could improve certain features, like the file types. But the interface is much easier than Absorb and the team is much easier to work with.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Absorb LMSSkilljar by Gainsight
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Absorb LMS and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Absorb LMS
    8.9
    90 Ratings
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    7.5
    22 Ratings
    Course authoring8.073 Ratings7.318 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.478 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.182 Ratings8.617 Ratings
    Learning content8.963 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.467 Ratings8.917 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.985 Ratings8.422 Ratings
    Assignments9.974 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Compliance management9.969 Ratings4.913 Ratings
    Learning administration9.787 Ratings9.320 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.785 Ratings7.322 Ratings
    Social learning8.044 Ratings4.311 Ratings
    Gamification6.939 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.561 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Customer Training Tools
    Comparison of Customer Training Tools features of Absorb LMS and Skilljar by Gainsight
    Feature
    Absorb LMS
    -
    Ratings
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    Customer Feedback Collection00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Customer Training Library Curation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    User Permissioning00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Absorb LMSSkilljar by Gainsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (92 ratings)
    8.7
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.5
    (52 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (78 ratings)
    9.0
    (53 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)