Compare Absorb LMS and SmarterU LMS 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (100.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$600/month paid annually up to 1,000 users
Absorb LMS
Star Rating
(606)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(3)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (100.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$600/month paid annually up to 1,000 users
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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Transform your training with an LMS built to drive learning and ROI.
- Custom branded learner interface
- 24/7/365 In-house support
- Flexible pricing plans starting at 100 learners
SmarterU LMS
Enterprise
$600/month paid annually
up to 1,000 users
Contact us for pricing for additional users or to discuss our Enterprise Plus plan for larger accounts.
See http://smarteru.com/plans for full details
Our fully featured LMS platform, with integrated course builder plus:
- All Corporate plan features plus:
- 10 languages
- increased storage & bandwidth
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Absorb LMS
Free Trial is available
SmarterU LMS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
545
Not enough data
Ease of Use
8.8
550
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.5
478
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.7
533
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.5
544
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
529
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
526
Not enough data
Features by Category
Training & eLearning
8.9
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
266
Not enough data
8.4
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
252
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
248
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
252
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
30
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
Process Automation
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.3
37
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.1
122
Not enough data
8.8
126
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
Training & Learning
9.1
139
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
8.8
128
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.7
121
Not enough data
9.0
132
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
92
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
Reporting Analysis
8.4
85
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
Course Management
8.8
87
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
Integration
7.6
70
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
Customer Assistance
9.6
90
Not enough data
Platform Customization
9.0
86
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning Content - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
Ethics - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
Compliance - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
Certifications - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
Reporting - Ethics and Compliance Learning
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.5
277
Not enough data
8.0
266
Not enough data
8.3
298
Not enough data
8.3
287
Not enough data
Course Delivery
8.6
286
Not enough data
9.3
321
Not enough data
8.8
325
Not enough data
8.4
266
Not enough data
Course Management
7.6
228
Not enough data
8.6
284
Not enough data
8.6
293
Not enough data
8.7
258
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
7.5
186
Not enough data
7.6
191
Not enough data
7.4
184
Not enough data
Interface
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
8.4
248
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
266
Not enough data
8.4
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
252
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
140
Feature Not Available
7.3
147
Feature Not Available
7.3
137
Feature Not Available
Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Absorb LMS and SmarterU LMS are categorized as Corporate Learning Management Systems and Course Authoring
Unique Categories
SmarterU LMS has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Absorb LMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SmarterU LMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
7.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Computer Software
4.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.2%
Financial Services
4.0%
Other
74.6%
Marketing and Advertising
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Design
33.3%
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Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Absorb LMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bryan C.
Verified User in E-Learning
Lots of recent polls show that companies don't like their learning management system. The reason is that most LMS's are too complex, steep learning curve, not very flexible, often they have too many features that are not used. Absorb LMS has a good balance...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The following are features of Absorb LMS that could be improved: - placing data in either historical or active causes prolonged data clean up processes and confusion with migration of historical data - course and curriculum settings need to be set...
SmarterU LMS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jerry T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Unlike other LMS platformd SmarterU is easy to upload and learn information.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Bryan C.
Verified User in E-Learning
Lots of recent polls show that companies don't like their learning management system. The reason is that most LMS's are too complex, steep learning curve, not very flexible, often they have too many features that are not used. Absorb LMS has a good balance...
Jerry T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Unlike other LMS platformd SmarterU is easy to upload and learn information.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The following are features of Absorb LMS that could be improved: - placing data in either historical or active causes prolonged data clean up processes and confusion with migration of historical data - course and curriculum settings need to be set...
Discussions
Who owns Absorb LMS?
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Official Response from Absorb LMS
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) acquired Absorb Software in 2021....Read more
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