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What do you like best about Trainual?

Intuitive platform with a host of tools and features for any team to onboard, self-serve and be empowered in their jobs. The online portal is super easy to use for content creation and sharing, allowing flexibility of content types to keep information engaging for readers. The dashboard view, configurable employee roles and completion reminders make running administration of the hub simple even with a growing team. Having a 'draft' feature while content is in progress is a great feature to allow collaboration on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

As more features have been added there have been some updates in how data is stored and accessed for admins and users, so requires some continual education as an admin to keep up with delivering the best experience for employees. The search feature is useful, but could be more powerful in how it serves up responses. Experienced some formatting issues on text, especially upon export to PDF where the same text can display at weird sizes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

After almost 30 years in business, content was stored in print, DVD and on multiple on-premise and cloub servers. As the business scaled throughout the pandemic and the entire team became remote overnight, our biggest issue to solve was recreating work product for standard processes, as well as easily accessing information. Ultimately we wanted to quell the endless questions from team members for finding content, and house how we operate our business in a central, accessible, online repository. We were seeking to have less repetition in work, accessible policies and procedures, and to overall reduce the burden on the HR, ops and functional leads to continue answering questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Mallory Glessner of Trainual

We're so stoked you're finding Trainual to be an intuitive and powerful knowledge base! Nailing the easy onboarding, engaging content, and admin-friendly features is in our veins.

Shoutout to the draft mode you're loving - nothing beats iterating before that big publish moment!

Thanks for the rave review! Getting kudos from a power user like you means the world. Cheers!

Oh..and p.s. hear you on the search feature. This is in the works - we got you covered.

Trainual Overview

What is Trainual?

Trainual is a software designed for growing teams that need to document, scale, and streamline repeatable operations. Think of it as the go-to playbook that captures every process, policy, role, and responsibility in your business — making sure the right knowledge flows to the right people, right when they need it. Trainual allows you to put all your essential business knowledge in one centralized hub — accessible, assignable, and searchable. Tailored for small to medium-sized businesses, who does what (and how) stays clear and consistent as you grow. From onboarding new hires to training current team members and delegating tasks, Trainual ensures everyone knows how to complete their responsibilities with best practices at their fingertips. Trainual offers a range of features designed to streamline processes and boost team performance. Start by creating crystal-clear step-by-step guides and SOPs using intuitive tools, including AI-powered content generation, ensuring tasks are completed accurately every time. Then, onboard and train new hires with role-specific, custom training paths so they can learn at their own pace and hit the ground running, eliminating scattered information. The knowledge base serves as your company’s centralized brain, making it easy for team members to access exactly what they need when they need it. Role assignments and delegation clearly define responsibilities and track progress, ensuring everyone knows what’s expected and how to deliver. Plus, you can monitor training progress to align your team with company standards, fostering uniformity across workflows. And with AI-powered efficiency, Trainual accelerates content creation and searchability, providing precise answers to employee queries while enhancing accessibility and productivity. Last but not least, you'll have the power to improve employee experiences and collaboration by setting new hires up for success with personalized learning paths, clear responsibilities, and a centralized knowledge hub that streamlines teamwork, boosts morale, and fosters a culture of empowerment. Trainual empowers your company to onboard better and faster, standardize processes, and delegate like a pro. It’s the ultimate solution for teams ready to document, streamline, and scale their how-tos — turning business chaos into clarity and making every process easy to find, follow, and execute.

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Train employees, contractors, salespeople, interns, vendors, and customers with one simple system.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

If an LMS and a Wiki had a baby, and that baby grew up to be way cooler than both of its parents, it would be Trainual.

More powerful than paper manuals. More scalable than Google Docs. As simple as a wiki or process checklist. More user (and budget) friendly than a learning management system.


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Description

Trainual is the training manual for modern businesses. It's a simple and intuitive business playbook builder that makes it easy for growing teams to get everyone up to speed and on the same page, fast. The app was built to help business owners, team leaders, hiring and training managers centralize knowledge, organize processes and SOPs, automate training, and create learning systems for building more scalable or sellable businesses.


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Trainual Demo - Stay on top of training in one, easy-to-access spot
The Home page is your snapshot of everything you need to do (and know!) in Trainual. From here, you can view progress at a glance, reference assignments you’ve completed, and jump right into training to-dos. Plus, quickly access training you own and are responsible for keeping up to date.
Trainual Demo - One organized spot for all your processes, policies, and people
Trainual is more than an onboarding and training tool. It’s an interactive wiki for your business. Once your team starts documenting what they do, you’re on your way to building a turnkey operations manual and playbook for every role in your business.
Trainual Demo - Easy step-by-step training with videos, GIFs, and 700+ content integrations
Do you people prefer to watch videos instead of reading an employee manual? Probably. Do people love GIFs? Yup. Trainual makes training easy and fun! Embed videos, GIFs, and images, slides, etc. right into your step-by-step training modules whenever you want to make it easier or more fun to expla...
Trainual Demo - Easily start with 300+ Templates
Get a head start on documentation with our pre-built library Templates. Simply add any template to your account and customize it to fit your unique business. We have templates for HR, Marketing, Sales, specific tools like Slack and Zoom, and so many more.
Trainual Demo - Assign roles and responsibilities to team members and groups
Use the role chart to map out your current (and future) reporting structure by role. Plus, get a snapshot of where employees should — and shouldn’t — spend their time with the Delegation Planner. Who's accountable for what has never been more clear.
Trainual Demo - Keep tabs on training and onboarding with people and subject reports
See snapshots of team-wide and individual training progress, plus the team’s overall completion for each training. Giving you a quick glance at what’s overdue, what’s been e-signed, test results, and more! (Google Docs can’t do that.)
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Heather R.
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What do you like best about Trainual?

Trainual is very user-friendly and offers a platform that allows multiple authors to submit content and be responsible for the updates. The customer support is the best in the industry. At a time when most companies hide behind chat, Trainual is happy to be up close and personal with prompt email responses and availability right at your fingertips with a quick calendar meeting request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

I inherited the platform from the prior L&D manager. It would have been helpful to have an opportunity to participate in an onboarding/introduction to the platform, a tips and tricks session. I found that it was more difficult than expected to organize the content in a way that is searchable and digestible. Yes, there is content online, but walking through an example of an actual account would be awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trainual allows us to house all of our documentation in one spot. It is easy to assign content for new hires, making onboarding a breeze. The notifications for updates allow us to stay on top of our game, ensuring documentation is updated regularly. Just recently, we decided to test the compliance component and are hoping that will save us a ton of time as we operate in multiple states. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey, Heather!

Woo-hoo! We are pumped to hear you find Trainual so user-friendly as that is precisely what we strive for. Our customer support team is the BEST, we are so lucky to have them!

We totally get your situation with inheriting the platform. That would be a challenge for anyone in your position. It may be worth going through a live product tour (linked below). This will give you the walkthrough you are looking for!

It’s awesome to hear how Trainual is helping you keep all your documentation in one spot. Making it easy to assign content for new hires really does make onboarding a breeze, right?

If you have additional questions, please reach out! We want to make Trainual as seamless as possible - thank you for sharing your thoughts!

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Patrick R.
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What do you like best about Trainual?

Honestly? I like how easy Trainual is to use when creating content for employees to review for training and on-boarding. The set up is easy to follow and Trainual provides multiple ways and resources to help you get started with creating a strong library of trainings for your organization. Their customer service is top notch and the on-boarding specialist who helped us set everything up was responsive when we had questions.

I really like how I can hyperlink to previous trainings, such as our core values, throughout the other trainings that I have created. This really helps with building our brand and integrating our mission and vision throughout our trainings and on-boarding sessions.

It is also really easy to integrate pictures, funny GIFs (to lighten the training mood), and videos to boost the ways in which our trainings can reach their intended audience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

My only dislikes of Trainual are around formatting. There is no copy and paste feature and and the system defaults often to preset conditions such as font and size. I spend more time than I would like playing around with these features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trainual is allowing us at Nexterra to create interactive, relevant trainings that can be accessed by employees across the country. It is easy to build trainings that are accessible to a wide range of stakeholders within our organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey, Patrick!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Trainual! It’s awesome to hear how user-friendly you find it for creating training content. Hyperlinking to core values is an amazing way to keep the brand messaging consistent — props to you for really digging in!

We totally get your frustration with the formatting issues. It’s definitely something to keep in mind, and we'll pass your feedback on to the team!

It's great to see how Trainual benefits your team by making training accessible and engaging. Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback, and keep up the good work with your training! 😊

Randi T.
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What do you like best about Trainual?

Trainual is a great tool to have a central source of information for all team members to reference all the details of how to run your business. When you have a process breakdown, the first question becomes, what is in Trainual? It become easy to identify processes that need improvement, or where new documentation is needed. The ease of use makes it easy to make updates and notify the appropriate team members. Our team loves having the application on their company phones so that they can access the help they need from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

The biggest difficulty I face in Trainual is formatting. The formatting tools can feel restrictive and sometimes it is hard to format the way I'd like our information to be presented. But this far outweighs the benefits of this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trainual is solving the Tribal knowledge problem that small business face. In businesses like ours, the organization often depends on the person who has been there the longest to know the ins and outs of an organization. And when people leave, all their business knowledge goes with them. This was no longer something we could risk and leave in the balances if we were going to grow. Trainual allows us to document who we are, what we do, and how we do it. This keeps everyone on the same page no matter how long they have been with our organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey Randi,

Thanks for the awesome feedback! We’re stoked to hear that Trainual is helping you shift tribal knowledge into documented SOPs. Having a central source of info is an unbelievable advantage!

We get that formatting can be a bit restrictive — we appreciate your input, and we’ll definitely relay it to our team!

It’s fantastic that Trainual is tackling the tribal knowledge issue in your growing business. You are describing quite the bottleneck, and knowing that our platform is helping untangle some inefficiencies in your business makes our day!

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts :)

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What do you like best about Trainual?

I love how easy it is to organize our processes. It is very user friendly and has great user facing look. I love the AI options. I update our information often so I appreciate how quickly I can do that and that a notification goes out to the users about the update. We were using DocSend prior to this and it was so hard to keep track of people's usage. I love the reporting Trainual gives. We will be using the HIPPA template training soon. Overall, very happy with this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

I wish each user had a unique generated link to our site. I often hear that the invitee didn't get the email. If I send them a link and it connects to our account, that would be awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need one space that everyone in our company could access and they would have the most updated docs. We are a newish company so our policies and procedures can change weekly. By sending all of our audiences to Trainual is a HUGE help. Audiences = Client, Sales Team, Sale Managers, potential clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey Suzanne,

Thanks for the awesome feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that Trainual is a "game changer" for you! It’s great that organizing processes and using our AI features is a breeze.

Switching from DocSend to Trainual must feel like a breath of fresh air! We totally get your desire for unique generated links for users; we appreciate the thoughtful feedback here and will pass it on to our team!

We’re so glad Trainual is keeping your docs updated in one spot, especially with all the changes happening.

Thanks again for sharing :)

Josiah D.
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What do you like best about Trainual?

I have been using Trainual for almost two years and have enjoyed the process of implementing it in our learning program. Throughout the time I've used it, Trainual has made regular updates that have streamlined information workflow, data analysis, and overall user experience. The feedback I share on my user experience feels heard and taken into consideration. Their response time and customer service is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

In tandem with what I like best about Trainual, something that has been challenging is the frequency of updates. Often times, the updates impact the visuals of the site, making it difficult to initially find content.

I think there are improvements that could be made to the data tracking side of things, being able to quickly see individuals progress on one subject, as well as resetting completions in mass. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trainual has allowed us to streamline training and relaying information companywide. This opportunity has connected the company despite being in multiple locations. It has allowed for consistent communication and equitable access to materials and information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Mallory Glessner of Trainual

Thanks for sharing your feedback, Josiah! So glad to hear that you've enjoyed your time using Trainual and working with our team. We hear you on feature updates and are actively working on new ways to make this process smoother and easier for all. Here if you need anything - we appreciate you so much!

MJ
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What do you like best about Trainual?

Trainual has been a beneficial product for me and my team! Being able to put all training material in one place and being able to make training fun has been a game changer. I recommend this product to anyone who is looking to advance their training material.

Not only do we enjoy the software and its user-friendly interface, the support team is fanastic and quick to look into issues when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

The video recording that is available is not a free tool that comes with your subscription. This is something you to upgrade your subscription to have. I got to use it for about three recordings and then my free trial ended. I was under the impression that this feature came with our Trainual package but I was disappointed to find out you had to purchase it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to have training all in one place is a huge benefit. Not only that but being able to set certain groups so others don't have to sit through training that isn't applicable to them has been a nice feature. I also love that you can add GIFs and emojis, breaking up the constant words and bringing some fun into training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey Morgan!

Thanks for the awesome feedback! We’re so glad to hear that Trainual has been a game changer for you and your team, making training fun and keeping everything in one spot. Love that you find the interface user-friendly and our support team on point - they are the best!

We totally get your bummer about the video recording feature not being included in the basic subscription. We appreciate the thoughtful feedback here and will pass it on to our team!

Thanks again for taking the time to share :)

Miles B.
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What do you like best about Trainual?

I love that I can track the progress of my team on their training and policy acknowlegment. I love that I can update subjects and push those out to whoever needs to know. Version history allows us to not have to keep up with multiple copies in multiple systems! This will be a game changer that our team will use every day! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

My only complaint so far is that it is pretty slow to load even with a strong network connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping with onboarding and gives us a great first impression to our new hires. It helps us to communicate our culture and who we are. It has eliminated the need for paper employee handbooks or pdfs that are dificult to update. We can have all the need to know information about our company in one system! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey, Miles!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! We’re stoked to hear that Trainual is just what you were looking for, especially with tracking team progress and managing updates. Having everything in one spot with version history is a huge win!

We get that the loading speed can be a bit slow, and we’re on it — we want to make it faster for everyone.

Thanks again for your kind words and callouts!

HS
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What do you like best about Trainual?

It's great that you can see each user's progress and when they last logged in. The navigation is a little clunky but you get used to it after a while. I like that if a user gets locked out, they can reset their password without my assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

The only thing I have struggled with on the Trainual site is complications when downloading full trainings. It takes a lime to download them and when it's finally ready, half the time, the PDF doesn't come out correctly. Also, It would be great if we could have it downloaded with bookmarks of each sub category, instead of having to do it all manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need to reach a wide variety of agents. New hires, Floor agents and management. This platform allows me to reach each group with their specific needs individually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey, Hannah!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It’s awesome to hear that Trainual is being effective for training new hires and that you appreciate being able to track user progress and logins. Those features really help keep everyone on track!

We totally get your frustration with the navigation and the PDF downloads—that can be a headache! We’re aware of those issues and are working on making it easier for you, especially with the bookmarks for each subcategory.

Your feedback is super valuable, and we appreciate you bringing these points to our attention!

Esther S.
ES
Director of Customer Success
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What do you like best about Trainual?

I love how simple Trainual is to set up, and its flexibility, ease of use, and features let me incorporate text, videos, and more. It brings all our training materials into one place, making it easy to track engagement, integrate into our onboarding process, and quickly reference information whenever questions arise.

We have also received prompt responses anytime we needed to reach out to support. We use Trainual every single week for our new team members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

I do not have any major downsides as this system has been of great help to our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

Trainual replaces most of our Onboarding team! We are able to provide our newhires with the best training materials to make sure they have access to everything they need to be successful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Victoria L.
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Manager of Learning &amp; Experience
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What do you like best about Trainual?

I love the ease of use of all of the features. Once you figure out the format it's incredibly easy to start documenting processes. The template library is robust and helps to build out the basics when you just start. It is also incredibly easy for a non-tech saavy team to use right off the bat without any additional training, and our team adopted it very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Trainual?

It took a while for certain features to be implimented and a few key features are still missing, but I hope to see them in future updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Trainual solving and how is that benefiting you?

We didn't have an LMS at all before finding Trainual so all of our training was done manually by managers and nothing was documented. It was the perfect system to build up a training program from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ben Lofrumento of Trainual

Hey Victoria,

Thanks for the awesome feedback! We're so glad to hear that Trainual has been easy to use for documenting processes and that the template library helped you get started. 📚

We totally get your frustration about some features taking time to roll out. We appreciate your input, and we're always working on updates.

It's fantastic that Trainual has transformed your training process from a manual application to a solid program. That's a huge win!

Thanks again for your thoughts :)