# Page 9 | Absorb LMS Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is Absorb LMS the right Learning Management System solution for you? Explore 328 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/61763/Absorb-LMS/reviews --- Absorb LMS 4.5 (328) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/61763/Absorb-LMS/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of Absorb LMS ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 328 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use DH Dan H. General Manager Used the software for: ### "Great Learning Portal, excellent partner!" October 2, 2013 5.0 Pros: - Access to easy Admin reporting with basic customization and scheduling capabilities - Responsive Technical Support Group - Ease-of-use for both Admin and Student sites - Continuous system enhancements such as upgrade to HTML platform - Ability to customize user interface, images, and messaging through Admin site. Cons: - Limited phone access to Technical Support Overall: Absorb provides all the functionality that you would expect from a traditional Learning Management System, with unique features that empower us to deploy an intuitive customer learnng portal. Our business is to deliver virtul instructor led training online, and we use the LMS to manage customer enrollments into our course sessions, assignment of instructors and customer related messaging and reporting. In addition we've integrated it with our corporate website and back-end accounting system. Our customers find it very easy to utilize self-enrollment features. We find Blatant Technologies extremely easy to work with, as they continuously strive to help us improve the ease of our business processes through team collaborative solution development. Absorb provides a very clean and professional user interface which accurately presents the Dale Carnegie image to it's customers. Review Source Rachel W. Corporate Applications Analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "This LMS is simple yet very effective, easy to use and great for medium sized companies." November 28, 2017 5.0 Pros Ability for our users to become power users and administer the application for their staff. This is helpful for the IT department and allows the users to be in control of their learning. Cons We only get one API key so if we need to make any changes or test out changes that we want to make, it takes down our outside facing shopping cart. This can be frustrating, hopefully it will change in the future. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Administrative Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "LMS" March 31, 2016 4.0 I ejoy using our LMS. It is veratile and allows one stop shopping instead of having multiple sites to go to. I do wish it were easier to search. It is very difficult to find lessons that need to be aqssigned (or it may just be I do not use it that often). Pros 1\. Everything in one place. 2. Can assign multiple people and track progress. 3. Can us programs that have already been written or can write your own specific to your area. Cons 1..The search function could be simplified. I find it very difficutl to find courses to assign. Review Source Kate H. Director of Clinical Operations Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Works ok" December 7, 2018 4.0 Pros It has an attractive UI and allows admin to track and monitor video completion by users. Cons I find it hard to update the videos. It also can be hard to organize videos and courses in an intuitive way because of how the software is structured. Review Source FF Felix F. Project Leader Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "This LMS is simple but very effective, easy to use and excellent for small and medium businesses." May 22, 2018 4.0 Pros The built in workflow allows me to create a course that can be distributed to my users in a matter of minutes. Easily upload any type of multimedia, its UX and UI. is magnific. can access all function very easily whether you are a student, an instructor or an admin. keep a running list of enrolled and completed courses Cons The calendar could be better.. need more integration with other comercials calendars, Requires deep technical experience for Customize this system, does not allow to create a data repository per student in a simple way, it is not an integrated talent management system. Reporting features, they need to improve them a lot, . The administrative functions are dificult to navigate and there are steps that are unnecessary in several of the processes. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great resource for learning!" November 19, 2022 5.0 It's been great, it's so simple to use and a must for legal firms! Pros How easy it is to use! I've never had any issues with using Absorb. It manages our learning modules and shows my current progress. Cons I think if I was able to get email notifications from Absorb for learning modules, it would remind me of outstanding topics. Review Source CW Cecilia W. Learning Manager Used the software for: ### "Beautiful design and easy to use! " January 15, 2015 5.0 Absorb is a fantastic LMS! They offer full flexibility to customize the user interface. The existing template is very intuitive, so it was an easy for us to add our branding. The LMS is extremely robust and with some basic training you can figure out how to do almost anything you want. You can build an assessment and create surveys in a matter of minutes. Any change you make is instantly updated which helps when testing courses. The experience can be as broad or as detailed as you like with features to force learners to take courses in a certain order or allow learners to create their own learning path. The LMS allows you to upload courses, add instructor-led classroom courses, webinars or bundle courses together to customize learner experiences. Absorb has amazing customer service with prompt responses. The Project Managers are very attentive and help you every step of the way. This is truly an out-of-the-box solution with no extra IT support needed. Review Source OI Ofra I. Project Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Amazing customer support and guidance" June 8, 2022 5.0 The Absorb team, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] in particular, are all very professional and a pleasure to work with! Always available to answer questions and provide beneficial feedback. Pros The LMS is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Cons Can't import zoom attendance report, has to be manually tracked. Review Source TP Tina P. E-Learning Specialist Used the software for: ### "Brandable, Intuitive, and Data Rich" July 15, 2015 4.0 One of the best things about Absorb compared with other LMS products is the look. Designing a great course and putting it in a dated interface is awful. Absorb's ability to customize the interface and design gives our company the ability to create a brand for our training program that echoes our company's values and web presence. Absorb is intuitive and extremely easy to use. It does not take long to figure out how to create courses, upload content, and set up a myriad of user roles that enhance functionality. The dashboard provides a great overview on activity in the LMS. There are a ton of reports that you can pull for just about any data set you can think of. There is also the ability to save your favorite reports so accessing them is just a click away. As with any product I have worked with, you will encounter a bug here and there. We have, and in general the response of the support team has been great. When there is a bug that has to be sent to developers, it can take some time to iron out. This has been my only source of frustration. Overall I would recommend Absorb to others, particularly those who are looking for an LMS that has a modern look and works well for businesses. Review Source FP Fred P. VP Product Management Used the software for: ### "Completely Satisfied" May 1, 2013 5.0 We needed an LMS for our TeamProfessor Application Security eLearning and we settled on Absorb after a broad and detailed search with formal criteria. We eliminated the big guys for cost and lack of flexibility, and the little guys did not have the features or maturity we needed. Absorb has the right set of capabilities that met all of our criteria including scalability, administration ease and flexibility, reporting, and user experience. Absorb is a great value with a simple price model. After passing our evaluation testing, the bonus has been that the team has been great to work with on both the technical and business sides. Day to day needs are handled responsively and efficiently, and when our customers presented deeper challenges the Absorb team delivered for us, without trying to squeeze money from us for every little task. We have rolled out thousands of users already in a very short time and look forward to tens of thousands more. We couldn't be more satisfied. Pros User Experience Administration Flexibility Scalability Design Reporting Enrollment Key Feature Cons New HTML 5 interface still maturing, but looks great. Review Source María Magdalena Z. Advisor / Consultant Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Beautiful LMS. The gate towards a pleasant learning experience. " May 7, 2018 5.0 Pros The best of it: its UX and UI. Seamless and beautiful. You can access every function easily whether you are a student, an instructor or an admin. It makes learning a pleasant task. It gives you an app for iOs and an app for Android users, so it has all scenarios covered. A lot of languages to customize which is fantastic. Cons I can't think of a con that is worth mention. I have to acknowledge that It could be pricey. But if you have the budget, go for it! Review Source FP Fred P. Computer Software Used the software for: ### "Used Absorb To Support Online Training Business" December 22, 2014 4.0 Pros In my last company, I was the product manager for an online training business. We used the Absorb LMS to deploy our hosted users. The product provided the flexibility we needed to roll out with different models and curricula for different customers. It also provided the administrative flexibility we needed for a large customer base. Finally, the reporting enabled us to get the information we needed for ourselves and for the training admins in our customers. Absorb, as a vendor, was a pleasure to work with. They always made an effort to consider and address our needs and were pleasant and professional to deal with. Cons The company is smaller. This has the advantage of being agile, but that comes with a limitation on resources. They just couldn't do everything, and when they got engaged in a major release, you could feel the limited resources being taxed. Review Source SH Stephen H. Skill Development Manager Used the software for: ### "Absorb LMS...simply great!" June 14, 2012 4.0 This LMS is the best or near the top of providers and tools if you use instructor-led and online learning. For the pricing, you won't find a better tool. Like all solutions there are things that could be improved, but outside of custom products, Absorb LMS is a superb product, with great support, and a company that has become a learning partner. Pros Excellent online learning deliver and Instructor Led administration. Reduces administrative demands and simple user interface requires very few clicks. Career module for easy tracking of employee needed and acquired job skills. Great looking site design and flawless implementation. Amazing pricing and good product support. Blatant is a learning partner. Cons Must use a third party content development tool. Flash based learning site creates some end user computer compatibility issues. No mobile solution. Review Source Response from Absorb April 9, 2013 Thanks for your review Stephen! We're happy to share that Wheeler University is now mobile capable with HTML5! YL Yung L. Director of Training Used the software for: ### "Absorb has best admin UX" October 28, 2015 5.0 We selected the Absorb LMS ahead of Cornerstone onDemand, Lightspeed VT, Skillsoft/SumTotal, ExpertusOne, Growth Engineering, Process Peak, and Moodle based on ease of use for the user interface, as well as having, in my opinion, the best admin interface. Things that took me hours to do in the sandbox of other vendors took minutes with Absorb. Ed Hanson was our salesman and was super friendly and available to answer any questions and concerns. Ultimately, it was very attractive financially and more robust then the slimmed down versions of some of the other LMS vendors. The only issue I've had was with an employee feed into the LMS was more troublesome than expected, but we did not purchase the feed that would have taken care of this issue. While there are other LMS vendors that focus more on gamification and social engagement, the Absorb is easy to use for the learner, which should make training more effortless. The admin is the easiest to navigate of the LMS vendors I've been exposed to, and has exactly what I would expect to help us create a world class LMS for our employees. Review Source LM Laura M. Manager, Digital Learning Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A modern LMS" February 12, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy to use learner interface with ability to customize easily. Cons Admin interface less intuitive but improving. Review Source DK Dawn K. National Training Coordinator Used the software for: ### "Extremely Stable Platform, Great Support Teams, Brand Customizable" April 23, 2014 5.0 As the single developer, content writer and administrator for my company's e-learning solution, Absorb LMS has made my life so easy. Running this system for my company is only about 1/10th of my overall responsibilities, and I don't have a full team developing our online tools, so having a reliable, minimal maintenance system makes it possible for me to do everything. This framework is intuitive and gives many options for customization both on the front and back end. What has astounded me is that in the 18 months that our company has had this system we have had zero critical down time. ZERO. In the beginning I only had a basic understanding of and experience with e-learning systems and the support teams often went above and beyond, being patient with my rookie errors, working the problem, and frequently offering suggestions to my unique issues that were beyond their exact responsibility as support. I never got the feeling that they were brushing off my concerns as "USER ERROR", even when that was the root of the problem. Great Company, Great System! Review Source BB Brooke B. Graphic Designer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Beautiful interface and good customer service" April 24, 2018 4.0 Pros I enjoy how I'm able to brand this software to my company. It seemed to have all the checkboxes that we needed and it supports HTML5. Admin functionality is a 5/5 Cons Reporting reports are a bit limited. They aren't custom like the rest of the platform. Software sometimes freezes up at times Review Source MD Maxine D. Trainer Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "So far so good" February 16, 2023 5.0 it's good they are responsive when needed and our onboarding agent \[sensitive content hidden\] was amazing Pros the learner interface is super easy to use Cons the calendar function, the inability to track compliance certifications and licenses, checklist function Review Source JB Joshua B. Manager of Learning and Development Used the software for: ### "Great, affordable, easy to use" June 24, 2015 4.0 Absorb is a great LMS and company from start to finish. I had original come across them as I was working on a list of potential LMS's for a large retail company, and when stacked up against industry giants like Cornerstone or SuccessFactors, they were still on our list of top LMS's. When I moved jobs and was given the go ahead to bring in an LMS, I started my search over again, but made sure to reach out to Don at Absorb. Their affordability, great UI (this was very important as our user base was all over the tech savy spectrum), and it is full HTLM 5. They had us up and running with full branding in weeks, and after that I never experienced any downtime or serious issues. We used it the LMS to track both ILTs and e-learning. The reporting could use a little work, but overall I was able to get what I needed out of the back end. Lastly, their support service and ticketing system works great, and I always had responses within a day. My overall experience with Absorb LMS was great, and I highly recommended it to anyone. Review Source DR Dustin R. Director of Technology Used the software for: ### "Superb LMS. Highly Recommend." June 14, 2012 5.0 We have a yearly software review policy at our company to evaluate the UI, cost, usability, etc. During this review we evaluate other LMS providers and yet none of them even come close to superb quality of Absorb. We highly recommend them! Pros We moved from a home grown LMS/CRM system and went shopping for many different LMS providers. After evaluating over 25+ of the top LMS's and talking to LMS Consultants, we happily purchased Absorb. The main reasons for us ws that they are on a CDN (Content Delivery Network), They work with us on customization, they have a great support team, and the ability for us to have self enrollment based on an enrollment key. Cons As of the date of this review, parts of our system are still Adobe Flash based. They are working on HTML5 based system in the very near future. Review Source Response from Absorb April 9, 2013 Thanks for the review - and as promised: HTML5 version is live! SH Sarah H. Medical Practice Used the software for: ### "The Learning Exchange LMS" January 6, 2015 4.0 Pros The product is graphically pleasing and user-friendly when moving through the training courses. I like how the courses track your progress and keep a running list of enrolled and completed courses. I find it to be a very organized system for both an administrator and a learner. In the administrator mode, I like how you can enroll a learner into a course through multiple avenues, all depending on how you want to search for the learner in the system. Cons In the administrator mode when enrolling a learner into a course or verifying completion status of a course across an entire department, the system often needs to be refreshed and/or data must be completely cleared and then re-entered in order to search. This is a simple but very frustrating complaint I have about this program. Review Source SM Sarah M. Used the software for: ### "Highly flexible LMS - gives a professional feel to our team's learning journeys." October 12, 2016 5.0 From the beginning we in PREM have enjoyed our experience with Absorb - the Absorb team and the product are excellent in equal measure. Last year we were exploring various LMS options. It was confusing, but the Absorb team gave us spent a lot of time helping us understand how the system could work for us. I really appreciated this as, relatively speaking, we would not be a very big client for them. Since our sign up we have experienced a highly professional, organised and responsive customer support service. We have recently launched the first of our on-line learning programmes, hosted on Abosrb. We are very proud of the professional look and feel our learners experience when they access the platform. It sets a good tone for the learning to come. The reporting features are very helpful and entirely flexible. It is not until you start using the system that you begin to understand just how easy it is to get the exact report that you want. We're delighted with Absorb! Review Source AL Alysha L. Vice President and General Manager Used the software for: ### "Prompt Response by Tech Support" February 12, 2015 5.0 I very much appreciate the support Craig and Al and the Absorb Support team provided to me and my team yesterday when our website catalog of courses went down. I know with the time difference Absorb didn't receive our tech support tickets or emails until after business hours in the evening, but you still pivoted and acted quickly to research, identify, and resolve the problem within a couple of hours. In fact, since the problem was resolved before the early AM eastern time, we were able to avoid any marketing/branding/customer service damage on our end and we had our advertising and email promotions back up and sending learners to our ecommerce site and catalog listing before the morning. Turns out it was a simple email address update we made that caused the hiccup, but thank goodness you identified that error on our part quickly. Thank you SO much for the prompt attention to our outreach for help! And, the customer service response from Al and Craig was great. Review Source TY Tim Y. Multimedia Specialist Used the software for: ### "Simple & Powerful LMS" March 31, 2011 5.0 I recommend this LMS system and recommend you host it with Blatant, because you'll receive new system updates immediately. Pros Excellent LMS system. Built clean and simple, works clean and simple. This LMS is typically faster than most and is very user friendly. The admin side is also self explanatory and has amazing reporting functions. Many other tools and functions to use that I couldn't find in other LMS systems. Blatant's support is fast and helpful. Cons When registering users into separate departments, the enrollment key buttons have a small "cookie" issue. E-commerce system puts a charge on the course as a whole and can't be applied to just the CME certificate. This can be a little trouble some if your offering free content with an option to purchase the certificate. Review Source AC Aaron C. Manager - Online and Multimedia Training Used the software for: ### "Top-notch LMS at a very good price" August 19, 2011 4.0 I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Absorb to any company looking to expand into the online training realm. We have tried out a few LMS' in the past few years, and Absorb continues to be one of the best in the business. Pros Absorb has built a top-notch LMS that has a look and feel that users and administrators can both jump right into and use quickly and intuitively. Over the two years we've been with them, they have drastically improved their uptime, implemented useful new features and have always quickly responded to any issues. Cons As the company has grown, they are less likely to work with you individually on pricing, and you're also forced to adopt a more cookie-cutter framework to your LMS unless you want to spend a bit more money for customization, but overall their costs are still fairly low. Review Source Similar Products Featured