Compare Absorb LMS and Brightspace - Feb 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Absorb LMS or Brightspace?

Brightspace is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Absorb LMS, and Brightspace is rated higher (79/100) than Absorb LMS (78/100). Absorb LMS offers users more features (14) than Brightspace (7).

Looking for the right Cloud LMS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Absorb Anywhere Vs. D2L Corporation

Absorb Anywhere : Blatant Media Corporation is a learning company that leverages the power of technology to provide best-of-breed software and online training solutions for clients throughout the world. Blatant Media licenses Absorb Learning Management System (LMS) to organizations and training providers for tracking of online, classroom and practical training. Blat...

D2L Corporation: D2L was founded in 1999 by John Baker. At the time, his engineering class was being challenged to look at the world in a new way. Instead of coming up with answers, they were asked to come up with questions—questions that nobody had really even asked. John realized that despite all the changes technology was facilitating in the world, the Univer...

Who is more expensive? Absorb LMS or Brightspace?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Cloud LMS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Absorb LMS and Brightspace.

Absorb LMS price starts at $14,500 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Absorb LMS is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Cloud LMS software. Brightspace price starts at $15,000 per year , When comparing Brightspace to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average Cloud LMS software cost.

Bottom line: Absorb LMS cost is around the same cost of Brightspace.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Absorb LMS Vs. Brightspace based on some of the most important and required Cloud LMS features.

Absorb LMS: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Blended Learning, Career Tracking, Content Management, Course Authoring, Course Catalog, Defined User Roles, Display Transcripts, eLearning.

Brightspace: LMS, Communications, Blended Learning, Course Authoring, eLearning.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large organizations. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.