Compare Absorb LMS and Acumen - May 2022

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

Absorb LMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Acumen, and Absorb LMS is rated higher (78/100) than Acumen (67/100). Acumen offers users more features (17) than Absorb LMS (14).

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. Acumen Computer Systems

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...

Acumen Computer Systems : Acumen Computer Systems is a leading POS system provider serving the Australian market since 1974. We have been providing our POS system to businesses involved in retail, wholesale and trade throughout Australia. Collectively we have been able to streamline business activities, increase profit margin, reduce stock holding and reduce overheads. Our...

Who is more expensive? Absorb LMS or Acumen?

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 Acumen.

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. Acumen accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Absorb LMS is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Cloud LMS software.

Bottom line: Absorb LMS is more expensive than Acumen.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Absorb LMS Vs. Acumen 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.

Acumen: Blended Learning, Career Tracking, Collaboration Management, Content Management, Course Catalog.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large organizations. and Acumen's target customer size include: SMBs.