Compare Absorb LMS and Thinking Cap LMS - Feb 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Absorb LMS or Thinking Cap LMS?

Absorb LMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Thinking Cap LMS, and Thinking Cap LMS is rated higher (91/100) than Absorb LMS (78/100). Absorb LMS offers users more features (14) than Thinking Cap LMS (13).

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. Thinking Cap

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...

Thinking Cap: Thinking Cap was founded in the spring of 2001. In 2003, Thinking Cap launched the first versions of Thinking Cap® Author and Thinking Cap LMS. Without a customer, we made the investment to create the first XML-based eLearning system. This was done for one reason - it was needed. With over 70 commercial and open source Authoring Tools and LMS produ...

Who is more expensive? Absorb LMS or Thinking Cap LMS?

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 Thinking Cap LMS.

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. Thinking Cap LMS price starts at $12,000 per year , When comparing Thinking Cap LMS to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Cloud LMS software cost.

Bottom line: Absorb LMS is more expensive than Thinking Cap LMS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Absorb LMS Vs. Thinking Cap LMS 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.

Thinking Cap LMS: Blended Learning, Career Tracking, Collaboration Management, Course Catalog, Course Interactivity.

Target customer size

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

Thinking Cap LMS serves a variety of industries, including healthcare, government, education, and corporate training.