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LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

DECEMBER 2018

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C O N T E N T S

Introduction

Defining Learning Management Systems

FrontRunners (Small Vendors)

FrontRunners (Enterprise Vendors)

Runners Up

Methodology Basics

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This FrontRunners analysis is a data-driven assessment

identifying products in the Learning Management Systems software market that offer the best capability and value for small businesses. For a given market, products are evaluated and given a score for Usability (x-axis) and User Recommended (y-axis). FrontRunners then plots 10-15 products each on a Small Vendor and an Enterprise Vendor graphic, based on vendor business size, per category.

In the Learning Management Systems FrontRunners infographic,

the Enterprise Vendor graphic had a minimum qualifying score of 3.80 for Usability and 3.67 for User Recommended, while the Small Vendor graphic had a minimum qualifying score of 4.57 for Usability and 4.49 for User Recommended.

To be considered for the Learning Management Systems FrontRunners, a product needed a minimum of 20 user reviews published within 18 months of the evaluation period. Products needed a minimum user rating score of 3.0 for both Usability and User Recommended in both the Small and Enterprise graphics.

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INTRODUCTION

The minimum score cutoff to be included in the FrontRunners graphic varies by category, depending on the range of scores in each category. No product with a score less than 3.0 in either dimension is included in any FrontRunners graphic. For products included, the Usability and User Recommended scores determine their positions on the FrontRunners graphic.

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Learning Management Systems (LMSs) help organizations

manage and automate their online teaching or training programs.

Software Advice’s FrontRunners is focused on the North American LMS

market. We identify this set of core capabilities for the LMS category: learning management and course tracking.

D E F I N I N G L E A R N I N G M A N AG E M E N T S Y S T E M S

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For each individual rating in both the Usability and User Recommended criteria, the methodology

weighs recent reviews more heavily.

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MindScroll LMS

Easygenerator

TeachlrOrganizations

Looop

iCohereTrainualKannu

Arlo

EduBrite

accessplanit

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F R O N T R U N N E R S S C O R E S

( S M A L L V E N D O R S )

TOTAL SCORE

USABILITY SCORE

USER RECOMMENDED

SCORE

1 iCohere 9.48 4.81 4.66

2 Teachlr Organizations 9.57 4.80 4.77

3 Easygenerator 9.62 4.95 4.66

4 Trainual 9.40 4.78 4.61

5 EduBrite 9.20 4.60 4.59

6 Looop 9.50 4.92 4.58

7 Kannu 9.38 4.77 4.61

8 Arlo 9.25 4.75 4.50

9 MindScroll LMS 9.15 4.58 4.57

10 accessplanit 9.18 4.65 4.53

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For each individual rating in both the Usability and User Recommended criteria, the methodology

weighs recent reviews more heavily.

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iSpring Learn

OpenEdX

Edvance360

Lessonly

SchoologyTeachable

Adobe Captivate Prime

WizIQ LMS

Brightspace

Docebo LMS

Litmos LMSSaba

SkillPort

BlackboardLearn

Moodle

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F R O N T R U N N E R S S C O R E S

( E N T E R P R I S E V E N D O R S )

TOTAL SCORE

USABILITY SCORE

USER RECOMMENDED

SCORE

1 iSpring Learn 9.16 4.74 4.42

2 OpenEdX 9.14 4.45 4.69

3 Edvance360 9.10 4.63 4.47

4 Lessonly 8.93 4.58 4.35

5 Schoology 8.56 4.37 4.19

6 Teachable 8.50 4.37 4.13

7 Adobe Captivate Prime 8.32 4.12 4.21

8 WizIQ LMS 8.00 4.12 3.88

9 Moodle 7.95 3.92 4.03

10 Brightspace 7.93 3.93 4.00

11 Docebo LMS 7.82 3.89 3.93

12 Litmos LMS 7.78 3.97 3.81

13 Saba 7.76 3.94 3.82

14 SkillPort 7.74 4.06 3.68

15 Blackboard Learn 7.68 3.81 3.87

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R U N N E R S U P

360factors

Abara LMS

Academy LMS

Academy Of Mine

Accord LMS

AdaptiveU

Administrate Training Management

Advantage CMS

Agora Learning

Agylia

Aktiv Mind LMS

Amplifire

aNewSpring

Asentia

Axonify

Banyan

Bebox Mobile

Beetsol

BIStrainer

BizLibrary

Blackboard Learn

BlezGo LMS

Bloomfire

Bluepulse

BlueVolt

Bolt Spark LMS

BrainCert Enterprise LMS

BranchTrack

BRIDGE

bugle

Business Training TV

bxp software

Campus Cafe

CD2 Learning

Centerline LMS

Cerego

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Chamilo

Claroline Connect

Cloudschool by Cloudschool

CloudVOTE

Coach

Coggno

Competency Manager by CABEM Technologies

ComplianceWire

Composica

Conduct Exam

Configio

Convergence LMS

ConveYour

Coorpacademy

Cornerstone Learning

Cornerstone Talent Management

Course Sales

CourseGenius

CourseMill LMS

CourseStorm

CourseWebs.com

Create eLearning LMS

Create Online Academy

CrossKnowledge Learning Suite

Curatr

Degreed

Didacte

DigitalChalk

Disamina

Disprz

Dokeos

DoneSafe

e-Learning Ba-PRO

E-Learning Platform

Easy LMS

EasyCampus

ECO by Pandera Systems

eCoach

edloomio

Edmodo

Edsby

Edtek LMS

EducationFolder

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EDUHAPPY

EduMe

EDUonGo

eFrontPro by Epignosis

Elan Enterprise LMS

eLeaP

eLearning Platform

Elevate LMS

ELMO Talent Management Software

eloomi

Elucidat

EmployWise

Empower LMS

Empowered by Enthralltech

EmpXtrack

Emtrain

Enable LMS

eNet Learn

Engrade

Enterprise Study Learning Management Suite

ePath Learning ASAP

Epiphany Learning

eSafety LMS

eSSential LMS

eTrainCenter

Eurekos

Everwise

Exceed

EZ LCMS

Finalsite Apply

Firmwater LMS

FirstNet Learning

Forma Lms

Frontline Professional Growth

Fuse Universal

GamEffective

Geenio

Genius SIS for Virtual Schools

glo

GnosisConnect LMS

Gnowbe

GO1 LMS

GoConqr

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Google Classroom

GoToTraining

Grovo

GyrusAim

HandyTrain

HealthcareSource Quality Talent Suite

HealthStream Learning Management System

IBM Kanexa Talent Acquisition Suite

ILIAS

Illumeo LMS

IndustrySafe

Inquisiq R4 LMS

Inspired LMS (iLMS)

Intuto

IPIX

iQualify

iridize

itslearning

iTunes U

Jenzabar

JoomlaLMS

KALBOARD360

Kiddom

KMx

Knowledge Anywhere LMS

Knowledge Centre LMS

Knowledgelink

Kokm

Kornukopia

LatitudeLearning

Learn Amp

Learn-Wise

LearnCore

LearnDash

Learning Locker

Learning Stream

Learning Suite 360

LearningCart

LearningStone

LearningZen.com

LearnLinq

LearnUpon

Learnyst

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Lecturio

Life

LiveCls

LMS by Training-Online.eu

LoveMySkool

Matrix LMS

Maventra LMS

McGraw-Hill Connect

Meridian Global LMS

Mindflash

myLearningPointe

myQuest

NEOGOV

NetDimensions Learning

NetExam

Newrow Suite

NovoEd Learning Platform

NuCLO

O-LAS Author

OpenSesame

OpenSWAD

Opentute

Oplift Engage

Paradiso LMS

Path LMS by Blue Sky eLearn

PeopleFluent

PeopleMatter

Performance Management System

PiiQ by Cornerstone

PlayerLync

Poka

Populi

PowerSchool Learning

Practi

PraxiSchool

ProgressBook Suite

ProProfs Training Maker

Prosperity LMS

Qintil

Ramco HCM

RedVector LMS

Relias LMS

Roundtable Online Learning LMS

SafeSchools

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Sakai

SAP Human Capital Management

ScholarLMS

Schoolbox

SchoolKeep

Schoox

Seams Cloud LMS

SEQTA Software

SET Safety LMS

ShareKnowledge for SharePoint

SharePointLMS

SilkRoad Learning

SimTutor

SkillBuilder LMS

Skilljar

SkillsServe

Skolera ULP

Skooler

SkyPrep

SmarterU LMS

smartup

Spoke by Unboxed Technology

STARS Campus for career schools

Studytube

SuccessFactors

SumTotal Learn

SumTotal Talent

SutiHR

SyberWorks Training Center

Synap by MyLabs

Synergy LMS

TalentLMS

TalentSoft

TappnEd

Teamfluent

Technomedia Talent Management Suite

The Learning Suite

Think Exam

Thinkific

Thinking Cap LMS

Thought Industries

Time To Know

Top Hat

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Torch LMS

Tortal

Totara LMS

TraCorp LMS

TRAIN Learning Network

TrainingToday

Travitor

Trivie

TrueERP

Udutu Guru LMS

UpsideLMS

VAIRKKO

Velpic

Veracross

Versal

WIISE

Wisetail LMS

Wizdom

WorkRamp

WP Courseware

WPLMS

Xyleme LCMS

YouBthere

YouTestMe Classroom 2020

znanja

Zoola Analytics

Zunos

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The FrontRunners methodology assesses and calculates a

score for products on two primary dimensions: Usability on the x-axis and User Recommended on the y-axis.

The Usability score is a weighted average of user ratings including:

• End-user ratings of one to five stars on the product’s ease of use.

• End-user ratings of one to five stars on the product’s functionality.

The User Recommended score is an overall weighted average of scores including:

• End-user ratings of one to five stars on how valuable users consider the product to be relative to its price.

• End-user ratings of one to five stars on how likely they are to recommend the product to others.

There are up to two FrontRunners graphics for each market, one Small Vendors and one Enterprise Vendors graphic. The Small Vendors graphic highlights qualifiers from smaller (by employee size) vendors, while the Enterprise Vendors graphic displays qualifiers for larger (by employee size) vendors.

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METHODOLOGY BASICS

Markets are defined by a core set of functionality, and to be eligible for FrontRunners, products must offer that core set of functionality. Core functionality required is determined by our research analysts, who provide coverage for and have familiarity with products in that market. Additionally, a product must have at least 20 unique user-submitted product reviews published within 18 months of the start of the analysis period across the three Gartner Digital Markets web properties: softwareadvice.com, capterra.com and getapp.com.

Inclusion in the Small Vendor or Enterprise Vendor FrontRunners graphics is based on vendor employee count. Vendors eligible for the Enterprise Vendor graphic must have more than the median employee count for all vendors in the market, or 100 employees—whichever is greater. Vendors whose employee counts do not meet either of those thresholds qualify for the Small Vendor graphic.

1 In the event fewer than 10 products qualify for either a Small Vendors or Enterprise Vendors FrontRunners graphic, the vendors that do qualify will be combined into a single graphic.

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