Absorb LMS
Ranked #1 on G2. Absorb LMS gives enterprises AI-powered training that proves itself in performance. Trusted by 3,500+ companies.
Absorb LMS is commercial learning management software made by Absorb Software.
- Made by
- Absorb Software
- Source code
- Closed
Judgement
- What it is
- Complete system
- What it does
- Cloud LMS for employee and customer training with automation rules, e-commerce for selling courses, and reporting.
- Adopt it when
- A midsize company wants a capable corporate LMS with good admin automation, and possibly sells training.
- Watch out
- Pricing is quote-based and aimed at midsize and larger customers.
- Ready for
- Production-ready
- Runs as
- Cloud service and mobile app
- What the license allows
- Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.
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