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LearnWorlds: the affordable Absorb LMS alternative.
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LearnWorlds

Website builder
Community
AI insights
Interactive learning activities
Integrations
No-code mobile app

Absorb LMS

Website builder
Community
AI insights
Interactive learning activities
Integrations
No-code mobile app

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Why LearnWorlds?

Innovative & future-proof

LearnWorlds is built for the future. With 30+ new features released every year, you’ll always have access to the latest innovations, keeping your online academy ahead of the curve.

Customer-centric

We listen to you. LearnWorlds evolves with regular feature updates based on customer feedback, ensuring the platform adapts to your needs every step of the way.

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Feature-rich

With the largest selection of interactive learning tools, from live sessions to advanced ebook authoring and SCORM imports, LearnWorlds empowers you to turn your knowledge into engaging, dynamic lessons.

Versatile & flexible

Serving 17+ business models, LearnWorlds adapts to any teaching style or business strategy. Monetize your academy in multiple ways, from subscriptions and one-time payments to tiered pricing, reselling, and corporate training.

LearnWorlds vs. Absorb LMS
Which one is right for you?

LearnWorlds is perfect for course creators and businesses looking for a complete LMS solution. It includes a built-in website builder, AI-powered tools, and advanced analytics with AI insights. It also has strong marketing features like sales funnels and affiliate programs. This makes it ideal for creating, branding, and growing your courses all in one platform.

Absorb LMS, on the other hand, focuses more on internal training and compliance. It offers solid learning management features but lacks advanced customization, marketing tools, and the AI-powered insights found in LearnWorlds.

Keep reading for a full LearnWorlds vs. Absorb LMS comparison.

	LearnWorlds	Absorb LMS







	16	9

		Limited


Key Takeaways LearnWorlds stands out with AI-powered features, including interactive videos, assessments, an ebook builder, and automatic video transcription. It also offers extensive course customization, 16 question types, and seamless content cloning and synchronization. Absorb LMS lacks these AI tools and advanced content management features, offering basic customization and SCORM support.

	Advanced
Multiple after-login pages
Page templates	50+
Advanced device authoring Adjust how your school looks based on the user's device.
White-labeling
Site flavors Site Flavors are alternative versions of your school’s website.
Multilingual support
Key Takeaways LearnWorlds offers an all-in-one platform with a built-in website builder, customizable page templates, and multiple after-login pages, making it easy to create a fully branded learning experience. It also includes advanced AI-powered tools and mobile app customization. Absorb LMS, on the other hand, doesn’t have a native website builder but provides strong customization within the LMS itself, such as white-labeling and personalized after-login pages.


Custom user roles
Sign-up approval
Self-registration
Advanced tag management
Dynamic rules
Bulk user upload
Key Takeaways LearnWorlds offers more advanced user management features, including advanced tag management and dynamic rules, enabling deeper segmentation and automation for personalized learning experiences. Both platforms support custom user roles, self-registration, sign-up approval, and bulk user uploads, but Absorb LMS lacks the advanced tagging and dynamic rule functionalities that LearnWorlds provides.

	Advanced	Limited











Key takeaways LearnWorlds offers a comprehensive set of marketing features, including sales funnels, SEO-ready pages, mass email tools, NPS surveys, an affiliate program, and qualification forms, which makes it an ideal choice for course creators looking to promote and sell their courses directly within the platform. In contrast, Absorb LMS focuses primarily on learning management and lacks most of these marketing capabilities.

	Advanced	Basic
User engagement
Course insights
Video analytics
User progress
Training matrix
Activity matrix






Key Takeaways LearnWorlds stands out with its AI insights, which allows you to ask any question you might have about course performance and learner progress and make better decisions. While Absorb LMS offers similar core reporting features, it lacks the advanced AI-powered analytics that LearnWorlds provides.


No-code app builder
Full parity with web content
Customizable push notifications
In-app purchases
Offline mode
2FA
Multiple login methods
Email verification
Native community
App analytics
Key Takeaways Absorb LMS doesn’t have a native mobile app builder. LearnWorlds has a no-code app builder with features like customizable push notifications, offline mode, and in-app purchases (full parity with web content is secured). LearnWorlds prioritizes user security and engagement with 2FA, multiple login methods, email verification, and a built-in native community.

	Starting from $29/month	Pricing available upon request
Free trial	30-days	(trial duration not disclosed)
Free plan
Premium onboarding

Key Takeaways LearnWorlds offers a transparent pricing structure starting at $29/month, with a 30-day free trial, and includes premium onboarding and migration services. Absorb LMS has pricing available upon request and also offers a free trial (duration not disclosed), along with premium onboarding and migration services.

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Final takeaway

LearnWorlds is a comprehensive, all-in-one learning platform with a built-in website and mobile app builder, AI-powered tools, and advanced marketing features, making it ideal for organizations focused on branding, scaling, and monetizing courses.
Absorb LMS is best suited for enterprise-level internal training, prioritizing learning management over branding and marketing, as it lacks native website and mobile app builders.

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You're in good company

25.000+

academies

20.000.000+

learners

400.000+

courses

$3B+

yearly creator revenue

"I love LearnWorlds’ commitment to improvement and also that they’ve happy for feedback. After almost a decade of developing educational resources online, they are absolutely the best I’ve encountered."

Rod F., Director

"I love how powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use the LearnWorlds administrator interface is. I can do everything I need to manage my school with minimal effort."

Samuel N., Product Manager

"LearnWorlds is the Terminator of all the LMS. You can do ANYTHING and have total control."

Jesus S., CEO

"The solution is a perfect fit for me and my company. Even though I am very picky, I have never missed any features or functions. It is very well thought out down to the smallest detail. Professionals, making the perfect tool for their peers."

Jeanette J., CEO