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AAbsorb LMS

Absorb Software

4.2/5
77shifts

7shifts

4.7/5
ROI categoryops efficiencyops efficiency
Time-to-Value4-8 weeks (~45d)Under 30 days (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$30,000/yr$0/yr
Starting price$10,000/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersLearner-count bands: 1-50, 51-150, 151-250, 251-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000, 5,001-25,000, 25,000+Free plan for basic scheduling; paid plans priced per user, monthly or annual (no public price list).
Implementation friction3/52/5
Friction meter
Best forEnterprise and mid-market L&D teams running onboarding, upskilling and compliance training at scale; Organizations that must train customers, partners, franchisees or resellers in separated portals; Businesses that want to sell courses through a built-in, PCI-compliant eCommerce storeRestaurant operators who want scheduling, tips, payroll and training connected in one platform instead of four tools; Multi-location restaurant groups and franchisees standardizing labor compliance and labor cost control; Independent restaurants that need free scheduling and team communication to start; Full-service, fast-casual and quick-service teams with hourly staff on smartphones
Not forBuyers who need published, self-serve per-seat list pricing before speaking to sales; Small teams looking for a free or very low-cost LMS tier; Global organizations that require support delivered in languages other than EnglishNon-restaurant businesses such as retail, healthcare or professional services; Companies that need a full corporate HRIS for salaried knowledge workers; Buyers needing a published public price list before evaluation, since plan pricing is not shown on the site

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceIntegrationNot supported
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2014 (12 yrs)
HeadquartersCalgary, CanadaSaskatoon, Canada
PhoneAll plansNot yet recorded
EmailAll plansNot yet recorded
Live chatNot listedNot yet recorded
Support portal / ticketsAll plansNot yet recorded
Community forumNot listedNot yet recorded
Help centre / docsAll plansNot yet recorded
Dedicated account managerEnterprise onlyNot yet recorded
In person / on-siteEnterprise onlyNot yet recorded
Support hours24/7Not yet recorded
Response timeAverage ticket response 2-24 hours depending on urgency; Enterprise support is faster.Not yet recorded

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; AI search; Document processingNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

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Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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