The short answer
Docebo and Absorb LMS both document all 11 of our corporate LMS capabilities and both quote their prices. Docebo prices by tier (Elevate or Enterprise) and active users, with a one-year minimum contract, and says it is typically best suited to 250+ learners.
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Docebo wins 1Absorb LMS wins 04 ties
| Dimension | Docebo | Absorb LMS |
|---|---|---|
| PricingBoth quote. Docebo prices by tier and active users, with a one-year minimum contract; most customers sign for 3-5 years. Absorb’s pricing page is a quote form that starts by asking your number of learners. Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth document all 11 of our corporate LMS capabilities. Docebo adds Skills Intelligence and extended enterprise up to 10 domains; Absorb adds Absorb Skills, eCommerce and Aura AI agents. More than 50 languages, Enrollment rules by branch and group, Certification expiry dates and automated renewals, Content Marketplace with over 30,000 courses, Creator: AI course building with translation into 46 languages and SCORM export, Electronic signatures and audit trails for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 | 11 of 11 core capabilities | 11 of 11 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsDocebo lists 400+ integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, ADP Workforce Now and BambooHR. Absorb lists 40+, including ADP, Workday, UKG Pro and Salesforce. 400 | 400 native | 40 native |
| Fit and supportDocebo sells to medium and large enterprises; Absorb quotes from 1-50 learners to 25,000+ and serves 2,900+ customers in 34 countries. Mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityBoth state SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR. Docebo also holds ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701. Yes | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR | SOC 2, GDPR |
| Attribute | Docebo | Absorb LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Native integrations | 400 | 40 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Ownership | Publicly traded | Private equity-backed |
| Attribute | Docebo | Absorb LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Quote only | Quote only |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Open API | ||
| Webhooks | ||
| Single sign-on | SAML | |
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| GDPR program |
Pricing. Both quote. Docebo prices by tier and active users, with a one-year minimum contract; most customers sign for 3-5 years. Absorb’s pricing page is a quote form that starts by asking your number of learners.
Capabilities. Both document all 11 of our corporate LMS capabilities. Docebo adds Skills Intelligence and extended enterprise up to 10 domains; Absorb adds Absorb Skills, eCommerce and Aura AI agents.
Integrations. Docebo lists 400+ integrations, including Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, ADP Workforce Now and BambooHR. Absorb lists 40+, including ADP, Workday, UKG Pro and Salesforce.
Fit and support. Docebo sells to medium and large enterprises; Absorb quotes from 1-50 learners to 25,000+ and serves 2,900+ customers in 34 countries.
Security. Both state SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR. Docebo also holds ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701.
360Learning has the highest LeadChange Score in Corporate LMS after excluding these two (9.0/10).
From $8/user/mo
Docebo does not publish prices: it quotes by tier (Elevate or Enterprise) and by active users, and charges users above the contracted limit as extras. The minimum contract is one year, most customers sign for 3-5 years, and onboarding is scoped when a deployment is not simple. Absorb also quotes, by learner count.
Yes. Absorb Create drafts a course from a topic, outline, document or presentation, and Aura provides learning and admin agents. Docebo’s Creator turns a document or prompt into a lesson and translates it, and adds an AI assistant and AI voiceover.
Absorb says it has 2,900+ customers in 34 countries. Docebo says it is typically best suited to companies training at least 250 learners across employees, customers and partners.
In our corporate LMS comparisons, TalentLMS, 360Learning, LearnUpon, Litmos and iSpring LMS come up most against both. TalentLMS and 360Learning publish self-serve prices; LearnUpon and Litmos sell to mid-size and large companies like Docebo.
Docebo is a public company, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq as DCBO; it was founded in 2005 in Italy and is based in Toronto. Absorb Software is based in Calgary and was sold to the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
Yes. Docebo trains employees, customers and partners on one platform, with extended enterprise up to 10 domains on its Enterprise tier. Absorb sells training through commission-free eCommerce with 70+ payment gateways.
Both have a SOC 2 Type 2 report and state GDPR compliance. Docebo’s security management system is certified to ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701. Absorb’s compliance page lists SOC 2 and GDPR; we store no ISO statement for it.
Docebo lists 400 integrations and Absorb LMS lists 40. Both connect to Salesforce, BambooHR, and Zoom.
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