Five key differences between the ExpertusONE and SumTotal enterprise LMSs:
- SumTotal provides a broad suite of HR software; however, ExpertusONE is 100% focused on learning
- Only ExpertusONE has an award-winning user interface that’s modern, intuitive, and easy to learn and use
- ExpertusONE easily integrates with any third-party application through REST APIs
- ExpertusONE has advanced mobile support
- No gamification in SumTotal’s LMS and limitations in its social tools
The following comparison is based on client/partner feedback, research, and publicly available analyst reviews:
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ExpertusONE LMS |
SumTotal Learn LMS |
| Focus |
- ExpertusONE is 100% focused on learning
- Implement best practice functionality that can apply to multiple customers
- Customers can influence the roadmap
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- The overall strategy is to become an HR system (talent management, payroll, content, etc.)
- Learning is only one module of the whole suite
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| Product Features |
- ‘Deep learning’ platform with all features and functionality included out-of-the-box
- The most comprehensive platform on the market, both from a features and integrations standpoint
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- Analysts point to the platform’s significant challenges/lackings:
- No gamification
- Limited mobile functionality
- No eCommerce promo codes and discounts
- Poor event management
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| User Interface (UI) |
- One of the best UIs: user-friendly, intuitive, and easy to use
- Users need no training; admins need only limited training
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- Recently updated UI
- Still needs improvements, however, to be truly modern
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| Third-party Integrations/ System Openness |
- Natively built for the cloud (SaaS)
- Open system based on new technology standards (LAMP) and RESTful APIs
- Can integrate with many systems and applications
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- Historically mainly deployed on-premise; hosted is just recent
- Older technologies/capabilities for APIs (.Net); make SaaS management more complex
- Unclear if APIs will be further supported as a result of the 2014 SkillSoft acquisition
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| Continuity/ Stability |
- Privately owned company with a stable capital structure
- Founders still lead the company today
- One-product company with a clear strategy and roadmap
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- Multiple ownership changes and acquisitions resulted in a large legacy base of products to support
- Recently acquired by Skillsoft; results in uncertainty for product support/ roadmap and LMS support
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| Cost |
- Competitive pricing due to focus on learning, SaaS model benefits, and ease of administration
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- Expensive pricing due to the broader HR suite offering
- Higher administrative overhead due to solution complexity
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| Customer Base Growth |
- Double-digit customer growth
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- Lost ground in the European market with the biggest customer attrition among TM/LMS enterprise players
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