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Learning experience platforms · November 2026 Edition

360Learning vs Absorb LMS

Six of fourteen models named 360Learning first on the direct prompt; three named Absorb LMS. Both were named by all fourteen models and 360Learning carries 54 labels and Absorb LMS 34, so the shares are not directly comparable.

360Learning

endorsed leader

Named in eight categories this edition.

Absorb LMS

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share38%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels5434A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, 360Learning reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Docebo was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. 360Learning vs TalentLMS · 360Learning vs GoSkills · 360Learning vs LearnUpon

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the learning experience platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
360LearningFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAbsorb LMS
Direct63
Paraphrase100
Comparative00
Budget-constrained201 against Absorb LMS
Scale-constrained001 against Absorb LMS
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, 360Learning and Absorb LMS were named in the same answer 126 times, of the 331 answers naming 360Learning and the 257 naming Absorb LMS. In those answers Absorb LMS took the first choice eight times and 360Learning fifteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where 360Learning and Absorb LMS stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
360Learning Absorb LMS first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, 360Learning on the left and Absorb LMS on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where 360Learning and Absorb LMS stood in it.

360Learning first, Absorb LMS an alternative

6 of 14 modelsAbsorb LMS was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral Small360Learning, TalentLMS alternatives: Absorb LMS, GoSkills
DeepSeek V4 Flash360Learning alternatives: Absorb LMS, Docebo, LearnUpon
Kimi K2360Learning alternatives: Docebo, LearnUpon, TalentLMS
GLM 4.7 FlashX360Learning alternatives: Absorb LMS, Docebo, TalentLMS, iSpring Learn
GPT-6 Luna360Learning alternatives: Absorb LMS, Degreed, Docebo
Muse Glimmer 30B360Learning alternatives: Absorb LMS, Docebo, Learn Amp, LearnUpon, TalentLMS

Absorb LMS first, 360Learning an alternative

3 of 14 models360Learning was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.20Absorb LMS alternatives: Docebo, LearnUpon, TalentLMS
Qwen 3.7 FlashAbsorb LMS alternatives: Degreed, Docebo, Learn Upon, TalentLMS
MiniMax M2.5Absorb LMS, LearnUpon alternatives: 360Learning, Adobe Learning Manager, Docebo

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Learn Amp alternatives: 360Learning, Absorb LMS, Docebo
GPT-5.4 miniLearnUpon alternatives: 360Learning, Docebo, Intellum
Gemini 3.5 FlashWorkRamp alternatives: 360Learning, Absorb LMS, Continu, Docebo
Perplexity SonarThinkific alternatives: Absorb LMS, Docebo, TalentLMS
Llama 4 MaverickLearn Amp alternatives: 360Learning, Absorb LMS, Degreed, GoSkills

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
360Learning leads by twelve points.
360Learning14%#3 of 13
Absorb LMS2%#– of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
360Learning leads by thirty-one points.
360Learning38%#1 of 12
Absorb LMS6%#3 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
360Learning leads by two points.
360Learning4%#4 of 11
Absorb LMS2%#5 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about 360Learning

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“360Learning and EdCast by Cornerstone are top recommendations due to their scalability, strong feature sets” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“start with 360Learning (internal/collaborative focus) or LearnUpon (if customer training is a priority)” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“360Learning and TalentLMS are top choices for their balance of collaboration, ease of use, and value.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Absorb LMS

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“significantly cheaper than enterprise options like Docebo or Absorb LMS” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Absorb LMS | Compliance features | May be over-featured” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · soft negative
“The Best All-Rounder: Absorb LMS ... widely considered the "Goldilocks" option for the mid-market B2B sector.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.