SAP Litmos vs Thinkific: Which is better?

For the past decade, online education has become increasingly popular. The Coronavirus outbreak has further aided its acceptance and popularity. The demand for advanced tools such as WordPress LMS is rising exponentially as organizations actively seek ways to create effective training programs for their remotely located employees.

These tools allow not only organizations but also educational institutions to break all geographical barriers and impart knowledge to learners situated all across the globe. They also enable course creators to incorporate multimedia elements such as video, audio, and images as well as gamification features like leaderboards in the learning material. This makes learning a fun experience resulting in increased engagement and knowledge retention. Availability of learning content online means 24/7 accessibility. This can further enhance learner engagement by allowing students/employees to complete the courses at their own pace.

Learning management systems with advanced features like WordPress and payment gateway integrations can also assist organizations in creating and selling online courses with great ease.  

However, all these benefits can only be enjoyed by implementing the right LMS, which means an LMS that is a perfect match to your organizational needs. Unfortunately, with the thousands of options currently available in the market, this is not an easy task.

Thus, to help lessen your confusion, here is a detailed comparison of two of the most popular LMS in the market currently – SAP Litmos and Thinkific.

 Our aim is to help you understand the key features that you should look for in an LMS. So, let’s get started with a brief overview of both these LMS.

• SAP Litmos: SAP Litmos is a cloud-based continuous learning platform that is designed to meet the training needs of organizations of all types and sizes. It brings together the features of learning management, the extended enterprise, prepackaged content, and a content management system into one system making it a highly efficient and cost-effective solution for employee training. It is accessible through any device, promising a great learner experience to users.

The main customers of SAP Litmos are Large (>10,000), Small and medium-size Enterprises, and non-profits.

• Thinkfic: Thinkific is an all-in-one online course platform to create, market, sell and deliver customized online courses. From educating customers and engaging your audience to sell online courses and expanding your brand, this tool can do it all. It comes with a drag-and-drop editor to help users build an eLearning website from scratch, even if they have no coding knowledge. In terms of course creation features, the tools allow creators to develop content in multiple styles by using elements such as videos, text, PDF, quizzes, discussions, and much more.

So, now that we know what these tools are, it’s time to dig into the comparison. Tighten your seat belts and enjoy the ride!

1.     Features

	SAP Litmos	ThinkFic
Assignments engine	Yes	Yes
Built-in-authoring tool	Yes	Yes
Course backup option	No	Yes
Learning Paths	Yes	Yes
LRS	No	No
Drag and drop interactions	No	No
Blended Learning	Yes	Yes
Synchronous Virtual Classroom	Yes	Yes
Mobile Learning Support	Only Online	Only online
Video Conference Integration	Yes	No
Attendance Tracking	Yes	No
Progress Tracking	No	No
Social Format	No	Yes
Training Record Maintenance	Yes	Yes
Security	Anti-spam, Anti-virus, IP Blocker	Anti-virus, Restrict registration to specific domains
Block Management	Yes	Yes
Built-in Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes

2.     Deployment

	SAP Litmos	Thinkific
Mobile Application	Yes	No
Self Hosted System	No	No
Cloud/Saas	Yes	Yes

3.     Customer Support

	SAP Litmos	Thinkific
Business Hours	Yes	Yes
Knowledge Base	Yes	Yes
Email	Yes	Yes
FAQ	Yes	Yes

4.     Pricing

	SAP Litmos	Thinkific
Pricing Model	Subscription	Free, Freemium, Subscription
Free Trial	Yes	Yes
License	Paid	Free, Paid
Starting Price	$6.41 (based on active users per month)	$0

 Conclusion

It is fair to say that both of these tools have some unique characteristics. Thus, in order to decide which of them is right for you, first, consider your learning objectives and budget, and then use our extensive comparison to make your decision.