Forma LMS

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Learning management and course authoring platform

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Ease of Use
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Antony
Antony
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  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Excellent e-learning platform. All you need is here!

Reviewed on 18/07/2018

Pros

I love the flexibility of this product. Ideal for every division and company, easy to maintain, intuitive and quick to set up. The interface is modern and attractive, very user friendly system from admin to learner

Cons

User manual.
No built-in Authoring. Is not really a problem for me because i prefer creating high quality courses using external authoring tool.

Response from FormaLms

Thank you Antony,
we're proud of your feedback!

We'll do our best to improve our customer support to reach the 5 stars and to include more tutorials and the user manual, as you suggest.

Built-in authoring tools: you already have the creation of tests, glossaries, polls, linkographies, html pages and other types of LO's.

We also have a plugin to upload videos and treat them like scorm objects, with the same type of tracking.

shiva
shiva
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Forma LMS: Empower Your eLearning with Powerful Training Programs

Reviewed on 18/04/2023

As a user of Forma LMS, I find it to be a comprehensive and powerful tool for online learning and...

As a user of Forma LMS, I find it to be a comprehensive and powerful tool for online learning and course authoring. The platform is easy to use with a user-friendly interface, allowing me to create and manage courses efficiently. I appreciate the flexibility and customization options available, which allow me to tailor the system to meet the specific needs of my organization.It has far exceeded my expectations, and I am grateful that I chose Forma LMS for my clientele.

Pros

As a Forma LMS user, I value various facets of the software. To begin, the course creation function is simple to use and allows for the uploading of numerous sorts of content like as videos, documents, and quizzes, making it simple to construct compelling courses. The learning paths feature also aids in the organisation of students' learning experiences.Second, social learning technologies such as forums, chats, and online conferences encourage student involvement and cooperation, resulting in a more engaging learning environment.Third, the reporting and analytics tools provide precise insights into student progress and programme effectiveness, enabling e-learning programme continual development.Furthermore, as an open-source platform, Forma LMS provides flexibility and customization options, allowing customers to make changes to meet their individual requirements. The ability to create and administer user groups makes it simple to assign courses and effectively track learner progress.

Cons

As a Forma LMS user, there are a few aspects that I found difficult or would like to see better. To begin, the initial setup procedure can be time-consuming and difficult, particularly for individuals unfamiliar with learning management systems. This might be modified to make it easier for users to configure and fully operationalize the system.Second, the documentation and support resources, such as the user manual and community forum, are not always up to date or thorough enough to address users' inquiries or issues. Improving the availability and accuracy of support resources has the potential to improve the user experience. .

Nihar
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Forma Review by NGO into Voc-ed

Reviewed on 25/02/2021

Pros

The integration of e-commerce which allows us to promote products created by our students.

Cons

We are based out of Asia and wanted to integrate different languages but found it difficult. Probably we did not look hard enough. However, the flexibility of course design is what we require.

Response from FormaLms

Hello Nihar,
thanks for your review. Forma comes with 27 built-in language packs. If you want to add more, you can do it.

Rahul
Rahul
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A tool that can help to schedule events and manage inventories with a lot of learning

Reviewed on 06/05/2023

After using the software for a while we have noticed a significant increase in the sales of our...

After using the software for a while we have noticed a significant increase in the sales of our services and even the rate of customer retention has also been better than before. The managers of our company are now able to take better-calculated decisions all became possible because of formula LMS.

Pros

The software is one of best in its domain which has provided us smooth and automated workflow for our organization. Formula LMS also helped us in saving a lot of time and reduce minute errors like billing errors, meetings schedulings, inventory management etc. It also helps our customers in booking appointments with the proper reminder.

Cons

The software is great for our organization and there is not much that I felt can be improved about the software, but I would like to mention that the pricing of maintaining the software can be a little costly for small companies like us and server crashes can hamper the working of the firm badly.

Priyanshu
Priyanshu
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Ultimate Training management via Forma LMS..

Reviewed on 04/07/2022

Overall Forma LMS is highly aesthetic & scalable for corporates & key requirement for current...

Overall Forma LMS is highly aesthetic & scalable for corporates & key requirement for current corporate world..
IMO if Company focused on slight modifications then mass adoption definitely on the way in near future....

Pros

Well Forma LMS played a vital role in building my Working profile & Durability via its aesthetic tools & builtups for corporate training sessions..
Multi layer training sessions, well designed & structured setup , high skilled Teams & collaborations & big community behind are one of the key note of Forma LMS...

Cons

Well overall workflow & content focus for P2P & corporates is totally stable in Forma LMS but slight hindrance in mass adoption & scalability is only due to slight mid to high subscription services which need to be focused on..

Sebastiano Edoardo
Sebastiano Edoardo
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I love this software

Reviewed on 08/04/2022

Pros

Intuitiveness is the key to this huge piece of software. I never stop discovering its features, it seems endless!

Cons

It slows down sometimes, but I can understand it, it's a software that offers a lot of options.

Response from FormaLms

Thank you for your excellent review. If Forma slows down, it might have more to do with your server having insufficient resources. I would recommend upgrading it.

Cindy
Cindy
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Effective Learning Platform.

Reviewed on 09/07/2022

Forma LMS overall learning experience and services quality is very effective and productive content...

Forma LMS overall learning experience and services quality is very effective and productive content management solution.

Pros

Forma LMS has simple features and easy to navigate across the entire dashboard and effective solution for perfect learning content creation and functional reporting features.
Project data management and the collaboration through Forma LMS is excellent and data analytics provided are valuable.

Cons

No issues from Forma LMS functionalities and the training when getting started was very easy.

Jeniffer
Jeniffer
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Incredible Assignment Management Tool.

Reviewed on 05/09/2022

Excellent learning system and the best assessment platform and the collaboration is very effective...

Excellent learning system and the best assessment platform and the collaboration is very effective and professional reports creation product.

Pros

Easy learning product which allows me to manage multiple project activities and the automation of task is excellent.

Through the solution certification management is a easy process and reporting capability and authoring functions are productive.

Cons

No problem on this software just the feature setting when new to the product can be not easy.

Response from FormaLms

Thanks for your review!

Andrew
Andrew
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Valuable tool for training employees

Reviewed on 26/04/2023

I have used Forma LMS to create and deliver courses on a variety of topics, including customer...

I have used Forma LMS to create and deliver courses on a variety of topics, including customer service, sales, and technical training. Course creation tools to be easy to use, and I have been able to create engaging and interactive courses. I've also used Forma LMS to track learner progress and generate reports. The reporting tools to be very helpful in identifying areas where learners need additional training.

Pros

Open Source. Forma LMS is scalable and flexible, and it can be customized to meet the needs of any organization. It's easy to add new users and courses. Allows to change the look and feel of the platform to match branding. Integrates with a wide range of third-party applications, including CRM systems. This makes it easy to keep your data in sync and to automate tasks. Meets all industry standards, and the data is safe and secure. This is important to me because I need to be sure that data is protected.

Cons

Mobile app is a good option for learners who want to access their courses on the go. However, it is not as polished or feature-rich as the desktop version. I hope that the developers will continue to improve the mobile app in the future.

Bernado
Bernado
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

My Thoughts on Forma LMS Usage

Reviewed on 28/06/2022

In-house course training in our organization and management of learning materials.

In-house course training in our organization and management of learning materials.

Pros

It was simple to implement this solution without third-party service providers intervention.
Managing classroom courses, locations and calendars.

Cons

Were it not for the effectiveness in ticket response from vendor success team I would be having tons of issues.

Nihat
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Why Forma LMS we use and trust

Reviewed on 17/10/2019

The Helty and Safety Environment (HSE) trainning sector in Turkey, people who want to be expert on...

The Helty and Safety Environment (HSE) trainning sector in Turkey, people who want to be expert on HSE must attend the courses and 90 hours of these courses had been taken on a LMS. But the LMS must meet the requirements of Ministry of Labor. So we customise the software for these requirements in 2012 and till today over 4000 experts attended these courses and use forma lms.

Pros

We have used the forma LMS since 2012 for training the tech. people to prepare the exam of HSE experts in Turkey. It is very easy for using as attendies/students. And to manage and customising is not difficult.
You can get support on the forum "elearningcommunity.net" very quickly. And there are so many published/shared fixed problems on the forum.
so it did not let us down till today.

Cons

On the previous version the template was not supported via mobile . but now on the new version this problem is solved.

Response from FormaLms

Hi Nihat,
Thank you for your very nice review!

Marilena
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

We use Forma Lms for several years, the experience is very satisfactory.

Reviewed on 17/07/2018

I was able to develop the online training business in my company, with great satisfaction!

I was able to develop the online training business in my company, with great satisfaction!

Pros

Forma Lms is simple, intuitive and designed for the corporate world so much more practical and intuitive to use than other open source LMS designed for the academic world. The new responsive version responds to a need that we have been waiting for a long time. Now we hope that developers continue to optimize the project more and more by following the suggestions of users who use the LMS daily

Cons

More things I like about those I do not like about Forma Lms. The exchange of ideas with the team of developers in the forum is very active and above all reactive so even things that do not work now are always resolved within a reasonable time.

Response from FormaLms

Thank you Marilena, your review makes us very proud of our product!
The best part of the review is that thanks to Forma you could develop your business, that's one of the core reasons behind our project: the idea that if many people benefit from it, we'll benefit too.

We will always do our best to improve Forma every day: stay tuned, important news are coming fast!

Graeme
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simply the best opensource platform out there.

Reviewed on 17/08/2017

I manage all of my multiple clients training requirements through this platform

I manage all of my multiple clients training requirements through this platform

Pros

Simple set up
Easy to manage as super admin
Quick
Scorm compliant
Multi site
Great support community
Simple reporting
Automated certificates
Learning plans
API's
Sell courses through paypal
Groups
The list is endless!

Cons

Currently the UI on mobile is non responsive, this is being addressed in the soon to be released update. Integrating with other platforms is not as easy as other LMS I have used though that's not to say it can be achieved it just may be beyond my skill set.

Response from FormaLms

Thank you Mr Clarke for this excellent review.
We'll keep pushing to release the responsive Forma 2.0 as soon as possible, it will also include many new features.

(update): in the meanwhile
- we have version 2.0 available
- we published API, so integration has become easier

Daniel
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Nice product and not complex.

Reviewed on 10/02/2022

Overall is a good experience if you don't expect too much.

Overall is a good experience if you don't expect too much.

Pros

Is very easy to use and the there is a lot of documentation.

Cons

Some features was missing when i was using this lms, but i see that is a lot improved from my last check.

Alternatives Considered

Moodle

Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS

At the time was the best solution for us.
Valarie
Valarie
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Intuitive Learning Platform and Easy to Use.

Reviewed on 24/06/2022

Forma LMS provide unique learning experience and the capabilities are more productive and the...

Forma LMS provide unique learning experience and the capabilities are more productive and the coordination for the teams is excellent.

Pros

Forma LMS content creation and the learning content management capabilities are quite reliable and the collaboration through Forma LMS is the best.

Forma LMS reporting tools are stable and file sharing ability and the content integration is amazing and the easy on getting valuable data insights across other learning systems through Forma LMS is incredible.

Cons

Dislike on Forma LMS there was nothing since even the deployment was easy and smooth through the help from Forma LMS technical team.

Roberto
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  • Industry: Cosmetics
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Nice and affordable LMS

Reviewed on 08/03/2022

Pros

Very useful for internal course, easy integration with our streaming server, easy to use for our users.

Cons

A bit complex the creation of certificate template

Alternatives Considered

Docebo

Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS

On premises installation

Response from FormaLms

Thank you Roberto for your very kind review.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Strong learning platform, easy to set up, with potential on UX improvement

Reviewed on 16/07/2022

Pros

- We were mostly looking for a content hub where we can store and manage all training content for new colleagues and colleagues with development plans. Forma does a great job here.
- Getting PDF certificates adds a nice incentive for our employees to improve their skills.
- Forma integrates well with other software/apps we are using in the HR space.

Cons

- The mobile experience could be improved, both for admin and especially users.
- Tests could be more pleasant to take UX-wise, I have seen stronger solutions on that side.

Alternatives Considered

Chamilo and Teachlr Organizations
Naveed
Naveed
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best learning management tool Ever

Reviewed on 20/06/2022

I used it for my online courses the best tool ever I use I have a great experience with this tool.

I used it for my online courses the best tool ever I use I have a great experience with this tool.

Pros

It is very easy to setup on mobile devices. The UI is very easy to understand for every user. The assignments features are very great and helpful

Cons

The exam module are little bit difficult to find need to improve this section otherwise It is great learning tool .

Kieran
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

LMS that deliver results

Reviewed on 16/07/2023

Forma LMS has been a great investment for our organization. It's helped us improve our training...

Forma LMS has been a great investment for our organization. It's helped us improve our training programas, save time and money, and improve my employees' learning performance.

Pros

Forma LMS is perfect for our small team. It has everything we need to deliver a comprehensive learning.

Cons

The reporting features could be more robust.

Susang
Susang
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Most Easy to use LMS tool

Reviewed on 29/05/2022

My Overall experience with Forma LMS has been nothing short of exceptional. The learning that I am...

My Overall experience with Forma LMS has been nothing short of exceptional. The learning that I am able to achieve with it is quite extraordinary and for the price it comes in, it is definitely a steal.

Pros

The most impact feature for us with this software is the ability to do open-source learning. Also, the support team is quite good and is very much approachable

Cons

Honestly, I do not have any dislike for this software. It is quite handy and satisfies all my needs

Mindy
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

One of the most Comprehensive LMS

Reviewed on 20/04/2023

Pros

As one of the most recently used platform LMS, this has to be the most reliable tool we've ever had for quite sometime. Easy to keep track of the courses which is very advantageous to our internal teams/departments.

Cons

Integration with different languages would be the best addition for this.

Damion
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Corp. Review

Reviewed on 10/02/2022

Pros

It's Easy to use and very intuitive. The interface also is simply to navigate

Cons

At this point and cannot think of what about the system a like least.

Response from FormaLms

Hi Damion, thanks for your nice review!

Enaan
Enaan
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Best Open Source Solution for LMS

Reviewed on 30/03/2022

It is the perfect open source eLearning solution for businesses of all sizes. Sso you can customize...

It is the perfect open source eLearning solution for businesses of all sizes. Sso you can customize it to fit as I needs. And it is easy to use.

Pros

It is totally responsive design so it easily fit into any device. The flexibility of this product and automatically generate pdf certificates are amazing.

Cons

A littlbe bit difficult to integrate different languages.

Response from FormaLms

Dear Enaan,
thank you for your review! In the latest version we made it much easier to add languages, and we added a new one.

George
George
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

" Intuititive And Incredible Online Business Training Channel "

Reviewed on 04/05/2022

Forma LMS is a self - equipment Web-based channel which facilitate online training sessions with...

Forma LMS is a self - equipment Web-based channel which facilitate online training sessions with maximum encryption.

Pros

I like the way it is a Self-explanatory online training software.
It enables target individuals to train while at away.
It accepts internet enabled phones instalation.

Cons

It has been providing us with all that we expected during deployment.

Response from FormaLms

Thanks George for your review!

Pravin
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Good product for small and medium enterprises

Reviewed on 25/02/2021

Pros

I really like the course creation, management, creating learning objects a lot.

Cons

UI and UX could be better. Also mobile friendliness is missing

Response from FormaLms

Hi Pravin,
thanks for your review.
We're in the process of releasing version 3.0 with improvements on UI and UX.