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| Question | Elumio | Juander | iSpring Learn | TalentLMS | Moodle (self-hosted) | Spreadsheet + PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What drives your bill? | A published tier, or custom pricing that starts at Scale. Usage is metered against its limits; going over stops growth and deletes nothing. | A published tier from $99 a month, with 100 users included. A monthly plan is a 12-month agreement. | Active users, billed yearly. Published packs start at 100 users. Fewer than that is a quote. | User brackets; Core is billed yearly. | Hosting, plugins and the admin’s time. No single price. | Nothing, until the audit. |
| Can someone outside re-check a named certificate without an account? | Yes — QR or serial on the public verify page: valid, expiring, expired or revoked. | A quiz and certification engine. A public page with no login is not confirmed from Juander’s pricing page. | Certificates and reports inside the product. A public page with no login is not confirmed from iSpring’s pages. | Completion record inside the portal. A public page with no login is not confirmed from TalentLMS’s own pages. | Certificate QR is possible through plugins, not core. | No. A PDF cannot show whether it is still valid. |
| Does “complete” mean they actually watched? | Yes, in strict mode: watch time is counted on the server, and a lecture cannot complete in less real time than the video is long. | Varies. | Varies. | Varies. | Varies with set-up and plugins. | Manual attestation. |
| Self-serve, or a sales call and an admin to maintain? | Self-serve. | A 15-day trial, then a demo. Miyens says most organisations are live in two to four weeks. | A trial, then sales if you need fewer than 100 users or a custom pack. | Self-serve. | Your developer is the admin. | You are the admin. |
| Best fit | Proof of training: someone outside needs to check that a named trainee finished — and watched. | A Philippine team that wants a hosted LMS, local setup, and a published tier. | A team of 100 or more active users that wants authoring, a content library, and reports inside the LMS. | A broad LMS with a content marketplace and course authoring at scale. | A team with a developer on staff that wants full control. | A handful of staff, one course and no external audits. |
Competitor pricing and claims reviewed September 2026. Confirm on their sites before deciding.
One-to-one comparisons
- Category educationLMS vs proof of training: when you need more than a checkboxAn LMS assigns and tracks courses. Proof of training means someone can re-check that this person really completed this pack. Here's how to tell which you need.
- Elumio vs TalentLMSElumio vs TalentLMS: a broad LMS, or proof that stands up outside itComparing Elumio with TalentLMS? TalentLMS is a broad LMS priced by user bracket. Elumio is built for proof of training: strict mode, watch time counted on the server, and certificates anyone can check without an account.
- Elumio vs JuanderElumio vs Juander: a hosted LMS with local setup, or proof you can checkComparing Elumio with Juander? Juander is a Philippine LMS from $99 a month, with setup by Miyens. Elumio is self-serve proof of training, with certificates anyone can check.
- Elumio vs iSpring LearnElumio vs iSpring Learn: a compliance LMS, or a certificate someone can checkComparing Elumio with iSpring Learn? iSpring bills active users yearly, and published packs start at 100 users. Elumio is self-serve proof of training, with a public certificate check.
- Elumio vs Moodle (self-hosted)Elumio vs Moodle: full control, or proof without an adminComparing Elumio with self-hosted Moodle? Moodle is free to host yourself; the real cost is hosting, plugins and admin time. Elumio is hosted, self-serve proof of training with public certificate checks.
- Elumio vs spreadsheet + PDFElumio vs a spreadsheet and PDFs: fine until someone asks to checkStill tracking training in a spreadsheet with PDF certificates? That works for a handful of staff. Here is when it stops working, and what Elumio does instead.