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5 Best SCORM-Compliant LMS Platforms for Your Training & Development Content

Written by Orana Velarde
Published at Apr 04, 2023
5 Best SCORM-Compliant LMS Platforms for Your Training & Development Content

Getting buy-in from employees isn’t always easy. But with exceptional training and development strategies, both your new and legacy employees will feel confident about growing in your company and their careers.

Your tools of choice for this endeavor are a content authoring tool and a SCORM-compliant LMS platform to deliver courses.

This guide shares 5 of the best SCORM-compliant LMS platforms, all usable with Visme as your trusty content-authoring tool.

Let’s get to it.

 

Table of Contents

Quick Read

  • SCORM is a standard format for e-learning material that improves interoperability between content authoring tools and LMS platforms.
  • For an e-learning platform to be “SCORM-Compliant” means that you can create SCORM content or upload it to the system seamlessly.
  • When your e-learning content is SCORM formatted, you can upload it to any “SCORM-Compliant” LMS.
  • Use Visme to create interactive SCORM content to upload to your chosen “SCORM-Compliant” LMS.

 

What is SCORM Compliant

An e-learning stack comprises an authoring tool to create the content and an LMS to distribute it. One cannot work without the other, and some all-in-one platforms offer both.

Being SCORM compliant means your training and education material is packaged in a SCORM file. A SCORM file allows for interoperability between content authoring tools and LMS. If all training materials for a course are downloaded as SCORM, you can upload them to any SCORM-compliant LMS. The idea is that by downloading e-learning content in SCORM format, you can use the course more than once or move from one LMS to another.

 

What Is a SCORM-Compliant LMS?

An LMS, a Learning Management System, is a platform for distributing training courses, on-site or online. For an LMS to be SCORM compliant, they must accept and properly display SCORM packages. A SCORM package is a zip file with learning content saved using SCORM formatting.

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SCORM Compliant Content Authoring Tool

To create SCORM-compliant content and add it to your SCORM-compliant LMS, you need a SCORM-compliant authoring tool. What a tongue twister!

Visme is the all-in-one content authoring tool you need in your tech stack for creating memorable training material. Your Visme subscription has everything you need to create interactive e-learning content that’s both SCORM-compliant and engaging.

The best thing about Visme is that once you create one course, you can easily create many more. With lots of the amazing features in Visme, your training and development content is getting an upgrade.

Take advantage of dynamic fields to easily update essential information across all your courses, master layout to make designing faster, and an integrated Brand Wizard to quickly automate branded material for lessons, tests and handouts.

 

Benefits of Being SCORM Compliant

Being SCORM compliant has many benefits for your business and your employees. Creating SCORM-compliant content unifies how training is presented to employees, helping with course completion and successful training sessions.

Interactivity

SCORM format supports interactivity in e-learning content. Interactivity helps keep learners engaged in the actions to progress through the course. The level of interactivity depends on the content authoring tool you choose. With Visme can create interactive training material such as workbooks or presentations and export SCORM format easily and without previous design knowledge.

Scorm compliant- adding interactivity

Versatility

Learning content in SCORM format is highly versatile. A module can have a variety of learning formats; audio, video, interactive buttons, timed actions and transitions upon completion.

Different content delivery methods improve knowledge retention by touching on more than one sensorial input. Be sure to combine a variety of teaching methods inside your SCORM packages.

Interoperability

The main objective of SCORM is to unify all content into one interoperable format. Even if you use different content authoring tools, as long as they’re downloaded as SCORM, they will all work in your SCORM-compliant LMS.

Increased interoperability is also plus when you start to repurpose your SCORM content. You can rebuild from one SCORM course stack into shorter courses or put together longer ones.

Improved Learning Outcomes

Learners absorb information interactively with features like hotspot videos, popups, and timed navigation arrows. They not only have to read but also watch, listen and interact. This combination improves engagement and learning outcomes, which, in turn, upscales individual performance and teamwork in the company.

Cost Savings

All these benefits save money when creating e-learning content for onboarding and training courses. You won’t need to recreate all the content when switching to another LMS.

Simply upload the SCORM packages to the new LMS and your content is right where you need it.

 

How to Choose a SCORM-Compliant LMS

There are a lot of SCORM-compliant LMS platforms out there. Some LMS platforms are ready for you to upload SCORM packages into lessons, modules and units. Others offer content authoring solutions inside the platform.

You'll have to do a comparative analysis to choose a SCORM-compliant LMS for your Learning & Development team. Some LMS isn’t SCORM first and only offer it as an option. Note down what you need from an LMS and do your research.

Create a table of your needs and the SCORM-Compliant LMS platforms you’re researching. Check off what each platform does for you and then compare them. Use a table template from Visme to organize information,  analyze and strategize your next move.

Here are some questions you can use for research:

  • Do we need an LMS with content authoring included?
  • Is the native content authoring tool good enough?
  • What version of SCORM does the LMS run, and what version of SCORM does the authoring tool export to?
  • Does the LMS have white labeling features?
  • Is there a team or enterprise option for creator and management accounts?
  • How steep is the learning curve?
  • What are the pricing tiers, and how do they compare to our budget?
Scorm compliant- adding data visualization to training materials

The list of questions and requirements will change according to your needs. Be thorough in your analysis and take your time to pick the best LMS for your company training.

 

5 Of The Best SCORM Compliant LMS Platforms

Many LMS platforms will do the job at an average level. But some go above and beyond the rest and stand out with more detailed features. Here are 6 of the best SCORM-compliant LMS platforms to include in your comparative analysis.

It’s easy to mix and match any of these LMS with another content authoring tool like Visme. That’s the magic of SCORM!

iSpring

Scorm compliant- iSpring logo

iSpring is a comprehensive e-learning platform. Inside the iSpring world, you have access to an LMS, a downloadable content authoring tool that integrates with PowerPoint, a course marketplace and other e-learning services. It’s one of the most renowned platforms for training and development. You can create courses in PowerPoint and upload them to iSpring platforms seamlessly.

All iSpring e-learning platforms are SCORM compliant. All course content can be bundled into SCORM packages to upload to the LMS or sell in the marketplace. Here are some of the essential iSpring platforms for L&D teams and instructional designers:

  • iSpring Suite
  • iSpring Learn LMS
  • iSpring Market
  • iSpring Quiz Maker

Even though all iSpring platforms work seamlessly with each other, they are their own software, as are their pricing tiers.

Features

Scorm compliant- iSpring home page

iSpring offers a wide range of features for training management and course delivery. Here are some of the features that make iSpring stand out:

  • Create interactive documents (long reads) inside iSpring Learn LMS without uploading from iSpring Suite.
  • Easy to use management tools for team collaboration behind the scenes.
  • Schedule Zoom meets and put them on a calendar for groups of trainees, new hires, etc.
  • Learning performance monitoring on an analytics dashboard.
  • Customizable learning portal.

Analytics

The iSpring analytics dashboard monitors using standard SCORM tracking. The dashboard UI is uncomplicated and well-designed. Pulling from the integrated SCORM analytics, iSpring measures the following metrics on the user dashboard:

  • Total trainees.
  • How many passed?
  • How many failed?
  • How many are in progress?
  • How many haven’t yet started?

Pricing

Business pricing with iSpring starts at $770 per user/per year. They also offer more economic Freelancer and Academic plans as low as $470 per user/per year.

Trakstar Learn

Scorm compliant- Trackstar logo

Trakstar Learn is an LMS geared toward talent management. It’s part of a full suite of management platforms called Trakstar Hire, Trakstar Perform and HR Teams. Trakstar Learn has a content authoring feature included in the platform.

Features

Scorm compliant- Trackstar home page

You can upload any SCORM course into a Trackstar account and build courses quickly. If you already have a Visme account to take care of content authoring, adding a Trakstar Learn account would make sense. Here are more of Trakstar Learn’s features:

  • White-labeling features to brand the courses with your company’s brand guidelines.
  • Auto-enrollment to make it easier on trainees. Managers enroll them and they just have to start.
  • Easy SCORM package upload and integration.
  • Courses can be sold on Trakstar Market.

Analytics

The Trakstar Learn analytics dashboard is SCORM-based and tracks how many trainees have passed, failed, are in progress, and how many haven’t yet started.

Pricing

The Trakstar website doesn’t show pricing tiers or starting rates. To get accurate pricing, sign up with your work email and book a call with their sales rep.

Tovuti

Scorm compliant- Tovuti logo

Tovuti is an all-in-one LMS and content authoring tool that offers interactive course creation and distribution inside one platform. With Tovuti you can create personalized learning experiences for your employees. Engage learners with content created inside the tool or upload Visme courses in SCORM or xAPI formats.

Features

Scorm compliant- Tovuti home page

Tovuti is an LMS platform with a strong company culture to back it up.

  • Accessible learning. Tovuti is 508 compliant and offers settings for captions and screen readers.
  • Gamification to make learning more fun.
  • Whitelabeling and easy SCORM uploads.
  • Create learning paths for groups of specific training topics.

Analytics

In Tovuti, you can view activities by time frame, courses, people, or groups. Easily find out who’s viewing which content and when. The tracking dashboard shows all the SCORM tracking features, plus a few native Tovuti monitoring metrics.

Pricing

Tovuti is another LMS platform with a gated pricing scheme. You have to sign up and schedule a call to get a personalized quote for your company.

Litmos

Scorm compliant- Litmos logo

Litmos is a double-feature platform that comprises Litmos LMS and Litmos Content. The content authoring tool in Litmos goes beyond the other tools and offers premade courses that are better than templates. The content in the course needs minimal editing to fit your company, and the course is ready to go.

Features

Scorm compliant- Litmos home page
  • Off-the-shelf content. Litmos offers thousands of already-created courses on DEI, soft skills and project management.
  • Integrations with existing systems. The list of integrations is long, and there are always more integration solutions.
  • All courses created in Litmos are SCORM formatted and can be uploaded to other LMS platforms.

Analytics

Tracking and reporting is SCORM standard, but you can customize reports and get notifications about trainees’ performance and rate of completion.

Pricing

Litmos asks for you to request pricing by signing up and waiting for an email response.

Absorb LMS

Scorm compliant- Absorb logo

The Absorb Learning Management System is part of a suite of tools for detailed learning and training development:

  • Absorb LMS
  • Absorb Create
  • Absorb Infuse
  • Absorb Engage
  • Absorb Analyze
  • Absorb Amplify

This comprehensive set of tools is a treasure trove of platforms, solutions, data analysis, and growth. Absorb greatly benefits employee satisfaction and retention, including an LXP option with Absorb Infuse. LXP stands for Learning Experience and is the next step beyond LMS.

Features

Scorm compliant- Absorb home page

Aside from SCORM-compliant features, Absorb LMS offers the option to create instructor-led courses. Here are some more features of Absorb.

  • It offers nternal communications and notifications between trainees and managers.
  • There’s a marketplace to sell courses with and without subscriptions.
  • Absorb is multilingual both for managers and students. Create courses in different languages and also use the platform in different languages.

Analytics

Absorb LMS offers standard SCORM tracking, but the companion tool Absorb Analyze has a deeper and more detailed data analytics solution for learning and training management.

Pricing

Absorb offers flexible pricing along with 24/7 support. Like other LMS platforms, they ask for your email in exchange for a pricing quote. They do it with an embedded form on the site and email you to get the conversation going.

 

The Challenges of SCORM-Compliant LMS

As an interoperable system, SCORM is still relevant as an e-learning format, but mostly because everyone is used to it. SCORM is excellent, but it’s still a 20+-year-old system. If we're to talk about challenges with SCORM-compliant LMS, the real problem is SCORM itself.

SCORM-compliant LMS platforms have come a long way since the creation of SCORM. Most LMS now offer more resources besides SCORM, including xAPI and HTML5. Challenges are evident per platform; you’ll have to shop around to find the one with the fewest issues regarding your needs.

One of the most notorious SCORM challenges is that it can only track performance on its own content. SCORM doesn’t track any other activities the learner does outside the SCORM lessons, and only some LMS platforms offer further analytics.
SCORM used to be bad on mobile devices, but now that’s just a myth. As long as your LMS is mobile-friendly, your SCORM content will be too.

Our pet peeve with SCORM content is that it’s easy to get boring and repetitive. That’s why we offer a breadth of design elements so you can create the best SCORM content for your learning and development initiatives. You can also download Visme-created content as xAPI.

 

Quickly Design SCORM Compliant Content With Visme

With a high-functioning content authoring tool like Visme and a SCORM-compliant download option, you can develop interactive learning modules that work on any SCORM-compliant LMS.

Visme is an all-in-one online platform where you can create numerous types of business communication. Design digital content for client-facing strategies like marketing and thought leadership and also for corporate training, project management, business planning and much more.

The Visme editor has everything you need regarding design, and it’s all easy to use for non-designers. Browse images, videos, audio clips, thousands of fonts, animated characters, and more. Add animated actions to objects, and insert hotspots with explanatory video or audio.

The best part is that any content you create with Visme can be interactive, from training manuals to onboarding flowcharts. Then it can be downloaded in SCORM format for easy uploading to any SCORM-compliant LMS.
Get buy-in from your employees, increase retention and improve ROI. Do it all with the perfect combination of Visme and your preferred LMS platform.

Written by Orana Velarde

Orana has been a writer for Visme since 2018, covering topics like design, visual marketing, data visualization and visual content creation. Orana has a background in graphic and web design, makeup artistry for film and theater and ongoingly takes courses on digital marketing, UI/UX and other related topics. See Orana’s work at www.oranavelarde.com.

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