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Forma LMS is an open-source learning management system designed to help businesses provide corporate training to employees based on company needs and processes. Key features include online courses, video conferencing, certificatio...
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- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Bringing revolution in e learning through Forma LMS. Its the need of the hour for businesses !
Forma LMS is the most comprehensive web based platform for making the e learning and authoring activities seamless without any major trouble. Also, its the savior for businesses as it meets the digital needs and requirements of businesses in most effective manner possible. Cheaper alternative to most of its competitors and stands out of the crowd due to its excellent features and utilities.
The authoring is collaborative and is fully available and functional on lower bandwidth also. The e content are stored in LMS appropriately and suits to the needs of the learners effectively.
Pros
Best open source web based e learning platform and software for strengthened learning for hybrid and remote workforce.
The training and orientation of workforce is done effortlessly though Forma as it is one of the best collaborative tool for professionals and businesses presently.
Talent management is easy and comprehensive through Forma LMS as it helps in selection of candidates through online assessment evaluation and selection.
Online training in post pandemic era has become easiest than ever.
Authoring e content is easy and is securely accessible to target learners.
Cons
No dislikes till date. Keep improving the addition of new features and utilities so that it never become obsolete from the market and stay relevant forever. The premium version should be provided in such a tariff mode so that utilities can be best met in most customizable mode. Rest of the features are superb.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS has huge pros and advantages to be chosen above its other alternatives due to its best performing features and great outcome. It is the best due to its continuous upgradation and restructuring to meet the market demand in most desirable manner possible. We are also using the same for deploying online industry based learning followed by certification which is accurate, timebound and seamless activity . No operational lags or slowdowns in the system.Response from FormaLms
Thanks for your review!
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Highly recommended eLMS software for digital training and online course authoring !
Forma LMS is best in class solution for online learning and online course authoring in the most easy manner without any trouble. It is easily integrated with 3rd party platforms and dashboards. It generates customized reports within fraction of seconds without any hassle. Taking and giving online tutorials and live webinars is easy than ever with this software and you will never face any app integration issues. Its compatibility across any internet bandwidth is just fantastic.
Pros
Work at fast pace and does not slows down while functioning. Also, Forma LMS is widely used for online digital training and hybrid learning. It works with great efficiency and never lags during operation. All the courses can be uploaded through online mode and can be made available to wide masses within fraction of seconds anytime, anywhere. It has huge customization features embedded which helps in generating customized reports and customized functioning. It's a unified platform available to multiple clients in one go. The LMS has great engaging experience with interactive customer interfaces and works well with all kinds of API interfaces of 3rd party dashboards and platforms.
Cons
No problem encountered so far. Worked really well for my team so far. Keep innovating and offer cutting edge best in class online and blended learning features.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forms LMS is best of all. It helps in giving online digital training sessions in most cost effective and streamlined manner. It works well with any kind of softwares and platforms due to its high level of efficiency in integration. World class marvelous software for giving online webinars and training orientation in most feasible way.- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Stable and reliable LMS platform with an improvable UX
We chose this platform to address the request of our cliente who wanted a low price LMS platform.
After 3+ years of using with 2000+ users, we can say that the choice has not been so wise.
The user support we had to set up and the difficult maintenance of the platform made the costs grow significantly.
Pros
The platform is stable and reliable. It has advanced features and can be integrated with other services.
Cons
The platform is not easy to use and it doesn't have an overall pleasant user experience.
Menus and functionalities are difficult to find and use for users and for the administrators.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Lower priceResponse from FormaLms
Hello,
thanks for your review, although I think it's a bit unfair. Forma is used by thousands of users and one of the main reasons is that it's much easier to use than Moodle, for example.
Also it's unclear to me what kind of user support you need, we have several installations with thousands of users and barely any support request.
If you think we can help you in any way, let us know.
Max
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- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Revolutionize Your Online Training with FormaLMS: A Flexible and Customizable Learning...
I have had a generally positive experience with the platform. The software offers a robust set of features and functionality for managing online learning and training programs. I appreciate the flexibility and customization options available, allowing me to tailor the system to meet the specific needs of my organization.One of the things that I like about FormaLMS is the ease of creating and managing courses, as well as the ability to track and analyze learner progress and performance. The platform also supports a variety of different learning activities and resources, including quizzes, surveys, and multimedia content.In addition, I appreciate the level of control and oversight that FormaLMS offers to administrators and instructors. The platform provides detailed analytics and reporting capabilities, as well as features for managing user accounts, permissions, and access.While there are some areas where I feel the platform could be improved (such as the initial setup process and documentation), overall I have been satisfied with my experience using FormaLMS.
Pros
As a user of FormaLMS, what I really appreciate about the platform is its flexibility and customization options. Since it's open-source software, I have the freedom to make modifications and adjustments to tailor the platform to my specific needs.Another great feature that I find very useful is the ability to create and manage user groups. This makes it easy to assign courses and track the progress of learners. The reporting and analytics tools are also quite comprehensive, allowing me to keep a close eye on learner progress and evaluate the effectiveness of my courses.
Cons
There are a few areas where I feel the platform could be improved. One of the things that I find challenging is the initial setup process. It can take some time to get the system configured and fully operational, especially if you're not familiar with learning management systems.Another area that could be improved is the documentation and support resources. While there is a user manual and community forum available, I have found that some of the information is not always up-to-date or comprehensive enough to fully address my questions or concerns.Finally, while the platform is highly customizable, some of the customization options require advanced technical skills and knowledge. For someone without a strong technical background, it can be challenging to make certain modifications or adjustments to the system.
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Online learning & training is easy with Forma LMS. Highly recommended e learning platform for...
Its awesome and worth satisfying. The Forma LMS is the best LMS solutioning in the market. It helped us greatly during pandemic times, when everything was stopped at a point and we ensured that learning and training should not be stopped under any case. For this, we adopted lot of LMS system and evaluated all of them and found Forma LMS as the best. Because of its high efficiency and low cost burdening on part of expense, it was great for all users to use the software at its best. High stability and high replicability of the software across diverse environment made this software favorite of all. Audio and Video conferencing at its best is being experience by Forma LMS.
Pros
Best open source e learning platform for efficient and easy delivery of online training in remote workshops and learning remotely.Video conferencing along with complete tracking management is done easily through Forma LMSCertificate management system for seamless delivery of certificates with end to end bar code tracking is feasible through Forma LMS.Authoring different e courses into different vernacular languages is possible via this amazing LMS .
Cons
We liked all the features and parameters greatly and found the software absolutely great. One of the best open source softwares in the market with lowest costing and is absolutely free for accessing majority of the features. More mobility system can be added into this so that on one login, multiple uses can have access at same point of time without much trouble.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS is an open source software/platform which ensures its availability at zero or lowest costing possible and that's why its has been chosen by majority all over. Due to its low cost expense, it is accepted by all and highly recommended to small and marginal organizations. Startups are using the software to greatest extent. Integration of certificates and deployment across any environment is easiest than ever- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Structure and Streamlined e-learning with Forma LMS. The best open source LMS for Businesses !
Well, its amazing and great till date. High level of professionalism and business ethics is shown by their people. Well applauded for their disciplined working and quick response on business front. All other partners are giving wonderful feedback about them so the peer recommendation is really strong and positive in case of Forma LMS. This is encouraging and welcoming.
The software is embedded with advanced e learning quick features which improve the learning experience and outcome and has greater impact on one's learning. The learning is life long with great output with Forma LMS.
Pros
E learning is facilitated effortlessly . No hassle and no cumbersome process
Delivering training through this LMS is easy and no extra effort needed at all.
Cost effective solution and not hard on pocket. It is cost effective across all financial aspects of all the services offered.
Easy integration and seamless deployment with other external 3rd party dashboards and softwares.
Easy to manage by learning audiences and target beneficiary
Loved by all learners
Cons
No dislikes as such till date. The experience is awesome so far and it helped us to manage our LMS in online mode and deliver the training pan country in uninterrupted mode. We will welcome any reduction in costing further as it's an important aspect for start up organizations likes us and due to stormy competition on this front, everyday a new vendor chips in with their best offerings at reduced cost and we are ought to take them.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS was highly recommended by my peers and other colleagues due to its high response time in business deliverables and quick turnaround time in deliverables is high priority for us. It enables us to attract and retain more businesses due to client satisfaction. All the new features are just fantastic and it helps to engage our partners well. Online presentation, live demonstration, tutorials and virtual learning offices are easily done and created on the Forma LMS and it supports all kinds of browsers so no hassle in deployment and operation at all. Highly advanced platform for streaming high quality good videos and webinars.- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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The Best-in-class e learning platform solution for businesses and educational hubs ! Must try
My overall experience with Forma LMS is pretty good and satisfying so far. This e LMS platform is the one stop destination for all readers and learners who look for 24*7 seamless and uninterruped learning experience anytime, anywhere. One of the best learning platforms in the market which enables and strengthens one's learning experience and make it a fantastic one .
They are the only cost effective solution which helps all kinds of users on part of affordability and is accepted by one and all. Video conferencing and online streaming is extremely good with Forma LMS and is been recommended to all my peers.
Pros
The easy plugin installation and deployment across any devices is seamless and quick.
Our Training, Assessment and Certification vertical is using the Forma LMS services for certification management and tracking the certification status now and then.
Businesses enable their Learning management team to strengthen the knowledge transfer and management process through Forma LMS due to its advanced and high utility capabilities.
It's an open source learning platform, mainly web based and comes with high utility features ranging from video conferencing, LMS management, customised module development online and curating blended (Both offline and online) courses so that it is relevant and accepted by all kinds of businesses and their users.
Keep upgrading their utility features by improving the service offerings now and then.
Cons
We liked all the features and its utilities. No complaints till now. They should bring in more customised module features with high end application features for its applicability across different working sectoral environment.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS is the best e learning platform in teh market with high affordability and acceptibility rate. There is no deterrence or bad feedback by users against this platform. It is highly adopted by all due to its high rate of efficiency and providing great outcome. Managing and delivering effective online training is no more a trouble now for anyone. On technical front, the tech team is highly agile and has provided multifarious plugins for varied uses which results in high operating efficiency without any lag or slowdown. Multiple users amnagement through customised logins provisions coupled with complete certification management.- Industry: Information Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Best-in-Class learning management system for delivering online training courses !
We all like Forma LMS a lot as it helped our organization in biggest way possible in post pandemic era. It helped us in streaming of our reading content in various languages at desired sink effortlessly. Also, it is accepted by everyone due to its high cost effectiveness and increased operational efficiency while working and operating . We never face any lagging and no complaints received from users also. The performance is good and it never hangs or slows down.
Pros
Robust online learning management system for onwards and upwards learning curve in post pandemic age.
It helped to reach out to larger gathering and audiences remotely within shortest span possible.
It's an open source LMS software and is absolutely free for use by small, medium and large enterprises.
Likeable by all and accepted by all kinds of audiences due to its ease if use and usability
Cons
We want more and more speedy and hi tech live streaming features with advanced recording facility and its later accessibility for use. The quality of sound and video recording can be further enriched and be more conspicuous. It would add more value and amazing customer experience.
Reasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS was chosen by our tech and business team members jointly as we sat together and understood on our requirements and scope for customizations and flexibility for us. As a business user, we can confidently say that they are one of the highly professional organizations with high moral and ethical values which is highly acceptable and desirable by our organization and people. Their onboarding process was smooth and no cumbersome experience at all.Response from FormaLms
Thanks for your review!
- Industry: Human Resources
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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A great, professional looking, open source, option perfect for establishing a no cost LMS
Forma LMS helped me to launch a low cost, professional looking and easy to use LMS. My audience loved it too as they can dive right in without crossing a complex learning path.
Pros
I was trying out different LMS solutions in the market. I tried several paid options which are mostly out of my league just to get the taste of the current innovations in LMS. Then I came back to the real world and started test riding all the open source options. My 1st test was with Moodle as it was the go to option recommended by most websites. I didn't like Moodle's interface. It has a ton of options but doesn't have the looks of a corporate LMS where it is very inviting and easy for users to jump instantly inside a course. So, I went for the second best, "Forma LMS".
Forma amazed me because I could set it up instantly in my website. Uploading courses are also a breeze. Yes I face some hiccups as I didn't know it works well with PHP version 7.0 and lower but the basic functions were working fine. I was able to test run my LMS within hours of deployment. If you are geek like me you know how does it feel when everything works the first time. If you have softiculous support with your hosting provider then it is more convenient. You will have a working LMS within 15 minutes if you have the contents ready.
So, all the poor people who wants to role out his own easy to use and pro looking LMS, Go for Forma LMS.
Cons
Certification Module is very irritating. You have trial so many times to get your working certificate template. And it is broken if you use any PHP version later than 7.0.
Another thing is the exam module. No doubt its very powerful. But powerful doesn't mean the UI have to look complex.
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MoodleReasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Because its easy to setup and professional looking and you won't have to sell your kidney just to start your LMS journey.Response from FormaLms
Hi Ridwan, thanks for your excellent review.
Version 3 will be out in a few weeks, with added support for php 7.4
I will report your comments on the certificates and on the exam module to the UX team.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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A Great Platform for your LMS needs with High Customization Support!
Overall it has been a great experience for me , Forma LMS has helped me in creating courses for the new joiners in the team for their faster training and ramp up. Have also allowed keeping track of compliance trainings. Also helped me in creating tests to check their project readiness.
Pros
1. Easy to create and design training and learning courses.
2. Good support for plugins and integration option making it quite flexible for usage.
3. Allows you to easily keep track of your learnings
4. Users can easily setup test and assessments in the end of the trainings
5. Support for real time webinars and workshop trainings
6. Quick customer support in case of issues.
Cons
1. User interface can be more robust and dynamic to increase engagement of learners.
2. Lesser documentation available thus takes sometime to understand and design courses
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Why Forma LMS we use and trust
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!
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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FORMA LMS
Pros
The ability to customize the LMS - the login page; tabs and buttons; reports, etc. This enables us to be able to create a unique training experience for each of our customers based on their needs and requirements.
Cons
It would be nice to have some more automatic email notification options in the system.
Alternatives Considered
MoodleReasons for Choosing Forma LMS
We needed an LMS that could support multiple languages.Response from FormaLms
Hi Kristen,
thank you for your review!
We already do have plugins to add more automatic notifications to the system. Moreover, in the next major release we'll also add more notification options to the LMS.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The best managed Open Source Ever
Pros
User Experience, Support, Administration, Scorm compliance
Cons
Maybe the curve of learning the administration functionalities
Response from FormaLms
Wow, thank you very much Vito for this wonderful review.
We'll to our best to soften the learning curve for the administration functionalities,
Thanks again!
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Nice product and not complex.
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
MoodleReasons for Switching to Forma LMS
At the time was the best solution for us.
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Excellent e-learning platform. All you need is here!
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.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Effective Learning Platform.
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.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Best LMS I’ve tried
Pros
FormaLMS has a power user management system, has multi template feature and can attach different template to different domain.
Cons
it would be interesting to receive more software updates
Response from FormaLms
Well, wow! Thank you for your review and for your comments.
We will try to accelerate the deployment of new releases.
- Industry: Cosmetics
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Nice and affordable LMS
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
DoceboReasons for Switching to Forma LMS
On premises installationResponse from FormaLms
Thank you Roberto for your very kind review.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Highly scalable open-source LMS.
Forma LMS is an excellent LMS. The stocked features make management of course paths a breeze. I have been able to produce several courses for new interns in my department with great ease.
Pros
The open source LMS is free!
You can manage your multimedia and html pages from a central location.
It automatically generates verifiable certificates upon completion of a course.
Plenty of configurations and automation to make your courses as engaging as possible.
Cons
I had a had time fully understanding how Forma LMS work but this was solved with time.

- Industry: Sports
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Robust E-learning System
Enables users to undertake courses online and acquire dynamic pdf certificates for completed courses.
Pros
Ability to manage classroom courses, calendars, locations and students in cloud.
The other best part is that it integrates with e-commerce tools which enable users to sell courses online.
Cons
The vendor success team offers free support whenever there’s an issues.

- Industry: Building Materials
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Forma LMS Robust Open-source Learning Platform
Manage blended courses and learning materials in one single integrated solution.
Pros
It streamlines learning process in cloud by managing learning materials in one place.
It integrates with video conferencing tools which makes it easy to create webinars.
Cons
No missing capability nor overwhelming to integrate with external apps.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Most Easy to use LMS tool
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
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Best LMS software that I have used
Overall, my experience with Forma LMS is awesome. This is a great solution for learning management and the reporting feature is very useful
Pros
The built in LMS tool is quite useful for us. In addition to this, the learning management feature is our most used one and gives the best value
Cons
All the features that we use with Forma LMS is quite handy and there is no dissatisfaction for us.

- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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Open Source LMS that Functions Like Every Other Paid Softwares
Local language support (multiple language support)
Pros
Forma LMS offers a wide array of flexibility to its users and administrators. As an open-source software, I used this with my previous organization and was able to teach new and upcoming Network Security Engineer trainees.
Easy to create classroom courses and you can use video conferencing especially at this time where remote communication is very important.
Cons
Need to add options to integrate for software. One thing that I don't like is the certification module, there was an obstacle with it and had to ask help from the community.
Response from FormaLms
Hi Raven,
thank you for your review, fantastic! Its title is also very flattering!
Concerning your comments:
- our vibrant community is one of the added values of our Lms
- you can integrate Forma with any software: API and connectors are already built-in and documented.
Feel free to ask for support.

- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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MY Overall Experience with Forma LMS
Managing learning materials and enhancing corporate training as well as certification tracking in one place.
Pros
Forma LMS offers built-in learning management system tools that accelerated implementation.
Cons
All the LMS tools are handy and easy to use without outsourcing support.