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The Growing Intersection between Learning Management Systems and Learning Experience Platforms
A learning experience platform (LXP) enhances an organization’s training with features designed to improve personalization and learner engagement.
These platforms typically index and aggregate content into individual user portals, providing trainees with maximum autonomy over their learning. Many LXPs also leverage AI-driven personalization.
Originally, there was a clear delineation between an LXP and a learning management system (LMS).
However, as the learner experience has become increasingly central to education, this gap has started to close. Many LMS vendors have incorporated the benefits of a learning experience platform into their solutions. In this blog, we’re going to go over not only some of the best learning experience platforms of 2025, but also several top LMS solutions with LXP functionality.
Thinkific Plus
Thinkific Plus is a cloud-based learning experience platform designed to support both customer onboarding and commercial training. Scalable and intuitive, the solution includes a fully SCORM-compliant learning management system (LMS) and integrates seamlessly with other learning platforms and tools. Best of all, Thinkific Plus is codeless — meaning you can easily design and deploy white-label experiences without extensive technical knowledge.
360Learning
360Learning takes a kitchen sink approach to corporate training and development, with an impressively comprehensive feature set that includes an LMS and a training management system (TMS). Even more impressive is the fact that in spite of its extensive functionality, the platform is completely intuitive. Between an AI authoring tool, automated scheduling, custom dashboards and smart enrollment, 360Learning makes it easy to create, manage, and scale a wide variety of different training and certification programs.
Absorb Engage
Absorb Engage is a set of collaborative tools that integrate with the powerful and comprehensive Absorb LMS. Key features include embedded polls, social media integration, leaderboards, internal news articles, and customizable billboards. As an add-on to Absorb, Engage also benefits from features like adaptive learning and smart administration.
Docebo
With support for over 400 integrations and a rich feature set that includes certificate development, gamification, and user roles, Docebo is an excellent technical foundation for any corporate training initiative. The platform delivers personalized learning paths and dashboards via powerful AI. Docebo clients also gain access to an extensive library of online training content and a highly active online community.
EdCast
If there’s one concept that best describes EdCast, it’s hyper-personalization. This AI-driven LXP makes creating dynamic content for everything from social learning to microlearning nearly effortless. Using EdCast also gives you access to a vast marketplace of pre-made B2B courses and seamless integration with Cornerstone’s massive product portfolio, which covers everything from workforce agility to HRP.
TalentLMS
By combining an intuitive interface with sophisticated AI, TalentLMS can help you create training content with only a few clicks. The flexible, scalable platform is entirely cloud-based, with support for use cases ranging from compliance training to customer onboarding. Using TalentLMS also gives you access to a library of ready-made courses teaching a wide range of soft skills.
Anthology Blackboard
Blackboard markets itself as the most modern and innovative LMS on the market, and it’s not hard to see why. Developed by a recognized industry leader in educational technology, the platform leverages generative AI for performance assessments, grading rubrics, and plagiarism detection. The platform’s AI also helps instructors generate multimedia content and more efficiently structure their courses.
Canvas LMS
With unified digital infrastructure, tailored, dynamic learning pathways, and powerful analytics and reporting, Canvas makes it easy to create effective, engaging professional training programs. It’s more than just a learning management system. Canvas’s modular ecosystem also includes modules for skill-based credentials, course catalogs, video learning, and onboarding.
Litmos
Geared primarily toward global enterprises, Litmos supports everything from academic education to corporate training. For instructors, the platform features an intuitive drag-and-drop course creation interface and AI-powered automation and personalization. For learners, Litmos provides custom-built dashboards complete with an AI assistant.
Adobe Connect
Want to translate the in-classroom experience into a virtual environment as accurately as possible? Adobe Connect’s got you covered. Alongside custom branding and an extensive list of interactive features, Connect also provides deeper insight into learner engagement and activity than any other LXP on the list — up to and including body language.
Learn More About What An LMS Can Do
Now that you’ve looked at a few of the top LXP platforms, why not explore a few of the other LMS modules available to you? Check out Understanding the Different LMS Modules. You can also review various other top e-learning tools of the year.
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