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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: Education Management
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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A fabulous LMS tool
We can easily say that this is one more f the best lms tool available in the current market in this price range. Moreover this is a great platform for open-source learning for all types of businesses. Our students are having a good experience with the tool and we haven't heard any complaints regarding the tool till now.
Pros
We have a lot of things we like about the product. Being one of the most reliable tool we are using now, everyone can work on it from administrator to a normal user. Getting started with this tool was quite easy as it comes with a super clean interface so that we didn't get confuse in anything. Beside these features, their customer support team is excellent, they are always up for help.
Cons
We have a nice overall experience with the tool, but the pricing is little expensive, could be little low. Integration with other tools become difficult in certain platforms but rest of the things are good to go.
Response from FormaLms
Wow, Abhishek, thanks a lot for your flattering 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.
Alternatives Considered
Moodle LMSReasons 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: E-Learning
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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I couldnt make it work
I tried the free version, and it seems that only with the paid version I was going to be able to do the things I wanted, but no... I couldnt make it work. I tried getting a special server just for Forma.lms but I still couldn't get it to work.
I tried to find support and couldn't find it either, so... I just paid for something I couldn't use.
Pros
the pricing looked great, also the capability of handling different customers in one place is amazing.
Cons
I couldnt install it. I rented a different server just for the software because of the different requiremts, but still it didnt worked. I couldnt get any support or help.
Response from FormaLms
Hello Felipe,
thank you for your review, yet I think you are making some unfair statements.
First of all, the LMS is open source like Moodle and Chamilo and there is no such thing as a free or paid version.
The latest version is reserved to association members, but even the previous versions work greatly. We appreciate you decided to become a member.
You don't need a special server for Forma more than for Moodle or for a CRM or any enterprise level application: you just need a server that complies with the installation requirements.
Concerning the search for support: when exactly did you contact us for support?
If we can help you in any way, feel free to get in touch with us.
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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Highly Effective Learning Solution and Easy to start.
This learning tool has effective publishing functions of different learning content and the reports generation is faster and very easy on documentation and the access control functions are excellent.
Pros
Forma LMS provides the most effective and productive learning experience through various channels and the implementation of the platform was quite easy and smooth operation.Forma LMS coordination capabilities and easy creation of different learning content and easy to share content across various project members is helpful.
Cons
Forma LMS interface is very friendly and simple on features adjustment for quality and easy learning experience but the first training curve was not friendly.
- 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: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Ultimate Training management via Forma LMS..
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..
- Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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One of the most suitable LMS for Hybrid teams' trainings
It was a pretty satisfactory experience while using FORMA LMS for online trainings and tracking mandatory certifications.
Pros
Forma LMS platform is perfect solution to all those learners and enthusiastic individuals who need 24*7 online learning experience remotely, from the comfort of their own home or from a office desk. Forma is one of the best learning platforms which provides a cost effective solution for SMEs and Large enterprises alike. With Forma LMS creating, managing learning goals and keeping track of individual progress is very smooth.It is very easy to manage certifications and keep track of course and learning progress.
Cons
From what I heard from the company Learning and Training team, it is a difficult process to create a course for the first time. Exam/Test modules can be a bit difficult to navigate. There are a few UI/UX navigation issues,which needs to be addressed.More options/API integrations needs to be provided alongside a notification/alert system.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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super simple e-learning
Pros
a lot of functionalities but easy to configure, organize and keep the track of learnings.
Cons
lack of plugins, but it's not a true cons... the platform is already enough complete.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Useful
Pros
Best for learning online courses and learning new things.
Cons
If you include more courses like udemy then it's much better.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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Useful for social learning & computer training
Pros
I'm exploring the features related to social learning and computer training.
Cons
Nothing observed as of now. Will add if found anything.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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A Powerful LMS solution for Organisations of any size.
My overall experience with Forma Lms has been really satisfactory. It is a great solution for learning management and provides a lot of flexibility which enables different sections of an organisation to use and implement it.
Pros
The thing I like the most about Forma Lms is the ease it provides in creating, maintaining, managing and sharing learning objects. The reporting and Gradebook feature is also very useful. Integrated skill management also helps in tracking and enables enhanced learning.
Cons
The thing I like the least about Forma Lms is the UI part, which can be improved. Also, the onboarding experience can be improved and a manual could be provided.
Response from FormaLms
Hi Bhavik,
thanks for your review!
We're about to release version 3.0 with some major improvements on the UI. Namely, a dashboard page and a refactoring of the LO views for learners and for admins.
Concerning the manual, there is actually more than one. Please go to docs.formalms.org and you'll find reference guides and tutorials.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Impactful LMS
Overall explereience is great. The software is open source and meets all the needs of our organization for training staff.
Pros
You can watch, save or share the content from Forma LMS. It has enough training tools to improve how you train your workforce.
Cons
It's complex to understsand how onboarding students to your course works.
Alternatives Considered
Cornerstone LMSReasons for Switching to Forma LMS
Forma LMS is an open source LMS.- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Excellent lms to manage courses
I have been using Forma LMS for many years and I find it much simpler and more intuitive than the various competitors. It is reliable in reporting and easy in installation and configuration
Pros
it is very intuitive and precise in reporting thanks to SCORM compatibility. Excellent support from large user base
Cons
Integration with videoconferencing systems is limited as is the interface for selling courses
Response from FormaLms
Hi Mario,
thanks for your review!
We've added many more integrations for videoconferencing systems, and we also have a couple of integrations for ecommerce. You might want to check them out!
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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I love this software
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.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A good way to learn
A lot of fixes
Pros
I think the gradebook system and courses management interface
Cons
It is not a performing system (in 2022) as the code is poorly written and has many years with numerous developers
Response from FormaLms
Thank you Alessandro for your review.
- Industry: Food Production
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Forma review
Pros
The forma lms which help trainings the new people and and where it keeps track off the course which are kept for learning has the best costumer support it gives instants resolution and feedback and trainings page has the best UI which i have used till now thanks to Forma LMS
Cons
There is nothing to say about this software it is the best platform
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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LMS of the Future
Forma has been our preferred LMS to carry out all internal trainings within the company. While joining Actionet, I trained using the LMS and now as a senior engineer in the company, I am creating courses and trainings for new recruits.
The basic features of the LMS are easy to use and it gets better with every new version release.
Pros
Forma has a modern design that fosters learners engagement.
Creates custom reports of the trainings and courses for accountability
Offers advanced customization of features to suit the user's needs.
Cons
The software works really well although the company should improve on new users training. There's limited information sources on how to fully explore All Forma's features.

- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Forma LMS is very productive
Very good experience, Forma LMS is going very well. A totally recommendable product.
Pros
. Worthy product
. Easy to use
. Very nice customer care support service
. Provides computer-based training
. Social learning platform
. Safe, secure, and reliable
. Attractive interface
Cons
I have not found any major issue to dislike this tool. I m loving this.

- Industry: Government Administration
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Corporate Training at Top Notch with Forma LMS
Manages training and training materials in cloud.
Pros
Internal training in our organization for our employees has been streamlined by Forma LMS.
It manages training tools such as scorm multimedia and html pages on one place.
Cons
It can take long to customize all functions but there are tons of tutorials online.
- 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 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.

- Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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" Intuititive And Incredible Online Business Training Channel "
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!

- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 501-1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Corporate Training at Par with Forma LMS
Managing and delivering training courses online.
Pros
Forma LMS manage corporate training, learning materials and courses.
SCORM tools makes it easy to monitor user activities.
Cons
It was slightly overwhelming to integrate with external apps, but vendor support team handled the matter rapidly.

- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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A Good Open Source E-Learning Platform
I can't say Forma LMS is bad. It is good because it has some good features but in 2022 there are so many amazing LMS Tools are available.
Pros
Forma LMS has some advanced features which are very essential to manage a E-Learning platform. If you are trying to sell online courses with control panel Forma LMS can help you.
Cons
The user interface and user experience need huge development. This is not an user friendly tool to use at all.
Response from FormaLms
Hello Mohammad,
thanks for your review, I don't know what version you are using but we improved our usability and our interface a lot, you might want to give it a further look.