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Trainual vs Lectora: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 10th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,722 reviews from Onboarding users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Payroll Management
NA
Task Management
NA
Employee Database
4.2
Mobile Access
4.1
Recruitment Management
NA
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Payroll Management
NA
Task Management
NA
Employee Database
NA
Mobile Access
NA
Recruitment Management
NA
User satisfaction
4.8
User reviews470
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.7
4.4
User reviews61
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.2
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Trainual is built for people-powered businesses with 5-500 employees or individual teams inside larger organizations needing to streamline knowledge transfer and train more efficiently.

Lectora has thousands of users ranging from solo freelancers to global enterprises. As the leader of accessibility, Lectora can be used to create micro-learning modules for any organization.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
John S
Hiring and Training Director
5.0

John S.: Hello, my name is John. I'm the hiring and training director at a medium-sized company, and I would rate Trainual five out of five stars. Before Trainual, we had everything stored in Google Docs or in other different random places. We had it printed off at our locations, but, honestly, every location we went to, the training manual was slightly different. It would have this version, or that version, and, honestly, we couldn't get something consistently into the hands of our employees. Trainual, in the end, was an easy decision. This was because there was a few factors that we were looking for, and I wanted an app, something that it would be accessible to our employees at all times, and also, you could have pictures and videos. It's very easy to edit, and, ultimately, down to the wire, it was the best price. There was nothing that offered to us what Trainual does for the price that it does. Even now, years later, still is very competitive. It always surprised me how easy it was to get started. They still have the same policy now, where you can just sign up for a free trial without a card. You can just try it out, mess around within the system, basically, see how well you can just navigate it without much training, and that was very easy, and then, of course, once you do sign up, they offer very extensive training within Trainual itself. It still shocks me to this day how easy it was. The one thing I would advise anyone that's looking into Trainual is just how great it is, but, at the end of the day, it's still a tool, so whatever you put into it, that's what you're going to get out, and so the great benefit is that Trainual is such a blessing to use. It's easy, it's very intuitive, and, honestly, one of the things I really appreciate is that they're always updating their processes, their updates, and how to use the program. So, again, making sure to be in it. It is a living, breathing creature, so pour into it what you want to get out.

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Clemens C
Business Development Manager
4.0

Clemens A.: Hey, this is Clemens. I'm a Business Developer at a software company, and I would give Lectora a four out of five stars. For more reviews like this, click below. Before using, or before choosing Lectora, we were considering Articulate 360, Knowledge Worker and obviously Lectora, itself. It felt like Lectora was targeted also towards smaller businesses, while especially Articulate, feels more like an enterprise product. Knowledge Worker, however, had a better authoring tool, but we didn't like the LMS that came along with it. Also, we were at that time, working with multiple partners for content creation, which made it especially interesting that Lectora supports a lot of different formats for learning content. Getting started with Lectora was extremely easy. After the initial purchase and trial phase that we did before, it took only like two weeks to get the first contents to the employees. First, I would recommend for people to be mindful of the fact that not every authoring tool has the same standards when it comes to responsivity, so be mindful of the fact which devices your end users are going to use in the end. And also, always consider how easy it is for external parties to feed content to your learning tools. This is extremely valuable.

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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Activity Dashboard
207
Important
Activity Tracking
388
Important

Trainual

Top Features
23/37
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Calendar Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Security
  • Employee Management
  • Feedback Management
  • Help Desk Management
  • HR Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Task Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Job Description Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Self Service Portal
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Management
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Lectora

8/37
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Trainual
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Lectora
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Trainual
  • By Trainual
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2018
Lectora
  • By ELB Learning
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
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