I can't say enough positive things…
I can't say enough positive things about EZ Colab and its support team. I've implemented and administered enterprise learning systems (Cornerstone, Saba, Skillport, etc.) for a decade and I can say that what EZ Colab offers is great, especially at its price point.
To be clear, this is not an enterprise LMS, so if SCORM or xAPI tracking are essential for your business, EZ Colab does not fit your use case. I have heard that SCORM compatibility is coming; however, this is a system that seems to be designed for business, coaches, and other subject matter experts who focus on selling and delivering content to consumers (think Thinkific, Podia, Ruzuku, New Zenler, etc.) If this describes you, then read on, because EZ Colab checks all the buttons plus some.
Pros:
- Intuitive to use: You can pick up this system and start building a course in less than an hour.
- Constant development: Do the founders ever sleep? Updates seem to be coming every week or so.
- Flexibility: You can toggle on/off features as needed, and the features are extensive. Badges, idea submission, events, live sessions, and file uploads to posts are just a few that I love.
- Mobile app for learning on the go.
- Full stack learning solution in one affordable package. Not only do you get a course builder, but you also get marketing and community features.
- Speaking of community features, this system is designed around social learning. I cannot think of another platform that is built from the ground up for this. If group learning experiences are key to your business, this is the platform to get. No one else comes close.
Cons:
- Each page in a course can have a video element, rich text (including HTML) element, assignment, and upload. This all fantastic. Unfortunately, you cannot currently "stack" more components on a page. For instance, if I want a page with a block of text at the top, followed by an HTML embed, followed by a video, followed by another text block, followed by another video, ad infinitum, this isn't currently possible. Some other LMSes provide a lot more flexibility on each page than EZ Colab.
- While there is a mobile app for students, the EZ Colab browser-based builder is not optimized for mobile. You probably won't find yourself doing much course creation from a mobile device, but being able to easily edit your course on the go would be useful.
- You may get an odd error message or two when turning on/off a feature. It's been unpredictable when it happens. I believe it may be due to how rapidly the team is adding new features (which is awesome!), so it's just a minor gripe.
- Committed founders and support team who you can tell LOVE their product. I can't understate this -- they want to be game changers and go above and beyond to deliver an amazing product and superior service.
Overall:
The EZ Colab team has turned this jaded LMS admin into a believer. The product is being constantly updated, the founders value customer input, and they are passionate about their product. This is a young product moving into a very crowded space. However, I sincerely believe that if you give it try, you will not be disappointed.
***I have not been compensated for this review, nor do I have any affiliation with this company. I'm simply impressed with this product and believe that others should know about the new kid on the block.***
17 November 2021
Unprompted review