The most flexible instructor-led training platform
Built to simplify training operations, SimpliTrain helps organizations deliver instructor-led training (ILT) and virtual instructor-led training (vILT) at scale without relying on disconnected systems, spreadsheets, or complex integrations.
Launch your ILT program today. Add what you need.
SimpliTrain’s ILT operations engine is the core. The LMS, assessments, and authoring are native, turn them on when you’re ready or integrate with the tools you already own.
Connect with your stack
SSO, HRIS, CRM, video conferencing, payment, accounting, existing LMS or content libraries – SimpliTrain works seamlessly with what you already run.
Flat Pricing. Unlimited learners.
Whether you train 500 people this year or 50,000, pay a flat fee based on your administrators and instructors and not learners.
Need everything in one place?
Run your full learning stack on SimpliTrain, providing one contract, one single source of truth, and one expert team to support you.
Built for Training Growth, Not Just Course Scheduling.
Plan & Schedule
Run instructor-led and hybrid training at scale, seamlessly
Manage every session, trainer, and venue from one place, whether you’re running in-person, virtual, or hybrid programs.
- Session & cohort scheduling
- Trainer allocation
- Room & resource management
- Multi-location coordination
Deliver
Create a learner experience that’s iconic
Run classroom, virtual, and blended programs from a single platform.
- Zoom & Teams integrations
- Virtual classrooms (vILT)
- Attendance tracking
- Mobile learner app
Assess & Certify
Verify skills without extra systems
Access advanced training capabilities from a single platform, without relying on additional vendors, add-ons, or complex integrations.
- Assessments & question banks
- Proctoring
- Certifications & grading
- Skill & survey tracking
Measure & Scale
Turn training data into business decisions
Real-time visibility into the metrics that actually move the business.
- Trainer utilization
- Capacity & revenue per trainer
- Multi-tenant reporting
- HRIS & CRM integrations
See the SimpliTrain difference
See how SimpliTrain compares
Most ILT platforms force a trade-off: deep operations or the full learning lifecycle. SimpliTrain gives you both without forcing you to use everything on day one.
| Capability |
TMS-only (Administrate, Training Orchestra) |
LMS-only (Absorb LMS, Docebo) |
Unified Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILT/vILT scheduling & operations | Weak / bolt-on | ||
| Trainer & resource utilization | |||
| Multi-location, multi-language | Varies | ||
| Native LMS / content delivery | |||
| Native assessments & proctoring | Basic | ||
| Course authoring | Add-on | ||
| Bring your own LMS / assessments | Required | ||
| Run ILT end-to-end on one platform | |||
| Pricing model | Per learner, usually with "active user" caps | Per learner |
Flat, per admin & instructor. Unlimited learners. |
Most Flexible ILT Platform
Turning static systems into dynamic learning engines.
Trusted by professional training companies and enterprise L&D teams across manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and automotive.
SimpliTrain Impact
Outcomes our customers actually care about.
The numbers that get screenshot, forwarded to a CFO, and quoted in board decks.
- 58
Less time spent on scheduling and trainer coordination
- Multi-location IT training provider
- 14 centers
- 58
- 84%
Trainer utilization in the first 12 months on the platform
- Enterprise L&D
- Manufacturing
- 4
- 1
Systems consolidated to a single SimpliTrain contract
- Healthcare training network
- 9 countries
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Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.
Your Questions Answered – Discover More About SimpliTrain
1. What is SimpliTrain?
SimpliTrain is a complete platform to run instructor-led training (ILT) and virtual instructor-led training (vILT) operations at scale. It combines a Training Management System (TMS) for scheduling, trainer utilization, and multi-location operations with a built-in Learning Management System (LMS), assessments, and course authoring. Professional training companies and enterprise L&D teams use SimpliTrain to plan, deliver, assess, and measure ILT programs from a single platform without stitching together a TMS, an LMS, and spreadsheets.
2. Who is SimpliTrain built for?
SimpliTrain is built for two types of organizations: professional training companies that run training centers (single or multi-location, often multi-lingual), and enterprise training departments in industries where instructor-led training is critical manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, IT, and aviation. If you run scheduled, instructor-led sessions at scale and need to manage trainers, learners, locations, assessments, and compliance from one place, SimpliTrain is built for you.
3. What is the difference between an LMS, a TMS, and an LXP?
An LMS (Learning Management System) hosts and delivers digital content like e-learning courses, tracks completion, and stores certifications. A TMS (Training Management System) manages the operational side of training: scheduling instructor-led sessions, allocating trainers and rooms, coordinating cohorts across locations, and tracking utilization. An LXP (Learning Experience Platform) focuses on learner-driven content discovery and personalized learning paths. Most platforms specialize in one. SimpliTrain combines TMS, LMS, assessments, and authoring in a single platform with TMS and ILT operations at the core so organizations running instructor-led training don’t need to buy and integrate three separate systems.
4. What is instructor-led training (ILT) and why does it need a dedicated platform?
Instructor-led training (ILT) is training delivered live by a trainer to a group of learners, either in person (classroom) or virtually (vILT). Unlike self-paced e-learning, ILT requires real-time coordination of trainers, learners, locations, rooms, equipment, schedules, and attendance. Generic LMS platforms are built for content delivery and treat ILT as a bolt-on, which breaks down at scale. A dedicated ILT platform like SimpliTrain handles the operational complexity multi-location scheduling, trainer utilization, capacity planning, cohort management that an LMS-first product cannot.
5. How does SimpliTrain compare to Training Orchestra?
Training Orchestra is a TMS focused on ILT and vILT operations. It is designed to complement an existing LMS meaning customers typically run Training Orchestra plus a separate LMS, plus a separate assessment tool. SimpliTrain matches Training Orchestra’s depth in ILT operations (scheduling, trainer utilization, multi-location, vILT) and adds native LMS, assessments, proctoring, and course authoring all optional. Customers can run only the TMS layer and keep their existing LMS, or consolidate onto SimpliTrain. The result: equivalent ILT operations capability with fewer contracts, fewer integrations, and a single source of truth.
6. How does SimpliTrain compare to Administrate?
Administrate is a training operations platform targeted at enterprise training teams, with strong scheduling and reporting capabilities. Like Training Orchestra, it is a TMS that assumes you’ll bring your own LMS for content delivery. SimpliTrain covers the same training operations scope and adds a native LMS, assessments, and course authoring which customers can use or replace with their existing tools. SimpliTrain is also typically chosen by organizations that need multi-tenant or multi-location operations (common for training companies and global enterprises) without enterprise-tier complexity or pricing.
7. Does SimpliTrain work if we already have an LMS like Cornerstone, Docebo, or SAP SuccessFactors?
Yes. SimpliTrain is modular by design. Customers with an existing LMS use SimpliTrain as their ILT operations layer scheduling, trainer management, multi-location coordination, vILT delivery, assessments while content and broader learning data stays in the existing LMS. SimpliTrain integrates with Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, Absorb, and any SCORM/xAPI-compliant system. Customers can also choose to consolidate onto SimpliTrain’s native LMS over time, on their own timeline.
8. Can SimpliTrain handle multi-location and multi-language training operations?
Yes. SimpliTrain is built for multi-location, multi-language, and multi-tenant operations. Training companies run multiple training centers sometimes across countries from a single platform, with localized content, language-specific cohorts, and location-level reporting. Enterprises with manufacturing plants or healthcare facilities across regions use SimpliTrain to coordinate compliance training, certifications, and trainer allocation across sites. Multi-tenant architecture also supports franchise and partner training models where each location operates semi-independently.
9. How does SimpliTrain support virtual instructor-led training (vILT)?
SimpliTrain integrates natively with Zoom, Adobe Connect, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms to run vILT sessions directly from the platform. Trainers and learners get one-click session join, automatic attendance tracking, recording management, and post-session assessments and feedback all without leaving SimpliTrain. Blended programs that mix classroom, virtual, and self-paced content are managed as a single learning journey.
10. What industries use SimpliTrain?
SimpliTrain is used by professional training companies across IT, soft skills, compliance, language, and technical training, and by enterprise L&D teams in manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, aviation, and financial services. These industries share a common need: instructor-led training is mission-critical, must be delivered at scale across locations, and often has regulatory or certification requirements that make audit-ready reporting essential.
11. What are the main features of SimpliTrain?
SimpliTrain’s core capabilities span four areas. Planning and scheduling: session scheduling, cohort and batch management, trainer allocation, room and resource management, multi-location coordination. Delivery: vILT integrations with Zoom and Teams, virtual classrooms, attendance tracking, blended learning, mobile learner experience. Assessments: native assessments, question banks, proctoring, certifications, surveys, skill tracking. Operations and analytics: trainer utilization, capacity planning, revenue tracking, real-time dashboards, multi-tenant reporting, and integrations with HRIS, CRM, SSO, and existing LMS platforms.
12. Does SimpliTrain include course authoring and assessments?
Yes both are native and optional. SimpliTrain includes a built-in course authoring tool for creating learning content, and a full assessment engine with question banks, proctoring, certifications, and surveys. Most ILT-focused TMS platforms (Training Orchestra, Administrate) do not include either, requiring customers to buy separate tools. Customers who already use authoring tools like Articulate, or assessment platforms, can continue to use those and bring their content into SimpliTrain via SCORM or xAPI.
13. How long does SimpliTrain take to implement?
Implementation timelines depend on scope. Customers using SimpliTrain as a TMS layer over an existing LMS typically go live in 4–6 weeks. Full-platform implementations covering TMS, LMS, assessments, and multi-location operations typically take 8–12 weeks. SimpliTrain’s implementation team handles data migration from legacy systems, integration with your HRIS and existing tools, and trainer onboarding.
14. What is the best alternative to Training Orchestra or Administrate?
SimpliTrain is the closest functional alternative to Training Orchestra and Administrate for instructor-led training operations, with three differences. First, SimpliTrain includes a native LMS, assessments, and course authoring eliminating the need to buy and integrate separate tools. Second, modular pricing means customers only pay for the components they use, with the option to expand later. Third, SimpliTrain is built for both professional training companies (with multi-tenant and revenue tracking) and enterprise L&D teams (with compliance and multi-site operations), where Training Orchestra and Administrate typically focus on one segment.
15. How is SimpliTrain priced?
SimpliTrain uses flat pricing based on the number of administrators and instructors who run training not the number of learners. The learner count is unlimited. This means a training program with 500 learners and one with 50,000 learners cost the same to operate on SimpliTrain, as long as the team running it is the same size. Customers can also choose modular pricing pay only for the components they use (TMS, LMS, assessments, authoring) and add more later.
16. Why doesn't SimpliTrain charge per learner like most LMS and TMS platforms?
Per-learner pricing penalizes you for doing the thing your training platform exists to enable training more people. It also creates renewal-time friction over how “active learners” are defined, and makes budgeting unpredictable when hiring, turnover, or compliance demands cause learner counts to swing. SimpliTrain charges based on the people running training because that workload is what the platform actually scales with. Most professional training companies and enterprise L&D teams find this model 30–60% more cost-effective at scale than per-learner pricing especially in manufacturing, healthcare, and compliance-heavy industries with large learner populations.
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