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2 Introduction This document is a detailed comparison between MATRIX and, taking into consideration the features, functionality, and cost of each platform. MATRIX is a learning management system (LMS) for use by businesses, corporations, and other organizations. MATRIX helps companies manage all training activities, such as creating and delivering training content, evaluating employee performance, training clients and partners, and selling online courses. MATRIX is a product of CYPHER LEARNING, a company that specializes in providing learning platforms for organizations around the world. by Upside Learning is a cloud-hosted LMS for use by small businesses, training companies and enterprises.

3 User interface The MATRIX interface is a modern, responsive design that looks sharp and automatically adjusts based on the type of device. It provides attractive tile-based dashboards for learners, instructors and administrators, a graphical course catalog, as well as simple pop-out navigation. It provides rich content authoring as well as a visually attractive way to create and organize module material. Many features can be enabled and disabled to suit your company s needs. MATRIX offers native mobile apps for ios, Android and Windows. The interface is easy to use, but not as graphical as the MATRIX interface. There are no tile-based dashboards, no graphical course catalog, visitor portals and the user interface is only responsive for learners.

4 Ease of use MATRIX is very intuitive and easy to use. In addition, it includes an online help center, with videos, getting started guides, and searchable help content. MATRIX also has a rapid response support forum where staff members typically respond to questions within minutes during business hours 24/5. is quite easy to use and offers support via , phone, live chat and a support center.

5 Features MATRIX provides the range of functionality you d expect in a modern LMS, such as support for courses (instructor led, blended, self-paced, and micro learning), content authoring, integrated e-commerce functionality, graphical course catalog, beautiful module layouts, gamification, automation, learning paths, drip content, adaptive learning, compliance, ad-hoc reporting, a customizable portal, web conferencing, collaboration tools, mastery and learning outcomes, resources catalog, and more. MATRIX integrates with a wide variety of systems, including G Suite, Google Drive, Calendars (ical), PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, Salesforce, Zapier, xapi, Office 365, OneDrive, GoToMeeting, GoToTraining, Zoom, WebEx, and Skype for Business. provides a smaller feature set. There is no built-in content authoring tool for creating courses, which means users must import all courses.

6 Features Here is a list of the features included with MATRIX that are not supported by : User interface Customizable visitor portal Windows mobile app Graphical dashboards Branded mobile apps translation of Graphical resources catalog Support for more than messages and Customizable welcome pages 40 languages Automatic language forum posts Content Built-in authoring tool Automation Adaptive learning Gamification Content sync Drip content Mastery & learning outcomes Certificates of completion Compliance Course ratings and reviews Prerequisite certificates Waitlists Badges Micro learning Assessment and analytics Assessment types such as essay, discussion, team, debates, etc. Personalized assessments Custom reports Scheduled reports Attendance tools

7 Collaboration Wikis Forums Chat Social networking Teams Organizations Blogs News feeds E-commerce Support for bundles Support for digital media Affiliate marketing Flexible coupon codes Integrations Integration with your own server Integration with 1,000+ apps via Zapier Salesforce Office 365 OneDrive GoToMeeting GoToTraining Zoom WebEx Skype for Business Equella integration LTI, QTI and CCF standards MailChimp Panopto CometChat PayPal Payments Pro Authorize.net PayUbiz PayU Latam Stripe Other Resell under your own brand Archiving learners Learner help desk Trash can for restoring deleted items Terms and conditions Manager and teaching assistant account types SEO features

8 Cost MATRIX plans range from $149/month (yearly billing) for 20 active learners, to $2,699/month for 3,500 active learners. There is a discount for yearly billing. There are no setup fees, cancellation fees, storage fees, bandwidth fees, support fees, or other hidden costs. Contact us for pricing over 3,500 active learners a month. has a similar price range, with the mention that for almost the same price MATRIX provides a significantly larger feature set. For example, MATRIX supports more than 40 languages, while users have to pay $500/year for the addition of a language (out of 4 available ones).

9 Summary This document was a comparison of the most important features between MATRIX and. MATRIX is an LMS for managing all e-learning activities such as delivering training, tracking employee performance, and selling online courses. MATRIX is more attractive, easier to use, and has a bigger feature set than. If you require additional information on MATRIX, please contact us at sales@cypherlearning.com. This comparison was written in April 2018 based on publicly available documentation on both vendors sites. It was prepared as a guide and is not intended to be exhaustive. The comparison information does not constitute any contractual representation, warranty or obligation on our part. Liability for errors, omissions or consequential loss is expressly disclaimed. If you find any information in this comparison guide to be inaccurate, please contact us and we will correct the information.