Should you Chose a Cloud-based LMS or On-Premise LMS?

With today’s learners tending to upskill on the go, a mobile LMS is all the rage in the consumer marketplace. Different kinds of Learning Management Systems offer different features and flexibility, and the pros and cons of in-house and cloud-based systems depend on the unique requirements of your organization, such as its security needs. Picking the best solution is a case of considering a wide range of factors, so here are a few questions to ask.

What are the costs involved?

While an in-house LMS will usually involve one-off purchases and maintenance, cloud-based services tend to operate on a subscription basis. This means that the total cost of ownership needs to be weighed up over a long period of time.

Cloud-based LMS services can offer an opportunity to utilize world-class learning solutions on a tight budget and to scale. Few organizations want the cost and hassle of building an in-house service which could offer as much as a web-based eLearning service for the same price.

SaaS (Software as a Service) applications also mean you don’t have to buy and install new hardware or software, but you could find that the cost of internal implementation is less than payments to a cloud-based service over time.

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