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How we compare to what you use now.
Most teams we talk to run required training in spreadsheets and email, or in a full learning management system bought for a much bigger job. Here’s the honest difference.
Spreadsheets and email
Compared with spreadsheets and email.
A spreadsheet is free and everyone knows how to use it. It just can’t send reminders, notice a new hire or prove anything on its own.
| What you need | Spreadsheets and email |  MyWorkAcademy |
|---|---|---|
| Know who still has to finish | Partly: If someone kept the sheet up to date | Yes: Updated the moment a lesson is finished |
| Reminders before the deadline | No: Sent by hand, when someone remembers | Yes: Automatic, on the schedule you choose |
| New hires get the right training | No: Depends on someone noticing | Yes: Rules assign from each start date |
| The annual refresher | No: Rebuilt every year | Yes: Reissued every cycle by the rule |
| Proof for an auditor | Partly: Screenshots, inbox searches and a best guess | Yes: Version, time, score and acknowledgment per person |
| Records nobody can quietly change | No: Any cell can be edited | Yes: Completion evidence is locked once recorded |
| Cost | Yes: Free, apart from your time | Partly: From $99 a month |
A traditional LMS
Compared with a traditional LMS.
A full learning management system can do a great deal: career paths, skills libraries, integrations. If you need that, it may be the right choice. If what you need is required training done and proven, it’s often more than you can run.
| What you need | A traditional LMS | MyWorkAcademy |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Partly: Often a sales process and an implementation project | Yes: Self-serve: pick a plan, claim your address, upload a CSV |
| Your own branded address | Partly: Varies, sometimes an add-on | Yes: Included: yourcompany.myworkacademy.com |
| Required training and reminders | Yes: Usually available | Yes: The core of the product |
| Evidence locked against edits | Partly: Varies by product | Yes: Built in, not a setting you can forget |
| Pricing you can read | Partly: Often quoted on request | Yes: Published by learner allowance |
| Career paths, skills libraries, integrations | Yes: Often a strength | No: Not what we built |
Traditional LMS products vary widely; this compares typical patterns, not any specific product. See exactly what MyWorkAcademy does
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