Arlo vs CourseStorm
Why go with Arlo over CourseStorm? If you’ve outgrown CourseStorm, you’re not alone. Many training providers start there for its simplicity, but quickly discover its limits as their operations expand.
Arlo gives growing training organizations the end-to-end platform they need: CRM & learner tracking, powerful reporting, automation, payments, in-built LMS and elearning creation with blended learning delivery, and more. CourseStorm may have got you started, but you’ve outgrown the “registration plus” model and need the full training-management system that Arlo offers.
Grow revenue
Offer public courses, private sessions, webinars, and create and delivery elearning in one powerful system.
Eliminate double bookings
Get venue, room, resource and trainer availability built-in to your scheduling workflows for complete confidence.
Keep trainers on track
Instructors can manage courses, mark attendance, record grades, and engage with registrants on the go from their mobile device.
Save hours of admin
Automated certificates, presenter requests, application workflows, waitlists and more free you to focus on training.
CourseStorm Stops at Registration. Arlo Doesn’t.
CourseStorm gets you started with simple class registrations but that’s where it stops.
As your courses, instructors, and data needs grow, CourseStorm’s basic CRM, limited tracking, and lightweight reporting keep you stuck. No full activity history. No segmentation. No deep insights.
Arlo gives you the visibility and control CourseStorm can’t:
- Track every contact, lead, learner, and interaction in a full CRM built for training providers
- Automate emails, tasks, and follow-ups to remove manual admin
- Segment learners with powerful filters and tags
- Build custom reports and dashboards to see performance clearly
- Make confident, data-driven decisions using rich course and customer insights
Flexible payments with Arlo
CourseStorm covers the basics, but when you scale, you need flexibility. Arlo supports complex pricing and payment models – including partial payments, group bookings, discounts, vouchers and invoicing.
Integrate Arlo with leading payment and finance tools like Stripe and Xero to streamline reconciliation and reduce admin.
Arlo gives you the flexibility to grow revenue your way:
- Offer partial payments, group bookings, vouchers and discounts
- Integrate with Stripe, Xero and other finance tools
- Connect with your accounting system of choice, with QuickBooks or Xero integrations
- View and manage historical, paid and unpaid orders
- Offer flexible payment options such as credit card, invoice and bank transfer
More features with Arlo. Designed for scale.
CourseStorm lists 77 features on GetApp and is rated 4.5 (35 reviews) vs Arlo’s 4.7 stars (145 reviews). Fine for small businesses, but limiting when your programs expand. Arlo lists 106 features, offering the depth you need for high-volume courses, complex scheduling, and multi-instructor operations.
Arlo gives you enterprise-grade capability without the complexity:
- Manage hundreds of courses, instructors and venues with ease
- Use advanced scheduling, availability and resource management tools
- Automate workflows to eliminate repetitive manual tasks
- Track CPD hours, attendance, and learner activity from one system
- Access a rich learner portal for materials, history and certificates
Arlo delivers ILT, online and blended learning with ease
If you’re only running face-to-face sessions, CourseStorm works. But the moment you introduce online modules, blended learning, or digital assessments, CourseStorm can’t support you.
Arlo gives you a modern, unified delivery platform:
- Deliver in-person, virtual, on-demand and blended learning from one system
- Use Arlo’s in-built LMS to create and deliver self-paced modules, quizzes and assessments
- Upload SCORM packages or build content directly inside Arlo
- Manage ILT sessions, online components and materials in one blended program
- Give learners a branded portal to access content, track progress and download certificates
Comprehensive customer support. With Arlo.
Both platforms offer help articles and email support, but Arlo goes much further.
With CourseStorm, support is primarily online and ticket-based.
With Arlo, you’re never on your own – real people, real support, whenever you need it:
- Hands-on onboarding with a specialist who sets you up for success
- Live chat support when you need quick answers
- A dedicated Customer Success Manager for long-term support
- Comprehensive online help centre with hundreds of articles and resources
- Ongoing product training, webinars, and best-practice guidance
Explore the rest of Arlo
Run your training business like a pro with Arlo’s purpose-built training management software
Websites built for training
Get a modern website that’s always up to date, built to convert, and fully customizable.
Realtime CRM & reporting
Track course performance, revenue, and customer activity in real time.
Registrations & payments
Automate every step of the registration process with smart forms, flexible payment options, and integrated invoicing.
Arlo takes the headache out of training admin.
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Arlo revolutionized the way we manage courses
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Arlo has been transformational. We couldn’t be happier!
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Arlo is designed by people who really get training
Odality
Arlo has helped transform us into a nationwide training company
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