Why choose Arlo over Genius? Genius manages bookings. Arlo grows training businesses. It’s that simple.
Genius positions itself as a compact TMS with trainer and customer portals and website integration. It’s well suited to small training businesses that need a single, straightforward system to manage bookings and learner records.
Arlo is built for providers that sell public courses, run cohorts, deliver blended learning, and need strong CRM and finance workflows. Arlo reduces the number of systems you need to run your training business and includes advanced automation and reporting that helps you scale.
Offer public courses, private sessions, webinars, and create and delivery elearning in one powerful system.
Get venue, room, resource and trainer availability built-in to your scheduling workflows for complete confidence.
Instructors can manage courses, mark attendance, record grades, and engage with registrants on the go from their mobile device.
Automated certificates, presenter requests, application workflows, waitlists and more free you to focus on training.
Genius stores customers, learners and bookings. Fine for small training businesses that need a single, straightforward system to manage bookings and learner records but if you want a more robust CRM you’ll need an integration.
Arlo provides a full training CRM plus deep reporting so you can tie registrations to revenue, instructor performance and learner outcomes.
Rich insights with Arlo:
Genius offers website integration and Stripe payments for online booking.
Arlo offers a marketplace listed WordPress integration, or a complete out of the box website solution designed to help you sell training with ease – options to suit your training business. Arlo’s checkout and e-commerce features are focused on conversion and commercial use: flexible payment options, vouchers, group bookings, partial payments, and deep finance integrations (Stripe, Xero) that support reconciliation and invoicing.
With Arlo you get:
To create elearning with Genius you’ll need to integrate with an LMS. A clunky experience for you, and your learners.
Arlo is designed to run blended programs end-to-end. Arlo’s inbuilt elearning allows you to create elearning or host SCORM and combine self-paced modules with live webinars and classroom sessions to deliver seamless blended learning. One complete solution, without a separate LMS and complex integrations.
Seamless blended learning with Arlo:
Genius has licence-based pricing tiers (Lite, Premium) and promotes no learner-per-user fees; plans start around the lower-mid market and often suit small teams.
Arlo’s pricing is usage-based (licences and registrations) and designed to scale. A lower entry cost for growing teams, transparent billing, and options to add features and services as your business grows.
Better value with Arlo:
Run your training business like a pro with Arlo’s purpose-built training management software
Build beautiful online courses with AI-powered workflows. Transform existing material, brand content your way, and deliver to learners with a self-service portal, seamlessly with your instructor-led training.
Get a modern website that’s always up to date, built to convert, and fully customizable. Course details, pricing, and changes update in real-time, providing a smooth & professional experience for your customers.
Track course performance, revenue, and customer activity in real time. Manage leads, accounts, and training history in one secure system. Build and schedule custom reports, share them with stakeholders, and more.
Automate every step of the registration process with smart forms, flexible payment options, and integrated invoicing. Apply discounts, waitlists, and custom rules to support every course type, public or private, paid or free.
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