Small business LMS with certificates
An LMS sized for your business, not the Fortune 500.
BLE Academy is the LMS for teams of 25 to 500. Self-serve pricing, no procurement cycle, learner invites by email, real completion tracking, and verifiable certificates on every finish.
Most LMS platforms are designed for Fortune-500 procurement cycles — six-figure annual contracts, SAML SSO requirements, 12-week implementation, 80 features you'll never use. Small and mid-market businesses need an LMS that's sized for them: priced like a SaaS tool, set up like a SaaS tool, and powerful enough to actually train the team.
BLE Academy is that LMS. Plans start at $49/month. Set up takes a Tuesday afternoon. You get:
- Email-based learner invites — no directory integration required
- Assign courses to one learner or fifty, with due dates and required flags
- Per-learner progress tracking + manager dashboard
- Automatic reminder emails — 3 days before due, daily after overdue
- Verifiable certificates with public verification codes
- CSV export for HR / compliance / audit
- Stripe-portal billing — cancel any time, no contract
Three plans: $49/mo (25 seats), $149/mo (100 seats), $399/mo (500 seats). Switch tiers anytime — Stripe prorates.
Self-serve pricing
Solo Trainer $49/mo (25 seats). Pro $149/mo (100). Business $399/mo (500). No quote process, no enterprise contract. Same Stripe portal as every other SaaS subscription you have.
Built for under-500 teams
Designed for the team sizes between 'tracking on a spreadsheet' and 'enterprise LMS contract.' Comfortable up to 500 seats; route to custom Enterprise above that.
Verifiable certificates
Every completion auto-issues a tamper-evident certificate with a public verification code. Learners share on LinkedIn; auditors confirm on a public page. No paid certificate add-on.
Grows with you
Start with 25 seats on Solo Trainer; bump to Pro or Business as the team grows. Move from BLE Academy to an enterprise LMS later if you need to — every course exports as SCORM 1.2.
How it works
From topic to shippable program.
01
Pick a plan
$49 / $149 / $399 per month. Annual saves ~20%. Check out via Stripe — no quote process.
02
Bring training content
Generate kits with CourseBldr and one-click publish, or upload SCORM packages from any source. Or use the BLE Academy catalog as a starting point.
03
Invite learners
Paste a list of email addresses. Each learner gets a magic-link sign-in. No directory integration required.
04
Assign and track
Assign courses with due dates. Reminder emails fire automatically. Certificates issue on completion. Manager dashboard shows progress in real time.
Common questions
The five questions everyone asks.
How is this different from Teachable / Thinkific / Skool?
Those are creator-marketplace platforms — built for selling courses to customers. BLE Academy is built for INTERNAL training: assigning courses to your own team, tracking completion, issuing verifiable certificates. Different shape, different pricing.
How does this compare to Cornerstone / Workday / TalentLMS?
Cornerstone and Workday are enterprise LMS platforms — six-figure annual contracts, multi-month implementations. TalentLMS is closer in shape but the entry plans cap features. BLE Academy is the size and shape that small/mid-market businesses actually need without the enterprise tax.
Do you support SCORM uploads?
Yes — SCORM 1.2 packages from any source. CourseBldr publishes via a one-click path; other content uploads via the admin's SCORM ingest endpoint.
Can I customize the look for my company?
Logo and color customization are on the roadmap for Pro and Business tiers. Today, every account carries the BLE Academy brand on the learner-facing pages. Certificates carry your account name and the learner's verification code.
What about SSO?
Solo / Pro / Business support Google OAuth and email/password. SAML SSO is in the Enterprise tier (custom contract). Most teams under 500 seats use Google OAuth as their de facto SSO without ever needing SAML.
The LMS your business actually needs.
$49/mo. Self-serve. Cancel any time. The training platform sized for your team.