Short answer: Examples of learning management systems fall into types. School LMSs include Canvas, Moodle and Google Classroom. Business LMSs include tools such as TalentLMS and Docebo. Small-team tools such as Helpable combine training with procedures and a knowledge base. The more useful examples are the trainings themselves: a first work week, a safety refresher, a new procedure roll-out or a yearly mandatory training.
What are examples of LMS platforms?
When people ask for LMS examples, they usually want names. The names only help if you know what type of tool they are, because a school LMS and a business LMS solve different problems. Here is the market by type, with a few names as plain examples. This is not a ranking.
| Type of LMS | Built for | Examples of tools |
|---|---|---|
| School and university LMS | Classes, terms, assignments and grades | Canvas, Moodle, Google Classroom, Blackboard |
| Large company LMS | Organizations with hundreds or thousands of employees | Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors Learning |
| LMS inside an HR suite | Companies that run HR, payroll and training in one suite | Workday Learning, Rippling |
| Platforms to sell courses | Creators and trainers selling to the public | Thinkific, Teachable, Kajabi |
| Business LMS for small and mid-sized companies | Companies that train staff and want a ready LMS | TalentLMS, Absorb LMS, LearnUpon |
| Small-team tools with training and knowledge | Teams of 5 to 50 that want training next to their procedures | Trainual, Helpable |
Last checked: October 16, 2026.
If you train your own employees, the last three rows are the ones to look at. For a team of 5 to 50 people, see what an LMS for small business includes. For a plain explanation of the terms, start with what learning management software is.
Which LMS is the most popular?
There is no single neutral list. Popularity depends on who is asking. In schools and universities you will often hear Canvas, Moodle and Blackboard. In large companies the big suites come up. For small teams the choice is wider and changes faster.
A better question is: which type fits the way your team works? A tool that is common in universities can be a poor fit for a restaurant with shift workers, and the other way around.
What does training look like inside an LMS?
Names tell you little about daily use. Below are eight trainings a small team typically builds. For each one you see what it is made of and a rough guide to how long it takes to build, assuming your way of working is already written down somewhere.
| # | Training | Main parts | Rough time to build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First work week | Lessons, video, quiz, confirmation | 1 to 2 hours from a template |
| 2 | Food safety refresher | Short lessons, quiz, certificate, repeat | About 1 hour |
| 3 | Roll-out of a new procedure | Procedure, read confirmation, short quiz | 30 minutes |
| 4 | Practicing a customer conversation | Scenario, practice conversation, feedback | 30 to 60 minutes |
| 5 | Safety on location | Procedures with photos, quiz, certificate | 1 to 2 hours |
| 6 | Product knowledge | Lessons, product videos, quiz | 1 to 3 hours |
| 7 | Yearly mandatory training | Lessons, required quiz, certificate with expiry, repeat | 1 to 2 hours, then it repeats |
| 8 | Read confirmation of a new policy | Policy text, confirmation | 15 minutes |
1. First work week
Goal: a new employee knows the basics before the first real shift. Parts: a short welcome, house rules, who to ask for what, the systems they use, two or three key procedures, and a quiz at the end. Finish with a confirmation that they read and understood it. Tip: start from a ready template so you only fill in your own way of working. Helpable has six training templates, including employee onboarding and remote onboarding.
2. Food safety refresher
Goal: kitchen and floor staff keep hygiene rules fresh. Parts: three or four short lessons (temperatures, allergens, cleaning, storage), a quiz with a pass mark and a certificate. Tip: set it to repeat every year so nobody has to remember. See how recurring training works.
3. Roll-out of a new procedure
Goal: everyone who does a task knows the new way of doing it. Parts: the updated procedure, a short summary of what changed, a read confirmation and one or two quiz questions about the change. Tip: ask for confirmation per version, so an old confirmation never counts for the new text. More on read and acknowledge.
4. Practicing a customer conversation
Goal: staff handle a complaint, a sales question or a difficult call with confidence. Parts: a short lesson on how you want the conversation to go, then a practice conversation and feedback against clear criteria. Tip: reading about a conversation is different from having one. In Helpable you can practice with an AI character in the AI Roleplay Studio, an add-on at $39 a month. There is also a scripted multiple-choice version that uses no AI.
5. Safety on location
Goal: technicians, cleaners or field staff work safely at a client site. Parts: step-by-step procedures with photos, a lesson on the main risks, a quiz and a certificate. Tip: keep the procedures open on a phone during the job. The training teaches the steps, the procedure reminds people on the spot.
6. Product knowledge
Goal: staff can explain what you sell and answer common questions. Parts: one lesson per product or product group, short videos, and a quiz with real customer questions. Tip: if your product information is already written down, AI can draft the lessons and quiz questions from it. You review and publish.
7. Yearly mandatory training
Goal: you can show who completed a required training this year. Parts: lessons, a required quiz, a certificate with an expiry date and an automatic repeat. Tip: reminders before a certificate expires save you a lot of chasing. In Helpable, repeating training and expiring certificates are part of the Business Max plan.
8. Read confirmation of a new policy
Goal: everyone confirms they read a new rule, such as a privacy or phone policy. Parts: the policy text and a button to confirm. No quiz needed. Tip: this is the smallest possible "training" and often the first one a team sets up.
Example: a restaurant with 20 staff in shifts
Say you run a restaurant with 20 people. Some work mornings, some evenings, some only on weekends. You rarely have everyone in the building at once. Which of the eight examples do you build first?
- Week one: first work week. You take the onboarding template and fill in your house rules, the opening and closing routine, the till and how you greet guests. New people do it on their phone before their first shift.
- Week two: food safety refresher. You write four short lessons with the kitchen lead and add a quiz with a pass mark. Everyone gets it with a due date in two weeks.
- When the menu changes: new procedure. The new allergen list goes out as an updated procedure. Kitchen and floor staff confirm they read it. You see who still needs to.
- Later: customer conversation. Once the basics run, you add a practice conversation for handling a complaint at the table.
After a month you have three trainings live, and you no longer explain the same things at the start of every shift. For more on this type of team, see training for hospitality staff.
How do you pick which training to build first?
Use this short checklist. Start with the training that gets the most ticks.
- It is about something that goes wrong often.
- New people ask about it in their first week.
- A client, inspector or certificate asks for proof.
- It changed recently and not everyone knows.
- Only one person really knows how it works today.
If you are building from a blank page, our guide on how to create an employee training program gives you a step-by-step template.
Where Helpable fits
Helpable is training software and an LMS for teams of 5 to 50 people, with your knowledge base and procedures in the same tool. Plans start at $29 a month for up to 3 team members, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card needed.
All eight examples above can be built in Helpable. Lessons hold text, video from YouTube or Vimeo or an upload, and documents. Quizzes, certificates, reminders and progress reports are in every plan. You assign training to people or teams with a due date, and new people continue where they stopped.
When Helpable is not the right fit
- You need to import SCORM packages you already bought or built.
- You are a school and need classes, terms and grades.
- You want to sell courses to the public.
- You need a native app from the app store.
FAQ
What are examples of LMS?
Canvas, Moodle and Google Classroom are examples of school LMSs. Cornerstone and Docebo are examples of large company LMSs. TalentLMS and Absorb LMS are business LMSs for small and mid-sized companies. Helpable is an example of a small-team tool that combines training with procedures and a knowledge base.
Can you give a list of popular LMS platforms?
The table at the top of this article lists common names per type. There is no neutral top 5 or top 10, because each type serves a different kind of organization.
What are the main types of learning management systems?
School LMSs, large company LMSs, LMSs inside HR suites, platforms to sell courses, business LMSs for small and mid-sized companies, and small-team tools that combine training with knowledge.
What is a good first training to build in an LMS?
Most small teams start with onboarding for new hires or a read confirmation of an important rule. Both are quick to make and are used right away.
How long does it take to build a training?
It depends on how much is already written down. A read confirmation takes minutes. An onboarding training from a template takes an hour or two. With AI drafting from your own documents, a first version can be ready the same day; you always review it before you publish.
Does an LMS need video?
No. Many good trainings are short text lessons with a quiz. Video helps for tasks you need to see, such as how to use a machine or a product.
Start with one of these examples
Pick the training from this list that would save you the most explaining, and build it today. Start your free trial and begin with a ready template.
