An Elevate LMS alternative built on the meetings you already run
Elevate is Cadmium's LMS for associations, with its meeting products sold separately. Sessionboard Learning starts from the meetings you already run, so sessions, faculty, attendance and credit sit on one record. Here is a fair side by side, including where Elevate is ahead.
QUICK ANSWER
Is Sessionboard Learning an alternative to Elevate?
Sessionboard Learning is an alternative to Elevate, Cadmium's LMS for associations, when your education starts at your annual meeting and webinars. Elevate lists built-in course authoring, subscriptions, member pricing, bundles and AMS integrations. Learning builds courses from the sessions you already run, records CE and CME credit from verified attendance, and issues certificates and transcripts on the same record as the meeting. Learning has no course-authoring studio, and member pricing and subscriptions are not available yet.
SIDE BY SIDE
Sessionboard Learning and Elevate (Cadmium), capability by capability.
| Capability | Sessionboard Learning | Elevate (Cadmium) |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An LMS on the same record as your meetings. The call for papers, sessions, faculty and recordings are already there. | Cadmium's LMS for associations and nonprofits. Cadmium's meeting products are separate. |
| Where courses come from | Publish a meeting session as a lesson, or draft a course from a recording, with chapters and quiz questions for your review. No authoring studio, by design. | Built-in course authoring and a content management system. |
| CE and CME credit | Several credit types per activity, verified attendance, a survey or quiz before the claim, certificates and a transcript. | Certification tracking and credit issuance. |
| Webinars and live events | Webinars from Zoom or Goldcast and the annual meeting, on the same record as the program. | Embedded webinars, and live and on-demand events. |
| Selling courses | Sell a lesson by card, with price plans. Member pricing, subscriptions and bundles are not available yet. | Subscription packages, member pricing, product bundles and discounts. |
| Member systems | Membership status read from iMIS. | Integrations with major association management systems. |
| Reporting to accreditors | Not yet. The credit record and its evidence export for your team to submit. | Not listed on the pages we read. |
| Mobile | Members claim credit and open certificates in Attend, the meeting app. Courses in the app are not available yet. | Mobile learning. |
| Your brand | Learning Sites in your brand. | Customizable design and layout. |
Elevate (Cadmium) cells say only what Elevate (Cadmium) lists on its own pages (gocadmium.com/elevate, gocadmium.com/resources/elevate-vs-forj), read 2026-11-08. “Not listed on the pages we read” means we did not find it there, not that the product lacks it; ask the vendor for current details. Sessionboard cells describe what runs in Learning today.
WHICH ONE FITS
When Elevate (Cadmium) is the better fit, and when Learning is.
Elevate (Cadmium) fits better when
- You want a course-authoring studio inside the LMS.
- You sell subscriptions, bundles and member pricing today.
- You need AMS integrations beyond reading membership from iMIS.
- You want webinars embedded inside the LMS.
Sessionboard Learning fits better when
- Your education starts at your annual meeting, webinars and recorded sessions.
- You want the meeting, the credit and the transcript on one record, without moving data between products.
- You want courses drafted from your recordings, with every line approved by your experts.
- You also certify customers or partners and want a public verify link.
Sessionboard Learning vs Elevate, answered
Is Sessionboard Learning an alternative to Elevate?
Yes, for associations whose education comes from their meetings and webinars. Elevate is Cadmium's LMS, with Cadmium's meeting products sold separately. Learning builds courses from the sessions you already run and keeps credit, certificates and transcripts on the same record as the meeting.
How is Sessionboard Learning different from Elevate LMS?
Elevate lists built-in course authoring, subscriptions, member pricing, bundles and AMS integrations. Learning has no authoring studio by design. Courses come from your sessions and recordings, and attendance is verified rather than self-reported.
Does Sessionboard Learning have subscriptions and member pricing like Elevate?
Not yet. Learning sells a lesson by card, with price plans. Elevate lists subscription packages, member pricing, bundles and discounts.
Does Sessionboard Learning report to ACCME PARS?
Not yet. Learning keeps the credit record and its evidence, and your team exports it to submit to the accreditor.
Can we move from Elevate to Sessionboard Learning?
Talk to us about what you run today. We plan the move with you. A migration service that imports courses, learners and transcripts for you is not available yet.
Is Sessionboard Learning available today?
Learning is in Early Access. Our team switches it on for an organization. Request a demo to see it on your own meetings and recordings.