COMPARISON

Hotline LMS and Arlo

Arlo and Hotline LMS are both built for training providers who sell and run courses. This page sets them side by side, using only what each company says on its own public pages, so you can see which fits the way you work.

  • Facts read on
  • From each company's own public pages
  • Written to be fair to both
Short answer

Arlo is a long-established training management system for instructor-led training, with deep scheduling, its own training website, strong finance tools and an e-learning product. Hotline LMS is a training management system and an LMS in one product, with exams, certificates and renewals on the same delegate record. Which fits depends on what matters most to you: scheduling and selling courses across many dates and venues, or the whole path from booking to exam, certificate and renewal in one place.

What both do

The two products cover a lot of the same ground. Both of them:

  • schedule course dates with trainers and venues [3]
  • take bookings and card payments online, on your own website [4][5]
  • handle company bookings and private courses [7]
  • run waiting lists [4]
  • deliver e-learning, including SCORM content [9]
  • issue certificates and send renewal reminders [12]
  • offer an API and webhooks [16]
  • carry your brand [5]

Side by side

Hotline LMS is described on its provider plans (Provider, Provider Plus and Group). Arlo is described from its public pages; the numbers link to the page behind each statement.

Hotline LMS and Arlo, side by side, as at 12 November 2026
What it is HOTLINE LMSA training management system and an LMS in one product, for training providers and for employers. ARLOA training management system built for instructor-led training, with a built-in CRM, a ready-made training website and an e-learning product. [1][15]
Course dates, trainers and venues HOTLINE LMSCourse dates with venues and trainers, clash warnings, a booking desk for your staff, and registers that trainers mark on the day. ARLOTemplates for courses that repeat, one-off and multi-session courses, calendars for courses, trainers and venues, and availability shown before you schedule. [2][3]
Booking and payment HOTLINE LMSBooking widgets that carry your live course dates onto your own website, card payments to your own Stripe account, and booking on invoice. ARLOA ready-made training website, or a WordPress plugin and web controls for an existing site; registration forms you can customise; card payment, payment on invoice, deposits, discounts and vouchers. [4][5][6]
Company bookings HOTLINE LMSCompany places: an employer buys places and names the delegates later. Each customer organisation can have its own sign-in. ARLOAn Organization Portal where clients who buy private training see their courses, add and remove attendees, and follow attendance, results and certificates. [7]
Waiting lists and changes HOTLINE LMSWaitlists on course dates, with transfers and cancellations handled from the booking desk. ARLOWaiting lists that tell people automatically when a place opens; transfers, cancellations and refunds, which customers can also start from their portal. [5][6][8]
E-learning HOTLINE LMSIncluded on every provider plan: a course builder, SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI and cmi5 content, learning paths, discussions, and badges and points. ARLOAn e-learning product with a built-in authoring tool that uses AI, and SCORM import. SCORM versions, xAPI and cmi5 are not listed. Arlo also connects to Moodle. [9][10][16]
Exams HOTLINE LMSOnline exams with 17 question types, question pools and grade bands. An exam can open on the training day: unlocked by the trainer, in a timed window, or on attendance. Photo-ID checks are optional. ARLOExam management for timetabling exams and taking registrations and payment for them; quizzes in the e-learning authoring tool; results and grades recorded against each person. Online exams drawn from question banks are not listed. [9][11][16]
Certificates and renewals HOTLINE LMSCertificates with expiry dates that anyone can check online. Renewal reminders go out at 90, 60, 30 and 0 days and link to the next course date. ARLOCertificate templates, certificates sent automatically on attendance or achievement, renewal reminders before a certificate or licence expires, and a public search to confirm that a person is certified. [12][13]
The learner's record HOTLINE LMSOne delegate record holds bookings, attendance, e-learning, exam results, certificates and renewals. ARLOA customer portal where learners see upcoming and past courses, download certificates and pay orders. The built-in CRM holds contacts, course activity, outcomes and certificates. [1][8]
Your brand HOTLINE LMSWhite-label on every provider plan: learners see your brand, and the booking widgets take the look of your own website. ARLOA website that matches your brand, a portal in your colours and logo, and branded emails and e-learning. Removing the Arlo name everywhere is not listed. [2][5][16]
Connections HOTLINE LMSA connection for AI assistants on every provider plan. A REST API, webhooks, workspace single sign-on and SCIM on Provider Plus and Group. Single sign-on for each customer organisation on every provider plan. ARLOAn API and webhooks, Zapier, two-way sync with Xero, webinar tools and single sign-on. [6][14][16]
On a phone HOTLINE LMSWorks in the browser on any device. A learner app for iOS and Android is coming soon and is not released yet. ARLOA mobile app for instructors to see their courses and record attendance and results. Learners use a portal that works on any device. [2][8][13]
Where data is kept HOTLINE LMSIn the United Kingdom, in London. Encrypted backups and course media are held in the EU, in Amsterdam. ARLOOn Amazon Web Services, in a region you choose: the United States, Canada, Ireland or Australia. [14]
Who is behind it HOTLINE LMSHotline Labs Ltd, founded in 2019 and based in South Wales. ARLOArlo Software Limited, which began in 2007 and says it is trusted by thousands of training providers in more than 70 countries. [15][17]

"Not listed" means we did not find it on the Arlo pages we read on 12 November 2026. It does not mean Arlo cannot do it: ask them. Prices are left out on purpose; each company publishes or quotes its own.

What Arlo is good at

  • Scheduling courses that repeat: templates, many dates and places, and calendars for trainers and venues. [2][3]
  • Selling online: a ready-made training website or a WordPress plugin, with a checkout you can customise. [4][5]
  • Finance: invoices, credit notes, part payments, several tax rates and currencies, and two-way sync with Xero. [6]
  • Private training for corporate clients, who get their own portal. [7]
  • Track record: it began in 2007 and says it is trusted by thousands of training providers in more than 70 countries. [15]
  • E-learning authoring that uses AI to turn existing training material into online modules. [9]

What Hotline LMS does differently

  • Training management and the LMS are one product. E-learning, exams and certificates come with every provider plan.
  • Exams can open on the training day, unlocked by the trainer, in a timed window or on attendance, with optional photo-ID checks.
  • Renewal reminders go out at 90, 60, 30 and 0 days and link to the next course date, so a renewal becomes a booking.
  • One delegate record runs from the booking through attendance, e-learning and the exam to the certificate and its renewal.
  • Data is stored in the United Kingdom, in London.
  • Your team can connect an AI assistant to ask about dates, bookings and renewals, and to book and message with their OK.

Which is the better fit?

Arlo may suit you if

  • Your business is instructor-led courses that repeat across many dates, venues and trainers, and scheduling depth matters most to you.
  • You want a ready-made training website, or your site runs on WordPress and you want a plugin for it.
  • You want your data held in the United States, Canada, the EU or Australia.
  • You want a supplier with a long track record and customers in many countries.
  • You already use Moodle for e-learning and want your booking system to connect to it.

Hotline LMS may suit you if

  • You want bookings, e-learning, exams, certificates and renewals in one product and on one delegate record.
  • Your courses end in an exam, and you want it to open on the day under the trainer's control.
  • Your certificates expire, and you want renewal reminders that lead straight to the next course date.
  • You, or your customers, want data stored in the United Kingdom.
  • You want to deal directly with the team that builds the product.

The best check is to see both. Ask each company for a demonstration with your own courses and dates in mind.

How we compared

Everything this page says about Arlo comes from Arlo's own public pages, read on . We kept a dated copy of each page. We did not log in to or test Arlo.

Everything it says about Hotline LMS describes the product as it is today, on the provider plans (Provider, Provider Plus and Group).

Products change. We check this page again every six months. If something here is out of date or unfair, email hello@hotlinelms.com and we will correct it.

Arlo and other product names are trade marks of their owners. Hotline Labs Ltd is not connected with Arlo Software Limited, and this page is not endorsed by them.

The Arlo pages we read

  1. [1] Arlo: Features
  2. [2] Arlo: Course management
  3. [3] Arlo: Training course scheduling system
  4. [4] Arlo: Training course booking system
  5. [5] Arlo: Website for training providers
  6. [6] Arlo: Finance and invoicing
  7. [7] Arlo: Organization portal
  8. [8] Arlo: Customer portal
  9. [9] Arlo: E-learning authoring tool
  10. [10] Arlo: E-learning and LMS
  11. [11] Arlo: Exam management software
  12. [12] Arlo: Certification and licence management
  13. [13] Arlo: Health and safety training software
  14. [14] Arlo: Data security
  15. [15] Arlo: About
  16. [16] Arlo: Plans and features list (read for the list of features only)
  17. [17] Arlo: Privacy policy (for the company name)

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