One LMS. Separate Branded Portals for Every Audience You Train
Train partners, resellers, and customers in their own branded portal — different content, different look, one system to manage and report from.
Unlimited branded portals, each with its own domain, look, and course catalog
Certification tiers that track partner or reseller progress automatically
One admin view across every audience, instead of a separate tool per portal
What is an Extended Enterprise LMS?
An LMS built to train audiences outside your own employees — partners, resellers, franchisees, and customers — each in a separate branded portal, all managed from one system.
If you're new to the category, our overview of a Learning Management System covers the fundamentals before you dive into multi-audience specifics below.
Multiple portals
Each audience gets its own domain, branding, and course catalog, kept fully separate from the others.
Certification & tiers
Partner and reseller progress tracks through certification levels automatically as they complete training.
Unified reporting
One admin dashboard shows completion and engagement across every portal, not five separate logins.
A regular internal LMS assumes one audience with one login system and one brand. The moment you need to train partners under their own portal, or give customers a different catalog than employees see, that assumption breaks — and that's specifically what an extended enterprise LMS is built to solve.
Internal-only LMS vs. an extended enterprise LMS
| Capability | Internal-only LMS | Extended enterprise LMS |
|---|---|---|
| Separate portals per audience | Not supported | Unlimited branded portals |
| Partner / reseller certification tiers | Not built for it | Automatic tier tracking |
| Custom domain per portal | One domain only | Each portal on its own domain |
| External user self-registration | Usually requires manual setup | Self-serve sign-up per portal |
| Cross-portal reporting | N/A | One dashboard across all audiences |
| Monetizing external training | Not supported | Built-in payments per portal |
The question that actually separates vendors here: "how many branded portals are included, and can each one run on its own domain and price?" If that's a paid add-on per portal, the cost adds up fast once you're training three or four external audiences.
From one course library to five branded audiences
A real sequence, not a feature list — this is the order it actually happens in.
Create a portal per audience
Spin up a separate portal for partners, resellers, or customers, each on its own domain with its own logo and colors.
Assign the right catalog to each one
Decide which courses each portal sees — a reseller doesn't need the same content as a customer, and now they won't.
External users self-register
Partners and customers sign up directly into their portal, with approval rules if you need to gate access.
Progress tracks toward certification tiers
Completions roll up automatically into bronze, silver, or gold tiers, or whatever structure your program uses.
You see everything from one dashboard
Compare engagement and completion across every portal without logging into each one separately.
What ships as part of the core platform
Every item below is included at every tier — not a premium add-on.
Unlimited Branded Portals
A separate domain, logo, and catalog for every audience you train — see our white label LMS page for the branding side.
Certification Tiers
Bronze, silver, gold — or your own structure — tracked automatically per partner.
Self-Registration & Approvals
External users sign up directly, with optional gatekeeping before access.
Cross-Portal Reporting
Compare completion and engagement across every audience from one view.
Per-Portal Payments
Charge for reseller certification or paid customer courses independently.
DRM-Protected Video
Keep proprietary product or process training from being ripped and shared — hosted on our course hosting platform.
Global CDN Delivery
Fast playback for partners and customers wherever they're located.
CRM & API Integration
Sync certification status back into Salesforce or your partner relationship tool.
Branded Mobile App
Give field partners and resellers a mobile app under their own portal's brand.
Where AI actually saves a channel team time
Not a replacement for a certification program design — it removes the blank-page problem when a new portal needs its first course. See the full picture on our AI LMS page.
AI Course Generator
Turn a product doc or sales playbook into a structured course outline — lessons plus a suggested certification quiz — ready to review and publish into any portal.
AI Quiz Generator, AI Translation for multi-region partners, AI Voiceover, AI Learning Paths, AI Partner Recommendations, and AI Analytics across portals are planned additions. Forward-looking, not currently available on the platform.
What a real extended enterprise LMS actually changes
The value shows up in how fast partners get productive, and how little manual work it takes to keep audiences separate.
Faster partner ramp-up
New resellers reach certification without waiting on a sales enablement call.
Audiences stay separate
Customers never see partner-only content, and vice versa, without manual permission work.
One place to see it all
No more logging into four separate tools to check partner progress.
Certification becomes self-serve
Partners register, train, and certify without a person manually onboarding each one.
Training can generate revenue
Paid certification programs or premium customer courses run through the same system.
Room to add audiences
Launch a new portal for a new partner tier without a re-platform.
Who needs an extended enterprise LMS
The common thread: more than one audience needs training, and they can't all see the same thing.
Channel & Partner Teams
Run certification programs for resellers and integration partners.
Customer Success Teams
Onboard customers into product training separate from internal staff.
Franchise Networks
Train every franchise location under one system with location-specific content.
Manufacturers & Distributors
Certify dealers and distributors on product knowledge and safe handling.
SaaS Companies
Run a public certification academy alongside internal employee training.
Multi-Brand Holding Companies
Give each brand its own portal without buying separate LMS licenses.
Certification Bodies
Issue verifiable, branded credentials to an external audience at scale.
Associations & Networks
Deliver member education through a portal separate from staff training.
LearnerFast vs. other extended enterprise LMS options
A factual, feature-level comparison. Every platform has real strengths — this is about multi-portal setup and per-portal cost specifically.
| Capability | LearnerFast | Docebo | Absorb LMS | Skilljar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited branded portals | ||||
| Certification tiers built-in | ||||
| Native DRM video | ||||
| Per-portal payments included | ||||
| Additional portals cost extra | No | Often, yes | Often, yes | Sometimes |
| SMB-friendly pricing | Yes | Enterprise-focused | Enterprise-focused | Mid-market |
Docebo, Absorb, and Skilljar all offer capable extended enterprise features, particularly at large scale. Portal limits and DRM support vary by plan. LearnerFast includes unlimited branded portals and native DRM by default rather than gating them behind enterprise tiers. Comparison reflects publicly available product information as of this writing — verify current specifics directly with each vendor.
Why LearnerFast, specifically
Not a superlative claim — a description of what the platform is optimized for, so you can judge fit yourself.
Many extended enterprise tools charge per additional portal, which punishes exactly the growth you're trying to enable — a new partner tier, a new region, a new customer segment. LearnerFast treats multiple branded portals as the default use case, not a premium expansion — built on the same LMS platform that powers our other training solutions.
Portals aren't rationed, so adding a new audience doesn't mean a new contract negotiation.
Certification is native, with tiers tracked automatically instead of built by hand with tags and filters.
Video actually protected, with native DRM for proprietary partner training content.
One dashboard across portals, so cross-audience reporting doesn't mean five browser tabs.
Monetization built in, so a paid certification program doesn't need a separate checkout tool.
If you're only ever training internal employees, a simpler Enterprise LMS might be a better fit than paying for multi-portal infrastructure you won't use. LearnerFast's extended enterprise tier is built specifically for teams training more than one external audience.
Pricing — extra portals aren't upsold
Adding a new branded audience shouldn't push you into a higher tier. Here's what actually shapes cost instead.
What shapes your price
Total external users across portals, storage and bandwidth volume, integration needs, and support tier.
What's included
Unlimited branded portals, certification tiers, per-portal payments, and DRM video at every tier.
What's scoped separately
CRM integrations, custom API work, and dedicated onboarding support, scoped to actual usage.
What a working extended enterprise program looks like
Illustrative composites built from common use cases — not specific named customers.
Reseller certification launch
A new bronze-tier certification opens to 300 resellers, tracked automatically with no manual tier updates.
Customer onboarding portal
Customers get a self-serve product training portal, separate from the internal employee LMS.
Franchise rollout
Forty franchise locations each get branded access to a shared training library from one system.
Extended enterprise LMS questions, answered directly
What is an extended enterprise LMS?
An LMS built to train audiences outside your own employees — partners, resellers, franchisees, and customers — each in a separate branded portal, all managed from one system.
How many branded portals can I create?
Portals are unlimited by default, so adding a new partner tier, region, or customer segment doesn't require a new contract or add-on purchase.
Can each portal have its own domain and branding?
Yes, every portal runs on its own domain with its own logo, colors, and course catalog, kept fully separate from the others.
Can I run partner certification with tiers like bronze, silver, and gold?
Yes, certification tiers track automatically as partners complete required courses, without manual tier updates.
Can I charge for training in one portal but not another?
Yes, payments can be enabled per portal, so a paid reseller certification and a free customer onboarding course run through the same system independently.
Can external users register themselves without me creating each account?
Yes, self-registration is available per portal, with optional approval rules if you need to gate who gets access.
Can I see completion data across all my portals in one place?
Yes, a single admin dashboard reports on engagement and completion across every portal rather than requiring separate logins.
Is training content protected from being downloaded or shared?
Yes, video is hosted with native DRM, which restricts downloading and screen-recording far more than a standard embedded player.
Can I integrate certification status with our CRM or partner relationship tool?
Yes, API integration allows certification status to sync into tools like Salesforce or a dedicated PRM system.
Do partners and resellers get a mobile app too?
Yes, the branded Mobile App Builder extends to external portals, not just internal employee training.
Extended enterprise LMS vs. a standard internal LMS — which do I need?
An internal LMS assumes one audience under one brand. An extended enterprise LMS is built for training more than one external audience — partners, customers, resellers — each with separate branding and access. See our Enterprise LMS page for the internal-only comparison.
Does adding a new portal cost extra?
No, branded portals are included rather than sold individually, so growth into a new audience doesn't trigger a new negotiation.
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