Absorb LMS vs Cornerstone OnDemand | TrustRadius

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Score 6.9 out of 10

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 333 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

Course authoring

Player/Portal

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Course catalog or library

Learning content

Social learning

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Compliance tracking and reporting

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

Corporate goal setting

Subordinate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

Performance plans

Plan weighting

Manager note taking

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Rater nomination workflow

Review reminders

Workflow restrictions

Multiple review frequency

Reporting

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Absorb LMS

Cornerstone OnDemand

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Customized Application Form

Resume Management

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Candidate Search

Applicant Tracking

Collaboration

Task Creation and Delegation

Email Templates

User Permissions

Notifications and Alerts

Reporting

Pros

Clean interface for learners
Logical organization of courses
Admin portal is OK

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Director Product Marketing & Enablement

Prophix SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Permissions - Almost everything within the tool is permissionable, which allows us to show only needed pieces to employees.
Releases - The quarterly release cycle is communicated very well with enough supporting documentation to gain knowledge of what is happening and prepare your org prior to upgrades.
Flexibility - The system is very flexible to meet many needs of a diverse organization. There are built-in pieces that can be adapted to fit a need and fill gaps.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Automated creation of manager groups.
Easier way of seeing who employees report to so we can create manager groups.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR

HRIS & Web Development Specialist, Human Resources

CCMSIHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees

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Customization. Editing the performance review questions was limited and confusing.
Saving work. Dozens of employees would type directly into the performance review question boxes only for the system to refresh and not save their work. This is because the system logs you out after a short time on the website.

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Verified User

Manager in Human Resources

Internet Company, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 9.4

Based on 25 answers

As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.

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Learning Management System Administrator, Training Specialist

Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 8.3

Based on 25 answers

Cornerstone OnDemand in general has very good usability. It is easy for end users to start using it. We don`t need to provide any trainings for learners or line managers. At maximum we can create one pager with general information. It is easy to search trainings. You don’t need to know the ID or full name of training.

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Andriy Verminskyy

Business Solutions Specialist

NestléFood & Beverages, 10,001+ employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0

Based on 4 answers

It was down for a couple of hours in our first month. Occasionally, in the evening we have trouble logging in even though it is not a maintenance window.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 3.0

Based on 4 answers

Pages do not load quickly. Often times any action or selection of a box, drop down, check, pretty much ANY Javascript interaction causes the whole entire page to load/reload/start doing something in the background. This makes a nightmare for having to mass edit courses or upload ILT sessions. It's the one of the archaic web designs they use that really bugs me as an admin and makes working in the portal at times intolerable and insufferable

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LMS Administrator

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Absorb LMS 9.0

Based on 4 answers

Poor response time and generally poor responses.

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Director Product Marketing & Enablement

Prophix SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Cornerstone OnDemand 7.1

Based on 34 answers

They are still working out issues with their support ticket system. I think we are now experienced enough that when we submit a ticket, there is not a quick easy answer and involves higher levels of support so it does tend to take a LONG time to get assistance. When there is a major issue, their communication is getting better but when you have a defect to report or a high level support it's going to be a while. They do have EXCELLENT online help, a very active online community where customers help customers and great user groups so there is other avenues of help

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Talent Management Analyst

BKD CPAs & AdvisorsFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 4.3

Based on 2 answers

Very personable and patient. Features that I'm sure to them are very simple and repetitive were trained with patience and understanding.

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LMS Administrator

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 5.0

Based on 5 answers

The online modules are pretty good. You can access them at any time, which we have done. You learn a lot in the beginning, but having the ability to retake short lessons when you are working on those items was very helpful.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 8.3

Based on 19 answers

Dig deep on what your current processes are and how they match up to Cornerstone OnDemand functionality. It's not that the Cornerstone OnDemand is bad, it just the amount of work it requires you to do to get your current data to fit into their system.

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Verified User

Manager in Professional Services

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

At the time of selection, we went with Absorb as they were one of the few that could handle online transactions for courses. We are in the process of migrating to Skilljar and will be discontinuing our subscription to Absorb in 2018.

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Director Product Marketing & Enablement

Prophix SoftwareComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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I wasn't involved in the selection at my current company. However, at my previous company, Absorb was a very close contender due to their modern and vibrant portal features, but we decided to stick with Cornerstone because of ease of configuration for our compliance training program and security permissions/constraints

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Verified User

Analyst in Human Resources

Financial Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It can accomodate any number of users (that you're willing to pay for) and serves as a training archive

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LMS Administrator

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

This has been a positive ROI as we can track all course completions for audits as well as cutting costs for travel and training.

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Drew Randles CSSR, CSMR, CIR

HRIS & Web Development Specialist, Human Resources

CCMSIHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees

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We are tracking learning and performance and using it to direct career growth and goal planning.
We have increased employee engagement in HR activities with 4 consecutive years of YOY increases in employee directed learning initiatives.
We have created learning content for new hires, career pathing, and compliance that we never had before.

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Jennifer Goodwin, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

HR Manager

JK Moving ServicesTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

* One-time fee

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