Appcast vs. Cornerstone OnDemand

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appcast
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Appcast is a recruiting software solution offered by Appcast, Inc.
$0
Pay-Per-Applicant
Cornerstone OnDemand
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand is a cloud-based application for talent management. Cornerstone offers suites for recruiting, training, performance monitoring and planning, learning, and HR data management. It is scaled for enterprises.N/A
Pricing
AppcastCornerstone OnDemand
Editions & Modules
Appcast Exchange
$0
Pay-Per-Applicant
Clickcast
$0
License
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppcastCornerstone OnDemand
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Features
AppcastCornerstone OnDemand
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
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Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
8.3
124 Ratings
9% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.265 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.0108 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.9117 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
-
Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
8.4
110 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.191 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.394 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.5105 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
-
Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
8.1
114 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.289 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings7.976 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings8.265 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.177 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.492 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings8.160 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.389 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings7.981 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.878 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.3108 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
-
Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
8.9
56 Ratings
17% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.547 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.147 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.150 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
-
Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
8.1
64 Ratings
6% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.844 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.340 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.937 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.139 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.439 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings7.940 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.837 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings8.457 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.158 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.161 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Appcast
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Ratings
Cornerstone OnDemand
7.8
179 Ratings
2% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings6.3130 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.6177 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.0164 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.3141 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.6130 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings7.6161 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.0173 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings7.8154 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings7.9176 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.2175 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings7.0110 Ratings
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User Ratings
AppcastCornerstone OnDemand
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.1
(249 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(37 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(36 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(50 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(19 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(218 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppcastCornerstone OnDemand
Likelihood to Recommend
Appcast, Inc.
It has allowed me to streamline my job ad buying and selling process all in one dashboard.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
The dashboards and reporting needs more additional features to clean up the old reports, manage dashboards more effectively is my main concern. I recently launched one of three phases for dashboards and I noticed I cannot work efficiently seeing which dashboard is important to me, which has been shared with me. More organization is requested
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Pros
Appcast, Inc.
  • Makes it easy to manage job feeds.
  • Makes it easy to manage traffic acquisition from multiple publishers.
  • Easy to use reporting dashboard for you and your customers.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Automatic recurring assignments are easy to get that refresher training out without needing to assign it fresh each time.
  • Reporting 2.0 makes it easy to write and share your reports with just selected filters. Making it easy for people receiving it to just change what they need to see.
  • Learning Admin Console makes it easy to peek at what is going on in your portal and open up connected reporting when needed.
  • Success Center is a great resource for getting peer answers to questions and learning about the releases and suggesting changes that should be added to the roadmap.
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Cons
Appcast, Inc.
  • Need to be more open to suggestions from clients.
  • Need to get better customer service turnaround time.
  • Need more knowledgeable staff.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Sometimes finding the right answer to your support question can be a bit more difficult than it should be.
  • I would like to see more OSHA related courses.
  • At times, the administrative interface seems to need to be updated, but the tradeoff honestly might be the absolute rock-solid stability of the platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
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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Usability
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
Easy to use, easy to learn, lots of support during the learning process. There are a few parts of the system we don't use and I'm hesitant to begin using because other clients have said they're difficult and cumbersome (certifications) or outdated (libraries)
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Reliability and Availability
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
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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Performance
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
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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Support Rating
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.
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In-Person Training
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.
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Online Training
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
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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Implementation Rating
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
Due to the uncomplex data model, Cornerstone can be implemented very fast (2 - 4 months for each module), this makes it easy to deliver first results in an adequate way. Based on this, the implementation is not that complicated so you can strongly focus on HR-relevant topics and issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
The Sales Pitch for Cornerstone while being great, left us a bit disappointed when the tool got implemented. Although it is a game-changer and radically improved the learning experience the after-sales service has left us a bit disappointed. Since the overall package makes up for the situation, we can safely recommend it but while exercising caution.
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Scalability
Appcast, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
I have had no problem scaling the platform across various areas of the business
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Return on Investment
Appcast, Inc.
  • Positive sales margins.
  • Positive time allocation.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • We are in the process of trying to increase employee engagement through content expansion. We are in the early stages of this.
  • The Edge Import Tool, in conjunction with Reporting 2.0, has done a great job of helping to automate/semi-automate tasks for huge time savings.
  • Maintaining compliance. Achieved through dynamic/automated groups, assignments, communication, and reporting.
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ScreenShots

Appcast Screenshots

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Cornerstone OnDemand Screenshots

Screenshot of A personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee dataScreenshot of With Cornerstone Learning, go beyond compliance and training - truly develop an engaged and collaborative workforce.Screenshot of Cornerstone Recruiting takes care of all talent acquisition needs and provides candidates with an amazing experience.Screenshot of With Cornerstone Performance, benchmark your people's performance, align them with your strategy, and provide feedback that matters.Screenshot of Cornerstone HR offers a personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee data.Screenshot of With Content Anytime, quickly deliver hundreds of eLearning courses covering key soft-skills such as communication, time management, leadership, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.