Core HR vs Cornerstone OnDemand

Likelihood to Recommend

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Cornerstone is the #1 Learning Management System for a reason. The Learning Management and Performance Management tools are amazing. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a talent platform. They have room to grow in the recruiting space. I believe that the new tools on the roadmap look promising, however, we ended up removing this tool from our contract and going with another vendor. Cornerstone is not nearly as experienced in the talent acquisition space as it is in talent management.

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Jennifer Goodwin, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

HR Manager

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

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Feature Rating Comparison

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Update personal information

Employee recognition

View job history

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Compliance tracking and reporting

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Plan weighting

Manager note taking

Rater nomination workflow

Workflow restrictions

Multiple review frequency

Reporting

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Job Requisition Management

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Customized Application Form

Resume Management

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Candidate Search

Collaboration

Task Creation and Delegation

Email Templates

User Permissions

Reporting

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Corporate goal setting

Subordinate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Core HR

Cornerstone OnDemand

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

Pros

Core HR manages our PTO well. It allows users to access their accruals and requests.

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Genevieve (Genni) Lum Cheong-Brown

HRIS Manager

ePlus inc.Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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User friendly and attractive website design.
It offers the ability to do online training, or also track face to face, on the job training.
It's continuously improving with new features to keep up with the growing demand for online learning.
Rather simple admin interface.

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Jessica Bussey

Senior Instructional Designer

Builders FirstSourceBuilding Materials, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

I would love the ability for reviews to be deleted.

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Genevieve (Genni) Lum Cheong-Brown

HRIS Manager

ePlus inc.Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Observation checklists can be tricky to navigate
Updating content and how that affects Curriculum/re-versioning
Certification management can be frustrating for expired users
Removing content for terminated employees could be easier, instead of removing content item by item, would be nice to be able to remove all content from active transcript to removed transcript

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Stephanie Dorsey

Instructional Designer/LMS Admin

Children's Hospital & Medical CenterHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Cornerstone OnDemand 9.5

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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Jamie Drahos

Learning Management System Administrator, Training Specialist

Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

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Cornerstone OnDemand 8.8

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 8.2

Based on 2 answers

I've never felt like i've been left high and dry by Cornerstone. we may be frustrated with some problems but they are always there with us working for solutions

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Joseph Madere

LMS Administrator

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

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 2.7

Based on 2 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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Joseph Madere

LMS Administrator

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

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Support Rating

No score

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Cornerstone OnDemand 6.1

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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Melissa Odom

Talent Management Analyst

BKD CPAs & AdvisorsFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

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Cornerstone OnDemand 3.9

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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Joseph Madere

LMS Administrator

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

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Online Training

No score

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Cornerstone OnDemand 5.4

Based on 5 answers

Training was thorough.

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Christopher Fox, Ph.D.

Corporate Trainer

Crescent Bank & TrustFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Core HR is not as robust and does not allow the same functionality but does provide similar functionality based on the size of our organization.

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Genevieve (Genni) Lum Cheong-Brown

HRIS Manager

ePlus inc.Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Cornerstone OnDemand is lightyears ahead of HealthStream. HealthStream's system is archaic and does not have any features besides basic compliance training. HealthStream is not visually appealing and users simply choose to log in and complete only what has been assigned to them. Cornerstone's catalog is so much more user friendly and inviting.

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Chelsea Polette, M.A.

Instructional Designer & Training Consultant

Henry Ford Health SystemHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Cornerstone OnDemand 9.1

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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Joseph Madere

LMS Administrator

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

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Return on Investment

Still to new to determine.

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Genevieve (Genni) Lum Cheong-Brown

HRIS Manager

ePlus inc.Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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The work my small admin team has done in the past 2 1/2 years, would have cost my company hundreds of thousands of dollars with a 3rd party.
Using Cornerstone as an LMS has put our Company on the map for a leader in Learning and Development.

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Nina Queen

Sr. Learning Parter / Learning Management System

MGM Resorts InternationalHospitality, 10,001+ 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?

Required

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

Rating Summary

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