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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cornerstone Galaxy

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ACornerstone Galaxy 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

    Cvent Event Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACvent is a cloud-based enterprise event management company offering software solutions to event planners and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event management and marketing, onsite solutions, email marketing, and attendee engagement. Cvent's suite of products automate and simplify the planning process to maximize the impact of events. Cvent provides hoteliers with an integrated platform, enabling properties to increase business demand through targeted advertising…N/A
    Pricing
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Considered Both Products
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    No answer on this topic
    Cvent
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    277 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    54 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    221 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    70 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    273 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    176 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    72%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    184 Answers
    Features
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    6.5
    134 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools5.7116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting6.3127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    8.4
    115 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting8.596 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.595 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.0110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans8.594 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting8.581 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking9.070 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.086 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.3116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    6.5
    58 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools6.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking5.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    5.8
    67 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management5.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration4.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation5.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates4.560 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions3.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts3.556 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting3.564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    7.4
    191 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Cvent Event Management
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring7.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.4189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.0176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content7.2151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly6.5138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications6.0172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.8166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration8.0188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics7.6187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning6.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    7.3
    84 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.281 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.984 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.879 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    7.9
    76 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.553 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.149 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings7.744 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings7.836 Ratings
    Event registration00 Ratings9.278 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings7.768 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.267 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    12% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings7.775 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings7.976 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings7.370 Ratings
    Online Events Marketing
    Comparison of Online Events Marketing features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.9
    86 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Branding options00 Ratings8.683 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings8.957 Ratings
    Attendee list export00 Ratings9.286 Ratings
    Virtual Event
    Comparison of Virtual Event features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Cvent Event Management
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Cvent Event Management
    8.5
    92 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Registration, RSVP, and ticketing00 Ratings9.286 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.990 Ratings
    Livestreaming00 Ratings7.946 Ratings
    Audience engagement00 Ratings8.676 Ratings
    Event recording00 Ratings8.347 Ratings
    Virtual booths00 Ratings8.649 Ratings
    Networking00 Ratings8.360 Ratings
    Event analytics00 Ratings9.088 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleFluent
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (262 ratings)
    9.5
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (37 ratings)
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (46 ratings)
    8.9
    (90 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (37 ratings)
    9.9
    (115 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (10 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.2
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (114 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cornerstone GalaxyCvent Event Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone Galaxy is a good solution for larger companies that focus on training and want to offer a variety of options to their employees and departments. It is highly customizable. It does require a tech savvy team to set-up, and maintain. This is not a set-it-and-forget-it system. From an LMS perspective, it wouldn't be my top choice for employees who only need a mobile-friendly approach.
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    Cvent
    Cvent has been great for our large flagship conferences, roadshows, exec forums, and webinars. From registration and attendee management all the way to post-event engagement and everything in between. Its custom reporting has helped us present business cases when we needed to eliminate certain events and has also helped us navigate challenging recruitment times by calling out patterns and successes.
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    Pros
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Ability to provide multiple customizable access roles from general end user to full system admin and anything in between
    • Powerful reporting system in the LMS to track a plethora of data points within the platform (user data, training information, transcript information)
    • Great options to customize the look and feel of your "home page" to best meet your company's needs and goals.
    • Ability to customize the transcript view for learners (i.e. when Completed training will move to their Archived transcript, what to do with Inactive training on transcripts)
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    Cvent
    • Event registration - manages different registration types for different programming.
    • Audience Segmentation - from sessions to event emails to push notifications, Cvent's audience segmentation saves us so much time.
    • Training - Cvent has a vast library of help articles and community questions and answers to help both new and seasoned users.
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    Cons
    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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    Cvent
    • Growth emphasis seems slanted towards trade shows and events vendor integrations (less so on educational/attendee features)
    • Because of rapid incorporation of new functionality, documentation can lag behind the current platform
    • Complexity is growing, so the platform requires a significant investment of time and coordination to fully leverage
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Cvent
    We are very pleased with the features that Cvent gives us. The ease of use and the immediate support when something does stump us. Cvent provides us with everything that we need to run a successful event. The only reason I did not Rate Cvent as a 10 is the cost
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    Usability
    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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    Cvent
    Super simple to use once configured. The solutions guide you through the process and the training resources and community fill in anything you can't figure out. Technical and non-technical users alike will be able to figure out how to successfully use the system.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't really had any major availability problems. The service is practically impeccable but it is true that at times, due to server and latency problems, the application has been slower. But these have been specific issues that have resolved themselves.
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    Cvent
    There have been a few times when the system has gone down in the midst of registration. It can be frustrating but know that it does happen at times
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    Performance
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't seen many issues at all with load times. Sometimes learning assignments will take longer then expected but it is still reasonable. They have taken great effort over the last couple years to speed things up like reports and search results so I expect that effort to continue in the coming year.
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    Cvent
    When pulling reports and it can sometimes lag a bit and that can be frustrating when you are trying to get things done on a timeline
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    Support Rating
    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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    Cvent
    The company offers 24/7 customer support, including phone, email, and chat support, to ensure that we can get help when we need it. Additionally, the platform has a comprehensive help center and knowledge base, including user guides, tutorials, and FAQs, which help us troubleshoot issues on our own. Cvent also provides training and support resources, including onboarding assistance, live training sessions, and webinars, which help us get the most out of the platform. Overall, Cvent appears to be committed to providing excellent customer support and resources to its users, which can help ensure a positive user experience and successful events.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Cvent
    Our on-site trainer was very knowledgeable in the product and gave us very important pointers on best practices and how to perform tasks in the simplest manner
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    Online Training
    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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    Cvent
    It was all self-driven and I had to do a lot of searching around in the community to get answers.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The implementation was pretty difficult. We felt they (Cornerstone) didn’t properly allocate the resources to complete our implementation in the timetable we wanted.

    For example, we worked on Workday and SSO integrations - work that we had specifically contracted for in advance. When we were ready to work on that project, they didn’t have the people ready to help us, so it took a lot longer than necessary. That was my biggest pain point.

    The implementation approach we went with was a self-led implementation. We would speak to the implementation manager once per week, and self-trained. We met with implementation manager to discuss issues, review things that we’d learned for 1 hour. We found that wasn’t enough. Other things would come up outside that one hour window that we couldn’t get answers to. We didn’t have anyone to ask about those things and we had to wait to ask during our weekly meeting.

    The advantage of the self-led implementation approach was that it was really inexpensive – significantly less than the implementation cost for the other systems that we looked at. I also liked that we could pace ourselves. There were however big roadblocks. We would have to make sure the right resources were available. We had an implementation/project manager with a lot of experience and felt that the person was knowledgeable but missed on a few things.

    In hindsight, I would still go with the self-led implementation, but knowing what I know now, I would ask for the integration person to be available more. I would work that into the contract. With single sign-on, we needed deep linking to build direct links through a Single Sign-On tool, e.g. when someone gets an email, it directs them to training. But it has to go through SSO to get them to the correct link. Deep linking wasn’t turned on in our system and they had to activate it. We encountered little things like that – sequencing pre-requisites which were problematic. We tried to troubleshoot ourselves.

    I recommend you consider contracting for some extra implementation hours and determine when they are going to be available. Work it into the contract that you have the ability to call tech support during implementation. In addition to weekly implementation meetings, they have technical webexes – 4 every week, but 2 didn’t apply to us – one as we were using SSO. The challenge is they were not always relevant – we had specific questions that didn’t fall into those categories
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    Cvent
    It would have been nice during implementation if we had received more pointers on how to organize our parked report folders, libraries, etc. to avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. If we had known ahead of time the limitations we could have planned better.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The user experience is a lot better than using SumTotal as an admin CSOD makes working easy. Without having workarounds. Reporting is a lot better than both platforms. Reporting in CSOD is complex however easy to manage and create when you understand the data points collected
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    Cvent
    There is no other tool that offers the same range of solutions as Cvent, all under one umbrella. With minimal reliance on APIs, client and associate data are more secure, making all stakeholders more comfortable with the software. All other solutions I looked at only solved one piece of the puzzle I was dealing with.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It is important to be familiar with the terms and annual increases in licenses and other aspects of the contract. I recommend analyzing this from the beginning and the permanence is relevant because Cornerstone updates its modules and brings out new features that may allow you to leave a module to acquire another
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    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It's a great product with some pieces that are set but many things that can be customized as needed for individual needs
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    Cvent
    I can see how this can help small AND large companies as they continue to grow
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    Professional Services
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As I have said before, I have no doubt that the services of the Cornerstone sales people were very good. In particular, our salesperson spent a lot of time in contact with us to make the process go smoothly. Perhaps being a large company in some cases the times were slowed down but it is something normal to take into account.
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    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Cvent
    • Cvent Event Management has definitely provided great value with our exhibitors. It's a well organized system that they all trust and utilize each year now.
    • Cvent Event Management has also provided positive ROI on the app front. Our clients rely on the app to share information and it's saved us a lot of money in paper printing costs!
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Cornerstone Galaxy 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.