What users are saying about
Cornerstone OnDemand
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401 Ratings
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349 Ratings
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Based on 349 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Onboarding
7.8
Cornerstone OnDemand
78%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 3/3 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 3/3 features
New hire portal
7.5
75%
64 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
7.4
74%
105 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting
8.5
85%
115 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Performance and Goals
8.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
84%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 5/5 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 5/5 features
Corporate goal setting
8.0
80%
87 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting
8.2
82%
91 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Individual goal setting
8.5
85%
99 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
8.3
83%
87 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Performance tracking
8.8
88%
104 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Performance Management
8.2
Cornerstone OnDemand
82%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 10/10 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 10/10 features
Performance plans
8.0
80%
88 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Plan weighting
8.2
82%
74 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Manager note taking
8.4
84%
63 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
8.3
83%
75 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Review status tracking
8.1
81%
89 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow
8.1
81%
58 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Review reminders
8.0
80%
87 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow restrictions
8.6
86%
79 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
8.7
87%
77 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting
7.8
78%
106 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Succession Planning
7.9
Cornerstone OnDemand
79%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 4/4 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 4/4 features
Create succession plans/pools
8.3
83%
46 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate ranking
7.9
79%
46 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate search
7.6
76%
49 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate development
7.7
77%
45 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
6.5
Cornerstone OnDemand
65%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 15/15 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 15/15 features
Job Requisition Management
6.0
60%
44 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Company Website Posting
6.4
64%
40 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
6.9
69%
37 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
6.3
63%
37 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Customized Application Form
6.1
61%
39 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Resume Management
6.4
64%
42 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
6.4
64%
39 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate Search
6.0
60%
40 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
6.1
61%
40 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Collaboration
6.1
61%
35 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation
6.1
61%
37 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Email Templates
7.2
72%
56 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
User Permissions
7.2
72%
57 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
7.6
76%
52 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting
7.0
70%
60 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning Management
8.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
80%

Qualtrics
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 11/11 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 11/11 features
Course authoring
7.4
74%
122 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Course catalog or library
8.6
86%
166 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Player/Portal
8.2
82%
153 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning content
8.2
82%
133 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile friendly
7.3
73%
125 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
8.0
80%
150 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Assignments
8.5
85%
162 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Compliance management
8.1
81%
143 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning administration
8.5
85%
165 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
8.4
84%
164 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Social learning
6.8
68%
102 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Survey Format & Appearance
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.4
Qualtrics
84%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Survey templates
N/A
0 Ratings

8.6
86%
106 Ratings
Themes
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
109 Ratings
Custom logo/branding
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
107 Ratings
Survey Content
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.0
Qualtrics
90%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 3/3 features
Changes to live survey
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
109 Ratings
Question design help
N/A
0 Ratings

8.3
83%
115 Ratings
Multiple question types
N/A
0 Ratings

9.3
93%
125 Ratings
Survey Logic
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.6
Qualtrics
86%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 1/1 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 1/1 features
Survey logic flexibility
N/A
0 Ratings

8.6
86%
125 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.5
Qualtrics
85%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 5/5 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 5/5 features
Response tracking
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
122 Ratings
Data export
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
122 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings

8.6
86%
115 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
104 Ratings
Analytics
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
109 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.0
Qualtrics
90%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 2/2 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 2/2 features
Access controls
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
106 Ratings
Compliance
N/A
0 Ratings

9.2
92%
93 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.5
Qualtrics
85%
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 2/2 features
Qualtrics CoreXM ranks higher in 2/2 features
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing
N/A
0 Ratings

8.2
82%
54 Ratings
Respondent restrictions
N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
83 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cornerstone OnDemand is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Performance, Online Training
- Qualtrics CoreXM is rated higher in 4 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Availability, Support Rating
- Cornerstone OnDemand and Qualtrics CoreXM are tied in 1 area: Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
83%
242 Ratings

8.9
Qualtrics
89%
168 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
Cornerstone OnDemand
97%
35 Ratings

9.4
Qualtrics
94%
41 Ratings
Usability
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
35 Ratings

9.0
Qualtrics
90%
18 Ratings
Availability
7.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
73%
5 Ratings

9.0
Qualtrics
90%
2 Ratings
Performance
6.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
64%
5 Ratings

5.5
Qualtrics
55%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
6.5
Cornerstone OnDemand
65%
49 Ratings

8.4
Qualtrics
84%
30 Ratings
In-Person Training
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
4 Ratings

Qualtrics
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
8 Ratings

8.0
Qualtrics
80%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
18 Ratings

9.0
Qualtrics
90%
2 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.2
Cornerstone OnDemand
82%
2 Ratings

Qualtrics
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cornerstone OnDemand
This is a great tool for middle to a large company that wants to have virtual learning access, manager rosters, and robust reporting on multiple data points. You want to make sure you have someone fully committed in time and energy to launching and managing [Cornerstone OnDemand]. It does lift a lot of the communication burden when automating email communication and helps to track required training far better than any excel sheet.

Verified User
Contributor in Human Resources
Hospitality Company, 1001-5000 employeesQualtrics
Qualtrics is a good medium for creating surveys and getting analytics back for it. I think it's easy to learn if you are in the business of creating surveys or if it's part of your studies. It can be a little overwhelming for a brand new user who has never created a survey for the first time. So onboarding could be better.
User Experience Researcher
Sun Life FinancialFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
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.
LMS System Administrator
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterResearch, 1001-5000 employees
Qualtrics
- Qualtrics CoreXM is easy to use for quick one-time surveys or for measuring opinions over time
- It's great for sending/managing RSVPs for meetings or other gatherings or to collect important data like Conflict of Interest declarations.
- Qualtrics CoreXM's reporting and crosstab functionality is beefy and gets better all of the time. I'm always amazed at how easy it is to generate reports for sharing my survey response data and research.
Product Development Manager
SelectHealthInsurance, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Cornerstone OnDemand
- User-submitted external training is editable by users even after it has been approved and completed on their transcript, UNLESS a transcript lock is put into place--which also renders all submitted certificates un-openable once approved. Thus they can never be referenced after approval.
- The system is designed for annual compliance training to be re-versioned annually. I [believe it] is a very un-user friendly for training that we don't want to re-version because users take it on a rolling, as-needed basis.
- Some very key components are not configurable and cause our users a great deal of confusion. For example, there is no way to turn off the search bar on a user transcript or even to edit the prompt text within it. Our users are constantly searching for training here, and end up re-opening/re-launching completed courses rather than registering for a new occurrence of a course.
- In general, we find Cornerstone [onDemand] clunky and that it does not really meet our needs.

Verified User
General Manager in Other
Government Administration Company, 10,001+ employeesQualtrics
- The collaborate feature can be clunky and sometimes we have to remove access and add a person back in for them to see the survey in their lists
- We have a contract through our university and more than one person has created their account in the wrong place, causing some administrative headaches as that is fixed so that we can collaborate on surveys with them.
- I wish it was easier to organize my surveys into folders, there should be a more efficient way to do that.

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Cornerstone OnDemand
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
—Cornerstone OnDemand Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Qualtrics
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$1,500 per user/per year
Qualtrics Editions & Modules
Edition
Research Core 1 | $1,5001 |
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- per user/per year
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.7
Based on 35 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.
Learning Management System Administrator, Training Specialist
Tennant CompanyMachinery, 1001-5000 employees
Qualtrics
Qualtrics 9.4
Based on 41 answers
I was impressed a couple years ago when two heads of market research at Fortune 500 companies told me about them, and I've been even more impressed with the advancements I've seen in the last year. I like where the company is headed, and I look forward to using them again in a future role.
Vice President | Market Insights
ADPHuman Resources, 10,001+ employees
Usability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6
Based on 35 answers
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)

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Utilities Company, 501-1000 employeesQualtrics
Qualtrics 9.0
Based on 18 answers
All the menus are very user friendly and intuitive. I can always find exactly what I'm looking for and can change anything I need to with ease. All the elements of the survey are adjustable with very little effort and without confusion.
Researcher
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsReligious Institutions, 10,001+ employees
Reliability and Availability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 7.3
Based on 5 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.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesQualtrics
Qualtrics 9.0
Based on 2 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Performance
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 6.4
Based on 5 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
LMS Administrator
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Machinery, 1001-5000 employees
Qualtrics
Qualtrics 5.5
Based on 2 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Support Rating
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 6.5
Based on 49 answers
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.
Coordinateur pédagogique
Air Tahiti NuiAirlines/Aviation, 501-1000 employees
Qualtrics
Qualtrics 8.4
Based on 30 answers
Whenever we have had an issue with trying to figure out how to do something (even though the documentation is incredibly well put together) we have asked Qualtrics support and have always received our answer nearly immediately (I think in maybe 10 times, only once did a support person need to call us back). Qualtrics support is dedicated to solving customer issues right, and in the first contact, if at all possible
Project Manager, Systems/Tools (Global Services Operations)
NovellComputer Software, 5001-10,000 employees
In-Person Training
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.6
Based on 4 answers
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.
Tecnico de Formación y Sistemas de RRHH
UCI - Unión de Créditos InmobiliariosFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
Qualtrics
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0
Based on 8 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.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesQualtrics
Qualtrics 8.0
Based on 2 answers
I still use it. It does everything you need an online survey to do. From heat mapping to complex skip logic and display logic. I use it weekly and it never disappoints
Operations Manager at the Public Policy Research Lab
Louisiana State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 9.0
Based on 18 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.

Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employeesQualtrics
Qualtrics 9.0
Based on 2 answers
I like being able to easily integrate new colleagues by simply giving them a log in user name and password
Manager of Custom Research
The New York TimesNewspapers, 10,001+ employees
Alternatives Considered
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.

Verified User
Professional in Corporate
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 10,001+ employeesQualtrics
]Qualtrics] CoreXM is great if you want something that is a little more [long] lasting and impactful than a simple survey engine, but aren't quite ready for something that is a long term sustainable program. I would put [Qualtrics] CoreXM squarely in the large, defined project phase. CX is more of the program phase, and other lessor vendors are great for the pre-project definition phase
Sr Director of Customer Success - Scale
OutreachComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Scalability
Cornerstone OnDemand
Cornerstone OnDemand 8.2
Based on 2 answers
I have had no problem scaling the platform across various areas of the business
Learning Technologist
Organic ValleyFood & Beverages, 501-1000 employees
Qualtrics
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Cornerstone OnDemand
- We strive to educate our customers and Cornerstone [onDemand] is key to this process. Cornerstone [onDemand] has the ability to deliver content to thousands of users in a reliable environment
- We need the flexibility to load SCORM courses and videos and Cornerstone [onDemand] nails both of these needs!
- We have over 100,000 users on our Cornerstone [onDemand] platform! They all have access to our own created material in a reliable and consistent environment!
Business Analyst
Jack Henry & AssociatesFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Qualtrics
- Increased productivity due to the highly intuitive user-interface and template saving capabilities.
- Reporting and analytics are extremely valuable. Our team can track responses and share feedback/results extremely quickly.
- If a user has created a great template, they can share to external teams quite easily. It helps other departments!
Process Optimization Analyst
QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees