What users are saying about
Cornerstone OnDemand
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Top Rated
401 Ratings
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31 Ratings
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Based on 31 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 2 feature sets: Onboarding, Performance Management
- Zoho People ranks higher in 1 feature set: Recruiting / ATS
Onboarding
7.8
Cornerstone OnDemand
78%
7.2
Zoho People
72%
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 2/3 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 2/3 features
New hire portal
7.5
75%
64 Ratings
7.7
77%
4 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
7.4
74%
105 Ratings
6.7
67%
5 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting
8.5
85%
115 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance and Goals
8.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
84%
Zoho People
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%
6.7
Zoho People
67%
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 10/10 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 10/10 features
Performance plans
8.0
80%
88 Ratings
6.7
67%
5 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
8.1
81%
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%
Zoho People
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%
6.8
Zoho People
68%
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 14/15 features
Cornerstone OnDemand ranks higher in 14/15 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
6.8
68%
4 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%
Zoho People
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
Human Resource Management
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.6
Zoho People
86%
Zoho People ranks higher in 1/1 features
Zoho People ranks higher in 1/1 features
Employee demographic data
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
5 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.2
Zoho People
82%
Zoho People ranks higher in 1/1 features
Zoho People ranks higher in 1/1 features
Approval workflow
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
5 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Cornerstone OnDemand
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.9
Zoho People
79%
Zoho People ranks higher in 2/2 features
Zoho People ranks higher in 2/2 features
Update personal information
N/A
0 Ratings
8.2
82%
5 Ratings
View company policy documentation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.6
76%
5 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cornerstone OnDemand is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
83%
242 Ratings
8.0
Zoho People
80%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
Cornerstone OnDemand
97%
35 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
35 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability
7.3
Cornerstone OnDemand
73%
5 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance
6.4
Cornerstone OnDemand
64%
5 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
6.5
Cornerstone OnDemand
65%
49 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
In-Person Training
8.6
Cornerstone OnDemand
86%
4 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
8 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating
9.0
Cornerstone OnDemand
90%
18 Ratings
Zoho People
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability
8.2
Cornerstone OnDemand
82%
2 Ratings
Zoho People
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 employeesZoho People
Scenario 1: If you have to schedule meetings across time zones, then Zoho People would be the tool for you because it can help you identify convenient times for all the people involved. A good solution for managing, automating, and increasing the productivity of your staff. Scenario 2: Not useful if you're working alone and you don't have a team to work with and manage.
Founder/CEO
Happy Hope DwellerInternet, 1-10 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
Zoho People
- Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
- Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
- Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
- Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
Energy Efficiency Program Coordinator
Resilient Buildings Group, Inc.Renewables & Environment, 11-50 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+ employeesZoho People
- We have had some trouble recently with getting new users set up. However, the support team at Zoho has been really responsive and helpful, so that's nice.
Administrative Director
World Horizons USANon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Pricing 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
—Zoho People
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$1.25 per month
Zoho People Editions & Modules
Edition
Essential HR | $1.50 ($1.25)1 |
---|---|
Professional | $2.50 ($2.00)1 |
Premium | $3.50 ($3.00)1 |
Enterprise | $5.00 ($4.50)1 |
People Plus | $10.00 ($9.00)1 |
- monthly (annually)
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
Zoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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 employeesZoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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 employeesZoho People
No score
No answers yet
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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
Zoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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
Zoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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
Zoho People
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+ employeesZoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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+ employeesZoho People
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
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+ employeesZoho People
We only use Zoho People because it is part of our Zoho One suite. We originally used Zenefits, which was great for hiring/onboarding, and we currently use Employee Navigator to manage benefits and PTO, which is much easier to use than Zoho People. As of now, Zoho People is very buggy when it comes to managing PTO and there is currently no real benefits management or onboarding process that's easy to use.

Verified User
Administrator in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 11-50 employeesScalability
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
Zoho People
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
Zoho People
- Its return on investment is impressive. Since we implemented Zoho People, it has helped us a lot [with] managing our employees. It is the best.
Social Media Marketing Specialist
Wells FargoFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees