PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued) vs. IXL Learning

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Cornerstone’s PiiQ was an SMB offering that included core learning management and performance management systems, based on Sonar6 which was acquired by Cornerstone in 2012, and ultimately discontinued in 2022.
$8
per user per month
IXL
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
IXL Learning is an educational technology company headquartered in San Mateo, that delivers an immersive e-learning content and digital curricula for students in all grades, in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Boasting over 12 million students already using IXL in the U.S., and over 100 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helps schools use technology to improve teaching and learning. From algebra to adverbs, molecules to maps, IXL’s content and…
$299
per year
Pricing
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL Learning
Editions & Modules
PiiQ Performance
$8.00
per user per month
PiiQ Learning + Content
$8.00
per user per month
PiiQ Learning + Content & Performance
$15.00
per user per month
Math Pre-K to 12
$299
per year 25 students
Language Arts Pre-K to 12
$299
per year 25 students
Science Grades 2 to 8
$299
per year 25 students
Social Studies Grades 2 to 8
$299
per year 25 students
Spanish Level 1
$299
per year 25 students
Schools & Districts level plan
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$1,000 per installationNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for bundled curricula and per student cost for larger student bodies / classroom sizes.
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Community Pulse
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL Learning
Features
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL Learning
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)
6.6
11 Ratings
21% below category average
IXL Learning
-
Ratings
Course authoring6.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library6.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content6.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications6.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments6.711 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management5.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration6.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL Learning
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(40 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(37 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(36 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.5
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued)IXL Learning
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Well suited for:
  • A busy environment where you want learners to be self-sufficient and to be able to access learning solutions at a time that suits them.
  • For anyone who wants to access learning using different platforms such as iPad, mobile, PC, etc
  • Anyone who needs a more in-depth learning solution rather than an overview of key learning points.
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IXL Learning
It is great for providing students extra resources and opportunities for practice. In this case, it is extremely well suited. Moreover, since every student is different, the dynamic adjustment allows students to work through more/less problems depending on their level of mastery which can help students pinpoint areas of issues to discuss in the class. It is less appropriate for settings where a student may struggle to teach themselves as this requires some level of independence on part of the user.
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Pros
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  • Enables employees to draft work goals and collaborate with their supervisors on a final version - improves mutual understanding right up front.
  • Combines performance goal ratings with competency ratings and provides a blended score. Simplifies the goal weighting so you don't have to do any calculations.
  • 9-box matrix provides useful definitions and descriptions so managers can prepare development notes or plans for individual employees.
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IXL Learning
  • Aligned to standards
  • Progress monitoring
  • Rigorous practice
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Cons
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  • Would be good to have have a virtual "top level" (eg board) user built in to allow senior execs without a direct manager to be able to be set up with KPIs instead of having to create a dummy user
  • Reports have difficulty downloading if pop ups disabled or in some browser environments
  • When competencies are updated while a cycle is open, any changes don't effect that open cycle but only future ones. Would be nice to be able to have the option to apply changes to existing "open" cycles
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IXL Learning
  • Clearer explanation of scores
  • When scoring - what are they comparing the range to?
  • Make the platform more entertaining for younger audiences.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
It's not that CSB isn't a decent performance management system, but we have decided to go with just one vendor (Workday) for an HRIS/performance management/payroll system so we can directly relate pay to performance. We are more interested in having just one system that "talks" to the other pieces instead of having to work with several vendors. It reduces the hassle of having to communicate with different support teams, having different contracts, and so on.
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IXL Learning
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Usability
Discontinued Products
There are specific things within the goals and competencies that are user-friendly. For example, the rating slider isn't great in my opinion. You can slide in between ratings which can create some odd scoring (if you use scoring). It seems a better solution would be a drop down where you select your rating. There are also some glitches in the system and have been told Cornerstone is aware of them but are focused on delivering new features. There are workarounds, but that doesn't seem to be a great answer.
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
So far 100%.
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Performance
Discontinued Products
The saving process slows it down. It doesn’t auto save. If you leave a page, it will sometimes warn you, but not always. When you hit the save button, a window pops up that says creating/saving packets. It feels very archaic.
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Discontinued Products
My assistant could better address this issue. My perception is that there is not immediate assistance, and that there can be a wait for help. That is not a negative, just a perception. I have not used support in two years.
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Discontinued Products
We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
I think we could have done a better job of rolling out the tool to our managers. We were under a tight timeline. In the training, we showed them everything and said go do it by this date. Looking back, I would have done it in pieces: for example, 2 weeks to write goals, 2 weeks to get sign-off from direct reports. I just let them go at it. Since then we’ve moved to agile development environment and are applying the technique to everything. In future would only do through change sprint. It is a big change I didn’t take it seriously enough.

I had a team of 3 project managing. You need a champion from every department to make sure you’re getting it right and to make sure what’s happening is communicated. It’s not something you can do without input from department heads
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IXL Learning
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Lesson.ly has been great to work with but it is a very clear and simple, user-friendly system that anyone can pick up with very little training as it is self-explanatory. It also has a great mobile interface and lots of different features that are easy to add for the admin but really impactful for the user.
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IXL Learning
IXL is the best for easy to find practice for math standards. Freckle has more in depth features and integrates with other Renaissance products well, but can be hard to learn or use. Prodigy is a fun math game platform that works well for extra student practice or learning, but isn't as targeted as IXL
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • It's tool and it's only as good as the person wielding it. The investment in PiiQ was accompanied by a quarterly cadence and manager feedback training. We feel like our employees are given regular feedback and bonuses are tied to objective accomplishment.
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IXL Learning
  • It has allowed our students to be remediated or enriched on a much easier basis without having to come up with ideas for them.
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ScreenShots

PiiQ by Cornerstone (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of PiiQ Performance Employee ReviewScreenshot of PiiQ Learning on DevicesScreenshot of PiiQ Manager/Employee Check-insScreenshot of PiiQ 9-box Talent MatrixScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Publish New ContentScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Searchable Library & Self-registration