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    edX for Business

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AedX headquartered in Cambridge provides elearning content covering a wide range of courses, including edX for Business, an on-demand elearning platform for upskilling, reskilling, and general workforce training.

    $349

    per learner/per year

    Skillsoft Coaching

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AThe Skillsoft coaching platform consists of enhanced content, human and AI coaches, and technology. It includes the Skillsoft Leadership Development Program powered by MIT Sloan Management Review.N/A
    Pricing
    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
    Editions & Modules
    For Groups
    $349.00
    per learner/per year
    For Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of edX for Business and Skillsoft Coaching
    Feature
    edX for Business
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Skillsoft Coaching
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of edX for Business and Skillsoft Coaching
    Feature
    edX for Business
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Skillsoft Coaching
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    Multi-Lingual Support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Structured Learning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course Searches9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical Metrics8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation & Integration8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    edX for BusinessSkillsoft Coaching
    Likelihood to Recommend
    edX
    edx is really helpful for learning and growing your skills in both personal and professional aspects. It helped us learn all the business concepts which were required for our company. We chose certification after auditing a number of courses. It was definitely a terrific tool for professionals who were self-learning.
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    Skillsoft
    They have a large library - make sure you clearly study the library offerings and choose the courses that are best for you as you will never be able to use all of them. Make sure you survey your user base before purchasing the licensing of the library courses so the courses are 'marked' with an employee in mind to keep costs minimized. Only purchase the Books 24x7 if you have a large IT department - otherwise you might want to lease a smaller content portion. Their Leadership Development, Project Management, business series and critical thinking and technical products are exceptional.
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    Pros
    edX
    • Provides certification after completion of course
    • Provides eLearning from home
    • They have a broad variety of courses for all business owners
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    Skillsoft
    • Covers a wide-breadth of topics ranging from desktop / office skills to communications skills to leadership development
    • Offers knowledge portals (Knowledge Centers) around specific topic areas such as Management Development, Six Sigma, Professional Foundations, Sales, etc - that aggregate content from the large Skillsoft resources and present it in a way that is both meaningful and relevant to the learners. Plus, they have editors update the featured topic each month.
    • Include a wide variety of learning media such as eLearning courses, books, book summaries and videos.
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    Cons
    edX
    • Following forum posts when there are thousands of participants is clunky
    • The feature that is supposed to bookmark your progress and start you up back where you left off is rarely accurate
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    Skillsoft
    • The platform does have room to improve their response time for assistance. Depending on the issue an internal "help team may be required"
    • They removed what was called "knowledge centers" which could be summed up as an accumulation of books, courses, exams, practice exams, articles and basically any asset within the platform surrounded by a particular subject. This was a great benefit to some of our customer. It was a one-stop-shop but now you would need to search independently for all of those assets.
    • Because the platforms library can be customized its a bit of a struggle to have certain assets changed or modified within Skillsoft. You basically are on their time when it comes to updates or any major changes you as a customer would like to make.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    edX
    No answers on this topic
    Skillsoft
    I would recommend to renew as this is part of our employee development goals and we make a strong commitment to develop employees' people skills. I think SkillSoft has a very innovative approach to develop people's interpersonal skills other than traditional classroom learning.
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    Usability
    edX
    It is an excellent tool for remote setup team. The universities are well respected, and the course depth adds a lot of value. The upskilling has become convenient. Progress can be tracked easily, and it offers customized corporate training needs fulfilled. The compliance training courses are helpful in particular as they meet growing demand.
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    Skillsoft
    There are things that could be easier. Having a more customizable carousel that can rotate relevant content in and out on a regular basis would be nice. They could also make some of the video content more engaging. Some of it is pretty dull and people can lose interest pretty fast.
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    Support Rating
    edX
    No answers on this topic
    Skillsoft
    Very responsive, knowledge and helpful. They are always focused on ensuring they are doing the very best to support our success.
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    Implementation Rating
    edX
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    Skillsoft
    Just that it takes a village. It cannot be done alone. Everyone needs to know what you are doing and what their role is in the implementation. Tightly managing the project management schedule and resources is important in ensuring that everything gets done on time, and with quality. Education is KEY
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    Alternatives Considered
    edX
    edX for Business seemed to be quite similiar to other competitors in terms of methodology and formats. In our case, courses themes availability were very important, because the challenge was to find relevant content to support pre-defined learning tracks. We found most of them on edX for Business catalog. The posibility to integrate them into other platforms was also an important decision factor.
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    Skillsoft
    We chose SkillSoft for the overall ease of use for both our users and our administrators and have a great value proposition. We have continued our contracts for the same reasons and the relationship we have built with our Learning Consultant and Account Representative.
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    Return on Investment
    edX
    • There is no way to try the course for free to check if the content is interesting
    • Valuable certificates for the cv and linkdln
    • Well renamed certifications in the job market
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    Skillsoft
    • The ability to have on-demand training saves money in not having to have an in-house trainer.
    • Employees can complete training on their own time (even at home), so if they need more time for a training, they can complete it on their own time.
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