eFront Learning vs. Saba Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eFront Learning
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
eFront is a flexible LMS platform for enterprises that need advanced security measures and extensive customization to train masses of employees, partners, and customers. According to the vendor, eFront is designed to be an adaptable enterprise LMS, and gives users complete control over their virtual training environment and data. Additionally, the vendor says it blends well with any other infrastructure. The vendor’s value proposition is that eFront helps the user’s business grow…
$1,000
per month
Saba Cloud
Score 7.4 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Saba Cloud is a talent management suite which includes performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting. The vendor intends the cloud-based platform to be highly scalable to enable continuous corporate employee development.N/A
Pricing
eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Editions & Modules
Business
$1,000.00
per month
Enterprise
$1,500.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
8.7
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Saba Cloud
8.9
31 Ratings
23% above category average
Course authoring9.03 Ratings9.024 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.73 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Player/Portal8.92 Ratings8.528 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.63 Ratings8.025 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.83 Ratings9.530 Ratings
Assignments8.62 Ratings9.529 Ratings
Compliance management9.63 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Learning administration9.03 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.43 Ratings9.030 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings8.021 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
8.0
24 Ratings
9% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.419 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.9
26 Ratings
8% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.624 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.625 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.4
28 Ratings
8% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings6.614 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.718 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.419 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings6.414 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.116 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.7
14 Ratings
7% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.413 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
eFront Learning
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
8.6
8 Ratings
16% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
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eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Small Businesses
Tovuti LMS
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bridge Learning Platform
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Darwinbox
Darwinbox
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Bridge Learning Platform
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(5 ratings)
9.0
(50 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(3 ratings)
4.5
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(16 ratings)
Online Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
4.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
eFront LearningSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Epignosis
You must have an IT staff with knowledge of PHP in order to install and maintain the system. This is not a plug and play solution by any means. If you have that staff, this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's a very robust system. Once we solved initial bugs caused by our own errors during installation, the support desk requests have dropped to almost zero, with nearly 2,000 users online every day. That's a good, solid program.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
Our organization uses Saba Cloud primarily to manage all types of learning systems or staff training empirically. In addition, it provides us with a quick test-based follow-up to the trainees. We use Saba Cloud to train our clientele in a professional manner with respect to our worldwide online service. With this tool we are able to enhance the customer experience with the organization. Similarly, our organization uses Saba Cloud to monitor the performance and effectiveness of our employees and customers after having access to all the information provided by the application to subsequently make learning and development reports.
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Pros
Epignosis
  • courses management
  • quizes management
  • variety of addons
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Skills Management - Saba has allowed us to set specific expectations for employees based upon their role, and this has clarified the skill requirements for employees.
  • Goal Management - With Saba, managers can easily create goals aligned up to senior leadership, and then work with their direct reports to create supporting goals.
  • Learning Management - Using Saba's built-in Smart Lists, assigning compliance training is a simple process that used to be a challenge in our former LMS.
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Cons
Epignosis
  • Merging this software may be difficult and cumbersome at times
  • Reporting features can be worked on for better and easier usability
  • Not very easy to organize files/folders in the system
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Saba continues to improve their reporting and analytics. While it is much improved over previous versions, it can be improved.
  • Release Notes for system updates need to be delivered to admins farther in advance of the update in order to prepare properly.
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Likelihood to Renew
Epignosis
I'm not sure what else is out there that has the ability to do what our organization needs. We've come across things we didn't like about it, but due to costs of switching and possibly lack of other options, we'd probably renew with eFront. Also, we've invested a lot of time in the software and it seems to be satisfactory at this point.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
Typically customers that acquire a Saba solution rarely move away. There are reasons and "legends" behind this. The investment is significant. Time and money are required to make the engine go smoothly. But once it runs at full capacity, it doesn't stop! Professional Services are extremely competent and able to close implementation gaps quickly.
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Usability
Epignosis
For most situations, it is extremely easy to learn and use. There are ergonomic issues that seem a bit tedious, but overall, we are seeing a very high success rate with new registrants. They are learning the material and earning their certificates at a rapid pace. This is a good program once it is properly installed by a knowledgeable systems architect.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
As someone who creates classes and is also a learning administrator in the system, I have run into some issues with the system's capabilities for my needs. I am not a fan of having to use Adobe Captivate to download a PowerPoint presentation into the system, as my training sessions are much more than a glorified PowerPoint. Our organization has yet to turn on Saba Meetings, which may help with these limitations.
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Support Rating
Epignosis
Two disadvantages: 1. Many staffers who respond don't know how to solve the problem using the User Interface - they want to work from the back end, to which I have no access. 2. The support staff are in Europe and I am in California, so there is an overnight delay in getting a response.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
For the times that we have used the support provided by Saba, it has been a very pleasurable experience for our department. Part of our package with Saba includes a specified number of hours of "training" time with Saba. During these meetings, we have shared our desires of the product and the support personnel have either shown us how to accomplish our task or they have taken our requests to their developers to look at future enhancements. Overall, very pleased with the support.
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Online Training
Epignosis
I'm not the most technical person, so some of the training didn't make sense to me. It wasn't a complete training - it was more topical. The people working at EFront were happy to answer my questions later when I resorted to learning it by doing. This was very valuable to me.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Epignosis
It's important to have a robust course catalog before launching. Courses should be QC'ed to be sure there are no errors or other problems. Don't let engineers write quiz questions! Remember that well-formed quiz questions are not designed to trick or fool the user - they are used to reinforce learning through repetition of important concepts. The "grade" isn't as important as the assurance the information has stuck.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
Was not involved with integration.
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Alternatives Considered
Epignosis
Unfortunately I have not had the chance to try other products, however I would think eFront would stack up fairly well against competitors and it provides all the necessary tools to stay compliant and excel at having efficient KICs.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
We had extensive reviews with a plan of what we needed and must have out of the system, including custom learning paths and tracking inside our HRIS system to grant permissions and positions based on completed learning certifications and courses. We weighed each option and chose based on the one that met the most of the must-haves.
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Return on Investment
Epignosis
  • We decided not to continue the trial because it will be either very expensive or impossible to modify the system to our requirements
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • This may seem small but with 90% of our workforce not at our main facility just the fact that since July 1, 2021, we have had over 18,956 compliance-related training completed by our staff. Do the math the ROI is wonderful.
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ScreenShots

eFront Learning Screenshots

Screenshot of Screenshot of ReportsScreenshot of CourseScreenshot of View of eFront administrator dashboard, including key actions and a summary of courses, users, completions and sign-ins.Screenshot of View of eFront administrator course catalog view with functionality to manage courses and change view mode.Screenshot of eFront Administrator system reporting includes users, courses, tests, certificates and all other reporting functions.

Saba Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational Planning