Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS vs. iSpring Learn

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Grovo's product included instructional videos and assessments, and the SaaS platform that they live on top of. The videos follow a microlearning methodology which increases learner retention. Grovo is now fully integrated into CornerStone's LMS.
$149
per month
iSpring Learn
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
iSpring Learn is an LMS developed by iSpring Solutions, a company that provides more than 59,000 clients with an eLearning software ecosystem. iSpring Learn automates corporate training and helps to improve employee retention through quality onboarding, on-the-job training,…
$1,794
per year 50 users (minimum)
Pricing
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Editions & Modules
Light Academy
$149.00
per month
Professional Academy
$249.00
per month
500 users
$3.72
per month (billed annually) per user
300 Users
$4.11
per month (billed annually) per user
100 Users
$5.27
per month (billed annually) per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsConsulting and integration services are part of the product, not an additional feature.Charges only for active users only. No fees for storage or bandwidth.
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Community Pulse
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
7.6
2 Ratings
10% below category average
iSpring Learn
8.0
27 Ratings
3% below category average
Course authoring8.32 Ratings9.727 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.02 Ratings6.919 Ratings
Player/Portal8.02 Ratings9.725 Ratings
Learning content6.62 Ratings7.317 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.32 Ratings9.725 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.01 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Social learning5.01 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.620 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings7.923 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings7.919 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.725 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings6.316 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
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User Ratings
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
9.8
(35 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(2 ratings)
8.2
(21 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSiSpring Learn
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Grovo is fantastic for bringing a team of people up to speed and for teaching a few things to a large audience. We found Grovo to be lacking when specific training is required or when the training required a certain level of skill. Grovo is fantastic for broad training, less so for specific depth training
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
We have yet to fully employ the on-the-job training, but it is perfect for what we eventually want to deploy. It would be nice if the system allowed name changes to functions like that. OTJ really doesn't reflect our nomenclature of having a one-on-one with our employees to track their work progress. OTJ sounds like a term used to learn how to operate a fryer at a fast-food chain.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Ease to create trainings.
  • Ability to insert GIFs and photos to help with visual aids.
  • Ability to allow others to create trainings.
  • Ability to track trainings (who has done it and who hasn't).
  • Ease of tracking all training done.
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • Gamification: Available badges, certificates, and user achievements on training completion. Leadership boards available in the user profile increase competitiveness and motivation among users.
  • Analytics: Org level, departments wise, groups wise, and user-wise in-depth reports with lots of filters. The learning curve at the user level is one great functionality.
  • MS PowerPoint integration with iSpring Learn is a top feature and since most of our users are pretty comfortable with MS PowerPoint, it allows for easy content creation and quizzes.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Some videos/lessons leave a lot to be desired and could use more detail.
  • There's always more room for some more advanced skills.
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • I wish ISpring Learn could interface with my eCommerce website so that users were automatically enrolled when they purchase a course. That would require an API feed.
  • I have 516 downloadable documents for the three learning tracks. I wish iSpring Learn had an option for the user to download numerous documents at one time, instead of one at a time. After early users complained, I put a link to a Box account, for each learning track, so the user could download the documents all at one time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
iSpring Solutions, Inc
In the past I could not encourage my students to take online training. The results and the questions were hard to be given. When I used the iSpring Suite along with iSpring Learn, my dreams came through and most of the time my students are online and take good training with my programme.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
iSpring Solutions, Inc
Sometimes, things just aren't intuitive enough. For example, burying the catalog in the settings area makes no sense at all. The same goes for permissions and year reviews. It was a massive oversight that really caused a lot of confusion for all of our managers. It caused distrust in the LMS simply because someone who designed and developed it did not think that an employee review should be private to them, their direct supervisor, or the supervisor above. Instead, ANY manager could read ANY employee review. I have mentioned this several times throughout these questionnaires, and as you can see, I still find it incomprehensible that a company that wants to promote its software as a multifaceted solution could be so blind to something so critical, especially in terms of privacy.
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Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
iSpring Solutions, Inc
I have to say ALWAYS.
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
When we have had issues with Grovo not working or a problem with report we have always gotten an answer quickly. We have a rep that we speak to often to make sure we are satisfied with the system and is just a quick email away. It nice to know we have support that will get back to you in a quick manner as we rely on this software.
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
Our account rep Katie Connor is fantastic. She is very responsive to our requests. She does not try to over sell. She has setup training sessions for us any time we asked. Finally, she is a very nice person we like working with. She also has been patient with us as we figure out our renewal
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In-Person Training
Discontinued Products
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
We can say that most of my students attend my classes twice a week and that's not enough for someone to learn. I put some training for them to do at home and they really enjoy doing them. The kind of progress they make is really satisfying for them and they are always learning.
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Online Training
Discontinued Products
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
As a teacher, I used to spend a lot of time correcting my students' papers. Now with iSpring Learn, my time has been saved and everything is done automatically. All the time I can check my students' progress and I know which exams they have taken or they should take. On the whole, online training has really helped a lot of teachers
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
iSpring Solutions, Inc
When I talked to my colleagues or informed them to search for a programme before iSpring Learn, they were not successful in designing and implementing a programme like this. I am sure they have done a lot to implement it in the best and educational way. That was not that easy as we thought.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
The elephant in the room for me, would be TreeHouse. Grovo is very similar to TreeHouse in the fact that they're both programs with lesson tracks, simple and short videos, as well as progress trackers. I would have to say that I enjoyed learning coding on TreeHouse over Grovo, based on the wide variety of native coding languages they have implemented. Grovo, although extremely similar and easy to use as well, doesn't stack up to TreeHouse in my opinion. Grove does, however, beat out Lynda in my humble opinion
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
I reviewed a few different LMSs before deciding on iSpring Learn. I can't remember the names, but I chose iSpring Learn primarily because I liked that it was just a PowerPoint add-on, which made it easy to use, and I liked the price!
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Scalability
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
iSpring Solutions, Inc
Really perfect.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Zero impact. When we determined they were not a good fit for us, we decided to go another direction. I would certainly try them again however if they addressed my concerns as their service was excellent.
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iSpring Solutions, Inc
  • Extremely positive. Having such a program motivates our employees to completed courses timely.
  • Having such a program enables us to meet government requirements with ease.
  • Senior Leaders if the organization have been impressed by the results and support the use of the product.
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ScreenShots

Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS Screenshots

Screenshot of The primary admin dashboardScreenshot of The library of Grovo contentScreenshot of The course building toolScreenshot of Assignment optionsScreenshot of Choosing an assignment

iSpring Learn Screenshots

Screenshot of iSpring Learn LMSScreenshot of Mobile LearningScreenshot of Detailed StatisticsScreenshot of Learning ContentScreenshot of the user management interfaceScreenshot of the Training Calendar