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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGrovo'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

    Pluralsight

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/APluralsight is a skill development solution that enables employees to build in-demand skills in a way that’s personalized to their current knowledge and preferred way to learn. The course library includes content on software development, DevOps, machine learning, security infrastructure, and cloud, as well as certification practice exams, hands on learning experiences and cloud labs, and skills assessments.

    $30

    per month for a single individual

    Pricing
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    Editions & Modules
    Light Academy
    $149.00
    per month
    Professional Academy
    $249.00
    per month
    Solo
    $30
    per month for a single person
    For Teams
    $47
    per month (billed annually) per user (for teams of 2-20)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsConsulting and integration services are part of the product, not an additional feature.—
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    Community Pulse
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Pluralsight
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS and Pluralsight
    Feature
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pluralsight
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Course authoring8.32 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.02 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.02 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Learning content6.62 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.32 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics7.01 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Social learning5.01 Ratings5.96 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS and Pluralsight
    Feature
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
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    Ratings
    Pluralsight
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Structured Learning00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Course Searches00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Historical Metrics00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Automation & Integration00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
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    Coursera
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    365 Data Science
    Score9.4 out of 10
    365 Data Science
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Pluralsight
    Score9.3 out of 10
    A Cloud Guru (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSPluralsight
    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
    Incentivized
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    Pluralsight
    Awesome tool for teams looking to gain new skills or refine and update existing skills. I love the convenience of using this tool for recertification credits (i.e. PMP). Instead of identifying which classes I need to take, I can identify my interests and have recommendations presented for what paths I should take. It is a really helpful tool to create ladders for my team to transition from one role into the next. I think this is going to be a really beneficial tool.
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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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    Pluralsight
    • Pluralsight has hundreds of authors that are constantly producing new content, which is valuable for the tech industry that is constantly moving at a brisk pace.
    • Many content authors are respected leaders in the topic they're presenting. You are able to trust that their content is thorough and authentic.
    • Niche expert-level topics are presented in a curated video format which is difficult to find anywhere else.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pluralsight
    • Companies don't change technologies in their products often. For example a product that was built on AngularJS is still viable and the company may have no plans to upgrade it. Pluralsight could do a better job of providing new courses on technology that's still useful, though somewhat dated; like AngularJS for example.
    • Pluralsight has a bad habit of throwing all their courses in a large bucket. For example, when I log-in and look to see what new I often have to wade through courses on tools that a web artist or designer would use. I wish Pluralsight would categorize course and let us (their customers) flag what types of videos we wanted to see, or better yet exclude from our view.
    • Years ago, Pluralsight would let its customer download the courseware and that was great. I was disappointed when they stopped this feature.
    • I'd love to see more course where the goal is to build a particular type of software. For example, lets have one where you build a blog using ASP.NET and deploy it to Azure. Let have one where you build a survey application, etc. Learning technologies is great, but I'd love to see courses where the goal is to build a particular type of application.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Pluralsight
    Great product and service so far. Awesome new content almost every week.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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    Pluralsight
    Having completed a couple of sessions, I find it reasonably intuitive to use. I also believe with increasing use it would be even easier to navigate find and consume content.
    Initial experience with reporting and progress monitoring for my staff is perhaps the least used feature for me at this time and consequently the part I am least familiar with.
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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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    Pluralsight
    Each feedback I do for them, I get no response. Minimal communication and followups!
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pluralsight
    Before using Pluralsight, staff was using YouTube to help them with developing certain aspects of their knowledge. However, YouTube is much less structured/organized than Pluralsight. Pluralsight has a very wide offering of courses and it has lot of good content. One quick search and we can get started.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pluralsight
    • One positive impact is it has kept our employees engaged in the material they work with every day. Instead of becoming stagnant and complacent, they are actively searching out ways to develop skills and do more with the tools available to them.
    • It saves money when it comes to offering training and development opportunities company-wide. It would be much more costly to invest in specialized training for that number of employees.
    • One potential negative is the amount of company time spent on coursework over work responsibilities. A balance must be struck and individuals should be encouraged to explore the training on their own time.
    Incentivized
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    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