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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pluralsight Skills

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/APluralsight Skills 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.

    $29

    per month

    Seismic Learning

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ASeismic Learning (formerly Lessonly, acquired by Seismic in August 2021), is a learning management system (LMS). The vendor emphasizes eLearning for client-facing skills, as well as a drag-and-drop interface. Lessonly supports customizable learning paths and corporate onboarding processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Editions & Modules
    Individual - Standard
    $29.00
    per month
    Individual - Premium
    $45.00
    per month
    Team - Professional
    $579.00
    per user, per year
    Team - Enterprise
    $779.00
    per user, per year
    Pro
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    Pro + Coaching
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    Enterprise Learning for Global Teams
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Considered Both Products
    Pluralsight
    No answer on this topic
    Seismic
    Chose Seismic Learning
    Lessonly was by far the best LMS for our needs that we evaluated. We also use other tools to enhance it.
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    Chose Seismic Learning
    I evaluated all of these in some capacity or another but did not do a full trial of any of them. You can accomplish similar feats with each but Lessonly's philosophy and team are really what sold me. Learning should be simple and Lessonly helps keep it simple while still …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Pluralsight Skills and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Pluralsight Skills
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Seismic Learning
    6.7
    110 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Course authoring10.06 Ratings9.7108 Ratings
    Course catalog or library10.07 Ratings9.6106 Ratings
    Player/Portal7.16 Ratings5.485 Ratings
    Learning content10.07 Ratings3.0104 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.07 Ratings9.996 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.95 Ratings6.495 Ratings
    Social learning4.52 Ratings2.072 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings2.2107 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings9.763 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.1100 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of Pluralsight Skills and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Pluralsight Skills
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    Structured Learning10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course Searches10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    6.3
    (114 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (97 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pluralsight SkillsSeismic Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Seismic
    If you are onboarding new employees or consultants and you have a complex product, solution, or your business is layered and complex, this can help distill down the layers into basics so that new team or partners can build their knowledge base up the right way. This ensures they are learning what needs to be learned, and not what they surmise or assume, which can be incorrect and cause issues down the road - this is especially sensitive in our field. Training of all kinds can be done easily with this tool.
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    Pros
    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.
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    Seismic
    • Open to feedback and ideas and constantly innovating and iterating on their product to serve new needs that arise
    • Making me feel like more than just a customer: They aren't transactional and focus on building the relationship and making me feel heard.
    • Extremely easy to use product so building content takes little time, and I can leverage other subject matter experts to build content as well.
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    Cons
    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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    Seismic
    • Media import (audio, video) are still in infancy. Reliability of uploaded content isn't 100%.
    • The Events function lacks some features that are more built out in other platforms.
    • Reporting interface has a bit of a learning curve, but overall isn't bad.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pluralsight
    Great product and service so far. Awesome new content almost every week.
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    Seismic
    Worried about its acquisition by Seismic and hope that they don't change the product or the terms drastically.
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    Usability
    Pluralsight
    Very, VERY easy to use.
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    Seismic
    It's completely simple and intuitive, anyone can pick it up. The hardest part is looking for a save button and finally figuring out you don't need one. We don't provide training for users and never have complaints. For creators, we provide best practices, but using Lessonly itself requires nothing .
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    Support Rating
    Pluralsight
    Each feedback I do for them, I get no response. Minimal communication and followups!
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    Seismic
    The support team is very friendly and eager to help you learn the ins and outs of Lessonly. They can set up training for large groups or send links in a chat for individual help. They are quick to respond and if one person doesn't have the answer, they will collaborate with others to help find the answer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Seismic
    I felt some of these products had more features than were necessary and needed for our team. Some of them were limited on the number of content creators that were allowed which to me forces you to use one or two people to create content where I would rather see it done by key members of each department.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Seismic
    • We've had an increase in quality overall as a company, as we are able to continually train our employees outside of our New Hire Training program.
    • We've seen stronger communication as we are able to send out material to our stylists about products, policies, procedures, etc. and they are able to provide us with feedback. After all, it is their tool for learning and we want to know the best way to provide that information to our Team Members.
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