Pluralsight Skills vs. SilkRoad Learning

Pluralsight Skills

Pluralsight Skills

56 Reviews and Ratings

SilkRoad Learning

SilkRoad Learning

20 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Pluralsight Skills	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Pluralsight 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
SilkRoad Learning	Score 7.7 out of 10	N/A	SilkRoad Learning is a web-based LMS. The vendor advertises enterprise-level platform for addressing skills gaps and regulatory compliance, as well as ecommerce and mobile support. It can integrate with other SilkRoad offerings and 3rd party content.	N/A

Pricing

Pluralsight Skills

SilkRoad 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

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Pluralsight Skills	SilkRoad Learning
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Pluralsight Skills	SilkRoad Learning
Considered Both Products	Pluralsight Skills shareef hiasat Development Lead Chose Pluralsight Skills It had more discounted offers back then... and still, more marketing is done. It's cheaper than LinkedIn Learning. Downside, PluralSight is more [theoretical] than hands-on. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight does a much better job of delivery and course paths. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills They provide a lot of courses, but not every course is given and explained in detail like Pluralsight does. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight is simply more robust and makes more sense for an organization like ours where we want our employees to have the freedom to explore a wide variety of disciplines, and the adaptability to start/stop courses at any skill level. On a trial basis, the feedback from our … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight offers a much stronger technology learning opportunity than Lynda.com, but lags behind Lynda.com in its soft skills training. As a technical manager, I often recommend Pluralsight to my engineers for learning new skills but will use Lynda.com myself for improving my … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Pluralsight Skills Lynda is a very similar experience. Used it for a very short time and it was tied to classes at a university that I was taking. I think overall it would be very comparable. We only watched small segments that the instructors of the class found to be relevant. It was also great … Incentivized Helpful? Taylor Patton Email Marketing Manager Chose Pluralsight Skills Although alternative e-learning platforms, such as Coursera, offer a wide variety of learning topics, their broad reach and extensive list subject matter clutters their platform. Unlike Pluralsight, Coursera offers a more classic / regimented style of online learning. It's very … Incentivized Helpful? Sam Rueby (MCSA) Senior ASP.NET Web Application Engineer Chose Pluralsight Skills Treehouse and Pluralsight are in similar realms: video content for technology professionals. They're different in that Treehouse is geared towards beginners and people looking to switch careers to break into the industry and Pluralsight is better suited for seasoned … Incentivized Helpful? Abhijeet Pawar Senior Executive Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight offers a broad range of courses with high-quality content and features that surpass those of Udemy. My organization has adopted Pluralsight and built trust in it, especially with its strong offerings at the organizational level. In contrast, Udemy focuses more on … Incentivized Helpful? Donovon Carter Service Desk Analyst Chose Pluralsight Skills I think pluralsight's price point is a little better, and I think the depth and breadth of classes offered is oriented more towards my field than Coursera. While Coursera has a nicer interface, Pluralsight, at the time, had more classes and seems to be designed for enterprise … Incentivized Helpful? Mark Orlando Senior Developer Analyst Chose Pluralsight Skills I often purchase courses on from Udemy when I don't see the content I need from Pluralsight. For example, When I needed to learn AngularJS, Pluralsight had many courses but the ones on Udemy quickly explained what they were going to build in the course and they provided small … Incentivized Helpful? Ai Ashe Adjunct Instructor Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight is a great training resource and it was offered at the college. Before being a faculty member, I found free videos from Pluralsight (then, digital tutors) via YouTube and thought they were very helpful. Incentivized Helpful? Hernán Silva Senior Front-end developer Chose Pluralsight Skills Pluralsight has a broader offering, from design and drawing to enterprise software development. It offers content from professionals to professionals on well known technologies. Most other competitors focus on few technologies and the offering is not as rich. They also don't … Incentivized Helpful? Lokesh Yadav Systems Engineer Chose Pluralsight Skills Lynda is only a half-assesed online course whereas Pluralsight has a robust catalog of courses. Incentivized Helpful?	SilkRoad Learning Verified User Anonymous Chose SilkRoad Learning SilkRoad Learning has [a] better process of assigning training and tracking the progress. It has better learning content and training can be executed in a better way. Compliance and policy-related training can be deployed in an efficient way. It's a great tool to help companies … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose SilkRoad Learning Less good than Adobe, doesn't look as good, and less mobile/agile with fewer customizable features. Easier for people to learn how to use but slightly boring and didn't seem to be particularly popular with people. A system that is fun to use does get used more and more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose SilkRoad Learning SilkRoad Learning is much easier to customize and roll out globally. The Skillsoft product was expensive, cumbersome, and required a large ramp up time. When working with clients on Skillsoft, too much had to be predetermined, the languages were not fully developed and learners … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose SilkRoad Learning GreenLight out performed every other solution we evaluated; it provided the perfect blend of power and usability to meet our needs and to help us excel. Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Wright, CPLP Director of Organizational Learning Chose SilkRoad Learning I used NetLearning before they partnered with HealthcareSource. My experience with NetLearning was not favorable. The system was clunky, difficult to learn for new employees, and lacked many of the features and innovation offered by GreenLight. Incentivized Helpful? Stephen Tsorvas Manager, Training & Development Chose SilkRoad Learning In my opinion, no comparison. GreenLight is a much smoother platform, providing a more stable user experience, with less bugs, less software conflicts, and better support. I have developed and published dozens of eCourses on this platform, and it really shines. In addition, the … Incentivized Helpful? Charles Maxcy Learning Systems Coordinator Chose SilkRoad Learning We looked at a few other companies before selecting GreenLight but the main driver was its integration with other HRIS products. At that time, the cost/value ratio was attractive. Incentivized Helpful? Tara Thomas Technical Support and Training Chose SilkRoad Learning We liked the overall look and feel and how it seemed easy to manage Incentivized Helpful? Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Chose SilkRoad Learning I did not make any decisions in selecting Greenlight. It was acquired before I was hired. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose SilkRoad Learning GreenLight was selected because we also wanted to utilize SilkRoad's RedCarpet and OpenHire programs for a more seamless onboarding process. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Pluralsight Skills

SilkRoad Learning

Learning Management

Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
	Pluralsight Skills 7.9 Ratings 9% below category average	SilkRoad Learning 8.6 Ratings 4% above category average
Course authoring	10.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library	10.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal	7.10 Ratings	7.60 Ratings
Learning content	10.00 Ratings	8.50 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications	8.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics	6.90 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Social learning	4.50 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly	00 Ratings	8.50 Ratings
Assignments	00 Ratings	7.10 Ratings
Compliance management	00 Ratings	8.10 Ratings
Learning administration	00 Ratings	7.60 Ratings

eLearning Content

Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
	Pluralsight Skills 10.0 Ratings 15% above category average	SilkRoad Learning - Ratings
Structured Learning	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Course Searches	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Pluralsight Skills	SilkRoad Learning
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.1 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	3.6 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	4.0 (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Pluralsight Skills	SilkRoad Learning
Likelihood to Recommend	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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	GreenLight works well with tracking compliance training. During the selection process I would ask pointed questions about support. Our implementation went well (Dave M. did an excellent job) and the technical help is very good, however, it appears they are understaffed. Incentivized Charles Maxcy Learning Systems Coordinator Read full review
Pros	Pluralsight courses are delivered at a self-directed pace, enabling users to stop, rewind, or fast forward, depending on their familiarity with the content. Pluralsight offers a wide variety of technical courses, providing opportunities to explore new skill areas beyond engineers' current responsibilities. Pluralsight is available on most platforms, providing a high level of accessibility to the content. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	GreenLight allows us to deliver training to employees based on the role they serve in the organization (nurses, physicians, clerical staff, etc.). GreenLight allows for customized reporting to meet the needs of various stakeholders. GreenLight allows us to deliver content to all employees for self-paced learning. Incentivized Kevin Wright, CPLP Director of Organizational Learning Read full review
Cons	Finding ways to make courses more interactive and less lecture oriented would be helpful. Quality of video and audio lectures could use updating to meet current expectations. Continuing to stay on the bleeding edge of technology. Some classes can be outdated. Incentivized Donovon Carter Service Desk Analyst Read full review	The words that are used in GreenLight are ridiculous. I know they've said they will update this but it has yet to be done. Words like 'intervention' and 'stem' leave me scratching my head. The learning curve is HUGE. They have made strides in this area with an improved support site, but when you're first learning it, it feels like you're trying to climb Mt. Everest. This does speak to all the LMS offers, but I think some things take too many steps to accomplish. Training events are not instructor friendly. You can set them up and easily make them available for users to find, but something as small as the instructor being able to click a button and send an email to everyone that signed up should be in there. There's no function for contact. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Great product and service so far. Awesome new content almost every week. Incentivized Hernán Silva Senior Front-end developer Read full review	The main reason we will renew is because, after this lengthy and expensive process, we have too much invested to change again in the near future. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Very, VERY easy to use. Incentivized Hernán Silva Senior Front-end developer Read full review	I have a better understanding of the system and so it is easier for me to use. The student side is very easy and simple for anyone to use. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Reliability and Availability	No answers on this topic	There have been many times when the site was unavailable for a short time. Also, glitches and unexplained ed activity such as sending training notifications out to terminated employees. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Performance	No answers on this topic	It works well most of the time. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Support Rating	Each feedback I do for them, I get no response. Minimal communication and followups! shareef hiasat Development Lead Read full review	The questions regarding how to implement in the system are answered quickly and efficiently. If there is an issue with the technical side or integrations it takes forever to get results and after much escalating. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Online Training	No answers on this topic	some are thorough and others are not. I like that they are available for review. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Treehouse and Pluralsight are in similar realms: video content for technology professionals. They're different in that Treehouse is geared towards beginners and people looking to switch careers to break into the industry and Pluralsight is better suited for seasoned professionals that want to hone skills and learn enterprise-level topics. Treehouse is able to really simplify a topic for almost anyone to understand. They clearly have a standard that all teachers ("authors") must follow. After a section, there's a good chance you'll take a short quiz to make sure you understand what you heard. Quizzes are not just multiple choice, you might also have to write a piece of code that accomplishes a goal that was just discussed. Pluralsight has professional and expert level content that Treehouse does not. There's not a strict standard that all authors ("teachers") must follow for providing content. Authors tend to have their own style of teaching. Very few of the courses will quiz you on comprehension. You are more responsible for your understanding of the information. Incentivized Sam Rueby (MCSA) Senior ASP.NET Web Application Engineer Read full review	In my opinion, no comparison. GreenLight is a much smoother platform, providing a more stable user experience, with less bugs, less software conflicts, and better support. I have developed and published dozens of eCourses on this platform, and it really shines. In addition, the suite of integrated products from SilkRoad Technologies (Red Carpet, Open Hire, and WingSpan) really impress when combined with the strength of GreenLight. Incentivized Stephen Tsorvas Manager, Training & Development Read full review
Scalability	No answers on this topic	The system went down/offline for 5 or 6 days in January. This is the month we have 3400 employees taking annual required training. It had several glitches afterwards that took months to correct. Incentivized Donna Ingram LMS Administrator Read full review
Return on Investment	Pluralsight is truly cost-effective for staying relevant. An annual Pluralsight subscription for an entire team is far more cost-effective than sending one individual to in-person training for a week. When we need to get up to speed on a technology, our Pluralsight subscription is right at hand. One quick search and we can get started. This helps us shorten the learning curve. Trying to find an in-person course has become difficult because the market has mostly transitioned to online courses. Incentivized Mark Orlando Senior Developer Analyst Read full review	seems to have made sure that all out short term contract staff are more on the same level and can access various lists, documents they need from training in a way that fees up admin time. 100% of people interacted with it in someway, in the end no one had trouble understanding how it worked seemed to help with our duel learning delivery goals but too soon to tell just yet Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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