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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Saba Cloud (legacy)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Saba Cloud was a talent management suite that included performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting.N/A

    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
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    Contact sales team
    Pro + Coaching
    Contact sales team
    Enterprise Learning for Global Teams
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Seismic
    Chose Seismic Learning
    Lessonly was our top choice because it was the only one who had all the features we were looking for.
    Incentivized
    Chose Seismic Learning
    Simple, Intuitive and Innovative - Lessonly was one of 9 different platforms we evaluated and determined meet all the key criteria areas for the business. The team was effective in articulating the business solution after understanding the needs and didn't pressure us to make …
    Incentivized
    Chose Seismic Learning
    Lessonly is just the bee's knees in the LMS space. A lot of the software we trialed had some but not all of the features that Lessonly boasts and promotes. I felt like Lessonly gave us more flexibility in how and what we train on while keeping it within an easy framework to …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.9
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions6.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.5
    14 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy) and Seismic Learning
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.9
    31 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Seismic Learning
    6.7
    110 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings9.7108 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.030 Ratings9.6106 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.628 Ratings5.485 Ratings
    Learning content9.029 Ratings3.0104 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.025 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.630 Ratings9.996 Ratings
    Assignments9.629 Ratings2.2107 Ratings
    Compliance management9.030 Ratings9.763 Ratings
    Learning administration8.830 Ratings7.1100 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.830 Ratings6.495 Ratings
    Social learning8.021 Ratings2.072 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Tovuti LMS
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    iSpring LMS
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Bridge LMS, Skills & Performance Management
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    6.3
    (114 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    9.7
    (97 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Saba Cloud (legacy)Seismic Learning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Seismic
    Worried about its acquisition by Seismic and hope that they don't change the product or the terms drastically.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    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 .
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Was not involved with integration.
    Incentivized
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    Seismic
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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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    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
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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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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    ScreenShots

    Saba Cloud (legacy) 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