Saba Cloud (legacy) vs. Skillsoft Percipio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Saba Cloud (legacy)
Score 8.4 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
Skillsoft Percipio
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Skillsoft Percipio is a skills intelligence platform for organizations, used to build and deploy capabilities across people and AI teams. Users can track skill growth, close gaps, and connect the right talent to the right opportunities.N/A
Pricing
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
Considered Both Products
Saba Cloud (legacy)
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
SAP SuccessFactors was the first LMS platform that I have ever used. The main difference I saw right away between the two platforms is how Saba allows the customer to customize their home page very thoroughly. I think that this is a great feature! SuccessFactors did not have …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Looking for new kind of courses, specifically in the enterprise model, is good to have. In terms of reports it generates, Saba is good, rather than going for the Zoho Reports, where we have to make every thing by hand.
Skillsoft Percipio

No answer on this topic

Features
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.9
24 Ratings
7% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
-
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 Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.7
26 Ratings
5% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
-
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 Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.2
28 Ratings
6% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
-
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 Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.5
14 Ratings
8% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
-
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 Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
8.6
8 Ratings
17% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
-
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 Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
8.9
31 Ratings
24% above category average
Skillsoft Percipio
8.9
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Course authoring9.024 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.030 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Player/Portal8.628 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Learning content9.029 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Mobile friendly8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.630 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Assignments9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.830 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Social learning8.021 Ratings10.03 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Saba Cloud (legacy)
-
Ratings
Skillsoft Percipio
10.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Structured Learning00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
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Infosec Skills
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(50 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.5
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(11 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(16 ratings)
9.8
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Saba Cloud (legacy)Skillsoft Percipio
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.
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Skillsoft
For open source content it is excellent, over 16000 learning assets to work with. In this case, you allow learners to search and select what they need, when they need it, and how it supports their learning style. There are also uses cases where you need to curate a channel (compliance, DEI, etc.) where you can guide the learner and audiences to the content and track completion
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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.
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Skillsoft
  • It provides most books in audio and eBook options.
  • You can download books for reading offline.
  • There are thousands of books available and they are constantly adding to their list.
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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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Skillsoft
  • Skillport's user interface is relatively dated compared to many of its competitors.
  • While the content library is large, much of the content appears to have come from at least 5-10 years ago.
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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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Skillsoft
Books 24x7 is a useful tool for growth, knowledge sharing, and overall intellectual health within the company. Our company has been very forward thinking in offering this to every employee. As a result, people have been able to grow in areas they may not have previously explored because of the free access to resources they may not have bothered with before they had free access to them.
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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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Skillsoft
Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport) is easy to understand. Students didn't need much of an effort to understand how to use it, where to find the content, how to pass each course. It was also great that Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport) has this direct link to LinkedIn so the user can post their acquired skills on their professional history.
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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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Skillsoft
Me and my other employees frequently reach out to support to address issues and they always help us in a timely manner. They are willing to work with you to solve and issue and are always available for help at any time. We haven't run into any instances where our problems didn't get solved.
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
Was not involved with integration.
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Skillsoft
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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Skillsoft
I haven't used any other online training system except for Skillport, and I wasn't the person who selected it. However, our organization usually uses pretty decent technology when it comes to training, and I trust that they felt this was the best choice for our organization versus the alternative options
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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.
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Skillsoft
  • It was a fantastic additional product to feature with our instructor lead offerings.
  • We were able to capture learning sales even if they didn't have the training budget for custom courses.
  • It reduced travel cost for instructors/or participants.
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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