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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skilljar by Gainsight

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASkilljar’s Customer Education LMS Platform is a solution to educate, engage, and retain everyone a business interacts with. An external LMS for customer and partner education, it is a Gainsight solution since the 2025 acquisition.N/A

    Talentsoft

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ATalentsoft, now from Cegid (acquired July 2021) is a talent management suite consisting of Core HR capabilities (Talentsoft Hub), applicant tracking and recruiting (Hello Talent), corporate LMS, employee performance review and compensation management and planning, and requisite analytics. Also, Talentsoft Continuous Conversation is a team-centric solution that facilitates coaching conversations between managers and employees, by establishing a flexible OKR* and feedback approach across the…N/A
    Pricing
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    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
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    Considered Both Products
    Gainsight
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    Cegid
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    63 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    9.2
    26 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.7
    1 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Course authoring10.022 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.925 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.921 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly10.020 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.826 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Assignments10.019 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Compliance management8.417 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Learning administration10.024 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.526 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Social learning8.914 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Gamification8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning10.03 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customer Training Tools
    Comparison of Customer Training Tools features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    -
    Ratings
    Customer Feedback Collection8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Training Library Curation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissioning10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    114% below category average
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.3
    2 Ratings
    100% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Manager note taking00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.8
    1 Ratings
    83% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Skilljar by Gainsight and Talentsoft from Cegid
    Feature
    Skilljar by Gainsight
    -
    Ratings
    Talentsoft from Cegid
    2.4
    1 Ratings
    99% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
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    User Ratings
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (78 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (52 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Skilljar by GainsightTalentsoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gainsight
    Skilljar is fantastic for structured onboarding processes. If you're
    looking to streamline and standardize the onboarding experience for your
    customers, especially for software or complex products, this platform
    is a gem. It allows you to create step-by-step courses guiding users
    through functionalities, reducing confusion and accelerating their
    learning curve.When you need versatility in content delivery, Skilljar is spot-on.
    Whether it's video tutorials, interactive quizzes, downloadable
    resources, or live webinars, the platform accommodates various formats.
    It's perfect for accommodating different learning styles and ensuring
    engagement.
    For scenarios that demand highly complex simulations or immersive
    learning experiences, Skilljar's capabilities might fall short. While it
    supports interactive elements, extremely sophisticated simulations
    might require additional specialized software or platforms.
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    I think some of my problems with Talentsoft aren't so much the fault of the software as it is how my company is organized. I have to enter many different property levels so that a review gets created, I'm not certain that these fields are required by Talentsoft or by my corporate office. This software is not suited for companies where a segment of the employees do not have a company email address and/or access to a company computer
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Gainsight
    • Unlimited courses, learning paths, quizzes, pages, plans, and certifications
    • Ease of use for students, administrators, and content creators
    • Customer Success and Service are top notch. The CSMs are genuinely committed to helping you achieve your metrics and goals
    • Asking for and listening to customer feedback for enhancements
    • Developer Center where people with little to no coding experience can learn how to use and apply HTML templates and code snippets to customize your site
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    • Having the reviews in Talentsoft makes it much easier for one person to manage the entire process from start to finish.
    • When an employee switches managers during the year, the delegation feature makes it very easy to have the previous manager add their input to the employees review.
    • Being able to have a daily import file from our HR system into Talentsoft helps in having the information in Talentsoft be current.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Gainsight
    • Would love to see parent/child courses so that when something is updated in the parent course that change is automatically reflected in the clones of that course.
    • Features that allow for the translation of content to allow access to content across languages.
    • Re-onboarding process when the usage of Skilljar changes hands within out company in order to address knowledge gaps.
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    • Better integration with other tools in my opinion
    • Better import/export functionality in my opinion
    • Customisable reports
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gainsight
    I like what you are using and how we are doing it. Also, changing systems is a lot of work
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Gainsight
    The learning curve for Skilljar is not too steep, and I've renewed our contract twice now. I've been able to add additional administrators and get them up to speed on platform functionality within a day. Plus, Skilljar provides awesome resources to help you learn how to use is. The Help Center has articles for almost everything, and when in doubt, their amazing CSMs (like ours, ...) provide exemplary support/advice.
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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Gainsight
    I have opened several support cases in the past and at times felt like little was being done to resolve the issues I was having. For example, when searching the use against a training credit, Skilljar said the code was fully used, yet only 1 had been used. The support team seemed to not have interest in learning why this was happening and ensuring it does not happen again. The issue was resolved with this particular case, but I have no idea if it was the only training credit having this issue. At times I feel like the issues we encounter do not seem as important to the support team
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Gainsight
    Do a good job of preparing your internal teams (IT, Salesforce, etc.) about the work they will have in the process
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Gainsight
    Skilljar provides stronger customization features, more code snippet options, more styling tools, and more effective integrations. These include Credly, Salesforce, and SCORM. Additionally, the catalog is all part of the same system, making it easy to manage. The analytics tools are also more robust, and the customer service is much more helpful and responsive
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    I think SuccessFactors is more flexible to customer needs when creating review templates and allowing access to goals year round. They also track changes for the goals. Talentsoft was selected by our corporate office before I started with the company.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Gainsight
    • Our customers seem to be getting onboarded efficiently. Giving our customers a good experience helps us retain them longer.
    • So far, we are still not able to come up with solid metrics that it provides evidence of ROI. If Skilljar could somehow come up with clear, actionable metrics about customer success and how that relates to ROI then I think it would be vastly better. To be fair, we roll the cost of using Skilljar in the overall price, otherwise, we would charge customers and have a revenue stream to measure.
    Incentivized
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    Cegid
    • In my opinion, does not solve any real business problems
    • In my opinion, high cost with weak functionality
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    ScreenShots

    Skilljar by Gainsight Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Skilljar Dashboard, where all needed tools are accessed through a single interface.Screenshot of The training portal, which is the URL where published courses will be located, and where trainees can register for, access and complete training.

This URL can be set up as a custom domain using a website, like training.yoursite.com. Or a Skilljar domain can be used, like yoursite.skilljar.com. The look of the training portal can be customized to match a company's brand and colors.Screenshot of some of the analytics to measure  and track learner progress, in the analytics suite where content success is analyzedScreenshot of content that can be offered with Skilljar’s authoring tools. Multiple learning pathways based on user role, skillset, or use case can be created, as well as native video and audio with embedding from external hostsScreenshot of the built-in assessment & certifications engine that enables users to showcase their expertise, along with built-in assessment tools and verifiable badges and certificates.