If you need strong reporting, you need Cornerstone OnDemand!
Updated January 14, 2026

If you need strong reporting, you need Cornerstone OnDemand!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Learning Suite

Overall Satisfaction with Cornerstone Galaxy

We use the Cornerstone LMS and LXP learning products. We were looking to shift from a culture of "push" learning to a culture of "intelligent pull" learning. Using Cornerstone Galaxy allows a centralized location for employees to have access to thousands of courses tailored to their interests and goals, while still having their necessary compliance training easily accessible for timely completions.

Pros

  • Ability to provide multiple customizable access roles from general end user to full system admin and anything in between
  • Powerful reporting system in the LMS to track a plethora of data points within the platform (user data, training information, transcript information)
  • Great options to customize the look and feel of your "home page" to best meet your company's needs and goals.
  • Ability to customize the transcript view for learners (i.e. when Completed training will move to their Archived transcript, what to do with Inactive training on transcripts)

Cons

  • Versioning a course/curriculum in the LMS and then passing the new version from the LMS to the LXP has been confusing. We struggle to ensure that everyone who needs the new version receives it, while those who already completed it can still see their completion.
  • The Analytics Plus reporting feature in the LXP does not provide detailed information. For example, only content that has been interacted with will show on a report. We would like to get a report of ALL content - regardless of whether or not anyone has interacted with it. In fact, it would be helpful to report on content that nobody has looked at.
  • Although they have improved greatly in the last year, the notes provided for the product releases are sometimes missing vital information about functionality.
  • Robust reporting allows managers to stay on top of training and lower the number of past due training assignments.
  • Customizable email notifications allow administrators to send targeted reminder emails for compliance training, ensuring on-time completions and lowering the number of access removals due to incomplete training.
While there can be a lot of work on the administrative side of things to get the setup in line with your organization's needs, the overall user experience is very positive. Learners are able to easily navigate to what they are looking for and search for relevant content when needed. Having the platform serve up recommended content curated specifically for you is a bonus, too, and encourages continued learning and development.
We have been with Cornerstone LMS for about 10 years now, and the LXP for about 2 years. I do not recall the other products we evaluated at the time, but more recently there was some interest in using Workday as an LMS since that is our HR platform. Their learning platform, however, simply couldn't compete with what Cornerstone can give us, especially with our critical need of robust reporting.

Do you think Cornerstone Galaxy delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cornerstone Galaxy's feature set?

Yes

Did Cornerstone Galaxy live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cornerstone Galaxy go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cornerstone Galaxy again?

Yes

I feel Cornerstone is a great solution for companies that have a large amount of compliance training to assign but also want to serve up courses for personal and professional growth. Clients are able to control the level of social engagement within the LXP by turning on/off various features such as commenting on smartcards, "Like" and "Share" or with social Communities where posts can be made and commented on. There is also a great amount of flexibility in making certain features visible to a subset of users vs. enterprise-wide.

Cornerstone Galaxy Feature Ratings

9.0
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
8
Compliance tracking and reporting
10
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Subordinate goal setting
Not Rated
Individual goal setting
Not Rated
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
Not Rated
Performance plans
Not Rated
Plan weighting
Not Rated
Manager note taking
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Rater nomination workflow
Not Rated
Review reminders
Not Rated
Workflow restrictions
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Reporting
Not Rated
Not Rated
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
Candidate development
Not Rated
Not Rated
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Customized Application Form
Not Rated
Resume Management
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Candidate Search
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
Not Rated
Collaboration
Not Rated
Task Creation and Delegation
Not Rated
Email Templates
Not Rated
User Permissions
Not Rated
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated
Reporting
Not Rated
9.3
Course authoring
10
Course catalog or library
10
Player/Portal
10
Learning content
8
Mobile friendly
Not Rated
Progress tracking & certifications
8
Assignments
10
Compliance management
10
Learning administration
8
Learning reporting & analytics
10
Social learning
Not Rated

Cornerstone Galaxy Support

It is helpful to have a dedicated CSM and a dedicated support specialist when we submit support cases. At times it has taken extended periods of times (several weeks) to get answers from the engineering team.

I also enjoy the offering of Office Hours for both the LMS and the LXP. It's a great place to get questions answered that would not necessarily require a support ticket.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
I do not know our specific level of support, but we do have a dedicated LMS/LXP CSM that we can work with directly, and we have a dedicated support specialist that we meet with every other week to discuss the status of any open cases.
Yes - Usually the bugs found are pretty minor and they are fixed with an upcoming patch - usually within the next 2-4 weeks.

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