Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS vs. Saba Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Grovo's product included instructional videos and assessments, and the SaaS platform that they live on top of. The videos follow a microlearning methodology which increases learner retention. Grovo is now fully integrated into CornerStone's LMS.
$149
per month
Saba Cloud
Score 6.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Saba Cloud is a talent management suite which includes performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting. The vendor intends the cloud-based platform to be highly scalable to enable continuous corporate employee development.N/A
Pricing
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Editions & Modules
Light Academy
$149.00
per month
Professional Academy
$249.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsConsulting and integration services are part of the product, not an additional feature.
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Community Pulse
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Features
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
7.6
Ratings
11% below category average
Saba Cloud
8.9
Ratings
23% above category average
Course authoring8.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Learning content6.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.30 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Social learning5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.9
Ratings
8% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.7
Ratings
8% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.2
Ratings
9% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
7.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS
-
Ratings
Saba Cloud
8.6
Ratings
18% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
User Ratings
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMSSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Grovo's current catalog is vast enough for most business looking to expand their library of online learning content. This allows team leaders to easily curate content for their team using a curriculum or playlist structure. Grovo also allows novice eLearning designers to create their own content quickly using their design tool. Making Grovo a multifaceted tool to decentralize content creation and curation.
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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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Pros
  • Ease of Use. The site is awesome for searching for a specific topic.
  • Convenience. Lessons are generally very quick and easy to fit into even the busiest schedules.
  • Interface. The website is gorgeous and inviting.
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  • Saba Analytics for learning are comprehensive and customizable allowing us to view any variety of data we need internally or need to provide to our customers.
  • Support has been amazing throughout our time with Saba. We have always been able to work quickly with someone to develop a new process or obtain guidance on a new feature.
  • Saba Cloud delivers training in a clear and modern format, allowing customers to easily access and consume training.
  • Saba Cloud also provides regular system updated which reflect the needs of their customer base.
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Cons
  • It can be difficult for any e-learning service not to seem mechanical in nature when it comes to the average employee performing learning tasks
  • Many of the "problems" that grovo might seem to display would actually be a function of the organization implementing them
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  • In the certification process, it only lets us do look back days it would be very beneficial to have a look backdate. Our services have a training year from July 1, thru June 30 and we assign training to services that are required by federal and state laws to be completed annually. During the pandemic we found a lot of staff taking jobs in other areas and still in their original position and then back again. If we assigned someone HIPAA training and they took this on July 4 and then in October went to a different service line the training plan would ask them to retake HIPAA. It would not pick up the one on July 3. That is the only real issue but it is a large one.
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Likelihood to Renew
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The only reason I wouldn't rate this a 10 is because we always want to evaluate the technology we use to drive our business. While Saba would be the "leader in the clubhouse", we would still perform our due diligence when it's time to renew.
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Usability
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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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Support Rating
When we have had issues with Grovo not working or a problem with report we have always gotten an answer quickly. We have a rep that we speak to often to make sure we are satisfied with the system and is just a quick email away. It nice to know we have support that will get back to you in a quick manner as we rely on this software.
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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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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Was not involved with integration.
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Alternatives Considered
Previously we were using Blackboard and an inhouse solution. Both of these took many hours to get ready for new training objectives and provided mediocre employe skill retention. Grovo reduced the overhead for training and has produced better results regarding employee skill retention. We selected Grovo because it was a better solution, it was easier and provided a better result
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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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Return on Investment
  • Positive - allowed us to provide top-notch training to our employees.
  • Positive - allows every employee to look through past trainings if they need a reminder.
  • Positive - allows us to track when the trainings are being completed.
  • Positive - ability to create trainings quickly and easily.
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  • We have heard from many people that the visibility of goals and skills expectations has impacted their engagement levels, which aids us in our retention goals.
  • With the easier reporting provided by Saba, we are able to generate compliance training reports in real time, which keeps our regulators very happy.
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ScreenShots

Grovo, now part of Cornerstone LMS Screenshots

Screenshot of The primary admin dashboardScreenshot of The library of Grovo contentScreenshot of The course building toolScreenshot of Assignment optionsScreenshot of Choosing an assignment

Saba Cloud 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