Looop vs. Skilljar by Gainsight

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Looop
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Looop is a learning platform that promises to make it easier to deliver targeted and effective employee training anywhere, anytime, on any device. Customers include Sky, ASOS, Financial Times and StartupBootCamp.
$299
Up to 50 Users
Skilljar by Gainsight
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Skilljar’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
Pricing
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Editions & Modules
Small Business
$299.00
Up to 50 Users
Mid-Size
$699.00
Up to 250 Users
Enterprise
$1199.00
Up to 500 Users
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll plans include: Unlimited content creation Unlimited quizzes and workbooks Unlimited reports and tracking Video & screencast uploads Customisable branding Mobile-ready delivery Flexible roles and permissions Secure cloud hosting Automatic content backups Friendly tech support Larger plans available, please contact us for a quote.
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Community Pulse
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Considered Both Products
Looop
Chose Looop
Loop is affordable and racks up a low cost per user than other similar learning management systems we evaluated. Looop also integrates well with our Core HR system. This system being Oracle, Looop integrates well to extract, transfer and load critical data that it needs for its …
Chose Looop
Looop is much better when it comes on ease of use for users as well as for administrators. So if you company does not have a full-fledged Learning and Developement team, then any HR Generalist can double up as admin with a few click of buttons for the entire company and set up …
Skilljar by Gainsight
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
While I wasn't involved in the selection process of Skilljar Customer Education Software, I do believe its ease of use, overall feature set, and reporting and analytic capabilities make this LMS product stand out against many options on the the market.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Ease of use for an administrator and small team, ability to customize without having to pay for professional services, level of service from the vendor.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Skilljar is easier to implement and maintain at scale. Needs to have better reporting and analytics
Chose Skilljar by 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 …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
I briefly used Litmos and Skilljar is easier to use and offers greater functionality. The Skilljar interface is fantastic.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Litmos had constant bugs that were needing to be fixed, upload limits that were small, inability to download content uploaded or track that content.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
There is absolutely an ecosystem of products and solutions required to support and enable end users - one can think of them as an orchestra. Each part does a specific job or task and each has a varying degree of ease of use and compatibility. Skilljar is the container that …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Compared to other LMS it has great features, plus a faster learning curve and is very easy to manage. Other platforms could be cheaper but are pretty limited, and others have way to much features that we were not going to use and with a very high cost, so complex that the …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Skilljar is a full-suite, comprehensive solution that has helped us scale a growing company, in ways that other LMS platforms could not.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
The processing time to upload and get the lessons ready on Skilljar is much lesser compared to a lot of the other LMSes out there. The in-depth reporting that Skilljar provides is definitely worth every penny. Internally, the data and analytics provided by Skilljar helps plan …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Skilljar customer education software is well suited for all industry without having any issue to use for this or that place. Very easy to make as per our need compared to other application. And not seen so easy to use Tool for education and very easy to delay and increase …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Skilljar Customer Education Software has a solid reputation and has more integration possibilities tan Absorb LMS and Docebo Learning.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Great Sales pitch. Ease of use tool was needed for our small team. I also had great references from others who used the tool. Also, I really appreciate their blogs, customer involvement, and research. Overall we have been very happy with the results in our first year. …
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
We looked at other companies that used Skilljar and how they used it. We liked what we saw! Sadly, some of the other vendors we contacted did not get back to us, which immediately flagged them as providing poor pre-sales support.
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Far simpler than successfactors, well suited for small companies
Chose Skilljar by Gainsight
Skilljar Customer Education Software is easier to use and can do a lot more in fewer clicks than Cornerstone. Cornerstone was a clunky system with the focus not on learning like their other suites and the UI was not user-friendly. Spent my time on the admin work than I do now …
Features
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Looop
8.9
Ratings
8% above category average
Skilljar by Gainsight
7.5
Ratings
0% above category average
Course authoring8.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.50 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Player/Portal9.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Learning content8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly8.50 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.50 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Assignments9.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Compliance management10.00 Ratings4.90 Ratings
Learning administration9.50 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics10.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Social learning7.50 Ratings4.30 Ratings
Gamification00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Customer Training Tools
Comparison of Customer Training Tools features of Product A and Product B
Looop
-
Ratings
Skilljar by Gainsight
7.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Customer Feedback Collection00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Customer Training Library Curation00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
User Permissioning00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LooopSkilljar by Gainsight
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for small and mid-market companies to automate Learning and Development and to improve compliance for certain mandatory trainings (like IT security training, sexual harassment training, etc.). Good for finding out insights and analytics on training and certification compliance of employees and partners. Optimized for almost any device - be it Mobile, Web or Tablet
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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.
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Pros
  • Analytics on training journey of individuals, how many opted, how much attrition, engagement level, etc.
  • Detailed automated survey on test taking, course, quality aspects
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  • 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
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Cons
  • API performance can be improved.
  • Customer support.
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  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
I like what you are using and how we are doing it. Also, changing systems is a lot of work
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Usability
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The overall usability is great as the software is very easy to learn and navigate. After just 1 week of "playing" around in the system I felt very comfortable using it and teaching others to use it as well. Customers have also mentioned Skilljar is a much better than out previous vendor
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Support Rating
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The support team is great at Skilljar. Not perfect, but that can't be expected. Everyone I've worked with has been friendly, attentive, and fairly quick to respond/act. They also have a pretty sturdy set of Knowledge Base articles as well to self serve.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Do a good job of preparing your internal teams (IT, Salesforce, etc.) about the work they will have in the process
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Alternatives Considered
Loop is affordable and racks up a low cost per user than other similar learning management systems we evaluated. Looop also integrates well with our Core HR system. This system being Oracle, Looop integrates well to extract, transfer and load critical data that it needs for its core functionality and other reporting needs.
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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
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Return on Investment
  • Easier to manage performance tracking.
  • Easier to track assigned learning.
  • Lots of content to assign with diverse range of subjects.
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  • Having Skilljar is improving retention—customers who completed recommended training made up 85% of our Q2'23 renewals.
  • Customers who completed the recommended training make up 84% of our healthiest accounts and we've seen a 15% decrease in support ticket volume.
  • Since launching Skilljar, we've seen a 16% increase in active users.
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ScreenShots

Looop Screenshots

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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.