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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cornerstone OnDemand

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/ACornerstone OnDemand is a cloud-based application for talent management. Cornerstone offers suites for recruiting, training, performance monitoring and planning, learning, and HR data management. It is scaled for enterprises.N/A

    Saba Cloud

    Score6.7 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
    Cornerstone OnDemandSaba Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cornerstone OnDemandSaba Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cornerstone OnDemandSaba Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    When I was looking at Workday they were in the beta phase of their learning module, and it was great, but it had features that Cornerstone OnDemand had that they didn't. They also had great features that they had that Cornerstone didn't. Using Saba and sumtotal, I would say …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone perfectly fits into a mid-size company, also in prizing (annual fee and implementation), where flexibility is key.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We selected Cornerstone versus Saba during our initial implementation because of the Administrative resources and the easy of use for administering training at the time Saba had a better learner experience in our reckoning. Now they are one company so it seems we chose well. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    I had experience with SABA prior to [Cornerstone OnDemand]. The comparison is night and day. Now that [Cornerstone OnDemand] has purchased SABA it will be interesting to see how the transition impacts service levels (my biggest complaint with SABA). We researched other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Great for onboarding and training new hires. It sets everything up so well based on schedule and also a punch list effect.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    There were two other finalists in the RFP process. Saba was very close to being awarded the contract. CSOD won due to the Fed Ramp Certified.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand is definitely at the top of my list. I would say that Cornerstone is probably my second or third choice of Learning management systems. However, my opinion may change once we implement our Performance system as the systems will be integrated. I have heard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Aside from what's listed above, I've also evaluated Myagi, Docebo, and some other companies I can't recall... Ultimately, when it comes down to it, the ability to set training visibility and availability, accurate reporting, user interface and user experience customization and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We essentially had these 3 providers in a dead heat in regards to their performance. We ultimately ended up choosing Cornerstone largely on the ability for the platform to grow with as, as well as the packaged content that they provide (which we could add at a later date).
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand consistently ranked in the highest among existing capability, streamlined administrator experience, and also based future product roadmap. Their vision for the future appears to be set much further out and ahead of their competition to remain competitive. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Like most LMS systems they have the same basic core components, but where Cornerstone in my opinion really stacks up is that it has great customer support and consultants that can help you build your training platform, so they just don't provide you with an LMS, they help build …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Contact me and I can provide many more details than I can write today.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We're currently entertaining alternatives as other HRIS systems have LMS features, but other learning system competitors do not have comparable capabilities for hosting and monitoring learning. Other systems have better integration capabilities, but Cornerstone has a stronger …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    The product continually improves based on their client feedback. I would love to work in more of Cornerstone platforms but we only use the Learning platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone is better in the following areas:
    1. Reporting.
    2. Service from the support team.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    On the whole, CSOD outperforms the other LMS systems I've had experience with. In my experience the codebase is more robust and reliable, and the architecture allows a greater degree of flexibility when mapping HRIS fields to reflect an organization's structure. From a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Other products were either inferior or too expensive. The one product that was closest to what we needed was Halogen. In the end, our selection of Cornerstone was based on:

    • Breadth of services
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    The organizations for which I work and/or volunteer selected Cornerstone and I was not a part of the decision to select Cornerstone. I have used Plateau and Saba in the past.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We felt that CSOD had better capabilities that matched with the requirements we had defined for this type of solution. We also saw that the primary alternative we were considering was having financial concerns and were potentially going to be purchased by another company. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We thought CSOD offered the most comprehensive suite of products and we really wanted to centralize efforts. However, some of the modules are newer to CSOD and should get the kinks worked out before rolling them out. We like the performance and succession modules!
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    We used Saba and ViewCentral in the past. the data extraction of the two LMS's mentioned were great. CSoD was chosen by our IT department based on pricing and feasability.
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Chose Saba Cloud
    Saba Cloud has a more straightforward user interface than Cornerstone OnDemand, but the simplicity is not always a benefit. We moved from SilkRoad because of its lack of features. Saba Cloud has a more features than SilkRoad, but fails to make those feature accessible in an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    We shopped Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba. The customer support during the review process was hands-down better at Saba than COD. Saba was responsive to our questions and listened to our needs before responding to how they could help us meet them. Although they did keep in touch …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    I believe we selected Saba because of the promise of seamless integration with Workday, a cloud service, and cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    As I mentioned earlier, I was one of the many volunteers who undertook the sandbox activity to choose between Saba and Cornerstone for the LMS. The reason why Saba was chosen as a hands-down favorite was because of its user-friendliness and the ease of usage. Other factors …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    As an LMS, it has everything that its competitors offer. The integration capability at a great price made the decision easy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    Saba is by far the best LMS on the market. It was one of the first cloud-based systems and have had experience with multiple LMS systems before the Saba platform was even launched. For the size that Saba can handle the price although a little bit more expensive can do pretty …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    Saba was extremely similar to Cornerstone, but we decided to go with Saba because of the cost of implementation and the integration with job competencies.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud
    Cornerstone offers a cloud-only solution, which may not be convenient for large enterprises with a solid IT department that prefers to own the infrastructure. Saba also has a more complete and unified offering, fruit of a decennial experience in the market. Vision and ability …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cornerstone OnDemandSaba Cloud
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.7
    131 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    7.9
    24 Ratings
    New hire portal7.968 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.8113 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.4124 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.9
    113 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.794 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.097 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.4105 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.893 Ratings8.525 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6108 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.4
    118 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    Performance plans7.692 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Plan weighting7.279 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.468 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.380 Ratings7.218 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.095 Ratings7.919 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.363 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Review reminders7.892 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions7.084 Ratings6.414 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.881 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Reporting7.3112 Ratings7.027 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.8
    57 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    7.5
    14 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.048 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.048 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Candidate search7.851 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    Candidate development8.448 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.2
    65 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.844 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.840 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.437 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.337 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.839 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Resume Management6.442 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.739 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.440 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.540 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Collaboration7.835 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.558 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    User Permissions7.859 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.454 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Reporting7.662 Ratings9.28 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba Cloud
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.3
    186 Ratings
    Saba Cloud
    8.9
    31 Ratings
    Course authoring4.8137 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.3184 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.0171 Ratings8.628 Ratings
    Learning content8.2146 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.7134 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.8167 Ratings9.630 Ratings
    Assignments8.0180 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Compliance management7.1161 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Learning administration6.4183 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.2182 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Social learning7.0115 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cornerstone OnDemandSaba Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (256 ratings)
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (37 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.6
    (36 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (114 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)