Docebo Learning Platform vs. Saba Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Docebo Learning Platform
Score 7.4 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Docebo is a SAAS/Cloud platform for e-learning, also known as a learning management system. Docebo is available in 30 languages. While the primary users of Docebo are midsized companies, it is also assessable for large companies and SMEs.N/A
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
Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Features
Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Docebo Learning Platform
7.5
Ratings
8% below category average
Saba Cloud
8.9
Ratings
23% above category average
Course authoring7.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library1.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal10.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Learning content8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly9.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.70 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Assignments8.90 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Compliance management10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning administration8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Social learning1.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Docebo Learning Platform
-
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
Docebo Learning Platform
-
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
Docebo Learning Platform
-
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
Docebo Learning Platform
-
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
Docebo Learning Platform
-
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
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User Ratings
Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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4.5
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Usability
8.0
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7.8
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Support Rating
1.9
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8.3
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Implementation Rating
-
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4.5
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User Testimonials
Docebo Learning PlatformSaba Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Docebo [Learning Suite] is a great tool for hosting content when you have a clear idea and path of how you want your users to engage. Essentially, the UI and experience is beautiful and the navigation for users really beats out many other learning platforms but you need to be very deliberate in designing the paths for employees to take. You cannot expect employees and users to intuitively figure out what they need to do within the system. This is a key drawback. What I love is content curation from external sites such as youtube, linkedin, and uploaded videos that can launch all within Docebo -that for us is key to track how much engagement were getting where we couldn't have that on our previous platform.
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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
  • The user interface is well designed and for the most part very intuitive.
  • Administration is fairly straight forward - I've used other LMSs that require intense concentration and pages of written notes to remember how to create and deploy a course - this is not the case with Docebo.
  • Docebo is an open system that has many integrations.
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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
  • Issues with latency. Once training is complete, it takes a while for it to show up in personal records. This can lead to frustration sometimes when one training is a prerequisite for another.
  • LMS admin cannot proxy into another user's account.
  • Training videos have a size limit.
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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
It was somewhat easy to navigate, I still think that the UX could be better designed. I just thought that it was also hard to find course using the search feature. I still think its one of the better LMS I have seen, but I prefer Litmos over Docebo LMS
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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
The service is very slow often taking months to resolve issues. The CSM program is poor, with ill knowledgeable people not well trained in customer management with a lack of good follow through. This has been independently observed by several of our Super Admins as well as customers at their annual meeting. They say it has to do with growth, but this has been the case for years.
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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
Docebo had a better account manager at the time who actively explained and answered all our questions even before we signed any contracts. The other system providers would only do the same once we've signed. Additionally, in terms of capabilities, it was clear that Docebo was able to hit all our use cases whereas the others would find it challenging/needlessly expensive to do so. Others would bloat the cost/double the cost for an internal-external setup. That, or they would not be able to data share across the internal-external setup. Additionally, Docebo was actively investing in AI/machine learning back in 2020, so we were able to see some parts of how it worked on their system, even before we became a paying customer.
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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
  • Our candidates were 30 percent more likely to get hired
  • Our candidates can cover almost 100% percent more content as they can learn on demand. My candidates are switcher rather fresher. Scheduling live learning sessions during office time was inconvenient for them
  • Our clients were angry why were we hiding these new candidates for so long🤣
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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

Docebo Learning Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Getting Started with DoceboScreenshot of Docebo ReportingScreenshot of Docebo ShapeScreenshot of Docebo Learning ImpactScreenshot of Docebo Learning Analytics

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