Kallidus Learn vs. LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kallidus Learn
Score 6.9 out of 10
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Kallidus LMS is a Learning Management System. It supports organisations in managing their training costs, compliance, informal/ social learning and it helps them maximise the potential of employee skills, knowledge and competencies. Kallidus LMS combines delivery of e-learning courses with the management of classroom training, learner achievement and scheduling. The LMS is focussed on learner engagement from login through to accreditation and CPD progress.N/A
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Lynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Learning Management
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Kallidus Learn
7.8
Ratings
4% below category average
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
7.5
Ratings
13% below category average
Course authoring9.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Player/Portal9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Learning content7.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Mobile friendly8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Assignments7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Social learning8.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Gamification8.00 Ratings3.70 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
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Kallidus Learn
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Ratings
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
6.3
Ratings
29% below category average
Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Structured Learning00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Course Searches00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings4.70 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
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User Ratings
Kallidus LearnLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
8.2
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7.0
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Usability
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8.0
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Support Rating
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7.0
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Implementation Rating
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7.0
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Configurability
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User Testimonials
Kallidus LearnLinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
Likelihood to Recommend
Excellent product although greater support and more education at implementation would have ensured my project team would have had a greater understanding of the system, including migration of historical data to ensure its structured in the best way .the system is well suited to large organisations where staff work out of multiple sites and multiple devices including mobile devices.
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lynda.com is well-suited for an individual OR an enterprise. You can take learning on-the-go via mobile phone or tablet. Instructors are well-known industry experts. There is a tremendous amount of courses. Ideal self-directed learning library to supplement anyone's ILT-heavy learning strategy.
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Pros
  • Allows targeted training by staff group, role or location - simplifying access to specific training
  • Web based and supported on various devices -allowing access via any web enabled device
  • Entirely customisable - Easy to make the system look the way we need to ensure corporate image
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  • An in-depth tutorial, training, and reviews.
  • An influx of information and specialists/experts available to help.
  • Online courses for a multitude of topics—we're talking hundreds of videos.
  • Able to take this on the go. Don't have to be in a desk at work to use lynda.com.
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Cons
  • Simpler hosting of e-learning - scorm objects can be slow AICC seems to be the best solution
  • Options to link / interface with other workforce systems
  • Greater flexibility of learning pathways
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  • When they were acquired by LinkedIn, the next invoice barely noted the invoice was for Lynda.com. I at first thought it was a phishing attempt using LinkedIn as a front.
  • The invoice should be from the lynda.com domain and NOT from LinkedIn.
  • Account administrators should be able to change passwords, and see passwords, for the license entities they manage. Also, all email notices to users should be duplicated to account administrators.
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Likelihood to Renew
Staff satisfaction and ease of use
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It can help all employees learn to strengthen current skills or to learn new skills and then can learn to excel in their current department or they learn a new skills in a new department creating interconnection and cross-departmental value in a company.
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Usability
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The platform is very easy to use and navigate, the content is clearly itemised via the Contents section and the video playback speed can be adjusted. It's also useful to have optional captions (I always use them) and a transcript for accessibility purposes.
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Support Rating
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The technical team behind LinkedIn Learning (or Lynda.com) knows their job, and they usually solve problems very quickly. While I haven't had many run-ins with them (thus the low rating), I do find that when we call them, the problem gets resolved in a reasonable amount of time. The flip-side of this comment is that we never have needed to call them with a high-priority issue.
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Implementation Rating
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By implementation we are able to achieve 1.Skill improvement 2.Reduced burden on training staff 3.Learning new market leading technologies like Generative AI.
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Alternatives Considered
This is the only product I have used and it is great. I have not explored other options and we have not had the need to so far.
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Udemy for Business is a crapshoot. The consistency is non-existent. Some courses go incredibly deep, while other courses don't go deep enough. Even when we got a few free months of access to Udemy - I still couldn't find why I would use Udemy over LinkedIn Learning. Pluralsight is superior to LinkedIn Learning in programming/coding. They have a better library of content and more tests. What Pluralsight lacks is for non-developer skillsets. Buy Pluralsight for your devs. Coursera is not at all an option for the business environment. It follows the college model of delivering content slowly and without reason. Its focus is more on high-level possibilities, not real-world things you want to solve.
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Return on Investment
  • Significantly increased compliance of mandatory training
  • supported more staff to choose elearning over face to face options, increasing efficiency
  • Automated many of the admin processes that underpin training
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  • I can't think of a negative impact that Lynda.com has when it relates to the extensive library of training software that is available to subscribers. I'm lucky that my job provides a free subscription for instructors. I use Lynda.com to hone in on my technical skills.
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