Skilljar by Gainsight vs. TalentCards

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
TalentCards
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
TalentCards is a corporate learning management platform focused on micro-learning initiatives. It was designed for helping businesses mass-train people on easily-digestible material. Course administrators can use TalentCards to create custom learning cards and deliver training over mobile to reach learners from any location. It is suitable for training on safety procedures, compliance, new product knowledge, or any other type of training situation. According to the vendor, their mobile…
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Pricing
Skilljar by GainsightTalentCards
Editions & Modules
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Free (Up to 5 users)
$0
Standard
$50
per month
Premium
$75
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Skilljar by GainsightTalentCards
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Skilljar by GainsightTalentCards
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Skilljar by Gainsight
7.5
Ratings
0% above category average
TalentCards
6.7
Ratings
19% below category average
Course authoring7.30 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.60 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly8.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.40 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Assignments7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management4.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Social learning4.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Training Tools
Comparison of Customer Training Tools features of Product A and Product B
Skilljar by Gainsight
7.0
Ratings
0% above category average
TalentCards
-
Ratings
Customer Feedback Collection7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Training Library Curation7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissioning6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Skilljar by GainsightTalentCards
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.2
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Usability
8.5
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Support Rating
9.0
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Implementation Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Skilljar by GainsightTalentCards
Likelihood to Recommend
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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TalentCard is a great system to use for Learning small amounts of helpful information, in tiny lessons from anywhere. I think that it has the potential to be perfect in some ways if perhaps allow the students/learners to respond and ask questions in detail. Right now, I'd say since most things are taken from the cards as we learn, card customization would be an excellent feature.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Easy to Use
  • Has both a Free Version and a Trial Version to test
  • Great for teaching important steps when learning new material
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Cons
  • 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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  • It isn't hard to learn but it would be great if they had chat support if you get stuck.
  • I have found a bit of lag in between cards
  • No real complaint, it is a great system
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Likelihood to Renew
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
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
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
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
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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They don't compare, it is two different products, but Jira helps manage products and keeps a virtual to-do list. While TalentCards is something that can be added to Jira's list as a scheduled learning session. I haven't used any product close to TalentCards before. We were looking for different ways to learn together and this software really fit the bill.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Easy to add info as it becomes available
  • Great way to learn important info in small doses
  • Perfect for small businesses
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ScreenShots

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.

TalentCards Screenshots

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