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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

    SumTotal Talent Development

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Considered Both Products
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    I have previously used SumTotal and Moodle and find Cornerstone OnDemand to be much more deep in terms of the amount of features available and custom configurations possible. From an admin perspective, Cornerstone OnDemand also has a much richer admin community and educational …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    The user experience is a lot better than using SumTotal as an admin CSOD makes working easy. Without having workarounds. Reporting is a lot better than both platforms. Reporting in CSOD is complex however easy to manage and create when you understand the data points collected.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone is more complex, offering more features while allowing learners to see a more modern learning platform
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone OnDemand was ranking quite high up in the Gartner's Learning quadrant and the Forrester Report and was also highly recommended in Bersin's findings. Cornerstone's team of consultants is fun to work with and they love and enjoy their work. Their treatment of their …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cornerstone OnDemand
    Leaps and Bounds better. It's been many years since I've used another product, but Cornerstone is one of the best if not the best product I've used. It's easy as a learner and administrator.
    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
    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
    Percipio is a LxP and thus is out of question be compared. SumTotal LMS isn't a very good option when it comes to compliance and it's Performance Management is not too extensive. Skillport is a very basic LMS and was rolled out by Skillsoft so that they could have a platform …
    Incentivized
    SumTotal
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    65 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
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    Features
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.7
    131 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    New hire portal7.968 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.8113 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.4124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.9
    113 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Corporate goal setting7.794 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.4105 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.893 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6108 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.4
    118 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans7.692 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting7.279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.468 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.380 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.095 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.892 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions7.084 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.881 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting7.3112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.8
    57 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.048 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.851 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development8.448 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.2
    65 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.844 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.840 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.437 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.337 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management6.442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.739 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.540 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration7.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.558 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions7.859 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.454 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Reporting7.662 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    7.3
    186 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring4.8137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library8.3184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.0171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.2146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.7134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.8167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.0180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.1161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration6.4183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.2182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    1.9
    1 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.3
    1 Ratings
    83% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    92% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Cornerstone OnDemand and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (256 ratings)
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (37 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.6
    (36 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)
    User Testimonials
    Cornerstone OnDemandSumTotal Talent Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    SumTotal
    Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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    Pros
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Automatic recurring assignments are easy to get that refresher training out without needing to assign it fresh each time.
    • Reporting 2.0 makes it easy to write and share your reports with just selected filters. Making it easy for people receiving it to just change what they need to see.
    • Learning Admin Console makes it easy to peek at what is going on in your portal and open up connected reporting when needed.
    • Success Center is a great resource for getting peer answers to questions and learning about the releases and suggesting changes that should be added to the roadmap.
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    SumTotal
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    Cons
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Sometimes finding the right answer to your support question can be a bit more difficult than it should be.
    • I would like to see more OSHA related courses.
    • At times, the administrative interface seems to need to be updated, but the tradeoff honestly might be the absolute rock-solid stability of the platform.
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    SumTotal
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.
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    SumTotal
    I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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    Usability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    SumTotal
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't really had any major availability problems. The service is practically impeccable but it is true that at times, due to server and latency problems, the application has been slower. But these have been specific issues that have resolved themselves.
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    SumTotal
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Pages do not load quickly. Often times any action or selection of a box, drop down, check, pretty much ANY Javascript interaction causes the whole entire page to load/reload/start doing something in the background. This makes a nightmare for having to mass edit courses or upload ILT sessions. It's the one of the archaic web designs they use that really bugs me as an admin and makes working in the portal at times intolerable and insufferable
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    SumTotal
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    Support Rating
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.
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    SumTotal
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    In-Person Training
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.
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    SumTotal
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    Online Training
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    SumTotal
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    Implementation Rating
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    SumTotal
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The user experience is a lot better than using SumTotal as an admin CSOD makes working easy. Without having workarounds. Reporting is a lot better than both platforms. Reporting in CSOD is complex however easy to manage and create when you understand the data points collected
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    SumTotal
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It is important to be familiar with the terms and annual increases in licenses and other aspects of the contract. I recommend analyzing this from the beginning and the permanence is relevant because Cornerstone updates its modules and brings out new features that may allow you to leave a module to acquire another
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    SumTotal
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    Scalability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It's a great product with some pieces that are set but many things that can be customized as needed for individual needs
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    Professional Services
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As I have said before, I have no doubt that the services of the Cornerstone sales people were very good. In particular, our salesperson spent a lot of time in contact with us to make the process go smoothly. Perhaps being a large company in some cases the times were slowed down but it is something normal to take into account.
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    SumTotal
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    Return on Investment
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    ScreenShots

    Cornerstone OnDemand Screenshots

    Screenshot of A personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee dataScreenshot of With Cornerstone Learning, go beyond compliance and training - truly develop an engaged and collaborative workforce.Screenshot of Cornerstone Recruiting takes care of all talent acquisition needs and provides candidates with an amazing experience.Screenshot of With Cornerstone Performance, benchmark your people's performance, align them with your strategy, and provide feedback that matters.Screenshot of Cornerstone HR offers a personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee data.Screenshot of With Content Anytime, quickly deliver hundreds of eLearning courses covering key soft-skills such as communication, time management, leadership, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.

    SumTotal Talent Development Screenshots

    Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.