Cornerstone Learning vs TalentLMS

Cornerstone Learning8.9Visit TalentLMS8.8Visit

Higher score Cornerstone Learning #6 in Learning Management Systems 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Cornerstone

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TalentLMS #7 in Learning Management Systems 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit TalentLMS

• Cornerstone Learning fits best

  Enterprise skills and compliance learning

• TalentLMS fits best

  Growing teams needing an affordable LMS

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Side by side

Feature	Cornerstone Learning 8.9/10 Visit ↗	TalentLMS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#6 in Learning Management Systems	#7 in Learning Management Systems
Best for	Enterprise skills and compliance learning	Growing teams needing an affordable LMS
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$119/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Community	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA	GDPR, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	1,000+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cornerstone Learning 5/5 · TalentLMS 5/5
Assessments	✓	✓
Certificates	✓	✓
SSO support	✓	✓
Mobile app	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Learner limit	Not checked yet	5 learners
Our review
Pros	Certifications, recertification, and compliance renewal tracking Role- and skills-based learning paths with AI recommendations SCORM, AICC, xAPI, offline mobile learning, and enterprise integrations	Free plan includes up to 5 users and 10 courses Supports SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, SSO, API access, and analytics Native mobile apps support offline learning on iOS and Android
Cons	Contact-sales pricing makes upfront cost comparison harder Its broad enterprise feature set may exceed narrow LMS requirements Implementation may require planning across integrations, content, and learning data	Free plan is limited to 5 users and 10 courses Core starts at $119/month for 1–40 users Advanced capacity and branches require higher paid tiers
Our verdict	Cornerstone Learning is an enterprise learning management platform for organizations managing employee onboarding, compliance training, certifications, skills development, and customer or partner education. It combines learning and content… Read the review →	TalentLMS is a hosted learning management system from Epignosis for growing businesses and organizations. It gives administrators tools to create courses, manage content, organize learners into groups and branches, run quizzes and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cornerstone Learning — where it wins

  • Certifications, recertification, and compliance renewal tracking
  • Role- and skills-based learning paths with AI recommendations
  • SCORM, AICC, xAPI, offline mobile learning, and enterprise integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing makes upfront cost comparison harder
  • Its broad enterprise feature set may exceed narrow LMS requirements
  • Implementation may require planning across integrations, content, and learning data

• TalentLMS — where it wins

  • Free plan includes up to 5 users and 10 courses
  • Supports SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, SSO, API access, and analytics
  • Native mobile apps support offline learning on iOS and Android

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 5 users and 10 courses
  • Core starts at $119/month for 1–40 users
  • Advanced capacity and branches require higher paid tiers

• Cornerstone Learning8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise LMS for skills, certifications, compliance, and global learning programs.

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• TalentLMS8.8/10 · Free plan

  A polished LMS with a useful free tier and room to scale into structured training.

  Visit TalentLMSFull verdict →