Cornerstone Skills Engine vs 365Talents

Cornerstone Skills Engine9.3Visit 365Talents8.8Visit

Higher score Cornerstone Skills Engine #1 in Skills Management Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Cornerstone

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365Talents #3 in Skills Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit 365Talents

• Cornerstone Skills Engine fits best

  Enterprise-wide skills intelligence and workforce planning

• 365Talents fits best

  Organizations wanting a complete talent marketplace

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Side by side

Feature	Cornerstone Skills Engine 9.3/10 Visit ↗	365Talents 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Skills Management Software	#3 in Skills Management Software
Best for	Enterprise-wide skills intelligence and workforce planning	Organizations wanting a complete talent marketplace
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	10 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Cornerstone Skills Engine 6/6 · 365Talents 6/6
Skill gap analysis	✓	✓
Learning recommendations	✓	✓
Career pathways	✓	✓
Skills inference	✓	✓
Internal mobility	✓	✓
Workforce planning	✓	✓
Specs
Skill taxonomy	Both	Custom
Our review
Pros	45,000+ skills across a multilingual knowledge graph Models skills gaps, readiness, risk, and internal opportunities Connects skills intelligence with learning and workforce planning	Combines skills inference, gap analysis, career paths, and learning recommendations Matches employees to internal jobs, projects, and career opportunities Connects HR, learning, analytics, and collaboration systems
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales Presented as part of a broader Workforce AI platform Enterprise scope may exceed narrower skills-management needs	Pricing requires a customized commercial proposal Its feature breadth is geared toward large, complex organizations Cloud access is provided through web and API platforms
Our verdict	Cornerstone Skills Engine is an enterprise skills-intelligence capability from Cornerstone OnDemand. It helps organizations generate employee skill profiles, connect skills with learning content, guide career development, and inform… Read the review →	365Talents is an AI-powered skills intelligence and talent management platform for large organizations. It builds dynamic skills frameworks and taxonomies, detects and infers employee skills, supports skills assessment and manager… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cornerstone Skills Engine — where it wins

  • 45,000+ skills across a multilingual knowledge graph
  • Models skills gaps, readiness, risk, and internal opportunities
  • Connects skills intelligence with learning and workforce planning

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Presented as part of a broader Workforce AI platform
  • Enterprise scope may exceed narrower skills-management needs

• 365Talents — where it wins

  • Combines skills inference, gap analysis, career paths, and learning recommendations
  • Matches employees to internal jobs, projects, and career opportunities
  • Connects HR, learning, analytics, and collaboration systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a customized commercial proposal
  • Its feature breadth is geared toward large, complex organizations
  • Cloud access is provided through web and API platforms

• Cornerstone Skills Engine9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise skills engine for workforce planning, mobility, and career development.

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• 365Talents8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad talent marketplace platform for skills visibility, mobility, learning, and workforce planning.

  Visit 365TalentsFull verdict →