Cornerstone Skills Engine vs Gloat Talent Marketplace

Cornerstone Skills Engine9.3Visit Gloat Talent Marketplace8.5Visit

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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Gloat Talent Marketplace #4 in Skills Management Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Gloat

• Cornerstone Skills Engine fits best

  Enterprise-wide skills intelligence and workforce planning

• Gloat Talent Marketplace fits best

  Internal mobility and opportunity matching

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Side by side

Feature	Cornerstone Skills Engine 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Gloat Talent Marketplace 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Skills Management Software	#4 in Skills Management Software
Best for	Enterprise-wide skills intelligence and workforce planning	Internal mobility and opportunity matching
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
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Cornerstone Skills Engine 6/6 · Gloat Talent Marketplace 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	Matches employees with roles, projects, tasks, mentoring, and networking Identifies skills gaps with Skills Landscape and dynamic skills inference Connects with major HCM, LMS, LXP, ATS, and Microsoft platforms
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 contacting sales Available as a web platform Enterprise positioning may exceed smaller organizations' needs
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 →	Gloat Talent Marketplace is an enterprise platform for connecting employees with internal roles, projects, tasks, learning opportunities, mentorships, and networking. Its matching model uses skills, aspirations, and organizational needs to… 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

• Gloat Talent Marketplace — where it wins

  • Matches employees with roles, projects, tasks, mentoring, and networking
  • Identifies skills gaps with Skills Landscape and dynamic skills inference
  • Connects with major HCM, LMS, LXP, ATS, and Microsoft platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Available as a web platform
  • Enterprise positioning may exceed smaller organizations' needs

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

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

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• Gloat Talent Marketplace8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise talent marketplace for matching people to internal opportunities.

  Visit GloatFull verdict →