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Head-to-head · Customer Education Software

Skilljar vs Thought Industries

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Skilljar #2 in Customer Education Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit Skilljar
Thought Industries #4 in Customer Education Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

Skilljar leads on 0 checks, Thought Industries on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSkilljar · 9.2/10
  • Most featuresThought Industries · 6 of 6

Skilljar scores higher on our rubric for customer education software: 9.2 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #4.

Skilljar is the better fit for customer academies with monetization needs. Thought Industries is the better fit for enterprise customer education programs.

  • Skilljar fits best

    Customer academies with monetization needs

  • Thought Industries fits best

    Enterprise customer education programs

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Side by side

Feature Skilljar 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Thought Industries 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.0
Ranking #2 in Customer Education Software #4 in Customer Education Software
Best for Customer academies with monetization needs Enterprise customer education programs
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Tickets, Docs Tickets, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 80+ integrations 7 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Skilljar 3/6 · Thought Industries 6/6
Course authoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Certificates ✓ ✓
Assessments ✓ ✓
Custom branding Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Custom domain Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Learner limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Branded Academy sites with courses, paths, assessments, and certifications
  • Monetization supports payments, subscriptions, credits, and promo codes
  • REST API, webhooks, SSO, reporting, and broad business integrations
  • Native authoring, learning paths, assessments, and certification pathways
  • Branded portals, custom domains, live learning, and on-demand content
  • REST, GraphQL, BI Connector, webhooks, and Salesforce connectivity
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales and includes an active-user fee
  • No free plan is available
  • Web-only platform with tiered Academy Site limits
  • Pricing requires a conversation with sales
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher plan tiers
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller programs
Our verdict

Skilljar is a cloud-based learning management system for companies delivering customer, partner, or other external training. It combines branded Academy sites with courses, learning paths, personalized learner journeys, quizzes, knowledge…

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Thought Industries is a cloud customer learning platform for businesses with complex products, professional training organizations, associations, and dealer networks. It supports customer, partner, and professional education through…

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  1. SkilljarCustomer Education Software 9.2Pricing on request
  2. Thought IndustriesCustomer Education Software 9.0Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Skilljar — where it wins

    • Branded Academy sites with courses, paths, assessments, and certifications
    • Monetization supports payments, subscriptions, credits, and promo codes
    • REST API, webhooks, SSO, reporting, and broad business integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales and includes an active-user fee
    • No free plan is available
    • Web-only platform with tiered Academy Site limits

  • Thought Industries — where it wins

    • Native authoring, learning paths, assessments, and certification pathways
    • Branded portals, custom domains, live learning, and on-demand content
    • REST, GraphQL, BI Connector, webhooks, and Salesforce connectivity

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a conversation with sales
    • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher plan tiers
    • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller programs
  • Skilljar9.2/10 · Pricing on request

    A customer education LMS with academies, monetization, certifications, and enterprise integrations.

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  • Thought Industries9.0/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad customer education platform for enterprise programs with sales-led pricing.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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