Cornerstone HR Suite vs Oracle Taleo comparison

Cornerstone OnDemand and Oracle are both solutions in the Talent Management category. Cornerstone OnDemand is ranked #44, while Oracle is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.0. Cornerstone OnDemand holds a 0.2% mindshare in TM, compared to Oracle’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Cornerstone OnDemand users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Oracle Taleo and Cornerstone HR Suite compete in the HR software market. Cornerstone HR Suite appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive feature set and all-in-one HR approach, providing more value for businesses seeking robust HR functionalities.

Features: Oracle Taleo offers advanced recruitment functions with superior talent acquisition tools and effective integration capabilities for existing Oracle product users. Cornerstone HR Suite delivers extensive learning features, performance management tools, and a complete HR solution, leading to a broader feature variety.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Taleo is straightforward to deploy for Oracle customers but can be challenging for non-Oracle integrations, often requiring escalation for complex customer service queries. Cornerstone HR Suite benefits from a cloud-based deployment model, simplifying the implementation process, and features responsive customer service, making it ideal for non-Oracle environments.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Taleo usually involves higher setup costs due to integration demands with existing systems, which can slow ROI. Cornerstone HR Suite offers predictable pricing and quicker ROI, thanks to its ease of deployment and comprehensive package, providing a cost-effective solution for organizations seeking to optimize HR functions with manageable costs.

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Categories and Ranking

Cornerstone HR Suite

Ranking in Talent Management

44th

Average Rating

6.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud HCM (34th), HR Analytics Software (10th)

Oracle Taleo

Ranking in Talent Management

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Benefits Administration (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Cornerstone HR Suite is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Taleo is 1.6%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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mmaldonadoj

Manager, BO Transformation at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

A easy-to-use solution for onboarding and training that needs to let its users locate information easily

The most concerning point about these applications is that they offer cloud solutions, and everything goes and works well. But they are not committed or involved in the connection activity. We need to run those applications on the cloud. Since we are a company, We have a lot of information on on-premise platforms. So they are not responsible for building any connection, interconnection, or interface between those legacy systems. And most of the time, the company must consider the proposed plans in making the interfaces. And building the interfaces is something we need to do on our own, and it's separate from the solution. I rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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Prasan Edirisinghe

Associate Architect-Technology at Virtusa Global

Industry-standard stack enables better load handling for large-scale companies

With Taleo, I experience two limitations. First, it only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern. The other limitation is that it feels outdated, and I cannot compare certain things or implement some automations that require a lot of manual intervention when initiating, generating, and calculating offers.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The flexibility and the fact that it covers all different HR modules is the most valuable aspect of Cornerstone. They did organically built, so all modules are integrated with the same way of managing the configuration, contextualization, availability, and reporting across all of the modules."

"The advantage of choosing Cornerstone HR Suite is that if a company does not have an existing tool and plans to adopt automation, then there is a chance to gain from implementing this solution."

"Cornerstone is easy to use...Cornerstone is used for playing training courses and short videos based on company requirements."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"Good integration capabilities and extensibility."

"The stability of the solution is good."

"Performance and goal management are good to have, based on certain client requirements where the user base isn't too large, but the most workable domain of Taleo is the recruiting module."

"Oracle Taleo's integration capabilities are good."

"The Talent Acquisition and Headhunting features are good."

"The solution's most valuable features are the OCR, single source of truth, and simplicity of the workflows."

"The advantage I see is the presence of the industrial Taleo stack, which is beneficial for large-scale companies handling a higher load."

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Cons

"We're using different tools like tracking systems, exploring workforce management, and also using payroll, which is another tool, so we need to know where exactly the information is present. This feature needs improvement in the next release."

"The solution's interface is really, really old and requires improvements...Cornerstone should use newer technologies to improve its UI, UX, and content."

"The recruitment module can be improved and also the general reporting can be improved."

"Oracle Taleo felt a bit outdated, and we didn't use it for every step of the candidate process. We mainly used it to track job IDs, create job requisitions, and add candidates when making an offer. It wasn't very user-friendly for moving candidates through different stages of the recruitment lifecycle."

"The pricing could be improved."

"It would be ideal if we could integrate the solution with Olympia. It would be helpful if we could add another support desk for an IT person. It would be great if the product was more interdisciplinary and could include IT."

"With Taleo, I experience two limitations. First, it only supports soft calls with a daily limit, which is a concern. The other limitation is that it feels outdated, and I cannot compare certain things or implement some automations that require a lot of manual intervention when initiating, generating, and calculating offers."

"The bulk recruitment feature does not work well."

"For larger enterprises, Oracle Taleo may not stand out due to other available tools in the market that offer more features and scalability."

"I don't see very valuable features in this product because it has an old way of interpreting ATS. It should be more flexible in managing datasets and data searches. The screening data is a long process in Taleo."

"The product was not very sophisticated in terms of what it could do."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product can be considered as not being on the high-end side of the price spectrum, as many other products are much more expensive. However, it cannot be said that it is cheap either."

"Whether you pay annually or on some other payment schedule depends on the license model you choose. Typically, clients pay a yearly subscription."

"Oracle Taleo is an expensive solution."

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What needs improvement with Oracle Taleo?

It would be beneficial if Oracle Taleo included AI-based CV screening, rather than just keyword matches. This would enhance the precision of candidate selection. Additionally, no-code automation fo...

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Taleo?

As an HR professional focused on talent acquisition, I primarily use Oracle Taleo for managing the talent side and hiring processes. I explore Oracle Taleo's capabilities as part of my assignments ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Taleo?

I would rate Oracle Taleo a seven out of ten. Oracle Taleo is more suitable for a bigger SME size business, whereas start-ups and enterprises might find other tools to offer better customization an...

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Overview

Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) was founded with a passion for empowering people through learning and a conviction that people should be your organization’s greatest competitive advantage. Cornerstone is a recognized global human capital management (HCM) leader with a core belief that companies thrive when they help their employees to realize their potential. Putting this belief into practice, Cornerstone offers solutions to help companies strategically manage and continuously develop their talent throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Featuring comprehensive recruiting, personalized learning, development-driven performance management and holistic HR planning, Cornerstone’s human capital management is successfully used by more than 3,500 global clients of all sizes, representing all major industries, spanning over 40 million users across 192 countries and 43 languages. Using one data model and one integrated, extensible platform, Cornerstone HCM platform gives clients greater talent insights, recommendations and supporting tools to meet their growing human capital management needs.

Cornerstone OnDemand

The Oracle Taleo Cloud Service enables enterprises and midsize businesses to recruit top performers with the right cloud talent skills, aligning them to key goals and performance while developing and compensating them appropriately. The industry's broadest cloud-based talent management platform, Oracle Taleo Cloud Service collects relevant information throughout the employee's entire lifecycle, empowering HR, managers, and employees to leverage their cloud talent to drive improved performance and business success.

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Wendys, RSM, Nestle, New Belgium

ICA Fluor, Monsanto Company, Hitachi Consulting, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Kalpataru Ltd, DELL Inc., JSR Micro Inc., Skanska AB, Acciona, Baloise Group, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Logicalis Inc., Garmin International, Intuit Inc, The Dow Chemical Company

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