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Cornerstone Learn vs PageUp People comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cornerstone Learn
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Learning Management Systems (LMS) (5th), Virtual Training (6th)
PageUp People
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (22nd), Talent Acquisition (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cornerstone Learn and PageUp People aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cornerstone Learn is designed for Learning Management Systems (LMS) and holds a mindshare of 2.6%, down 8.5% compared to last year.
PageUp People, on the other hand, focuses on Talent Management, holds 1.3% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cornerstone Learn2.6%
Moodle3.2%
Canvas LMS2.2%
Other92.0%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Talent Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PageUp People1.3%
SAP SuccessFactors8.6%
Workday HCM8.4%
Other81.7%
Talent Management
 

Featured Reviews

Vibha  Mishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Global L&D Lead at Tieto Sweden AB
Streamlined compliance training and efficient session creation empower diverse industries
Creating a session requires just one click, which makes data ready efficiently. Reporting-wise, Cornerstone is the best. It allows internal content management, playlist creation, using external links for learning, and supports various AI training. All the compliance training, code of conduct, and audits are handled through Cornerstone, making it beneficial.
CG
Director at Edge HR
Has all-inclusive pricing and good talent acquisition and onboarding components, and is an excellent product for mid-sized to large organizations
They could probably add surveying, as in engagement surveys, to their product. That would be something that would be valued by their customers. For instance, Culture Amp is a product that does a lot of the engagement stuff. They're diversifying into other aspects of talent management. It is not yet at the same scale as PageUp People, but it is an excellent product as well.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you want to make the job easier, go for Cornerstone Learning."
"Cornerstone Learning's most valuable features are the keyword search, filters, and add-to-favorites option."
"Cornerstone Learning has helped our company by enabling us to use reporting and learning."
"Their integration features with other platforms are valuable. It is also relatively easy to use. Their library of training modules is fairly robust as well."
"Cornerstone has a pretty robust suite."
"There are new releases every three months that keep up with industry standards and meet the needs of the customer."
"One of the good things with Saba is that they have money and time management in one platform."
"It is a one-stop shop solution, where you can actually log in using your Windows username and password, and the single sign-on can be configured with this LMS."
"If you are looking for a product with great support, recruitment functionality, ease-of-use, and reliability, this is a great product."
"This product is user-friendly and great for reporting purposes."
"It provides a centralised repository of information for various HR functions."
"The talent acquisition and the onboarding components of the system are most valuable."
"I have recommended PageUp to a lot of my networks due to the fact that it is one of the best systems on the market in terms of functionality, support, and reporting capability."
"PageUp has allowed us to integrate all HR systems and manage all processes associated with the employee lifecycle from recruitment through to managing performance, learning and development; also where applicable, departures from the organisation processes."
"Once automated through the system, the approval timeframe decreased to two days."
"PageUp has a different model from other organizations; as part of their pricing structure, they tend to work with you very closely and not charge you for the setup, so there is one price all inclusive of setup, and for that reason, they become an attractive provider to work with."
 

Cons

"There are some configuration elements that require Cornerstone engineering resources. It would be nice if we could self-serve. I would like the ability to manage the user interface or the navigation and layout of the pages that are displayed to end-users."
"Cornerstone Learning's initial setup was complex, but I don't see that as a downside. It was complex because there is a lot of customizing and a lot of settings that can be done in the setup."
"They can make it more simple in terms of UI. The UI is complex in regards to the navigation and functionality."
"A minus is that Cornerstone doesn't provide the admin the ability to create their own content for learning. So, you can just manage the content."
"There is a need for quite a bit of improvement. The reporting side of things definitely needs a lot of improvement; at the moment, it gives you a data dump, and you have to open it up in Excel and filter out the bits that you don't want and need."
"The recruitment module needs to be improved in Cornerstone Learning."
"Even though the system has a number of features, design wise the user interface is a little bit complicated. It is hard for the user to navigate properly. Because the system has so many features, it has a lot of tabs and links. Sometimes, people get confused as to where to go and search."
"Notification management, while it has improved a bit in the past years, is still a bit cumbersome and error prone."
"In our experience, PageUp has not been as flexible as we would like or expect as a vendor."
"The automated removal of historical data would be great if the user could remove it on an ad-hoc basis when required."
"Personally, I believe that they could be more proactive in assuring that, as a client, you are getting the best ROI possible."
"Reporting could be improved. Some changes were made to functionality a year or two ago, and whilst there have certainly been some improvements in some areas (in terms of the dashboard view, for example), we have experienced some difficulty in trying to automate some fairly standard reports to be sent out to our hiring areas regarding current recruitment in their respective areas."
"Initially, we experienced issues with the stability of the learning management module as we migrated 50,000+ existing training records from our old system."
"In the Boolean search functions, I would like to be able to search CVs in regards to the skills using the AND/OR functions as well as keywords."
"They could probably add surveying, as in engagement surveys, to their product. That would be something that would be valued by their customers. For instance, Culture Amp is a product that does a lot of the engagement stuff. They're diversifying into other aspects of talent management. It is not yet at the same scale as PageUp People, but it is an excellent product as well."
"Maybe there is a need to improve the interface so that we will be able to easily search for modules in regards to the system fix."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I was not involved in the financial negotiation for our contract with this company, but in the past, I have seen the fees run between $10 USD and $11 USD per user."
"This solution offers competitive pricing."
"This is a cost-effective solution."
"I'm not aware of the costs. It must have been something for which we paid. Every single employee in the company had some kind of access to Cornerstone because that's how they got to their training."
"I rate the price of Cornerstone Learning a four out of five. There are not any additional costs other than the standard licensing fees"
"Quality always comes at a cost. I would not rate it as expensive. It provides value for money."
"The price of Cornerstone Learning depends on many factors, such as size and negotiations."
"It is a premium product, and it is on par with its competitors. It isn't out of scale with what the market is demanding. We're always looking at ways of trimming costs, but we haven't had a lot of flexibility with pricing and/or options with Cornerstone. So, its price is decent. There are ad hoc engineering costs when we are required to use a Cornerstone resource. Additionally, when we choose to integrate with third-party platforms, there is a setup and maintenance fee for these data integrations. They need to be built into our ongoing budget as we expand our offerings."
"PageUp has a different model from other organizations. As part of their pricing structure, they tend to work with you very closely and not charge you for the setup. So, there is one price all inclusive of setup, and for that reason, they become an attractive provider to work with. Here in Australia, the education sector has gravitated very heavily towards PageUp."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Construction Company
25%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

Is Cornerstone Learning reliable for content organization?
I think the organizational management of Cornerstone Learning is great. My organization uses this learning software and the way different content types are managed is very useful for our training ...
Does Cornerstone Learning provide you with good reports?
Cornerstone Learning provides great reports for your training programs and the performance of your employees on them. What's more, you get skills graphs which my company finds the most valuable for...
Why would you recommend Cornerstone as a platform for virtual training?
Hello, I think that Cornerstone is more than suitable for virtual training. For one, it gives you a really big array of tools and customizations to be able to deliver your employees high-quality t...
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Also Known As

Cornerstone Learning Suite, Saba Cloud
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Sample Customers

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