Cornerstone Learning vs UKG comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cornerstone Learning
Ranking in Talent Management
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Learning Management Systems (LMS) (6th), Virtual Training (3rd)
UKG
Ranking in Talent Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (5th), Employee Scheduling Software (1st), Cloud HCM (5th), Employee Time Tracking Software (3rd), HR Analytics Software (1st), Talent Acquisition (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Talent Management category, the mindshare of Cornerstone Learning is 3.3%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of UKG is 4.2%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Talent Management
Unique Categories:
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
6.0%
Virtual Training
3.6%
Benefits Administration
7.1%
Employee Scheduling Software
21.4%
 

Featured Reviews

Gayathri Advani - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2023
Easy to use and comes up trumps with reporting
The existing test functionality is really old-fashioned, basic, and limited. The interface is also ugly because they haven't upgraded their UI in years. I know they're working on a new version, but they're really not moving fast enough with it. In addition, they're selling new modules using Netflix-style licensing, which doesn't sit well with a lot of business strategies, and which may cause drama going forward as the old functionality clashes with the new. In the future, I would like to see some more cohesive rationale between the releases - sometimes, a new functionality comes out, and it doesn't make an awful lot of sense next to whatever it was against.
RP
Aug 3, 2022
A complete solution that provides a unified view of everything and brings efficiency
I would advise checking the entirety of the use cases they have. We started with a few modules, and then the company found out that they had different modules that could be incremented in the solution, and now, we are using more parts of the system. So, evaluate everything before making a decision and make sure you have all the features you need right from the beginning. I would rate it an eight out of ten. It is a very good solution. They are on a good path. It definitely has room for improvement like every other solution in the market. They just need to improve it a little bit in terms of usability, and that's all. It looks complete to me.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Stability and scalability are good. They have four releases every year of which learning is a big portion of that. They're constantly refining and defining and they're embedding a lot of new technology into it all the time."
"The most valuable feature of Cornerstone Learning is the reporting and learner transcripts."
"Cornerstone Learning's most valuable features are the keyword search, filters, and add-to-favorites option."
"What I like the most about Cornerstone is that it is agile. It has good built-in processes and the implementation is rapid."
"There are new releases every three months that keep up with industry standards and meet the needs of the customer."
"The most valuable features of Cornerstone Learning are how they organized the management of the different content types is good. They are done in different ways which is a benefit. Additionally, the reporting 2.0 and playlist functionality are very good."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution's employee experience is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature is being able to get time management reports which break out reclassified jobs and departments to separate areas of the company. This allows for better tracking of hours spent in certain jobs and where more hours may be needed."
"I like UKG's integration."
"The setup process is straightforward."
"The solution's UI is good. Also, it is very easy to use."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be business intelligence and Cognos reporting."
"UKG allows us to customize our home screen so that we can easily monitor important items on a daily basis."
"It enables us to manage the system ourselves. We don't need an additional team to do a lot of maintenance and add the things that we want."
 

Cons

"Cornerstone Learning could improve the curriculum function by giving it more flexibility. I'm managing the solution and I adding content to the system, and overall, the backend of the system looks a bit dated. Cornerstone Learning has focused a lot on the user experience and less on the backend operational administrative experience. This could be improved overall."
"Cornerstone Learning can improve reporting. If they had a harmonization of the administration UIs it would be great."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvement in the dashboards and reporting."
"The existing test functionality is really old-fashioned, basic, and limited."
"Its dashboard and analytics must be improved. Currently, we get the data, but we don't get anything from the insightfulness perspective. Analytics is where it requires a lot of work. We definitely expect some good dashboard features, which are currently lacking in this solution. From a technical perspective, they need to open access to all HTML tags. It currently doesn't support many HTML tags, which makes it challenging to create HTML pages."
"Its integration with Microsoft Teams for virtual sessions could be better"
"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."
"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."
"Certainly, the time and attendance and the payroll integration need a lot of work. They are disjointed pieces, and they don't work smoothly together. That's the main drawback."
"Since UKG is a SaaS software, other parts of the application or add-on solutions are not the best in class or very configurable."
"The platform's features need enhancement while being used as a recruiting tool."
"UKG could be a little more flexible in some areas."
"UKG has complex clock-in and clock-out features. It changes things too often, and it feels like the tool is constantly changing things without testing before implementing changes in production. Additionally, it doesn't communicate these changes very well."
"The tool needs improvement on the configuration side."
"The system is slow sometimes."
"The solution could improve by simplifying it even more core reports, such as more sample reports, more generic reports that you can edit and improve on yourself."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of Cornerstone Learning a four out of five. There are not any additional costs other than the standard licensing fees"
"The price of Cornerstone Learning depends on many factors, such as size and negotiations."
"The solution cost approximately $47,000 annually."
"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."
"Quality always comes at a cost. I would not rate it as expensive. It provides value for money."
"The solution's pricing depends on the specific requirements."
"This solution offers competitive pricing."
"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."
"If you're going for the full suite, it can be fairly pricey."
"While I am unsure of the licensing cost itself, the total cost of implementation and licensing for a company with over 5000 employees would be around 6,00,000. So, there are additional costs beyond licensing."
"UKG's pricing and licensing model involves ongoing expenses based on the number of employees paid. The initial implementation cost is low when UKG implements it directly. However, when partners handle the implementation, it becomes more expensive since partners don't receive the monthly recurring fees."
"The platform is not affordable but also not the most expensive."
"The pricing depends on the number of licenses we buy."
"I wasn't involved in the pricing part. I'm a user, and I believe it is based on the user count. One thing that is nice about Ultimate is that you can learn how to use the system without additional fees. The learning aspect is the life of a product, and the training was a huge reason why we went with Ultimate. We did have some integration costs. They were a part of the implementation because of the integrations to other systems that we included in our implementation."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
61%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Computer Software Company
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Educational Organization
87%
Computer Software Company
2%
Healthcare Company
1%
Financial Services Firm
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
What needs improvement with UKG?
Advanced Scheduling must be improved. The system is slow sometimes.
What is your primary use case for UKG?
I am working for a retail client in the UK that is expanding its product to different countries. I am configuring the solution for them. I have done it for Romania and Slovakia, and now I am workin...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Cornerstone Learning Suite, Saba Cloud
UKG Pro, UKG Dimensons, UKG Ready
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Advantage Sales and Marketing
Tesla, Marriott, Yamaha, Aramark, Feeding America, Samsung, Sony Music, Dave & Buster's, Revlon
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