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Litmos vs SAP SuccessFactors Learning comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Litmos
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Training (8th), eLearning (12th)
SAP SuccessFactors Learning
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category, the mindshare of Litmos is 1.4%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP SuccessFactors Learning is 1.9%, down from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP SuccessFactors Learning1.9%
Litmos1.4%
Other96.7%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1977519 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager II, Learning operations and multi media at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Its pricing is competitive, but the auto-assign feature that is most valuable for us hasn't been working for the last year and a half
We have a complex implementation because we have an outsourced population of over 50% of our user base. So, we have a lot of challenges. We have no HCM for user data. We have to create our own custom metadata to manage everything, and there are lots of logistical challenges in terms of implementation. If you have to go through and create a custom metadata system, as we did, and stand up all these other systems, it would take three to six months. If you have a human capital management system that's ready to go and you have all your data in the right segments and whatnot, it could be done in one to three months. In terms of maintenance, we recently re-scoped this to where we have one person that oversees the LMS as a whole, and then we have two administrators that carry out the tactical task, such as auto enrollments, user creations, and all other audit components. We also have a rotational employee that does audits on the LMS to make sure everything is working correctly.
Renelia Villanueva - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President & Group Head People & Workplace Management at PLDT Enterprise
Integrated employee data has improved HR coordination but reporting and interface still need work
The GUI of SAP SuccessFactors Learning is still not very good. The drop-downs are too limited. One thing I want to have is an advisory banner with highlighted font that employees can visibly see during login, but support indicated this cannot be done. I have already raised this request to the support team, and they mentioned that the same request has come from other companies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SAP Litmos brings more standardized training to our organizations."
"Content Author removes the need for a third-party solution for content creation."
"It incorporates the majority of the elements."
"The pricing is really good; its pricing is probably the most competitive I've seen for an LMS."
"This complete product is highly scalable, as licensing is not based on the total number of users on the system but rather only on active users, so Litmos only charges for the number of users engaged in training, which is what makes this solution ideal for scale."
"It's very easy to design content and create training models within the app, so you don't always have to use a third-party tool to develop your e-learning."
"Litmos has an excellent user interface, it's well designed and intuitive, and it also has a great content engine."
"This is a very scalable solution, as we had over 10,000 students in our instance and their billing model makes scaling affordable to do."
"SAP SuccessFactors Learning easily interfaces with our other systems."
"The platform now offers an improved user interface with options like custom cards and banners that enhance the user experience."
"The most valuable feature for us in SAP SuccessFactors is the Performance Management module."
"The product offers a lot of information which we can share with systems."
"SAP SuccessFactors Learning is very user-friendly."
"The best feature of SAP SuccessFactors Learning for me is the assignment profile. It's a rather specific feature, but this is what comes to mind."
"It is a very stable tool. It is the most stable security application."
"SAP SuccessFactors Learning is highly scalable."
 

Cons

"The solution lags in defined security parameters with only three predefined roles available."
"They can really improve in the reporting area. While doing sessions, there are various types of reports, such as the attendance report or assessment report. We can export the Excel dump of the report, but it is not that neat and clean. You have to change it a lot. You can customize the Excel dump as per your requirement, but it is not that user-friendly in terms of the admin part. They can do much better. They have room for improvement in the reporting area."
"First of all, their issue resolution is really bad."
"You cannot make a course optional, so if I assign a course to someone, the system assumes that they have to complete it."
"One feature that a few of my clients have been requesting is CPD. We should be able to capture CPD points for users within the system to be able to report on those."
"The reporting in Litmos could be improved. It is difficult to pull accurate reporting based on how the solution is set up and parameters are selected."
"After using this solution for four years, and raising our challenges around functionality, we did not see any improvements."
"The security of the SAP Litmos is not up to the standard of the organizations because if you are hosting your content in SAP Litmos or any other LMS, then one of the major concerns for the company is to secure their training data to prevent the student from copying it."
"SAP SuccessFactors Learning's e-learning portal has a very poor interface when compared to Cornerstone or PeopleFluent. It's a very basic interface, but I know that it has a very good foundation."
"There is no portal within the tool for collaboration."
"The course analytics feature takes a long time to load data, which is especially problematic for managers who want to quickly access reports and dashboards."
"The product's configuration process needs improvement."
"Some features of SAP SuccessFactors Learning that require improvement include reporting tools and dashboarding, which are not so good, and integration is really difficult."
"This solution does not support right to left for the Arabic Language, and the Arabic text support is very bad."
"What needs improvement in SAP SuccessFactors Learning is the user interface. The user management and the integration of the whole suite could also be improved. The solution also needs to be modernized because at the moment, it's a little bit outdated. It's old-fashioned, and though it has a data import feature, that's just plain outdated. SAP SuccessFactors Learning doesn't have any cutting-edge features."
"The consultants implementing this solution could be more knowledgeable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If I have a domain and I want to link my custom domain to SAP Litmos, and if I want to remove the branding of the SAP Litmos, then they charge a large amount for it. It's not included in your subscription plan which we have purchased from them. In the last two to three years, we have never bought the custom domain. We have never linked our custom domain to SAP Litmos. The barrier for us is the high pricing. It is not a reasonable price."
"The solution is priced per user which can get expensive."
"The pricing is really good. Its pricing is probably the most competitive I've seen for an LMS. If you need help with doing any type of custom design or customization, such as code design or anything like that with the site, then you have to use their people services, which would be an extra cost."
"There are three different pricing models. One is only to use the platform and to add your own learning material. The second plan includes the learning management system plus 2000 plus pre built courses on different areas including leadership, software skills, HR and IT related training. The third package allows you to integrate the system with tools such Salesforce or other CRMs."
"It is priced per user license."
"When we first purchased our subscription, we underestimated how many people we would have within a billing period. We had to adjust that in the first six months. I can't remember the exact numbers, but they charge a per user rate for a certain number, and you get a discount as the number of users goes up. It scales, which is a fairly reasonable way to build a pricing model."
"This solution comes at a high price point. We also paid $4500 for a migration specialist from Litmos to assist in moving our content over. You are billed every month based on the number of users who have logged in and completed training."
"I don't know what the pricing model is at this point in time. I'm a consultant. The organizations that have purchased Litmos engage me to help them implement it, or Litmos engage me to be their external learning management system administrator. So, I don't see the rates, but based on the general comments that I've heard, it seems cost-effective and competitive with its competitors."
"The solution is expensive, but it's a good product."
"I rate the price for SAP SuccessFactors Learning an eight out of ten, with ten being the highest."
"A company is required to pay annual licensing fees."
"The additional costs in the solution are based on usage and in regard to the functionalities or services leveraged."
"The licensing cost for SAP SuccessFactors Learning is rather expensive, but it's not the only SAP tool my company uses in the suite, so it's very hard to compare prices."
"The tool's licensing model is very straightforward...You will get the relevant mail from SAP, and accordingly, you have to proceed with the provisioning enablement, after which you can start the configuration."
"The tool is cheap."
"Compared to Workday, SAP SuccessFactors Learning is not an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

Is SAP Litmos expensive for eLearning?
I have used this for eLearning before, and considering how useful it was, the price was fair. Of course, you have to think of what you will need for your own training and how much you want to pay ...
Is it better to use your own courses or SAP Litmos’ native ones?
Obviously this highly depends on what you want to provide to your learners. If you seek to give them very specific eLearning, like if your company wants to educate employees or partners on your new...
How does SAP Litmos make eLearning more effective?
I think SAP Litmos makes eLearning effective because it's specifically created to closely follow the learning process and the progress of students, all the while giving you many tools and helpful ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
The pricing is pocket-friendly if you have more than five hundred users. I would rate the pricing seven out of ten as it can be expensive for less than five hundred users.
What needs improvement with SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
The GUI of SAP SuccessFactors Learning is still not very good. The drop-downs are too limited. One thing I want to have is an advisory banner with highlighted font that employees can visibly see du...
What is your primary use case for SAP SuccessFactors Learning?
Before joining HRIS, I worked in IT for more than ten years. We are using SAP SuccessFactors Learning for employee central, recruitment, goals, and performance. We were using HCM for time and payro...
 

Also Known As

SAP Litmos, CallidusCloud Litmos
Plateau, SuccessFactors Learning
 

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Sample Customers

YouTube, Samsung, Coca Cola, Nowegian.com, Xero, Zumba, Sears, Build.com, UFC
SHORE Solutions Inc., TranSystems Corporation, Day & Zimmerman, Serco Group, Harlequin Sales Corp, China DataCom Corporation, Sonova AG, Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.)
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