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Litmos vs TalentLMS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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

Litmos
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Training (6th), eLearning (8th)
TalentLMS
Ranking in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
11th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Learning Management Systems (LMS) category, the mindshare of Litmos is 2.0%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TalentLMS is 2.3%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Litmos2.0%
TalentLMS2.3%
Other95.7%
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
 

Featured Reviews

Ashish_Bhatnagar - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Accounts NextGen
Useful training available, customizable, but security could improve
SAP Litmos need some improvement in the security functions. 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. Additionally, we want to prevent students from sharing their logins with different users. In the last two to three years, there was not very much improvement in the security function of the SAP Litmos because students are easily able to copy the data from the online cloud to their desktop. They have to roll out some functions for which we can restrict, the copy-paste features in SAP Litmos itself. There must be some function through which we can restrict the number of views on the content. For example, if a student is accessing a post, then there should be some option to restrict the number of views on a post. If I want that student to have access to a specific topic a specific number of times, such as four or five times, then it would be a benefit for the administrators to secure their data. In this case, a student has a lesser possibility to share the login with multiple students if I restrict the number of views on a specific topic. They have to look at the copy and paste functions to secure them from being used in the data configuration. Restricting the number of views on a SCOM content or a video file. The overall integration could be improved, at this time they only support live webinars for Zoom and Go Webinar. Not every company uses these two applications, some companies use Zoho to deliver the training programs online. They should expand their integration with other applications. They can easily share the logins between multiple users. The security function is lacking. They have to work on the security functions of the SAP Litmos as a priority. The reporting function of SAP Litmos needs major improvements. The reports are not at par with other solutions on the market. It's not user-friendly or effective reporting which we can retrieve from other places.
Raj Test - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software Engineer at The 5 Chairs
Offers an easy-to-use LMS solution with room for improvement in scalability and user experience
The problem with TalentLMS is that it has some bugs. If you need to upload an image, then it will cause trouble. It is not actually stable. Another drawback of the LMS systems is that they are not scalable. It is not able to handle more users or requests at a time. I checked it and have completed load testing for this application, and I see they cannot handle 1000 users at the same time. So, if 1000 users become online at a time, that will cause trouble. I restarted their solution, and I checked the features. I have tried to do something there, and in the beginning, I see the problem in the uploading issue. It is unstructured somehow. If I would build this software, then I would use distributed technology and architecture. Then this architecture would manage any type of request when necessary. I could actually make the interface simple and user-friendly. There should be a flow. Actually, these two LMS systems don’t have the proper flow. Suppose you already study your education journey. Then, of course, you complete your standard one, two, three, four. Then you go to complete the secondary and intermediate. So, whenever you are a user, then you should have a sequence in the dashboard. Then you can actually do better things, or you can use your system properly and easily without any headache, without more training.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It incorporates the majority of the elements."
"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."
"There is a couple of good features available, you can customize the dashboard, CSA, and home page. You can customize the solution to your business standards. SAP Litmos offers a library of 2,500 plus courses to premium members. They have a good library of pre-built courses. It's a variety of soft skill courses including management, and marketing. You can offer these courses to your students, which is excellent."
"The plug-and-play format can be deployed immediately which is unlike its competitors that require certifications, implementation partners, and phased testing that can take three to four months."
"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."
"This complete product is highly scalable. Licensing is not based on number of total users on the system but rather only on active users. Litmos only charge for the number of users engaged in training. This is what makes this solution ideal for scale."
"Litmos has an excellent user interface. It's well designed and intuitive. It also has a great content engine. I'm one of the admins, so I create content in the system and use that to produce courses. We make our own training content and credit records. They recently added a new feature called the Course Content Creator, and I'm a big fan. I also like that Litmos lets you record online and face-to-face training so you can create what they call Instructor-led Training Events (ILT)."
"The plug-and-play format can be deployed immediately which is unlike its competitors that take three to four months."
"It is one of the least expensive learning management systems I've ever worked with."
"Notifications can to automated to notify users of assigned courses, remind users of outstanding courses, and email PDF certificates upon successful completion."
"The setup for TalentLMS is easier than Cypher LMS."
"You can't beat this solution for the price; I've worked with Cornerstone On-Demand, Captivate Pride, Sum Total, and Knowledge Planet, and those learning systems are $40 to $70 per person, but for this solution, depending on what licensing level you're at, you're looking at less than $3 a user per month, and the pricing is insane for what you get, which is why my company is still using it."
 

Cons

"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."
"The solution lacks a variety of language options."
"The solution lags in defined security parameters with only three predefined roles available."
"The rules are not very flexible in terms of administration. They have a predefined system with three standard rules that cannot be customized, modified, added, or removed."
"The solution lags in defined security parameters with only three predefined roles available."
"The dashboards for this solution could be improved as they are not of the same standard and detail as those seen in Power BI. The graphics for the reporting could also be improved."
"After using this solution for four years, and raising our challenges around functionality, we did not see any improvements."
"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."
"Regarding improvement areas, when I upload animated training packs in Microsoft PowerPoint format, the animation and transitions are lost. This makes it static."
"The problem with TalentLMS is that it has some bugs. If you need to upload an image, then it will cause trouble. It is not actually stable."
"The biggest challenge of TalentLMS is that if you use their builder and go through the effort of building courses in their programming along with your text and information, the only thing you're going to be able to pull out are images or media."
"The built-in builder has some rather serious limitations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It is priced per user license."
"I do not have any idea about the licensing, but I know that it is quite expensive."
"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."
"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."
"The solution is priced per user which can get expensive."
"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."
"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."
"You can't beat this solution for the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Legal Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
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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 ...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

SAP Litmos, CallidusCloud Litmos
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Sample Customers

YouTube, Samsung, Coca Cola, Nowegian.com, Xero, Zumba, Sears, Build.com, UFC
DeLonghi, Infosys, Rosetta Stone, Harper Collins Publishers, Zalora, Triton Aerospace, Smart Aviation Services
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