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Litmos vs Udemy Business comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

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 eLearning
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Learning Management Systems (LMS) (8th), Virtual Training (6th)
Udemy Business
Ranking in eLearning
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the eLearning category, the mindshare of Litmos is 0.4%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Udemy Business is 3.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
eLearning Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Udemy Business3.3%
Litmos0.4%
Other96.3%
eLearning
 

Featured Reviews

Campbell Wormald - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to administer and use, integrates well, and helps with compliance management
Their reporting side of things could be better. The reporting dashboard or user interface reporting dashboard is not as intuitive as it potentially could be, but the problem with that is that every organization is going to want something slightly different. So, it's hard, but it is an area where it could improve. To do that, they would need to make some humongous improvements around being able to build your own dashboard within the system, which is pretty huge. 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.
ChimeremezeNwabueze - PeerSpot reviewer
Hands-on learning enriches experiences at your own pace
I have been using Udemy to take courses, particularly one focused on Google's programming language. Although I have not completed the course due to time constraints, I find the platform excellent for self-paced learning without the need for an instructor to be present one-on-one Udemy provides…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is a very scalable solution. We had over 10,000 students in our instance and their billing model makes scaling affordable to do."
"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."
"The plug-and-play format can be deployed immediately which is unlike its competitors that take three to four months."
"It incorporates the majority of the elements."
"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."
"Its user interface is quite good. The platform is quite user-friendly. The UI/UX of the platform is very advanced, which helps in getting the users interested in the training."
"From a learning management system admin perspective, it has a user-friendly interface, but the functionality is deep. So, you can automate people in and out of courses. It lowers the general admin of an LMS admin so that I can focus more on value-adding things for the organization I'm working with."
"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."
"Udemy Business makes it easy to explore resources. It is easy to integrate with other platforms."
"Udemy Business' most valuable feature is its online workshop."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the self-paced approach. It also has practice questions, which help with some of my work. The participation features are very useful as well."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its cloud computing content. While Udemy Business offers training and knowledge across various areas, I use it for cloud computing technologies. Many videos and tutorials are available on this topic, which benefits me."
"I like the solution's training modules because the content is rich."
"The most valuable aspect is the hands-on experience it provides with labs, allowing real-world application and understanding of concepts beyond just theoretical knowledge."
"What attracted us most to Udemy Business was the content. The amount of content on the platform covers all our requirements. Secondly, I would mention the structure of the e-learning platform. Those are the most important things to me. It is also easy to use."
"The platform is user-friendly and straightforward to navigate."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"The auto-assign feature that auto assigns courses to learners and puts them into a different learning path has had a bug for the last year and a half. My team has spent numerous hours trying to troubleshoot and fix that, but it's still broken. Until they fix that, it's going to be a higher admin burden for people to manage."
"The reporting could be improved. When we first subscribed to Litmos, it had a great reporting engine, but SAP altered it. Some of the changes have reduced the ability to extract reports from it. It's excellent for live data, but it can be tricky when I want to get a report."
"The solution lags in defined security parameters with only three predefined roles available."
"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."
"Lacks a variety of language options."
"You cannot make a course optional, so if I assign a course to someone, the system assumes that they have to complete it."
"The tool must be made easier for new users."
"Udemy should offer more courses on network troubleshooting and provide easy lectures for everyone to understand, starting from the basics."
"The solution's customer support could be improved and made faster."
"The tool needs to improve courses on recent advancements."
"The solution could have a more user-friendly interface. You don't need to recommend the top-rated courses at the beginning of the minutes."
"While most videos have good audio quality, some could be improved."
"It would be helpful if Udemy Business used more video recordings in the training and incorporated virtual training sessions to connect trainees."
"The product must provide fewer updates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 priced per user which can get expensive."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It is priced per user license."
"You can test the tool monthly and then switch to yearly licensing. The pricing is reasonable."
"You can purchase individual courses and complete them at your own pace. If you want to explore more topics, you can purchase additional courses. It's a one-time purchase for each course, not a monthly subscription."
"The tool is very affordable."
"I suppose there is a license for the tool at the company level, but not for individuals."
"The tool's pricing is good and reasonable."
"We have individual subscriptions for five to six users."
"The courses can be expensive."
"The platform offers decent pricing"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Educational Organization
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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 Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

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 Udemy Business?
Courses on Udemy are less expensive compared to other platforms, allowing learning at one's own pace.
What needs improvement with Udemy Business?
The platform could improve by classifying courses into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Additionally, collaborating with governing bodies to offer certifications from original organizat...
What is your primary use case for Udemy Business?
I have been using Udemy to take courses, particularly one focused on Google's programming language. Although I have not completed the course due to time constraints, I find the platform excellent f...
 

Also Known As

SAP Litmos, CallidusCloud Litmos
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Sample Customers

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