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Cornerstone OnDemand

Cornerstone LMS

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Cornerstone LMS?

Reinvent learning and development to realize the potential of your employees by creating a culture of continuous learning. With Cornerstone’s Learning suite, go beyond delivering training and compliance to developing an engaged, collaborative and skilled workforce.

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Awards & Recognition

Cornerstone LMS won the following awards in the Learning Experience Platforms category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

6 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

9 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Cornerstone LMS Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cornerstone LMS?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 84

LMS Integration

Reporting

API Integration

Collaboration Tools

Course authoring

Mobile Learning

Video Conferencing

Recommendation Engine

Gamification

Social Features

User Published Content

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

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Learning Management - Enterprise

Score 8.0

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Cornerstone LMS Reviews

Jamie D.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Apr 2023

Quality LMS built from the ground up.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous
Less Friendly Negotiation

Eric C.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Apr 2023

Great functionality and flexibility.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cornerstone LMS from other similar products?

It changed the conversation with our stakeholders from "We cannot do that" to "How can we do that"

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Administration functionality is on par or better than most LMS's

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customization is limited

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are not implementing Cornerstone as a full stack HRIS solution, do your due diligence on all data feeds, integrations, and compatability.

Pros

Respectful
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Less Effective Service
Wastes Time

Cathy S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Mar 2023

Good LMS but some features lacking

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cornerstone LMS from other similar products?

Cornerstone LMS is full-featured but does not include authoring. The course catalog is a great feature.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The course catalog

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not easily customizable; reporting

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Research, research, research. Compare

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Saves Time

Cons

Slower Product Innovation

Cornerstone LMS

What is Cornerstone LMS?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

Cornerstone LMS Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cornerstone LMS?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

LMS Integration Provides full LMS capabilities by either being SCORM-compliant (integration with an existing on premise LMS) or by providing SaaS-based LMS capabilities.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create any reports easily. Dashboards for any role with ability to easily build and modify.

API Integration Has API so that it can integrate with other apps.

Collaboration Tools Ability to collaborate with other users on course work.

Course authoring Can create courses in system.

Mobile Learning Has mobile app that allows learners to access content and learn via their mobile device.

Video Conferencing Interactive video conferencing using a webcam

Recommendation Engine Recommends next course or course options based on courses completed, role, interests, or career path using AI and machine learning.

Gamification Offers Learning Tracks with Badges/Certificates or other gamification elements to keep learners engaged.

Social Features Connects users via social media features such as instant messaging, chats, or comments.

User Published Content Users are able to publish content either self-generated or from other resources.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Learning Management - Enterprise

Cornerstone LMS Reviews

Jamie D.

Quality LMS built from the ground up.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Eric C.

Great functionality and flexibility.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Cathy S.

Good LMS but some features lacking

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Breadth of Features

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