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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free 25 User Per Year
Acorn PLMS
Star Rating
(77)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(27)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 25 User Per Year
Browse all 4 pricing plansAcorn PLMS vs Skills Base
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Skills Base easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Acorn PLMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Skills Base meets the needs of their business better than Acorn PLMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Acorn PLMS and Skills Base provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Acorn PLMS over Skills Base.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Acorn PLMS
Capabilities
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Competency-driven performance plans and assessments
- Capability discovery
- Capability directory
- Capability templates (more than 600 available)
Skills Base
Free
Free
25 User Per Year
Foundational free skills management software helping you move away from spreadsheets.
- 250 Max Skills
- 25 Max Users
- 2 Locations
Free Trial
Acorn PLMS
Free Trial is available
Skills Base
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
69
8.9
21
Ease of Use
8.9
71
9.2
22
Ease of Setup
8.6
65
8.8
23
Ease of Admin
8.7
67
8.8
22
Quality of Support
9.6
67
9.6
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
67
9.2
22
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
67
9.5
23
Features by Category
Training & eLearning
8.7
25
Not enough data
7.7
23
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
Process Automation
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Performance reviews
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Goals
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Feedback
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Skill management
8.7
10
8.9
22
8.5
10
9.1
24
8.7
10
8.9
23
8.7
10
8.4
22
Administration
Feature Not Available
7.5
22
9.0
12
8.8
24
8.6
12
8.8
25
Platform Basics
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Training & Learning
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.6
9
Not enough data
4.6
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
Course Delivery
7.7
17
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
Course Management
6.8
18
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
LMS Marketplace
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Interface
9.1
18
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
7.7
23
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.6
15
Not enough data
5.8
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Acorn PLMS and Skills Base are categorized as Skills Management
Unique Categories
Skills Base has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Acorn PLMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Skills Base
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Government Administration
14.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.5%
Education Management
9.5%
Hospital & Health Care
8.1%
E-Learning
6.8%
Other
51.4%
Information Technology and Services
37.0%
Computer Software
14.8%
Education Management
7.4%
Manufacturing
3.7%
Consulting
3.7%
Other
33.3%
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Discussions
What is Acorn LMS used for?
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Official Response from Acorn PLMS
Acorn's AI-powered PLMS (Performance Learning Management System) is used to address the topics of performance and learning in one platform. It allows...Read more
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