# Acorn PLMS Reviews **Vendor:** Acorn **Category:** [Skills Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/skills-management) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 78 ## About Acorn PLMS Acorn PLMS (Performance Learning Management System) is a dynamic AI-powered platform that connects performance and learning. It’s the only solution that shows learners how to be successful in their role, guides leaders through productive performance conversations and ties development plans to organizational goals. Acorn captures things that are already happening and makes them easy to find. It facilitates knowledge transfer between employees and fosters a learning-in-the-flow culture where everyone helps each other get better. By presenting contextual learning opportunities while linking learning and performance, Acorn equips people to excel in precisely the ways that positively impact outcomes. Acorn enables companies, governments and other institutions worldwide to consistently align individual growth with business objectives through a performance-oriented LMS. Designed to codify and operationalize capabilities to improve organizational efficiency, Acorn curates internal and third party sources and intelligently serves up the right learning recipe for each person’s betterment. It also captures key interactions hidden within organizations, transforming them into shareable learning assets that promote knowledge exchange at scale. Acorn’s AI collects tangible evidence of behavior change, creating a comprehensive record of individual learning experiences mapped to their impact on performance. It facilitates continual employee assessment in a feedback loop that measures improvement not completions. This enables companies to identify people with desired capabilities, promote from within and enhance retention, engagement and satisfaction. Uniquely, Acorn addresses the issue of multiple LMSs plaguing organizations, providing one PLMS for employee, partner, customer, member and citizen use cases. ## Acorn PLMS Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users commend the **ease of use** of Acorn PLMS, enhancing confidence and efficiency in their daily tasks. (30 reviews) - Users praise the **exceptional customer support** of Acorn PLMS, highlighting the team's kindness and helpfulness during assistance. (24 reviews) - Users value the **dedicated customer success manager** at Acorn PLMS, ensuring smooth implementation and personalized support. (19 reviews) - Users value the **user-friendly interface** of Acorn PLMS, highlighting its ease of use and appealing design. (19 reviews) - Users appreciate the **intuitive user interface** of Acorn PLMS, enhancing both learner and administrator experiences significantly. (16 reviews) - Users appreciate the **customizable and user-friendly interface** of Acorn PLMS, enhancing their overall experience and satisfaction. (14 reviews) - Customization (13 reviews) - Easy Setup (13 reviews) - Users appreciate the **intuitive system** of Acorn PLMS, making learning and customization straightforward and user-friendly. (13 reviews) - Customizability (12 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find **limited features** in Acorn PLMS, particularly in reporting and form customization, impacting their experience. (9 reviews) - Users are frustrated with **missing features** in Acorn PLMS, particularly in reporting and data integration with other tools. (7 reviews) - Users find **workflow and reporting limitations** in Acorn PLMS, requiring extra support to navigate effectively. (6 reviews) - Users face **integration issues** with Acorn PLMS, struggling with connectivity to IT systems and lack of customization. (5 reviews) - Users find Acorn PLMS **not user-friendly** , especially with cumbersome workflows and lack of error notifications for incomplete forms. (5 reviews) - Inadequate Reporting (4 reviews) - Lack of Integration (4 reviews) - Users face a **steep learning curve** with Acorn PLMS, requiring time for effective integration and understanding of system features. (4 reviews) - Users find **learning difficulties** due to outdated modules and confusing terminology, complicating system integration and customization. (4 reviews) - Users note the **limited customization** options for reporting features, which can hinder specific needs and usability. (4 reviews) ## Acorn PLMS Reviews ### 1. New to LMS and Loving Acorn’s Intuitive Platform and Excellent Support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeannette P. | Training Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2026 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** Our nonprofit has finally took the plunge to get an LMS, and Acorn has made this transition super smooth. The system is user friendly and intuitive, and the customer support has been excellent. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** As new LMS-users, there is a bit of a learning curve to the system, and we are having to upload most of our content ourselves. Acorn has provided guidance, but we weren't prepared for the number of staff hours this would take. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Prior to Acorn, our training program was managed by spreadsheets and forms, which were prone to human error and tedious to maintain. Acorn is providing a one-stop shop for our staff for all things training-related, which we hope will increase engagement and make it easier for staff to access their training history and future professional development. We're also excited about the ability to automate reminders, emails and workflows. ### 2. Central Information Hub with Prompt Support **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maddie O. **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2026 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** I really appreciate Acorn PLMS as a good central hub for information and programming. The support team, including Jenny, always responded quickly, which was crucial when we faced functionality issues. There are plenty of resources available to learn more about the platform. We often use the momentum feature, as well as the courses and live sessions, which we find quite valuable. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** The reporting isn't my favorite. Also, we use it in conjunction with Articulate courses, and there's no easy way to ensure the data collected by Articulate ends up in Acorn PLMS. I want the ability to report on users' SCORM progress/results within Acorn. The platform should allow discussion forum posts to notify all users, not just those who have commented on the forum. I also wish it was easier to copy and transfer momentum across multiple sites and tenancies. We are still experiencing some functionality issues. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Acorn PLMS as a central hub for information and programming. ### 3. Acorn PLMS is a game changer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Justina K. | Learning Experience Specialist , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Acorn has been an absolute game changer for our company. Our previous LMS was missing many modern features, but Acorn has exceeded expectations—especially with the ability to fully personalize the homepage to reflect our company branding. We love how customizable it is, from the types of reports we can pull to the workflows and the ease of creating the catalog. The biggest highlight, though, has been the outstanding customer support from Stan and Jenny. They were incredibly responsive, quick to provide solutions, and shared guides that were actually useful. Their support made the transition smooth and stress-free. We’re excited about our partnership with Acorn and can’t wait to see the continued impact it will have on our team’s learning and development. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** I wouldn’t say this was entirely Acorn’s fault, but we did experience a few hiccups when setting up the workflows. It took some extra configuring before everything was running as expected. That said, glitches are to be expected when working with a new platform. Once we connected with Jenny and Stan and got on the same page, the integration went smoothly and everything came together perfectly. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Combining two platforms into one. Previously we did not have access to a performance system and had to do it manually in house which was very time consuming. ### 4. Modern looking platform with many features and great support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emma L. | Learning and Development Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** My favorite part of using Acorn PLMS is how customizable the site is. We were able to simply build custom dashboards that match our company branding and are modern and inviting. We’ve been able to create workflows to simplify our processes and automate tasks that used to take us hours each week in our previous platform. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** Some of the workflows can be a little wonky to learn. We’ve had a few hiccups with them after thinking we had things set up correctly. One example would be due dates to be based on assignment, not on course. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Acorn is helping us save time while still driving learning! We’ve been able to automate several things that historically would have taken a lot of time. Additionally, we’ve seen a large increase in engaged learners since moving to Acorn due to the ease of use as a learner and how inviting the site looks. ### 5. Improved Experiences in Acorn PLMS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shaun C. | LMS Operations Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** We have been using Acorn PLMS for just about 6 months. There are three primary improvements compared to our use of a previous system. 1) Improved Learner Experience: ​With Acorn's multi-tenancy features, we have the ability to easily provide targeted, branded experience to our Client-Partners and other teams. We have not had negative feedback from any learners regarding difficul​ty using the site - it is intuitive for learners. 2) Improved Visual Experience for learners and administrators: With Acorn's Widget Dashboards, we are able to more quickly provide a home page or reports dashboard, as well as display in a variety of formats. 3) Improved Administrative Experience: Ease of access, design, and super-responsive support and partnership from our technical account manager and the client success and support teams, as well as original sales team. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** This is not a dislike, it is an adjustment in expectations and processes. In a previous system, our administrators had more freedom to manage and adjust user data. With Acorn, if we need to adjust user data (usually administrator error in enrollments, occasionally user error), I submit a ticket to request an adjustment to the database. It is an extra step, and provides checks and balances to ensure we are correctly adjusting data. We are moving from independence to partnership and improved quality. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Acorn has helped us to solve the issue with specific-branded experiences for our Client-Partners through the multiple tenancies they offer. We can still track and report on the same course through multiple tenancies while providing some different experiences on the peripheral pages. We can personalize pages, programs, and more without changing courses. We can provide same content and report individually or across the platform, giving us the information we may need for varying audiences internal and external. ### 6. Exceptional Support and Customization, True Partnership Experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 27, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** First and foremost, the team at Acorn demonstrates a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. We faced a complex implementation for an external use case, and they devoted both time and technical expertise to ensure it functioned exactly as we required. As our needs have changed, they have adapted alongside us, acting as genuine partners throughout the process. We also greatly appreciate the user interface and the ease with which we can customize and white label for our clients. Additionally, Acorn's dedication to continuous improvement, regular feature updates, and responsiveness to our needs is something we truly value. We are not quite ready to leverage Capabilities, but are excited about the additional feature to create high-impact, tailored learning journeys. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** Likely solved by adding Momentum, but for our external use case, we offer 1-year licenses. It would be great to have more flexibility for automated emails that include reminders of a subscription expiring and ability to easily renew. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were looking for a way to expand the distribution of our learning content and deliver tailored learning environments specifically for B2B sales. Acorn has allowed us to offer this solution to our clients by utilizing their platform, while we contribute our extensive industry expertise. This combination lets us create a distinctive outsourced LMS that features content tailored to the needs of our industry. ### 7. Great Experience with Acorn PLMS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kenzie B. | Training Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** Acorn PLMS has been such a positive experience. The platform itself is very intuitive, easy to navigate and not overly complicated to figure out on your own. What set Acorn apart is their team. They are always willing to answer questions, and they make the onboarding process smooth by holding weekly check-in calls. Having that consistent support while also working with a straightforward system has made this change simple and stress-free. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** Honestly, nothing to report that I disliked about working with Acorn. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Many systems feel clucky or outdated, Acorn stands out because it's modern, easy to use, and packed with simple features. The simplicity of the navigation means our team van get what they need without frustration, while the wide range of tools and capabilities gives us room to grow and customize. ### 8. Incredible Experience with Acorn **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 15, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** This PLMS is an all generation friendly LMS. We opted for the Performance package, and have automated our forms and evaluations. Finally found a way to get supervisors and staff aligned and accountable for their evaluation due dates. The format is easy to brand and easy for staff to learn right away. Our employee usage at 7 months into Acorn is up by 87%! The back end had a few tricks to learn, but the Acorn staff was literally holding my hand the whole time through implementation and in making sure I and my team knew how to use the features. The Acorn Academy training was perfect for review when I forgot something, and videos of trainings were sent out so we could use as a refresher as some sections you only update occasionally. But the support is something I need to talk about - hands down, the BEST group I have ever worked with period. Issues are handled immediately, and it's all hands on deck when something comes up as an issue. They have had a blazing fast turnaround on support tickets, and my support rep, Jenny has been an incredible resource as well as a kind and patient human being. I have interacted with multiple Acorn staff, and all I can say is what a wonderful group of people - all wanting to help and doing their best to ensure the customer had what they needed. We had two popular LMS for years, and we sometimes waited weeks for any kind of support response. My issues are usually fixed the day I email. I love the fact they have continual updates, and patch notes are put out every two weeks with new features. This system has more features for half the price of most of the giants out there. Huge recommendation for organizations looking to expand their learning and automate forms! **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** Overall, the Acorn team did an incredible job with our implementation. The holdups we had were from our HRIS side, which took our implementation longer than planned. We had one add-on to Acorn that had an issue, and both of us missed it. Acorn did jump on the issue right away, and upper leadership even got involved to make it right. I love the momentum feature, but I think there could be a way to make the builder more user friendly, with blocks that auto-connect, or a type in feature for what you need and the system builds it automatically, so those with no experience can easily develop their forms. Capabilities are awesome - and the support for that also, but assigning them to every video and training is very cumbersome for almost 2k in content trainings that the organization needs to do at implementation. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Form automations, such as our performance evaluations have always been an issue. We are now using Acorn, and in the first month of rollout, have completed over 150 evaluations that were overdue from our old cumbersome paper forms. We love that it is in the same place as their development activities, and we are able to look towards succession planning now. I couldn't even hit 15% usage with my old LMS that was difficult to navigate. My staff is utilizing Acorn at an incredible rate and my leaders are contacting me with new usage questions, and can we add on "this" too? Now everyone wants training and development activities added to the LMS. Huge benefit for my team and our data. ### 9. Excellent Product, Even Better Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Laura M. | Training Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** There are so many great things about Acorn PLMS! First, working with their staff from the research/demo phase to implementation has been phenomenal. I can't say enough how helpful and patient they have been through the whole process of purchasing and implementation (still ongoing for me).Our company is building a training department from scratch, and as Training Manager, one of my first priorities was to research and find an LMS that works well for our company. At a conference, I met Jon Pettigrew, and thus began the consideration of Acorn PLMS. Acorn has a great LMS to catalog all your learning, whether it is content you have created internally or integrated from a partnered library. What makes Acorn PLMS even better than other LMSs is its additional features, Capabilities and Momentum. Capabilities adds another layer to understanding where your learners are and where they may need some extra attention. We are excited to implement Capabilities in our company so that employees can see not only where they are, but also what they need to work on to advance within the company and proactively work toward those goals. Although I haven't done much with Momentum yet, I have LOTS of ideas for it, and being a training department of one, any automation in processes will help me out tremendously. I also love the user-friendliness of the platform, and am confident our employees will feel the same when they get to use the system soon! **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** To be honest, there really isn't anything worth noting that I dislike at this time. I am still in the implementation stage, but everything has gone smoothly. Maybe a future suggestion would be for SCORM files to open and be interactive within the platform itself instead of taking you to another window for an even more seamless structure, but certainly not a deal-breaker! **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Acorn PLMS is allowing for us to have all of our training materials in one place. This will allow us to keep everything organized and up to date. We also have not previously done data tracking on training, so we are excited to have that for our employees as well! ### 10. We have a unique company and Acorn continued to rise to the occasion. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jenni B. | Training and Development Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Acorn PLMS?** How easy the platform is to use, doesn't matter if you are an admin or a user. The platform is extremely user friendly. Jenny has been fantastic throughout the entire process. She is quick to respond to any and all communication and is available for calls whenever needed. I look forward to building what we have inside of Acorn and being able to use the platform to its full capacity in the next couple of years. **What do you dislike about Acorn PLMS?** Momentum has almost all of the features our company needs. They did develop a couple while we were implementing but this would have been the thing I disliked the most. The ADP integration was also not as easy as I thought it would be. We are still working on solutions on our end to make ADP reports fit the field Acorn needs. **What problems is Acorn PLMS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We did not have a LMS, so it was solving for that. As well as performance management. Our old system for performance reviews (ADP) lack luster and was not user friendly. ## Acorn PLMS Discussions - [What is Acorn LMS used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-acorn-lms-used-for) - 1 comment - [View Acorn PLMS pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/acorn-plms/reviews/acorn-plms-review-10671501?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+04%3A51%3A47+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=e683d7c7-ec23-4093-8881-04e4f8adffed&secure%5Btoken%5D=158ddb2a9354c5a265d9009c15fa3a6996d2c177878bac7684bfdedf86015d29&format=llm_user) ## Acorn PLMS Integrations - [ADP Workforce Now](https://www.g2.com/products/adp-workforce-now/reviews) - [Microsoft Teams](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews) - [Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews) ## Acorn PLMS Features **Training & eLearning** - Content Delivery and Tracking - Customer Training - Manager Portals - Content Storage and Management **Process Automation** - Course Authoring - Online Learning - Certificate Generation - Tracking & Reporting - Collaborative Environment - Automatic Boards Reporting **Performance reviews** - 360 Reviews - Customizable Forms - Review Status Tracking **Skill management** - Skills Library - Skill Mapping - Employee Skill Assignment - Included Framework **Platform Basics** - Integrations - Multiple Content Types - Mobility **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Course Authoring** - Course Builder - Role-Based Templates - Assessments & Quizzes - Instructor-Led Training **Goals** - Goal-Setting - Company Goals And OKRs **Training & Learning** - Self-paced - Content Creation - Content Storage and Management - Quiz Capabilities - Certification Engine **Course Delivery** - Learning Paths - Communication & Notifications - Assignment Scheduling **Feedback** - Continuous Feedback - Requesting Feedback **Administration** - Search - Reporting **Data & Analytics** - Visualization - Learner tracker - Analytics **Course Management** - Gamification - Varied User Types - Certifications - Industry Compliance **Data** - Dashboards And Reports - Historical Data **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - Internationalization - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance - Mobility - Reporting - Dashboards **LMS Marketplace** - E-Commerce - Course Marketplace **Agentic AI - Performance Management** - Multi-step Planning - Natural Language Interaction **Interface** - White Labeling - Multilingual **Training & eLearning** - Assessments and Practice - Content Delivery and Tracking - Content Creation - Customer Training - Manager Portals - Content Storage and Management - Content Libraries **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems ** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction ## Top Acorn PLMS Alternatives - [Absorb LMS](https://www.g2.com/products/absorb-software-absorb-lms/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (883 reviews) - [Docebo](https://www.g2.com/products/docebo/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (723 reviews) - [TalentLMS](https://www.g2.com/products/talentlms/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (750 reviews)