Cornerstone vs. SumTotal: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

Cornerstone vs. SumTotal: Which is Best?

Cornerstone vs. SumTotal Best Overall: Cornerstone

In our comparison of Cornerstone vs. SumTotal, Cornerstone is the best option with a higher overall Wheelhouse Score. Wheelhouse Score uses a combination of feature and pricing comparison data, average user ratings, and editorial reviews to score software vendors on a scale of 1-10.

Quick Info

Cornerstone Quick Info
WH Score:
8.4
Pricing Score:
8.0
Feature Score:
7.8
Usability Score:
7.6
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SumTotal Quick Info
WH Score:
7.9
Pricing Score:
7.5
Feature Score:
7.5
Usability Score:
7.5
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:

Pricing

Cornerstone Pricing
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Features

Cornerstone Features
  • Certificate/Award Management
  • Course Library
  • Course Authoring
  • Audit Trail
  • Data Visualization
  • Progress Reports
  • Skills Assessments
  • Compliance Reports
  • Multimedia Management
  • Job Posting
  • Resume Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Scorecards
  • Workspace
  • Gamification
SumTotal Features
  • Certificate/Award Management
  • Course Library
  • Course Authoring
  • Audit Trail
  • Data Visualization
  • Progress Reports
  • Skills Assessments
  • Compliance Reports
  • Multimedia Management
  • Job Posting
  • Resume Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Scorecards
  • Workspace
  • Gamification

Pros & Cons

Cornerstone Pros & Cons
Pros
    Cons
    • Customer support needs to make better
    • Bugs in the mobile app are frustrating
    • It goes only with the new update but that happens quarterly only
    • Their integration with WebEx for vILT just broke last year
    • Overall it a good app where working has become fun.
    SumTotal Pros & Cons
    Pros
    • Training migration, role-based access control, create custom courses.
    Cons
    • Expensive, A few organizations can afford it
    • But works well in each field.

    Reviews

    Cornerstone Reviews
    Top Favorable Review
    T
    Thomas
    Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

    Using several learning management tools in the past, I found Cornerstone the best. Other systems ask you to go back and customize to get the system working. You get 99% control as an admin. Customer service is great. You can connect with your clients and share best practices. I strongly recommend to get it on board.

    Top Critical Review
    J
    James
    Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

    As an administrator, I've been using Cornerstone for 2 years. Learning and connect modules are with added observation checklists from the performance module are awesome. I managed more than 5 LMS earlier and can say without any doubt that Cornerstone is the best.

    Little unscheduled downtimes, quarterly updates, integration with SCORM and tutorials, reporting, dynamic/scheduled enrollments, customization, creativity, ease of use, branding, etc. all are amazing. Managing different users and system is easy with it. The team is always ready to modernize the look. The mobile app is recently updated which makes its UI very captivating. User-conference is awesome.

    Customer support needs to make better. Bugs in the mobile app are frustrating. It goes only with the new update but that happens quarterly only. Their integration with WebEx for vILT just broke last year. Overall it a good app where working has become fun.

    SumTotal Reviews
    Top Favorable Review
    A
    Ashley
    Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

    SumTotal allows us to create custom courses for our employees to follow. We are also able to control the level of access that each employee has based on their roles and designations. In addition, the ability to import data on previous training is an immense advantage.

    Training migration, role-based access control, create custom courses

    Demo site is too complicated

    Top Critical Review
    C
    Calvin
    Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

    I like this LMS. It is reliable.

    Bigger organization find it quite beneficial for transferring all their data to a new LMS. A lot of functionalities can cover all your training activities. Support is really supportive. A bit expensive but offers more than itsprice actually.

    Expensive, A few organizations can afford it. But works well in each field.

    Alternatives

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    SumTotal Alternatives
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    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal: Detailed Comparison

    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal Top Ratings & Reviews: Cornerstone

    In our rating and review comparison of Cornerstone vs. SumTotal, Cornerstone has 60 user reviews and SumTotal has 11. The average star rating for Cornerstone is 4.43 while SumTotal has an average rating of 3.90. Cornerstone has more positive reviews than SumTotal. Comparing Cornerstone vs. SumTotal reviews, Cornerstone has stronger overall reviews.

    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal Best Features & Functionality: Cornerstone

    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal both offer a strong set of features and functionality including Learning Management, Course Management, Reporting & Analytics, Talent Management , Employee Management, Supported Content Types, Conferencing Capabilities, Portal Types, Language & Speech, Workflow Automation, File Management, Customizable Items, Systems/Administrative, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Third-Party Integrations, Microsoft 365, After-Sales Service, Business Units/Areas Covered, Compliance Management. In our feature comparison of Cornerstone vs. SumTotal, Cornerstone offers more of the most popular features and tools than SumTotal.

    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal Best Pricing: SumTotal

    In our pricing comparison of Cornerstone vs. SumTotal, SumTotal's pricing starts at N/A/month and is more affordable compared to SumTotal's starting cost of N/A/month.

    Cornerstone vs. SumTotal Best Usability: Cornerstone

    Our comparison of Cornerstone vs. SumTotal shows that Cornerstone scores higher in usability for ease of use, meets requirements, learning curve, setup & support, quality of support. SumTotal scores higher in ease of admin, but Cornerstone has the best scores overall for system usability.

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