Skilljar by Gainsight
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Great value for the cost
What do you like best about the product?
We use the most basic version of Northpass and have found it to be great value for the relatively low cost. It was one of the most affordable options we looked at that had a Salesforce integration. We have found it to be relatively user-friendly on the development side and super simple for learners to use. It also has some good integrations that we've made use of (e.g. Typeform). Their customer service is pretty good, and we've appreciated being able to get fairly immediate assistance whenever we need it. It seems like they are continuously improving the platform, which is positive.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the issues we have with it are partially due to having the most basic plan. Some of our users have had issues with the way the learner dashboard is laid out (search functions are limited, and it's easy to miss courses if they aren't familiar with using the filters). We have also had to create some workaround solutions for the ways some of our courses work. Basically, if you have courses that require individualized feedback and homework submission (rather than quizzes with a straightforward set of multiple choice answers), Northpass is a little limited.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our previous hosting service for courses was super outdated and clunky, so Northpass is WAY better. We also have made a ton of use of Northpass during the pandemic. It has made content delivery for our workforce much simpler and more streamlined; we previously would have shared documents over email or a shared folder, so Northpass gives us the ability to track completion and create a much more professionalized learning experience.
Feature rich platform that helps meet our business and learner outcomes
What do you like best about the product?
The platform is just so easy to use and very customisable. I'm able to set up Skilljar to match our digital education strategy, rather than the other way around. They're very innovative and constantly look for ways to delight their customers. Skilljar partners with their customers to help them meet their business and learner outcomes. I always feel supported by Skilljar as a business.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Skilljar help centre can be tricky to navigate if you're trying to come up with a new workflow for your learners, and need information to help you get there.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a global company, with our own people, our distributors and retailers, and end-user customers to train. Skilljar offers a multi-level platform which has allowed us to offer both on-demand and live training events. We needed a platform flexible enough to allow local marketing teams to offer their own customised training, without affecting other marketing teams, in other parts of the world. With Skilljar we can put digital education in the hands, and in the language of our learners.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you want an eLearning platform that's both easy to use, and customisable, I recommend Skilljar. I was able to go to beta testing in less than a month after starting work with Skilljar and we launched shortly after. We customised the platform for branding, translation workflows and our own training strategy. Any business that can get me to beta in less than a month, and make it painless deserves 10/10!
North Pass is fantastic!
What do you like best about the product?
The team are very supportive and easily accessible for help. The UI + UX are great and so easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have no strong opinions, although the analytics could be improved to be more customizable and visually it's hard to interpret with only a small selection of rows for each page of the table
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solving a problem around customer education. We will now be able to share endless amounts of self serve content to our customers at scale!
The one that allowed us to launch new customer education initatives
What do you like best about the product?
I like how easy it is to get started and start creating content. It's all pretty straightforward and allows us to have a lot of flexibility. We launched two programs, one a free academy and the other a certification that requires a purchase along with our products. We were able to go from signed contract to launch of the Academy in about 4 months and launch of the certification in 6 months.
Beyond the ease of use, I have enjoyed working with the various individuals at SKilljar. They have been helpful and responsive. I also appreciate that I can see the changes and developments the team has been making, some of which ties to ideas and features that I've requested (I'm sure those things were in the works anyway).
In addition to making a stable platform that has been easy to use, easy to train on, they provide a lot of helpful content. They have good examples, and if you can't find something, asking will usually result in someone from the team providing an example, code snippet, or something else to help move you forward.
Beyond the ease of use, I have enjoyed working with the various individuals at SKilljar. They have been helpful and responsive. I also appreciate that I can see the changes and developments the team has been making, some of which ties to ideas and features that I've requested (I'm sure those things were in the works anyway).
In addition to making a stable platform that has been easy to use, easy to train on, they provide a lot of helpful content. They have good examples, and if you can't find something, asking will usually result in someone from the team providing an example, code snippet, or something else to help move you forward.
What do you dislike about the product?
Like all platforms, there are things that could be better. A lot of my dislikes, and there really aren't many, come in the moment of a specific need and usually odd circumstances - for instance, cloning a set of courses to use on a different domain is a pretty rare thing, and while it wasn't hard, it was time-consuming without a bulk clone or publish option.
Overall, I really like what Skilljar has done, and like the progress they make in smoothing out some of the rough edges over the last couple years.
Overall, I really like what Skilljar has done, and like the progress they make in smoothing out some of the rough edges over the last couple years.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving two problems 1) providing access to materials in course form to people who are pre or post-purchase. We not only want to have them view videos but give them other resources. Skilljar has enabled us to do this and to help us understand the user behaviors. 2) with our certification program, we are using Skilljar to provide another platform to help instruct current users, to build their confidence, and increase their knowledge and use of the product. By putting this in a course format we can structure the materials beyond just a tutorial, and work through projects, provide resources files, and help them go from start to finish in learning the products.
Both help us attract and retain customers.
Both help us attract and retain customers.
Northpass
What do you like best about the product?
The ease with which I can create the different modules.
What do you dislike about the product?
Northpass is the first LMS I use as I am new to my role; however, I do not feel that I am missing anything major.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We've solved the problem of organization and engagement. The newhires are much more engaged with training now and Northpass also serves as an excellent host for additional source material.
Great platform
What do you like best about the product?
There are plenty of flexible integration options with both SSO and API support
What do you dislike about the product?
More Ecommerce integration options would be nice
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to offer video courses to our customers that are both free and paid.
Accelerated Program Growth
What do you like best about the product?
That the platform is designed for Customers first. There are many in the market with software clearly designed as an HR tool. Skilljar is more versatile. W have used platforms in the past with the promise of being able to scale to a customer-facing solution, only to find that we are lacking many features that will make that possible. It is apparent that Skilljar was designed with customer education as the core of the platform, giving us a breadth of features to make our courses interesting.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is challenging to design and customize without web dev assistance. Without some coding, your domain is likely to look very poor or plain. You are required to design and customize; most of which require HTML If you do not have an in-house web dev professional, you will be forced to either hire an outside contractor (as we did), or utilize professional services from Skilljar themselves. There should be some tools to allow you to build a stylish domain using templates or premade themes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have enhanced and sped up our onboarding time leading to a faster time-to-value for our customers. We are using skilljar as a means to add 'self-service' into our customer onboarding process. We are allowing our team to proactively register customers. We have spef up time-to-value for our customers and reduce the effort needed to onboarding a customer successfully. We also have post onboarding activities that take place in Skilljar that continue customers learning past onboarding and into the lifecycle of their relationship with NuORDER.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Have a plan in place for how you want your domain to look. You will be responsible for the design aspect of your site. The same goes for content. Skilljar itself is not a replacement for a training department or training professionals. You will need to have a plan for implementation and content creation. I often advise that it is best to start with a training initiative that needs to be delivered. Weave your implementation of Skilljar into that plan.
Excellent experience all around
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ease of use of the product and the customer service is exceptional.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are a few limitations such as email communication, some reporting, and the ease to customize certain areas visually.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was able to support two types of users, partners, and customers by leveraging 2 of my domains. The only limitation here is that I would have to duplicate content if I have to use it in both which can be time-consuming.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I suggest looking at how other organizations have set up Skilljar as a reference point.
A great partner!
What do you like best about the product?
I love that not only is Northpass providing a service but they really act like a partner in trying to help you reach your goals, take your feedback seriously and then include you in the process to really make sure they understand what their clients want.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not a true dislike just some gaps that they are already working on such as in product communications tools and prescriptive programming.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving the need to be able to provide just-in-time learning for our network members. We have been able to successfully integrate Porthpass within our proprietary technology making it feel not like an extension but an inherent part of our brand,
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are looking for something to partner with to take your education to the next level, Northpass is a great company!
A great LMS solution for real estate, incorporating everything we need.
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility and customization, along with the service from the Northpass team in assisting with design, content creation, ideas, and integration with other proprietary and 3rd-party systems. The range of analytics is key in mapping success and adoption of tools and programs. The functionality within Northpass is impressive, and has given us use-cases and content ideas beyond where we were initially searching. We're now leveraging Northpass across our system, for employees and 1099 agents, and Northpass allows us to create and deliver content across our organization, and be able to analyze the results and adjust as needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
Northpass has enormous functionality, beyond other LMS systems that we'd investigated, and at times that can make it confusing. The good news is that the team helps immensely with any need, helping admins learn how to use the functionality. It's not a cookie-cutter LMS, and while that might make it seem more complicated, it is exactly what we wanted to ensure our brand carried through the platform, and that we have all of the functionality we need as we grow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're solving the ongoing challenge of adoption, and on-demand learning that is easy to find and engage with. We want to be able to target specific roles and individuals within our organization to drive learning for new employees and agents, and drive adoption of our programs and tools to create the bond between our proprietary tools and their business, and help our agents sell as much real estate as possible. We've seen increased engagement with our on-demand video learning far beyond our previous light LMS, and Northpass has allowed us to completely brand our academy.
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