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Skillsoft vs Blackboard Learn: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 27th, 2025
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Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 4,874 reviews from Learning Management System users.
% Fit
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Course Management
4.8
Learner Portal
4.1
Access Controls/Permissions
5.0
Content Management
5.0
User Management
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% Fit
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Feature ratings
Course Management
4.4
Learner Portal
4.4
Access Controls/Permissions
NA
Content Management
4.3
User Management
5.0
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews80
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.3
4.2
User reviews528
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.0
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Designed for leadership, tech, and compliance roles, Skillsoft is a cloud-based training solution that supports employee growth by identifying and overcoming critical skill gaps.

For colleges and universities, businesses, government agencies, and more.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Michael L
Career Advisor
4.0

Mike: Hi, my name is Mike. I'm a career advisor. This review is for Skillsoft, which I would rate four out of five stars. For more reviews like this, please click below. Before bringing Skillsoft into our organization, we actually didn't have a formal training and development system in a virtual platform available for our employees and our candidates. So this was basically a revolutionary change for our learning and training and development environment. It was something where we weren't previously capable or understanding of all that a virtual platform would entail, so luckily, Skillsoft made it really easy. The main reason we chose Skillsoft was the library of trainings that were available. We did have employees that spanned all divisions, from technology to accounting, finance, typical business trainings. So having that broad wealth of resources available to us, let us really customize the resources that we were providing our employees for development. So that large library plus the ease of use and setup was definitely the strong selling points of Skillsoft. Getting started with Skillsoft was pretty simple. Relatively intuitive platform, and they have made changes to it over the years, so it's become easier to use as time's gone on. So overall, relatively intuitive, point and click for the most part. Everyone on the back end, within the IT department, said it was relatively easy to get set up within our system and our environment. And the users of Skillsoft have also said that the ease of use of the platform and, really, the ability to train at their leisure is a very open, really interesting, and helpful tool for them. So for someone considering Skillsoft, I would definitely recommend to ensure that there are the trainings and types of videos and topics that you'd be interested in having your employees develop and use. There is a lot on Skillsoft so it's not always the most focused platform, unless you're specifically guiding your employees towards the classes or the trainings that would specifically benefit them in their roles. So I would definitely recommend leveraging Skillsoft, but making sure doing a job analysis for each position to make sure that you're tailoring the specific trainings towards those positions.

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Crystal F
Human Resource Assistant
4.0

Crystal: Hi. My name is Crystal. I'm an animal control officer and I give Blackboard Learn a four out of five rating. For more reviews like this, click below. The problems that I solve, I use Blackboard Learn for all of my online classes with my university. So, it really helps me incorporate that learning attribute with communication with my peers and my teachers, as well. What I like the most about Blackboard Learn is that it really makes it accessible and easy to take my online studies without having to have huge hoops of communication issues. I can speak directly with my teachers and my peers. What I like least about Blackboard Learn is that it does tend to have some technical issues. So, sometimes the platform will be down, and we won't be able to access our studies and our classes or submit work. And then, you can't communicate with the teacher unless you have their direct email. So, that is kind of complexing. And then you have to reach out to their 1-800 number. So, it tends to be a bit inconveniencing at times.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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388
Important

Skillsoft

33/46
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Discussions/Forums
  • eCommerce Management
  • eLearning Companies
  • Enrollment Confirmation
  • Extended Enterprise Learning
  • Feedback Management
  • Gradebook
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Offline Access
  • Social Learning
  • User Management
  • Video Conferencing
  • Academic/Education
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assessment Management
  • Asynchronous Learning
  • Blended Learning
  • Built-in Course Authoring
  • Certification & Licensing
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Course Management
  • Course Tracking
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Gamification
  • Learner Portal
  • Learning Paths/Tracks
  • Mobile Learning
  • Multi-Language
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Reminders
  • SCORM Compliance
  • Self-paced Learning
  • Single Sign On
  • Synchronous Learning
  • Tests/Assessments
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Training Management
  • Virtual Classroom
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Blackboard Learn

Top Features
35/46
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Skillsoft
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Blackboard Learn
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Skillsoft
  • By Skillsoft
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1998
Blackboard Learn
  • By Anthology
  • Located in United States
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