Skilljar review (2026): is it worth it?
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Skilljar report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a training academy for customers and partners
Skilljar builds a branded academy for customers and partners, with certificates, selling training, reporting and an API with SSO. No price is published: every plan says to talk to sales, and the bill is an annual plan plus a fee per active learner. It is aimed at external audiences, not employee training.
Who Skilljar is for
- Fits if you train customers or partners and need certificates and reporting
- Works for software firms with a CRM and support desk to connect
Who Skilljar is not for
- Not for you if you want a price before a sales call, as every plan says Let's talk pricing
- Pricey if you add on: content syndication starts at $10k and the Data Connector at $25k
- Skip it if you train your own staff, since the page aims at external audiences
- Watch out: the fee per active learner falls with volume, so small programs pay the most per head
Why Skilljar gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is published. Cost is an annual plan plus a per-learner fee, and add-ons start at $10k, so we put it in the middle with no number to check.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page.
- BFeaturesBranded academy, certificates, selling training, reporting, automations, live sessions, API and SSO. The listing shows no gap in the core job for external training.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and building an academy means setting up content and branding.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, with an API and integrations such as Salesforce, Gainsight, Zoom, Webex and Zendesk.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skilljar's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Skilljar's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21.
It stands best on features (B, above 56 of 98) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Skilljar’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 17 of 98, level with 61
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 98, level with 21
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98, level with 42
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98, level with 72
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 98, level with 72
Keep Skilljar, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Skilljar you could make: online courses and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 98 other course and community platforms grade higher.
What you could make
- Online courses and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, Salesforce, Gainsight and Google Analytics among them, and has an API.
- People on the other end: live sessions. No app builder makes those.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Skilljar’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Skilljar?
Skilljar is a learning management system for companies that train customers and partners rather than employees. A team builds a branded academy with courses, learning paths, certifications and live sessions, and can sell training through Stripe, PayPal or Salesforce. Pricing combines an annual subscription with a fee for active learners, and none of it is published.
Worth knowing
- No price is published: every plan says 'Let's talk pricing', so cost can only be learned from sales.
- The price has two parts: an annual plan plus a fee per active learner per year, and the per-learner rate falls as volume rises.
- Content syndication starts at $10k, the Data Connector at $25k and a five-language pack at $10k, as add-ons.
- Aimed at external audiences (customers and partners); the page does not position it for employee training.
Key features
- Branded academy
- Academy sites use custom themes and a low-code page builder, with HTML and CSS available for teams that want to go further. Essentials includes one site, Professional two, Enterprise three.
- Certificates and certifications
- Completion certificates, proctored exams and accredited certifications, with integrations named for LinkedIn, Credly, Accredible and Caveon.
- Selling training
- Courses, paths, subscriptions or training credits can be sold, with promo codes and Stripe, PayPal and Salesforce integrations named on the home page.
- Reporting and benchmarks
- Custom and scheduled reports on enrollments and engagement, benchmarks against other Skilljar customers, and training data that can be sent to Salesforce.
- Automations and live sessions
- Automated learner emails for registrations, reminders, completions and group assignments, plus virtual instructor-led training through Zoom, Webex and GoTo.
- API and SSO
- A REST API and learner single sign-on come with every plan. Admin SSO and content syndication to customers' own LMSs start at the Professional plan.
Skilljar pricing
We could not confirm Skilljar’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See skilljar.com for current prices.
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Common questions
Does Skilljar have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Skilljar is listed for Web.
Does Skilljar have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Skilljar is listed for Web.
Is Skilljar open source?
Skilljar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Skilljar have an API?
Yes. Skilljar offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.