The Skilljar Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Skilljar in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Skilljar
The Insider’s Guide
External LMS for customer and partner training academies
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Skilljar’s own pages.
Made by Skilljar · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Skilljar’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Skilljar’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 7 things to know about Skilljar, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No price is published: every plan says to talk to sales, and the bill is an annual plan plus a fee per active learner.
- 1
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.
- 2
It runs on Web
Web.
- 3
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.
- 4
Certificates and certifications
Completion certificates, proctored exams and accredited certifications, with integrations named for LinkedIn, Credly, Accredible and Caveon.
- 5
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.
- 6
A 2.0 GPA, above 23 of 98
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 7
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.
Skilljar at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Skilljar
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | No 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. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page. |
| Features | B | Branded academy, certificates, selling training, reporting, automations, live sessions, API and SSO. The listing shows no gap in the core job for external training. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and building an academy means setting up content and branding. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, with an API and integrations such as Salesforce, Gainsight, Zoom, Webex and Zendesk. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Software companies running a customer or partner academy
- Teams that want to sell training and tie it to Salesforce data
- Programs that need several branded academy sites
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Skilljar's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site.
No free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page.
We could not confirm Skilljar’s current prices from its own site, so this guide lists no plans. skilljar.com has them.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
External LMS for customer and partner training academies. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, reports, online courses.
Branded academy, certificates, selling training, reporting, automations, live sessions, API and SSO.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Salesforce
- Gainsight
- Google Analytics
- Zoom
- Webex
- Zendesk
- Stripe
- PayPal
Skilljar is made by Skilljar.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
23/98
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
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
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 98
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 98
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Thought Industries, Docebo, LearnUpon, TalentLMS and Intellum
The 5 tools Skilljar is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Thought Industries
Paid
Customer learning platform with an AI knowledge layer.
- Skilljar also covers reports.
- 2.0GPA
Docebo
Paid
AI-powered learning platform for employees, customers and partners.
- 2.0GPA
LearnUpon
Paid
LMS for employee, customer and member training, priced by quote.
- 2.2GPA
TalentLMS
Free plan · from $119/mo
Cloud LMS for employee, partner and customer training.
- TalentLMS has a free plan. Skilljar does not.
- 1.8GPA
Intellum
Paid
Enterprise learning platform for customers, partners and staff.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Skilljar free?
No. Skilljar is a paid product.
What platforms does Skilljar work on?
Skilljar is available on Web.
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.
What does Skilljar integrate with?
Skilljar's listing names Salesforce, Gainsight, Google Analytics, Zoom, Webex, Zendesk, Stripe and PayPal.
Who makes Skilljar?
Skilljar is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Skilljar?
The closest alternatives to Skilljar in our directory are Thought Industries, Docebo, LearnUpon, TalentLMS and Intellum.
How does Skilljar compare with other course and community platforms?
Skilljar's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 23 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 21.
Could I make my own version of Skilljar?
The plain part of Skilljar you could make: online courses and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Skilljar’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Skilljar. Prices change, so check skilljar.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Skilljar, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/skilljar
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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