The TalentLMS Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about TalentLMS 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.
TalentLMS
The Insider’s Guide
Cloud LMS for employee, partner and customer training
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from TalentLMS’s own pages.
Made by Epignosis · 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 TalentLMS’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on TalentLMS’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
2.2
GPA, above 45 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade
TalentLMS is a cloud learning management system for training employees, partners and customers. It covers course creation, learning paths, reporting, branded portals and AI-assisted course tools. Paid plans are priced by the number of active users who log in each month, and there is a free plan for up to 5 users.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about TalentLMS, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A web app where you build the courses and set up users, with no store rating on record.
- 1
Best for small-team employee training
A single person on a paid plan pays that floor, and extra users and its course library cost more.
- 2
Paid plans start at $119 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $119 per month for up to 40 users, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plan with no time limit for up to 5 users; uploads are limited to 100 MB per file.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Courses and learning paths
Unlimited courses on paid plans, with learning paths that chain courses into a sequence and automations that assign courses and manage users.
- 6
Branches
Separate training portals for different teams or audiences: 1 branch on Core, 3 on Grow and unlimited on Enterprise.
- 7
AI course tools
TalentCraft creates course content with AI credits, and the plans list AI test creation, captions, thumbnails and translation into over 40 languages.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 45 of 98
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of TalentLMS you could make: online courses and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
TalentLMS at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $119 per month for up to 40 users, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Epignosis
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small-team employee training
TalentLMS is a hosted LMS with a free plan for up to 5 users and paid plans from $119 a month for 40 users. A single person on a paid plan pays that floor, and extra users and its course library cost more.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Core is $119 a month for up to 40 users billed yearly ($149 monthly). One person pays that floor, well above the category's middle of $37 and near its dearest tenth at $135. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free plan runs with no time limit for up to 5 users, with uploads capped at 100 MB per file. |
| Features | B | Courses, learning paths, branches, AI tools, reporting, SSO, API and LTI. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | C | A web app where you build the courses and set up users, with no store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with HubSpot named, plus SSO, API and LTI. |
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 TalentLMS is for
- Fits if you train 5 people or fewer and can stay on the free plan
- Works for teams that need branches and reporting
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you are one person or a handful on a paid plan, as the floor is $119 a month
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 5 users and 100 MB per file
- Watch out: users above the plan limit are charged extra
- Watch out: the 1,000+ ready-made courses are priced separately, and self-serve pricing stops at 1,000 users
Good to know
Good for
- Small and mid-size companies training staff in one portal
- Teams that train partners or customers in separate branches
- Trying an LMS with up to 5 users at no cost
Worth knowing
- Paid prices rise by the number of unique users who log in each month, and users above the plan limit are charged extra.
- TalentLibrary's 1,000+ ready-made courses are priced separately from the platform plans.
- Free-plan uploads are capped at 100 MB per file, against 600 MB per file on paid plans.
- Self-serve pricing stops at 1,000 users; larger portals go through a sales quote.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$119
A month to start. There is a free plan too
TalentLMS has a free plan. Paid plans start at $119 per month for up to 40 users, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
Free
$0
Up to 5 users with no time limit, 100 MB per uploaded file, and no card needed to start.
Core
$119
per month for up to 40 users, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Unlimited courses, 1 branch, SSO, API and custom domain. $219 a month at 41 to 70 users on monthly billing.
Grow
$229
per month for up to 70 users, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
3 branches, 5 learning paths and 10,000 AI credits a month. Price rises with users: $389 monthly at 71 to 100.
Pro
$449
per month for up to 100 users, billed annually ($579 billed monthly)
Up to 100 users on one price, then rising with users; the flexible option adds $6 per additional user.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited branches for organizations starting at 1,000 users. Quoted through sales.
The free plan
Free plan with no time limit for up to 5 users; uploads are limited to 100 MB per file.
Read from talentlms.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page states a 20% saving for paying yearly instead of monthly; for example, Core is $119 a month billed yearly against $149 billed monthly.
Stated on talentlms.com
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
Cloud LMS for employee, partner and customer training. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, reports, online courses.
Courses, learning paths, branches, AI tools, reporting, SSO, API and LTI.
- Courses and learning paths
- Unlimited courses on paid plans, with learning paths that chain courses into a sequence and automations that assign courses and manage users.
- Branches
- Separate training portals for different teams or audiences: 1 branch on Core, 3 on Grow and unlimited on Enterprise.
- AI course tools
- TalentCraft creates course content with AI credits, and the plans list AI test creation, captions, thumbnails and translation into over 40 languages.
- Reporting and analytics
- Custom reports with mass actions on users, plus dashboards with customizable widgets and exportable training insights.
- SSO, API and LTI
- Single sign-on over SAML 2.0, LDAP and OpenID Connect, an API, and LTI 1.3 support on paid plans.
- Course library
- TalentLibrary adds a collection of over 1,000 ready-made courses as a paid extra on top of the platform plans.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- HubSpot
TalentLMS is made by Epignosis.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
45/98
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
TalentLMS's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 45 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 71 of 98) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $119 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 57 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 19 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. TalentLMS’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 98
- BFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 98
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 23 of 98
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 98
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 78 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. TalentLMS is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
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 TalentLMS you could make: online courses and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $1,428 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, HubSpot among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- 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. TalentLMS’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
Docebo, LearnUpon, iSpring Learn and Moodle
The 4 tools TalentLMS is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Docebo
Paid
AI-powered learning platform for employees, customers and partners.
- TalentLMS has a free plan. Docebo does not.
- 2.0GPA
LearnUpon
Paid
LMS for employee, customer and member training, priced by quote.
- TalentLMS has a free plan. LearnUpon does not.
- 2.0GPA
iSpring Learn
Free trial · from $6.91/mo
Cloud LMS for employee training, sold per active user.
- TalentLMS has a free plan. iSpring Learn does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.4GPA
Moodle
Free plan
Open-source learning platform you host yourself or on MoodleCloud.
- Moodle is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- TalentLMS also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 TalentLMS free?
TalentLMS has a free plan. Free plan with no time limit for up to 5 users; uploads are limited to 100 MB per file.
How much does TalentLMS cost?
TalentLMS lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does TalentLMS work on?
TalentLMS is available on Web.
Does TalentLMS offer any discounts?
TalentLMS publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing.
Does TalentLMS have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. TalentLMS is listed for Web.
Does TalentLMS have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. TalentLMS is listed for Web.
Is TalentLMS open source?
TalentLMS is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does TalentLMS have an API?
Yes. TalentLMS offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does TalentLMS integrate with?
TalentLMS's listing names HubSpot. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes TalentLMS?
TalentLMS is made by Epignosis.
What are the alternatives to TalentLMS?
The closest alternatives to TalentLMS in our directory are Docebo, LearnUpon, iSpring Learn and Moodle.
How does TalentLMS compare with other course and community platforms?
TalentLMS's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 45 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 20.
Is TalentLMS good value for money?
ToolGPA grades TalentLMS D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $119 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 57 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of TalentLMS?
The plain part of TalentLMS you could make: online courses and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from TalentLMS’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 Epignosis'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 Epignosis. Prices change, so check talentlms.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
- TalentLMS, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/talentlms
- 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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Prices and grades as they are today
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