# Page 2 | Skillsoft Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Skillsoft the right Training solution for you? Explore 81 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/291/Skillsoft/reviews --- Skillsoft 4.2 (81) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/291/Skillsoft/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Skillsoft ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 81 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Peter S. IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Skillsoft: Managing and enhancing your E-learning." December 18, 2024 4.0 My overall experience with skillsoft has had it's own pros and a few cons. Skillsoft has been an amazing solution within our Organization's e-learning platform. When it comes to getting personalized learning materials with regards to your Role. This has guided me and other achieve much needed skills that are essential to the roles that we have within our Organization. Also achieving a digital badge at the end of the course which allows you to update it on linkedin on your certifications and recognition section. Skillsoft offers an in-depth course materials which comes in the form of Video lessons, course materials and even transcriptions. Exams at the end of the course helps to gauge your understanding of the just completed course. My only drawback of using Skillsoft is their certifications are not fully recognized as industry standard certifications. Pros What I like most about Skillsoft is how they have made content delivery in our e-learning platform. The content is well presented and organized, it is categorized based on your skills and through the customizations, you can learn what best suits your skills development. Badges are also availed upom completion of any course and can be presented to ascertain credibility of your skills. Cons Skillsoft certificates are not recognized by some organizations. And at times felt like they are not as valuable as other industry standard Certifications. Review Source DS Dimple S. Sr Accounts Associate Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "High learning Platform for professional growth " December 31, 2024 5.0 Skillsoft platform provides vast library. Flexible timming mobile friendly high quality content. Pros Course are well developed.Easy to learning modules LMS make it easy Cons Offline learning will limited. Pricing will little higher. Review Source Desiree G. Peer support worker Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Skillsoft helps you learn and grow!" December 23, 2024 5.0 Over all the experience was great and easy to use! Pros What happily surprised me was the amazing demo you watch when deciding if Skillsoft is right for you. They take you step by step threw everything. Once you decide to continue the amount of teaching options seems endless. They also offer those options in tons of different languages so it can be used by just about everyone. I took an AI course it was engaging and easy to follow. Definitely worth purchase after your 14 day free trial. Cons The website at times is a little hard to follow.Also there Chat AI can seems a little over eager and constantly pop up at first when you schedule a demo. Review Source AO Ayotunde O. Head of Infrastructure Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best LMS in the marketplace" December 27, 2024 5.0 My overall experience is the platform is one of the best cloud based LMS systems in the marketplace. Extensive library of courses for any organisation tech and compliance regulatory needs. Amazing team and very easy to onboard the platform. Highly scalable and secure platform. Pros I love the extensive library of courses available on the platforms and the certification avenues it provides for users of the platform. Cons AI based learning Extensive catalogue of courses Certification availability Pricing baesd on a flexible per user/per year Access to Tech skills and compliance requirements Review Source EL Elizabeth L. Student E-Learning Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great variety" December 21, 2024 4.0 I used it while taking an interpersonal communications course at Purdue University. I of course explored further than just my courses book and found so many gems. Pros The fact that you can find many educational books and videos on the platform. There is such a wide variety of subjects. Cons You are limited to 15 chapter downloads... Why is it you can you only download chapters for offline reading? It just seems odd. Review Source SN Samwel N. Art and design Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Comprehensive and flexible" January 2, 2025 5.0 It's a well established e-learning platform especially suited for organizations looking to provide a wide range of professional development opportunities to their employees Pros It's user friendly interface and the flexibility it offers for individuals and organizations Cons It's sometimes overwhelming amount of content which can make it difficult for users to navigate Review Source KB Kelly B. Office manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "This software makes learning fun" December 18, 2024 5.0 I was excited to use this software. The leadership as nd development courses are excellent training. Tools Pros The classes are insightful and assist employees to learn all aspects of specific jobs Cons I think it needs more avenues of business positions. Review Source LB Larry B. Artist Arts and Crafts Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Skillsoft Review" December 27, 2024 3.0 I tried skillsoft as an attempt to pick up some useful knowledge through online courses. Unfortunately, I didn’t find it particularly helpful. I think it could work for some people, just not for me. Pros There was a large catalogue of content to choose from. Cons I found most of the courses boring and unhelpful, failing to engage me or capture my attention. Review Source nG neha G. associate manager Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Skillsoft your career catalyst" December 26, 2024 4.0 i have a positive expereince with lot of courses and its accessibility and quality content must recommend Pros lot of features like you can access any course from anywhere no location barrier high quality course content available one can earn certification by doing such courses which act as catalyst in their career growth Cons notall courses are of good quality and content can be costly for certain users in comparison to other partners in market like linkedin udemy Review Source RA Ryan A. Operations Team Member Mining & Metals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Learning Software" December 16, 2024 4.0 It was pleasant and painless to load the material and read through it. Pros layout of the information. made it easier to retain. Cons There needs to be more variety when picking courses. Review Source rY rahul Y. Support engineer Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### ""Comprehensive and Flexible Learning Platform with Room for Improvement"" January 3, 2025 5.0 My experience is good and helpfull forme Pros Skillsoft offers vast library of courses Cons The platform provides engaging learning. Review Source RB Ryan B. Center director E-Learning Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Good software " December 24, 2024 4.0 Good. I did gain some benefits from using it. Pros Learned a lot. Seems like a good platform Cons Time consuming. Some things could be more efficient. Review Source BK Bala K. Marketing Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Comprehensive learning platform with great resources" December 17, 2024 5.0 My overall experience with Skillsoft has been positive,with valuable learning resources and useful content for skill development Pros I appreciate Skillsoft vast range of high quality learning resources Cons The interface can be a bit complex at times,making navigation slightly challenging. Review Source VK Varun K. Marketing Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great Learning Software" December 20, 2024 5.0 This platform is easy to navigate and offers pricing with customer support also. Pros Skillsoft is very easy to use the interface and helpful to progress tracking for learners. Cons As of now there is no disklike to this skillsoft. Review Source SH Servando H. Sr. Instructor Mentor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Skillsoft Review" May 6, 2022 4.0 The experience has been great, overall I would recommend it to other outside of our school. I use this training as well myself to keep myself up to date. Pros Having the ease of access that this software provides is very helpful to our student, especially the ones that are making a career change. Cons There has been outages, luckily it is not frequently. The issue is that when one thing goes out, after it is fixed the other goes out. For example, once the lab outage was fixed, the videos went into an outage as well. Again, this is not frequent. We have not had an outage in about 2 years. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Digital Fulfillment Specialist Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best self-paced learning platforms I've used. Great for quick sessions or certifications." May 15, 2018 4.0 This software helped prepare me for some essential business certifications that helped me land a job soon after. Pros This platform is great for improving your business and technology skills. its has a wide variety of courses from the basic such as Time Management to more specialized topics such as CompTIA industry certifications. The courses are structured in a logical progression which does not require new users to need a lot of 'hand holding' to master the concepts. The content delivery system is simple and easy so that users don't need to be tech savvy to start learning. Content is delivered in a mix of formats including video, text, and interactive simulations for some courses. Unlike other some other platforms, the content is broken down down into small time portions so that you can learn one concept when you have a few minutes to spare. This make it easier for persons who can't commit to hours at a time to get started. The platform is accessible on Windows and Mac systems and even mobile devices using Android and iOS. The makes for great anytime/anywhere learning as long as you have an internet connection. Companies can have their own branded home page and customise what content they want available to team members. There is also a set of Skillport apps that allow for offline viewing of courses. Team members can share recommendations and motivate each other to learn through the Skillport community. Cons For a platform so well established the app could be better. While it does allow you to log into your account and search for courses, it doesn't have the other bells and whistles that make the web learning platform so advanced. For example you can pick up where you left off in a course you started on the web but you have to search for the course from the full set. The app doesn't seem to sync history with the web version. There's also no sign of the transcript section in the app which shows you all the courses you did before. Hopefully there are planned improvements. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Vice President/Instructional Designer Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Legacy LMS that was really a Content Portal turned LMS" April 3, 2018 2.0 If you have purchased the Skillsoft catalog, and you are getting SkillPort as an addon for no additional cost, then it is fine to use and perhaps less problematic than asking Skillsoft to make their catalog available to another LMS. Otherwise, avoid. There are many other LMS and learning portal options that are better. Many of them for free. Pros Surpringly, the one feature I can vouch for in the system was the ability to update eLearning content without de-registering users or causing them to lose progress in their courseware. I have seen several systems where this is not the case. Cons Skillsport seems to be an LMS that was built around the fact Skillsoft offered a large content catalog, and needed to offer tracking, and also had to allow companies to upload their content into that portal because customers wouldn't want an LMS for just Skillsoft and the expense of a second system for their own content. As an admin of the system converting over from an LMS (which they acquired), it was a very clunky system to user as an Admin as well as a user. The UI on the Admin side looked like a Windows 3.1 application (the user side was a bit better, but still dated). The basic setup of any course was overly complex, taking more steps than was truly required. The reporting was extremely weak. There was raw score and pass/fail, but no question-level analytics. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer HR Coordinator - Learning and Development Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Decent Content" October 9, 2018 4.0 Customer service was always very helpful and attentive when an issue arose. The system reporting was a little clunky and required a lot of v-look-ups of separate reports to get all the information we wanted in one, comprehensive report for our business units. Ended up going elsewhere where we could get more course selection and content for our money with more language options already existing. Pros If you purchase their content you receive their host platform for free which was nice, however we switched content providers that had some newer content, and more content for the price. Cons Not a lot of language options currently although they're working on adding more. Most of the courses are pretty outdated but they've been working to upgrade them. Not a lot of content for the amount of money you pay. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Learning and Development Specialist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I have utilized Skillport and Skillsoft eLearning content for years and it has never let me down." January 9, 2018 5.0 Pros The software is easy to use, understand and consistently quality checked. Their eLearning courses help us check a lot of regulatory boxes. Cons Pricing structure for the content itself is a bit robust with different courses falling under different categories and it often gets confusing but the support teams and account managers do a decent job of assisting. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Training & Organizational Development Consultant Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Skillsoft support staff and account managers are excellent. " December 15, 2017 5.0 Pros Skillsoft by Skillsoft is easily integrated with existing HRIS sysrems. The number of available resources observations the Skillsoft library is unbelievable. Cons There are a few missing critical features in the basic Skillport LMS. The primary missing feature is the lack of manager tracking dashboards outside of the reporting tool. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Trainer Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent LMS" February 26, 2020 4.0 Pros Very easy to find content and constantly updated. Cons The audible books doesn't saved where you left them. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Executive Assistant Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "outdated" April 19, 2018 3.0 finished my compliance courses Pros It's fairly easy to use and navigate. I had a number of courses to complete when I started my current job and had no problems completing everything. Cons This software seems seriously outdated and offered very little useful courses to improve your skills for Microsoft applications. I found those courses to be clumsy to use and boring to learn from. They really need to improve their offerings. Review Source BO Billie O. Training Manager Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Skillsoft-Percipio" November 19, 2019 5.0 Compliance Training is so easy with this Percipio. All new hires that are set up automatically get the required compliance training that is crucial in this day and age. Pros This product has so many options to offer as it relates to training, compliance. A great LMS tool and the customer service is outstanding. Cons In the beginning it was a little intimidating learning how to navigate and set up employees. As time has passed, it has definitely gotten much easier to use. Switched from [Grovo](https://www.capterra.com/p/1187/Grovo/) Felt what Skillsoft had to offer was much better suited to the size of our company and where we wanted to take the training. Review Source LN Loyce N. Team Leader- Customer Retention Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best e-learning platforms" June 25, 2019 5.0 Necessary skills are being learnt and these are being used by my staff for personal development. Pros User friendly. One can log in using any smart device. Can store passwords and can also easily re-set user details just in case one has forgotten. I love the variety of courses offered, but also that you can pause an ongoing course then resume later. The sound and images are usually clear,like one is watching a movie. Illustrations are very catchy that you can't easily get bored. I love the fact that certificates are generated after course completion, these can easily be downloaded in color and added to ones education qualifications. Cons This platform works very well for me, i have never experienced any negatives in my environment. Review Source SM Sulakshana M. HR head Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent learning software" July 20, 2017 5.0 Pros I have used this while working with Ericsson and I found it to be an encyclopaedia for learning programs. It's got everything. From the most basic to the most complicated. A must try Cons The software takes time to load. It's kind of heavy and plus the UI could be much better. Some of the learning programs take a lot of time to load. Review Source Similar Products Featured