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The Skill Site and TalentLMS compared
TalentLMS is a course platform: a library of courses, quizzes and certificates, priced by the users who log in each month. The Skill Site is built around the intake: a batch with a timetable, a register, grading and a report for the employer, priced by active learners with staff free. For 100 people, $249 a month here against $279 to $579 there.
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From each product's public pages and our own plans. List prices in US dollars, excluding taxes, billed monthly. Vendor facts read on 10 November 2026.
Price
- The Skill Site
- Training plans: $99, $249, $399 a month for up to 50, 100, 200 active learners; staff free
- TalentLMS
- Monthly, by users: Core $279, Grow $389 and Pro $579 for 71 to 100 users (Pro: 1 to 100); yearly billing saves 20%
Who counts towards the price
- The Skill Site
- Learners active that month, each once however many batches they are in; teachers and admins are free
- TalentLMS
- Every unique user who logs in to the portal that month
Free option
- The Skill Site
- 30-day trial, then a free plan for 1 staff member and 30 learners with every feature
- TalentLMS
- Free plan for 5 users and 10 courses, with no time limit
Intakes with dates and a timetable
- The Skill Site
- Yes: a batch has dates, places, a weekly timetable, class links and cover
- TalentLMS
- Courses and live sessions; the help centre suggests cloning a course to keep copies apart
Attendance
- The Skill Site
- Yes: a register for each class with present, late and absent, and printable sheets
- TalentLMS
- Marked attended or absent for each live session; a multi-session event records one attendance
Autograded coding
- The Skill Site
- Yes, in 12 languages, with notebooks and labs
- TalentLMS
- Its feature list describes no code running or grading
Report for an employer
- The Skill Site
- A report for each learner you can print, certificates anyone can check, and a view for each client
- TalentLMS
- Real-time, scheduled and custom reports; branches give each client a portal
SCORM and xAPI
- The Skill Site
- SCORM 1.2 and 2004 packages, and xAPI to your learning record store
- TalentLMS
- SCORM 1.2, Tin Can and cmi5 on every plan
LTI
- The Skill Site
- Our LTI 1.3 tool opens from your LMS and returns grades; tested with Moodle 4.5
- TalentLMS
- LTI 1.3, to add other tools to its courses: listed on Core and above on its pricing page (its help centre says Grow and above)
Single sign-on
- The Skill Site
- Google or a code sent by email; no SAML yet
- TalentLMS
- SAML 2.0, LDAP and OpenID Connect
Your own address and brand
- The Skill Site
- Your address and name on any subscription
- TalentLMS
- White-label and a custom domain on Core and above
Ready-made courses and gamification
- The Skill Site
- No
- TalentLMS
- An optional library of over 1,000 ready-made courses, and gamification
AI
- The Skill Site
- Three levels of hint for learners, with no block of code until the third, and first drafts of questions and lessons for staff, each switched on by your admin
- TalentLMS
- AI tools for authors, such as a test creator, with monthly credits on paid plans
| What you need | The Skill Site | TalentLMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Training plans: $99, $249, $399 a month for up to 50, 100, 200 active learners; staff free | Monthly, by users: Core $279, Grow $389 and Pro $579 for 71 to 100 users (Pro: 1 to 100); yearly billing saves 20% |
| Who counts towards the price | Learners active that month, each once however many batches they are in; teachers and admins are free | Every unique user who logs in to the portal that month |
| Free option | 30-day trial, then a free plan for 1 staff member and 30 learners with every feature | Free plan for 5 users and 10 courses, with no time limit |
| Intakes with dates and a timetable | Yes: a batch has dates, places, a weekly timetable, class links and cover | Courses and live sessions; the help centre suggests cloning a course to keep copies apart |
| Attendance | Yes: a register for each class with present, late and absent, and printable sheets | Marked attended or absent for each live session; a multi-session event records one attendance |
| Autograded coding | Yes, in 12 languages, with notebooks and labs | Its feature list describes no code running or grading |
| Report for an employer | A report for each learner you can print, certificates anyone can check, and a view for each client | Real-time, scheduled and custom reports; branches give each client a portal |
| SCORM and xAPI | SCORM 1.2 and 2004 packages, and xAPI to your learning record store | SCORM 1.2, Tin Can and cmi5 on every plan |
| LTI | Our LTI 1.3 tool opens from your LMS and returns grades; tested with Moodle 4.5 | LTI 1.3, to add other tools to its courses: listed on Core and above on its pricing page (its help centre says Grow and above) |
| Single sign-on | Google or a code sent by email; no SAML yet | SAML 2.0, LDAP and OpenID Connect |
| Your own address and brand | Your address and name on any subscription | White-label and a custom domain on Core and above |
| Ready-made courses and gamification | No | An optional library of over 1,000 ready-made courses, and gamification |
| AI | Three levels of hint for learners, with no block of code until the third, and first drafts of questions and lessons for staff, each switched on by your admin | AI tools for authors, such as a test creator, with monthly credits on paid plans |
Sources: TalentLMS's prices and features pages, and its help centre on branches, LTI 1.3 and marking attendance.
When TalentLMS is the better choice
- You want a library of ready-made courses, or gamification, badges and points.
- Your staff sign in through SAML, LDAP or OpenID Connect.
- Most of your training is not programming and does not run in intakes.
When The Skill Site is the better choice
- You run scheduled intakes for employers, with a timetable, a register and hours beside the grading.
- Your learners write code, and you want it marked by your tests in the same place as the rest of the course.
- You report on each learner to their employer, and want that employer to see its own learners.
- Your staff should cost nothing as the team grows: you pay for active learners. See pricing.
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper for 100 people?
At list prices, billed monthly, The Skill Site’s Training 100 band is $249 a month for up to 100 active learners. TalentLMS’s Core plan is $279, Grow $389 and Pro $579 for 71 to 100 users, and every user who logs in counts, staff included. Both change with the size of your portal, and TalentLMS is 20% cheaper billed yearly.
When is TalentLMS the better choice?
When you want a library of ready-made courses, gamification, SAML single sign-on, or a platform for general company training in which cohorts and coding are not the point.
Can we keep TalentLMS and add The Skill Site for coding?
Possibly. TalentLMS can add an LTI 1.3 tool to a course: its pricing page lists LTI 1.3 on Core and above, though its help centre says Grow and above. The Skill Site is an LTI 1.3 tool. We have tested it with Moodle 4.5, not with TalentLMS, so try it in a trial first.
Does The Skill Site sell courses?
No. It has no shop or learner payments: it is built for providers who bill their clients themselves. If you sell courses to individuals online, a course platform fits that part better.
Can we move our courses from TalentLMS?
There is no importer. Lessons and quizzes are entered again, and SCORM packages can be uploaded as they are. A 30-minute setup call comes with a Training subscription.
Where do these facts about TalentLMS come from?
TalentLMS’s own pricing and features pages and its help centre, read on 10 November 2026, and its pricing page’s LTI listing again on 11 November 2026. Prices change; check talentlms.com before you decide, and tell us if anything here is out of date.
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