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Why It’s Time to Switch

Your LMS Should Power Growth—Not Prevent It

Cornerstone was built for compliance. Intellum is built for growth.

Outdated Admin Workflows

Manual assignments, clunky reporting, painful integrations

Siloed Learning Experiences

Limited multi-audience support, weak social tools

Slow Rollouts, Minimal Insight

Complex onboarding, hard-to-access data

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Use our in-line ROI calculator to see exactly how much time and cost Intellum can save your team.

Maximizing ROI with Cornerstone OnDemand: A Deep Dive into Costs, Usage, and Learning Impact

When evaluating your learning management system (LMS), it’s critical to look beyond just the platform and consider its full economic and operational impact. Let’s walk through what a typical Cornerstone OnDemand setup might look like based on the data you provide.

💰 The Real Cost of

Cornerstone

Your organization currently invests $

annually for your

Cornerstone

LMS license. In addition to that, you incur an extra $

each year in support, maintenance, and other associated costs. These figures represent your baseline annual investment in the platform.

To manage the system, you have

LMS administrators, each dedicating about

hours per month to keeping things running smoothly. With an average hourly cost of

per admin, the internal cost of administration quickly adds up — and is often an overlooked part of total LMS spending.

🌍 The Reach of Your Learning Program

Currently,

employees engage with your LMS. On average, each employee completes about

training hours annually. With an average hourly cost of

per employee, that training time translates into a significant investment in workforce development.

Your LMS houses approximately

learning activities, offering a broad range of content to support employee growth.

📈 Measuring

Cornerstone

's Effectiveness

At present, your course completion rate within

Cornerstone

is

Depending on your organization’s priorities, this may or may not be a cause for concern.

You’ve rated the importance of driving completion and learner engagement as

which frames how urgent it is to improve engagement strategies, optimize content delivery, or possibly explore supplemental tools to boost learning impact.

👩🏫 Learning in Onboarding

Your onboarding program welcomes

new hires each year. It takes about

months to fully onboard a new employee, and you estimate that

of that process is learning-focused.

These insights are crucial for assessing whether your LMS is effectively supporting early employee success and long-term retention.

🎯 Focusing on What Matters Most

When asked about your top goal for improving education outcomes, you identified

Whether you’re aiming for greater efficiency, stronger compliance, more robust skill-building, or faster onboarding, aligning your LMS strategy with this goal can help you unlock more value from your investment.

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See exactly how much you could save and gain by switching to Intellum—your results are calculated in real time.

What Can Company_Name Gain By Switching to Intellum?

Less Admin = Reclaimed Capacity

Admins get time back for strategic work

By switching to Intellum, intellum's 2 LMS admins will save 15% of their time — about 324 hours each per year — so they can focus on designing better learning experiences instead of wrestling with manual enrollments and reports.

More Impact = Learning That Sticks

Higher learner engagement and course completions.

Typical Intellum customers see completion rates improve by 2–3x. With your current completion rate of 20%, you could see it move toward 35% or more. These improvements mean fewer knowledge gaps, stronger compliance, more certifications, and a culture where training actually changes behavior.

Faster Productivity = Business Impact

New hires get productive faster.

As learner engagement increases, new hire onboarding times decrease. Your new hires could ramp about 2 weeks sooner on average, recapturing $748 of potential productivity per employee. With 25 hires each year, that’s $18,706 of potential productivity unlocked annually — enough to fund a meaningful initiative or two!

Bottom-Line

By switching to Intellum, the intellum team gains over 2,207 hours of collective capacity to manage high-impact programs and build high-value learning.

The model projects:

Hard dollar ROI: 3484%
from license and admin cost reductions
Soft dollar savings: $64,673
from improved learner completion and faster onboarding

Switching from Cornerstone to Intellum would pay for itself in just 5.1 months.

That’s the kind of efficiency and impact any business leader will want to own.

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Intellum vs.
Cornerstone

See the Difference

Cornerstone was built for compliance. Intellum is built for growth.

Category
Intellum
Cornerstone
Why it Matters
Category
Learning Audiences
Intellum
Effortlessly supports internal, external, and hybrid audiences—at scale
Cornerstone
⚠️
Flexible, but setup and segmentation can be complex and overwhelming for admins
Why it Matters
Reach every learner—customers, partners, employees—without IT bottlenecks or manual work
Category
Authoring
Intellum
Drag-and-drop content creation, rapid updates, and intuitive workflows
Cornerstone
⚠️
Powerful, but bulk editing and versioning are tedious; UI inconsistencies slow admins
Why it Matters
Launch new content in minutes, not days—keep learning fresh and relevant
Category
Analytics & Reporting
Intellum
Granular, real-time analytics aligned to business goals; proven time savings
Cornerstone
⚠️
Robust, but reporting can be complex, non-visual, and not easily scalable
Why it Matters
Make data-driven decisions instantly—no more waiting for custom reports
Category
Content Personalization
Intellum
Dynamic, automated learning paths and recommendations
Cornerstone
⚠️
AI-driven personalization available, but requires setup and can be inconsistent
Why it Matters
Deliver tailored learning at scale—boost engagement and completion rates
Category
Social Learning
Intellum
Built-in tools for peer-to-peer learning and collaboration
Cornerstone
☑️
Social features available, but adoption varies and setup can be complex
Why it Matters
Foster a culture of continuous learning—drive organic knowledge sharing
Category
Gamification
Intellum
Integrated gamification to boost engagement and motivation
Cornerstone
⚠️
Gamification options exist but are not core or intuitive
Why it Matters
Increase participation and retention—make learning fun and sticky
Category
E-Commerce
Intellum
Monetize learning with seamless e-commerce integrations
Cornerstone
⚠️
E-commerce available, but setup and management can be cumbersome
Why it Matters
Unlock new revenue streams—expand your learning business with ease
Category
Implementation & Support
Intellum
White-glove onboarding, dedicated migration experts, and responsive ongoing support
Cornerstone
⚠️
Large community and resources, but advanced support can be slow and inconsistent
Why it Matters
Go live faster and stay supported—eliminate downtime and frustration
Category
Scalability
Intellum
Proven to support millions of users and 40,000+ content pieces with zero downtime
Cornerstone
☑️
Scalable for large enterprises, but performance issues and glitches reported
Why it Matters
Grow without limits—never worry about platform slowdowns or outages

Why It’s Time to Switch

Your LMS Should Power Growth—Not Prevent It

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Customers of all sizes have switched from outdated legacy platforms to Intellum.

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Built on two decades of innovation,
Intellum LMS is the most modern and easy-to-manage platform available.

Video
Courses
Gamification
Insights
Community
Evolve
For Employees
For Partners
For Customers

One Platform, All Audiences

Eliminate silos and unify your training strategy with an intuitive solution designed for customers, partners, and employees.

Built to Scale Learning—Not Just Check the Box

  • AI Authoring: Create and update content in minutes, not weeks, with Evolve
  • Automated Assignments: Let AI handle compliance, onboarding, and reminders
  • Personalized Learning: AI-curated paths, branded portals, dynamic delivery
  • Real-Time Reporting: Tie learning to business outcomes like churn, revenue, support deflection
  • Enterprise-Ready UX: Tailor experiences by audience with consumer-grade interfaces

What our clients say

“Cornerstone worked for compliance. But we couldn’t scale partner and customer learning. Intellum gave us the agility we needed—with better data and less admin overhead.” — Senior Director, Global Enablement

“We launched with Intellum in 60 days and support thousands of learners with just one admin.” — Director, Enterprise L&D

Switch Without the Stress

Intellum migrations are structured, supported, and faster than you think.

  • Dedicated migration team
  • SCORM import & portal rebuild
  • Timeline-driven launch support
  • Live help every step of the way

Why Intellum Wins Less Admin. More Growth.

Intellum cuts complexity, reduces admin overhead, and drives real business impact. Don’t settle for a platform that slows you down.

  • Consolidate audiences
  • Cut 1,000s of hours in admin
  • Launch faster
  • Scale smarter
  • Prove learning ROI

Introducing
Intellum AI

Create and manage enterprise learning programs in a fraction of the time with agentic approaches to common tasks for content creators, managers, and learners.

Creator Agent

Generate content quickly from raw materials.
Automate best practices and improve quality.
Free your team to focus on high-value tasks.

Manager Agent

Say what you want and watch it work.
Automate learner assignments and program workflows.
Make reporting and analysis as natural as asking a question.

Learner Agent

Learn with your own personal tutor.
Identify gaps and personalize learning.
Go deep on topics that need more time and practice.

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