15Five vs Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos)
performance & learning head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | From $4/user/mo (published) | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday | SAP, Workday |
| Vendor | 15Five | Litmos |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 26 of the 46 capabilities where they differ (led by structured review cycles and 360-degree / multi-rater feedback).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
Where Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 20 of the 46 capabilities where they differ (led by native course authoring tools and scorm / xapi / aicc / cmi5 support).
- Stated SAP integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 46 capabilities (of 55 in the performance & learning taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Structured review cyclesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Performance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength Exportable PIP documentation with milestone tracking | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Pay benchmarking against market dataCompensation Management | Core strength Real-time benchmarking against 5,000+ companies | Not evidenced |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Onboarding, exit and pulse survey workflows | Not evidenced |
| Manager action-planning toolsEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Native course authoring toolsLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength In-house authoring plus AI-assisted outline/module-text generation |
| SCORM / xAPI / AICC / cmi5 supportLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength SCORM, xAPI, AICC |
| Certification & compliance trackingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated enrollment/certification/compliance workflows |
| GamificationLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Points, levels, badges, leaderboards |
| AI-generated course contentAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-generated course outlines and quiz questions |
| AI-generated assessmentsAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AMAYA natural-language AI assistant | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Kona AI meeting assistant and coaching nudges; live/on-demand coaching | Not evidenced |
| Multiple branded portalsExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Multi-tier branded partner/customer academy portals |
| Built-in e-commerce for course salesExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Multilingual content deliveryExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Localized delivery without duplicating the content library |
| Customer & partner trainingExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| BI / data-warehouse exportReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength Prebuilt connections to Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported | Not evidenced |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Succession planning & readiness trackingSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Succession nominations with readiness tracking | Not evidenced |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported IDPs tracked against reviews; career paths and growth mapping | Not evidenced |
| Compensation band building & sharingCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Compensation review cycle managementCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Pay equity & fairness analyticsCompensation Management | Supported Compensation insights highlighting pay gaps and flight risk | Not evidenced |
| Performance-to-pay linkageCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Blended & instructor-led trainingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Blended learning paths combining self-paced, live and video content |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported Compensation benchmarking data set | Not evidenced |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported Okta and Microsoft Entra ID (SAML) |
| Mobile app with offline accessLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Partial Mobile-accessible delivery; explicit offline mode not documented |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Supported Curated library of ready-made courses |
| AI auto-tagging against a skills ontologyAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Partial AI/ML video tagging documented; mapping to a skills ontology not evidenced |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported | Core strength Enterprise reporting and executive visibility dashboards |
| ROI / business-impact reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Partial Analytics tie completion to customer health/retention; explicit ROI reporting not itemized |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG, Paylocity, Rippling connectors | Supported Workday (bi-directional), ADP, BambooHR |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Supported Kona AI coaching nudges delivered in Slack | Core strength Microsoft Teams and Zoom |
Both grade identically on the other 9 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos).
15Five vs Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) — FAQs
Is 15Five or Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with Workday. Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) additionally lists SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos)?
15Five publishes a starting rate ($4/user/mo); Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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