LearnUpon vs PerformYard
performance & learning head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based | Per-seat subscription, billed annually |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | Workday |
| Vendor | LearnUpon | PerformYard |
Our take
Where LearnUpon leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 16 of the 35 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 PerformYard leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 19 of the 35 capabilities where they differ (led by structured review cycles and 360-degree / multi-rater feedback).
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 35 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 | Not evidenced | Core strength Annual, quarterly, project-based, anniversary-date and 30-60-90 cycles |
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength 360-degree, upward, peer and client reviews |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength 1:1 meeting agendas with task tracking |
| Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Performance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength AI Review Assist and AI Review Summary |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Not evidenced | Core strength Custom review questions and on-form calculations |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Goal check-insGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Core strength |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Core strength Onboarding to exit |
| Native course authoring toolsLearning & Course Delivery | Core strength Native course builder plus Create+ AI-assisted authoring | Not evidenced |
| SCORM / xAPI / AICC / cmi5 supportLearning & Course Delivery | Core strength SCORM, xAPI/Tin Can | Not evidenced |
| Certification & compliance trackingLearning & Course Delivery | Core strength Certification and re-certification workflows with expiry tracking | Not evidenced |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Core strength Go1, OpenSesame, LinkedIn Learning, Degreed | Not evidenced |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Ask Lia conversational assistant; LearnUpon IQ coordinator agent | Not evidenced |
| Multiple branded portalsExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Core strength Unlimited/multiple Learning Portals, each with own branding/catalogue/permissions | Not evidenced |
| Built-in e-commerce for course salesExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Core strength Shopify, Stripe, PayPal checkout | Not evidenced |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength Cross-cycle comparison reports |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Okta, OneLogin, Azure AD, Google Workspace, SAML/OAuth2/OIDC | Not evidenced |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Core strength API and webhooks for custom reporting; MCP server | Not evidenced |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Supported Standalone survey builder |
| AI sentiment analysis of open-textEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Supported |
| GamificationLearning & Course Delivery | Supported | Not evidenced |
| AI-generated course contentAI Content & Coaching | Supported Create+ AI-assisted authoring from source material | Not evidenced |
| Customer & partner trainingExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Supported LearnUpon Anywhere embeds learning inside a host product's UI | Not evidenced |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Supported Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack | Not evidenced |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Partial Flexible goal setting with categories; explicit OKR framework not documented |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Partial Skill-gap surfacing via Profile Hub; automated skill tagging noted as "in rollout" | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Partial Tone refinement suggestions for review writing; not general manager-coaching content |
| AI auto-tagging against a skills ontologyAI Content & Coaching | Partial Automated skill tagging described as "in rollout" | Not evidenced |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported Standard and custom reports | Core strength Employee data dashboard, engagement trend dashboard |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Core strength Compliance and audit-trail reporting for regulated training | Supported Cycle completion and progress tracking |
| BI / data-warehouse exportReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Partial CSV export of survey responses; no BI-tool connector documented |
Both grade identically on the other 20 capabilities — see each product's full profile: LearnUpon, PerformYard.
LearnUpon vs PerformYard — FAQs
Is LearnUpon or PerformYard better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: LearnUpon lists SAP; PerformYard lists Workday.
Which is cheaper, LearnUpon or PerformYard?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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