Learning Management (LMS)
TalentLMS
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TalentLMS at a glance
- Vendor
- Epignosis UK Ltd
- Headquarters
- Incorporated in United States source, captured 1 Nov 2026
- Data hosting
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026
- Free plan
- Yes, per the vendor’s own page source, captured 1 Nov 2026
- Panel verdict
- The AI panel rates TalentLMS 3/5, the mean of 6 judges. TalentLMS, a cloud learning platform from Epignosis UK Ltd, is strongest on courses and content at 7-8 — SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 import, LTI 1.3, learning paths, AI authoring, 40+ language translation, WCAG 2.1 — and on integration and portability at 6-7, with SAML, OpenID Connect and LDAP sign-on, a REST API, HR connectors and export of users, progress and courses. how scores are made
- As of
- Vendor pages captured 1 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 2 Nov 2026. all sources
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The panel's verdict
TalentLMS, a cloud learning platform from Epignosis UK Ltd, is strongest on courses and content at 7-8 — SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 import, LTI 1.3, learning paths, AI authoring, 40+ language translation, WCAG 2.1 — and on integration and portability at 6-7, with SAML, OpenID Connect and LDAP sign-on, a REST API, HR connectors and export of users, progress and courses. Onboarding and academies sits at 6; reporting and codetermination at 5-6. The weakest score is sovereignty at 4: the subprocessor list places hosting on AWS in N. Virginia, USA, with US subprocessors for AI generation, support and integrations, and we found no public information on an EU hosting option. Compliance training at 5-6 turns on gaps: manager escalation, course versioning per learner and named regulatory regimes. Pricing transparency at 5-6 credits published tiers (Core $119/month, Grow $229/month, Pro $449/month, billed yearly) and a free account, no credit card required, but Enterprise starts at 1000 users via contact sales and add-ons are unpriced. The flagged splits show none; no criterion spans more than a point, so judges differ on level, not direction.
Speaks for it
- Native support for SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 plus LTI 1.3, with courses exportable as SCORM so your content survives the contract
- Single sign-on via SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP with named identity providers, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, and export of users and progress in CSV and XLS
- Automated assignment by role, location or hire date with automatic reminders, recurring compliance schedules with certificates, and an exportable timeline of every user action
- New hires enrolled automatically from BambooHR, ADP Workforce Now, Sage People or TalentHR, with branches carrying tailored content, white-labelling and course sales via PayPal, Stripe, Shopify or WooCommerce
- Three tiers publicly priced — Core at $119/month for 1-40 users, Grow at $229/month for 1-70, Pro at $449/month for 1-100, billed yearly — plus a free account with no credit card required
Held against it
- Cloud hosting and storage sit on AWS in N. Virginia, USA, with named US subprocessors for AI generation, support and an integration platform that receives names, emails, custom fields and completion records; we found no public information on an EU hosting option
- We found no public information on course versioning with the completed version stored per learner, on escalation of overdue training to managers, or on any named regulatory regime such as occupational safety instruction
- Total training time per learner and a timeline of every user action are recorded, and we found no public information on switching off time or score tracking, on aggregated or pseudonymised reporting, or on works council material
- Enterprise pricing is only via contact sales and starts at 1000 users, and add-ons such as TalentLibrary and the flexible user limit carry no published price
- We found no public information on SCIM provisioning, webhooks, a sandbox or a self-hosted edition; a customer testimonial describes a purely cloud-based platform
Best for
- You need a cloud LMS with native SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 import and SCORM export, so your training content moves with you
- You train employees, partners and customers in separate branded portals and sell courses through PayPal, Stripe, Shopify or WooCommerce
- You sync learners from BambooHR, ADP Workforce Now, Sage People or TalentHR and want new hires enrolled automatically
- You want published pricing for up to 100 users (Core, Grow and Pro, billed yearly) and can start on a free account with no credit card
Avoid if
- You need learner records hosted in the EU — the captured pages place hosting on AWS in N. Virginia, USA, with US subprocessors in the AI and support chain
- You need a computable annual cost above 100 users — published tiers stop at Pro (1-100 users) and Enterprise starts at 1000 users via contact sales
- Your works agreement must govern performance monitoring before rollout — the pages record total training time per learner and a timeline of every user action
The scores
| Criterion | Panel median |
|---|---|
| Courses, learning paths & content standards | 3.5 of 5 |
| Compliance training, recertification & audit trail | 3 of 5 |
| Onboarding, extended enterprise & academies | 3 of 5 |
| Reporting, learner data & works council | 3 of 5 |
| Integrations, administration & portability | 3.5 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 2 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 of 5 |
Courses, learning paths & content standards
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How learning is built and delivered: a course builder with video, documents, quizzes and assignments, import of SCORM 1.2 and 2004, xAPI, cmi5 and LTI packages, learning paths with prerequisites, assessments and question pools, certificates, blended learning with classroom or virtual sessions, a mobile app with offline access, multilingual courses and interface, accessibility (WCAG), AI-assisted authoring, and an off-the-shelf content library.
0 — Not a learning management system; courses cannot be delivered or tracked with it.
3 — Courses with video, documents and quizzes and a completion record; content standards, learning paths and mobile use are basic or not described.
5 — A course builder with quizzes and certificates, SCORM import, learning paths with prerequisites, scheduled instructor-led or virtual sessions, a responsive or native mobile app, and courses and interface in several languages.
8 — SCORM, xAPI and cmi5 or LTI documented, question pools and graded assignments, adaptive or branching paths, an offline mobile app, automatic translation of courses, accessibility conformance stated against WCAG 2.1 or 2.2, and AI authoring with the model and data use explained.
10 — A content platform an L&D team runs on: every major standard with a published conformance statement, a learning record store or xAPI export, skills tagged to content, multilingual versions managed as one course, and course content exportable as packages another LMS imports.
The Onboarding Lead
The documented picture is strong for an L&D team: a drag-and-drop builder for video, documents and presentations, native SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 import plus LTI 1.3, learning paths whose courses unlock sequentially, WCAG 2.1 conformance stated, an AI translator covering 40+ languages, a 1,000-course ready-made library, and export in CSV, XLS and SCORM so our content could move with us. We found no public information on offline access in the mobile app, on adaptive or branching paths, or on question pools as such, which keeps it just below the top level. 2 6 9 13 14
The Compliance Officer
SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 import are documented natively alongside LTI 1.3, bulk question import, sequential learning paths, blended sessions with tracked attendance, WCAG 2.1, AI translation into 40+ languages, an AI authoring suite with named models, a 1,000+-course library and delivery of xAPI statements to an external learning record store. We found no public information on offline access in the mobile app or adaptive branching paths, which keeps this just below the top band. 2 6 13 14 17 20
The Customer Education Lead
The builder covers video, documents, presentations and SCORM or xAPI files, learning paths unlock sequentially with visible milestones, and SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 are supported natively alongside LTI 1.3, with statements sendable to an external learning record store such as Watershed or SCORM Cloud. WCAG 2.1 conformance is stated, the AI tools author courses, tests and translations into 40+ languages, questions import in bulk via Aiken and GIFT, and courses export as SCORM. I found no public information on offline mobile access or adaptive branching paths, which is what keeps this off the top level. 2 6 13 14
The Works Council Member
A drag-and-drop builder for video, documents and quizzes, native support for SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 plus LTI 1.3, learning paths whose courses unlock in sequence, scheduled live sessions with tracked attendance, a mobile app, AI translation into 40+ languages, WCAG 2.1 and AI course creation are all documented, alongside a 1000+ course library and course export as SCORM. The AI providers behind the features are named in the subprocessor list. We found no public information on an offline-capable app, adaptive or branching paths, or graded assignments. 2 6 9 12 13 14 17
The IT & HR Systems Admin
The drag-and-drop builder, native import of SCORM 1.2, xAPI and Cmi5 plus LTI 1.3, sequential learning paths with certificates and milestones, WCAG 2.1, AI translation into 40+ languages, a mobile app and a 1,000+ course library cover most of what an L&D team needs, and courses can be exported as SCORM with users and progress in CSV or XLS. We found no public information on an offline mobile app, branching or adaptive paths, or question pools, so I stop short of the top band. 2 6 13 14 17 9
The Skeptic
Native import of SCORM 1.2, xAPI and cmi5 plus LTI 1.3, learning paths with sequential unlocking and milestones, bulk question import in Aiken and GIFT, an external learning record store connection, courses exportable as SCORM, WCAG 2.1 stated, and AI authoring whose models are named in the subprocessor list. We found no public information on an offline mobile app, adaptive or branching paths, SCORM 2004, or a published conformance statement. 6 13 14 2 20 9 12
Compliance training, recertification & audit trail
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Whether mandatory training can be run and proven: automatic assignment by role, department, location or legal entity, due dates with reminders and escalation to the manager, recurring recertification (annual data protection, IT security, anti-money-laundering, occupational safety instruction), attestations and acknowledgements of policies, attendance records for classroom sessions, course versioning with who completed which version, expiry of certificates, and audit-ready reports and exports for regulators or auditors.
0 — No way to assign mandatory training or record completion.
3 — Courses can be assigned with a due date and completions reported; recertification, escalation and audit evidence are basic or not described.
5 — Rule-based assignment by group or attribute, due dates with automatic reminders, recurring recertification with certificate expiry, policy acknowledgements, attendance for live sessions, and completion reports exportable for an audit.
8 — Escalation to managers, course versioning with the completed version stored per learner, an unalterable audit trail, e-signatures or attestations with timestamp, ready-made compliance dashboards by entity and location, and named regimes supported (occupational safety instruction, GxP or 21 CFR Part 11, FINMA or BaFin requirements).
10 — Compliance evidence that holds in an inspection: validated or certified for a named regulated use, every assignment, reminder, attempt and completion traceable to a timestamped record, retention of training records configurable per regulation, and the audit trail exportable in a documented format.
The Onboarding Lead
Auto-assignment by role, location or hire date with reminders sent automatically before deadlines, compliance training schedules, certificates generated on completion, automatically tracked attendance for Teams, Zoom, GoTo and BigBlueButton sessions, and an exportable timeline capturing every user action cover the daily mandatory-training loop I run today on spreadsheets. We found no public information on escalation to the manager, on course versioning showing who completed which version, on certificate expiry as such, or on named regimes such as German occupational safety instruction — the parts an inspector would ask us to prove. 2 4 6 9 18
The Compliance Officer
Auto-assignment by role, location and hire date with automatic reminders, compliance training schedules, live-session attendance records, a training matrix by team and department, and an exportable timeline of every user action cover much of what an auditor asks for. We found no public information on course versioning showing who completed which version, on escalation of overdue training to the manager, or on named regimes such as BaFin — the exact gaps that cost us a week of evidence assembly at our last audit — and the unalterability of the audit trail is not stated. 2 3 4 6 18
The Customer Education Lead
Assignment by role, location or hire date with automatic reminders before deadlines, recurring compliance training schedules, automatic certificates, tracked attendance for live Zoom, Teams or GoTo sessions, and exportable progress reports give me a working compliance programme, with policy acknowledgement handled through a custom Terms of Service each user must accept at first login and a Timeline of every user action that exports for audits. I found no public information on manager escalation, course versioning with the completed version stored per learner, e-signature attestations, or named regimes such as occupational safety instruction or financial-regulator requirements, so audit evidence rests on reports rather than validated records. 4 6 9 18
The Works Council Member
Assignment by role, location or hire date with automatic reminders, recurring compliance schedules with certificates, logged terms acceptance, tracked attendance for live sessions, and exportable audit records including a timeline of every user action are documented. We found no public information on escalation to managers, course versioning with the completed version stored per learner, or any named regulatory regime such as occupational safety instruction. 2 4 6 9 18
The IT & HR Systems Admin
Automated assignment by role, location or hire date with automatic reminders before deadlines, compliance training schedules, tracked attendance for live Teams and Zoom sessions, a per-user training matrix by team and department, and an exportable timeline of every user action give us the audit basics. We found no public information on manager escalation, course versioning per learner, certificate expiry, e-signature attestations or any named regime such as occupational safety instruction, which is exactly what our auditors ask for. 4 6 9 18 2
The Skeptic
Auto-assignment by role, location or hire date with automatic reminders, recurring schedules, auto-generated certificates, expiry-triggered automations, logged acceptance of a Terms of Service page, attendance tracked automatically through the videoconferencing integrations, and a timeline exportable for audit. We found no public information on escalation to managers, course versioning per learner, an unalterable trail, e-signatures, or any named regulatory regime. 4 2 18 9 6
Onboarding, extended enterprise & academies
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Which audiences the product serves and how much runs without an administrator: onboarding journeys enrolled automatically from the HR system on the start date, manager and buddy tasks, frontline staff without a company email, multiple branded portals or tenants for customers, partners, franchisees or members, self-registration and SSO for external users, selling courses with checkout, subscriptions and coupons, partner certification programmes, and groups, branches and delegated administration.
0 — Serves no organisational audience; a personal course viewer only.
3 — Users can be grouped and enrolled by hand; automated onboarding and external audiences are basic or not described.
5 — Onboarding paths assigned automatically on creation of the user, groups or branches with their own administrators, a branded portal for external learners with self-registration, and either course sales with payment or several portals for different audiences.
8 — Onboarding triggered by HR-system events with manager tasks and checklists, login for frontline staff without email (username, QR code or kiosk), several branded tenants with separate content, reporting and administrators, course sales with subscriptions, bundles and invoices, and partner certification with renewal.
10 — Internal and external learning run from one platform at scale: unlimited tenants with their own domains and data separation stated, e-commerce with VAT handling and accounting integration, onboarding journeys that span HR, IT and the manager, and every audience reported on separately and together.
The Onboarding Lead
HR-triggered enrollment is documented for real: the BambooHR connector says new hires are instantly enrolled, ADP Workforce Now automates learner creation, and Sage People and TalentHR sync employee data and auto-assign courses; branches with tailored content, white-labelling, self-registration and course selling via PayPal, Stripe, Shopify or WooCommerce cover partners and customers. We found no public information on manager or buddy task checklists for onboarding journeys, and none on login for frontline staff without a company email address — with a third of my people on shifts and email-less, that gap decides this level. 3 6 16 17
The Compliance Officer
New hires are enrolled automatically from named HR systems such as BambooHR, ADP Workforce Now and TalentHR, separate branded branches with tailored content serve partners and customers, self-registration and SSO are documented, and course sales run through PayPal, Stripe, Shopify or WooCommerce. We found no public information on manager tasks or onboarding checklists, on login for frontline staff without a company email, or on partner certification with renewal. 1 3 5 6 16 17
The Customer Education Lead
Separate branded portals for employees, partners and customers run through branches with published per-plan counts (Core 1, Grow 3, Pro 15, Enterprise unlimited) and tailored content per branch, and hiring in BambooHR or TalentHR automatically kicks off onboarding training — exactly the model my partner academies need. Course sales work through PayPal, Stripe, Shopify or WooCommerce checkout, and self-registration plus SSO bring external learners in. I found no public information on partner certification with renewal, subscription or invoice billing for courses, manager onboarding tasks and checklists, or login for frontline staff without email; the missing renewal is the one that would bite my expiring partner certifications. 1 3 5 6 7 17
The Works Council Member
Hiring in a connected HR system such as BambooHR or TalentHR enrolls new staff in training automatically, branches with tailored content serve partners and customers, portals are white-label with self-registration, and courses can be sold through PayPal, Stripe or Shopify. We found no public information on manager tasks or checklists in onboarding, login for frontline staff without email, subscriptions and invoices, or partner certification with renewal. 1 3 5 6 7 16
The IT & HR Systems Admin
Onboarding triggered from the HR system (BambooHR, Sage People, ADP Workforce Now and the vendor's own TalentHR, where new hires are instantly enrolled), branches with tailored content, white-labelling, self-registration and real e-commerce through PayPal, Stripe, Shopify and WooCommerce clearly run beyond manual enrollment. We found no public information on manager tasks and checklists, login for frontline staff without a company email, or partner certification with renewal — and for HR sync we found no public information on a Personio connector, only the four named systems. 3 6 16 17 5 7
The Skeptic
Branches with tailored content per audience up to unlimited on Enterprise, white-labelling, self-registration, separate portals for employees, partners and customers, course sales through PayPal, Stripe, Shopify and WooCommerce, and HR-triggered enrolment where new hires are instantly enrolled from named HR systems. We found no public information on manager tasks and checklists, frontline login without email, storefront subscriptions, bundles and invoices, or partner certification with renewal. 7 17 5 16 1 6 3
Reporting, learner data & works council
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What the system shows about learning and about each learner, and how far the customer can limit it: dashboards and reports for L&D, managers and auditors, custom and scheduled reports, which learner data is recorded (completions, scores, time spent, logins), role-based visibility so managers see only their team, aggregated or pseudonymised reports, the option to switch off time tracking or scoring, retention and deletion rules, learner access to their own data, and material for a works agreement under §87(1) no. 6 BetrVG or the vendor's description of codetermination. Where the data is processed is scored under sovereignty.
0 — No reports, or individual learner activity shown to every administrator with no settings at all.
3 — Completion and progress reports exist and a privacy policy covers the product; what is recorded per learner and who sees it are basic or not described.
5 — Dashboards and custom reports with scheduled delivery, roles that restrict managers to their own team, the learner data recorded described, retention and deletion of learner records configurable, and a data processing agreement offered.
8 — Granular visibility per role and organisational unit, aggregated or pseudonymised reports for analytics, tracking of time spent or scores that can be switched off, automatic deletion after a set period, a learner data export, and a works council or codetermination guide, template works agreement or data protection impact assessment supplied.
10 — Learner data under the customer's full control and documented as such: every recorded field and every report listed with who can see it, privacy settings per country or entity, an audit log of who viewed learner data, and the codetermination position confirmed by a named works council, law firm or certification.
The Onboarding Lead
Custom and scheduled reports with live shareable links, a training matrix per team and department, user types controlling who may view reports, plus documented deletion on request within thirty days and export in CSV or XLS give us most of the reporting spine and a data processing agreement is published. We found no public information on aggregated or pseudonymised reporting, on switching off time or score tracking, or on any works council guide, works agreement template or data protection impact assessment — for our German sites that means the codetermination conversation would start from zero. 2 9 11 18
The Compliance Officer
Custom and scheduled reports, shareable live report links, user types controlling who may view reports, learner dashboards including total training time, exports in CSV, XLS and SCORM, and documented restriction, deletion and self-deletion mechanisms for learner records are all documented. We found no public information on works council material, on pseudonymised reports, or on switching off time tracking, and the captured pages give different figures for free-plan inactivity deletion — six months in the terms, 365 days in the privacy policy. 7 9 10 11 18
The Customer Education Lead
Custom report types with saved templates and filtering rules, weekly or monthly scheduled delivery to custom recipients, shareable live report links, a training matrix by user, team and department, and user types whose permissions define who may view reports cover my day-to-day needs. Deletion and export mechanics are documented (end-user self-deletion, mass deletion via custom report, processing restriction by deactivation, progress export, data portability) and a data processing agreement is published. I found no public information on aggregated or pseudonymised reporting, switching off time or score tracking, or any works council and codetermination material — with a Dutch works council reviewing my academy, that gap decides the level. 9 11 18
The Works Council Member
Custom and scheduled reports, dashboards, per-user training matrices and role-based report-view permissions are documented, and a data processing agreement is published. But the same pages confirm that total training time per learner and a timeline of every user action are recorded — precisely the performance-monitoring capability a works agreement under §87(1) no. 6 BetrVG must govern before go-live. We found no public information on switching off time or score tracking, aggregated or pseudonymised reporting, or any codetermination guide or template works agreement. 2 5 7 9 11 18
The IT & HR Systems Admin
Custom and scheduled reports to custom recipients, per-user training matrices, user types that control who may view reports, a group supervisor role, learner dashboards showing total training time, documented deletion within 30 days of a request and a published data processing agreement go beyond the basics. We found no public information on pseudonymised or aggregated reports, switching off time tracking or scoring, or any works council material such as a template works agreement or data protection impact assessment, which I would need before rollout in Germany. 18 9 11 7
The Skeptic
Custom and scheduled reports with saved templates and shareable live links, a timeline of every user action, user types controlling who may view reports, export of user progress in CSV and XLS, deletion and mass deletion of users, and a data processing agreement. We found no public information on aggregated or pseudonymised reporting, on switching off time or score tracking, or on works councils, works agreements or codetermination. 18 2 9 11 5
Integrations, administration & portability
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How the system fits the company and what leaving would cost: single sign-on (SAML, OpenID Connect) and user provisioning (SCIM) from Entra ID, Google or Okta, sync with HR systems (Personio, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday), Microsoft Teams, Slack and video conferencing integrations, a documented REST API and webhooks, CRM and e-commerce connectors for academies, export of users, completions and certificates, export of courses as SCORM, open-source code, and a self-hosted or on-premise edition.
0 — No integrations and no export; users and records exist only inside the product.
3 — CSV import of users and an export of reports; SSO, an API and HR-system sync are basic or not described.
5 — SAML or OpenID Connect single sign-on, a documented REST API, a connector or documented sync for at least one named HR system, Microsoft Teams or video conferencing integration, and export of users, completions and certificates.
8 — SCIM provisioning, prebuilt connectors for several named HR, CRM and identity systems, webhooks, a public API reference with rate limits, a sandbox or test instance, courses exportable as SCORM, and a self-hosted or private-cloud edition with its own documentation.
10 — The customer can run, extend and leave the platform freely: open-source code under a named licence that runs fully self-hosted with feature parity stated, a complete export of users, history, certificates and content in open formats, and the return and deletion of all data on termination documented.
The Onboarding Lead
Single sign-on via SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP with named providers including Okta, OneLogin and Microsoft Azure AD, prebuilt connectors to four HR systems, Teams, Zoom, GoTo and BigBlueButton, Salesforce, HubSpot and Zendesk, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, Zapier access to over 1,000 apps, and export of users, progress and even courses as SCORM make both daily running and a documented exit plausible. We found no public information on SCIM provisioning, on webhooks, on published API rate limits or a sandbox, and no self-hosted or on-premise edition appears in the captured pages. 2 6 9 19
The Compliance Officer
SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP single sign-on with named identity providers, four named HR systems, Teams and video conferencing, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, Zapier access to over 1,000 apps, and export of user progress and content in CSV, XLS and SCORM are all on the record. We found no public information on SCIM provisioning, webhooks, a sandbox, or a self-hosted edition; a customer testimonial describes the platform as purely cloud-based. 2 5 6 9 19 20
The Customer Education Lead
SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP single sign-on with named providers (Okta, OneLogin, Microsoft Azure AD, ADFS, Google Apps), a documented REST API with a Postman collection, HR sync with BambooHR, ADP Workforce Now, Sage People and TalentHR, and native Salesforce and HubSpot connectors that embed the portal in the CRM answer my SSO and completions-in-the-CRM requirements directly. Zoom, Teams, GoTo and BigBlueButton cover live sessions, and users, progress and courses export to CSV, XLS and SCORM. I found no public information on SCIM provisioning, webhooks or a self-hosted edition — a customer testimonial describes it as a purely cloud-based platform. 6 9 19
The Works Council Member
SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP single sign-on with named providers, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, sync with several named HR systems, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and e-commerce connectors, and export of users, progress and courses as SCORM are all documented. We found no public information on SCIM provisioning, webhooks, a sandbox or test instance, or a self-hosted edition — the pages describe a cloud subscription service. 2 5 6 9 19
The IT & HR Systems Admin
SAML 2.0 with Microsoft Azure AD named among the providers, OpenID Connect and LDAP, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack integration, and export in CSV, XLS and SCORM — including courses as SCORM — tick most of my boxes, and SCORM export means our content survives the contract. We found no public information on SCIM provisioning, webhooks, API rate limits, a sandbox or any self-hosted edition, and no Personio connector, so user sync with our HR system would need custom work. 6 19 9 2
The Skeptic
SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP with named identity providers, a documented REST API with a Postman collection, four named HR systems, Salesforce, Shopify, Teams, Zoom and over 1000 apps via Zapier, plus export of user progress in CSV, XLS and SCORM. SCIM provisioning, webhooks, published rate limits and a sandbox are not described, and a testimonial on the vendor's own page describes a purely cloud-based platform with no on-premise servers, so leaving means exports, not a self-hosted copy. 6 19 20 9 5 10
European sovereignty
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Who the contracting entity and the parent company are, where learner data (names, completions, scores, certificates) is stored and processed, and who the subprocessors are (hosting, video streaming, email, AI features, support and payment tools). Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline; learner records are employee data, so the whole chain counts, not only the database. A self-hosted or open-source edition the customer runs on its own European servers counts as the customer's chain, whatever the vendor's seat.
0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated, subprocessors unnamed, and no data processing agreement offered.
3 — A privacy policy and a data processing agreement exist, but hosting location is unstated or non-EU and the subprocessors are not listed.
5 — EU hosting available and an EU contracting entity or EU representative, but parts of the chain (video, email, AI features, support, payment) run through non-EU providers without a stated safeguard.
8 — EU hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, subprocessors listed with their locations, a data processing agreement published, and security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) stated — or a self-hosted edition documented that keeps every learner record on the customer's own servers.
10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, entity, hosting and every subprocessor, or a self-hosted open-source edition with no call home, data export and deletion documented, and certifications published with their scope rather than implied.
The Onboarding Lead
The subprocessor disclosure is candid but the chain is American: cloud hosting is Amazon Web Services in N. Virginia, USA, and the named processors for AI text and image generation, email, support and integrations — Google, OpenAI, Stability.ai, Sparkpost, Zendesk, Workato — are in the USA, with Workato receiving names, emails, custom fields and completion records. An EU representative (the Greek branch of Epignosis UK Ltd), a published data processing agreement with Standard Contractual Clauses, and verification under the EU Cloud Code of Conduct are documented, but we found no public information on EU hosting or a European contracting option, so our learners' records would run through a US chain with contractual safeguards. 9 10 11 12
The Compliance Officer
The chain is documented in detail — Amazon Web Services hosting in a N. Virginia datacenter with AES-256, a subprocessor list with locations naming US AI providers, a published data processing agreement, Standard Contractual Clauses, Data Privacy Framework self-certification, EU Cloud Code of Conduct verification, ISO 27001 and an EU representative. But we found no public information on an EU hosting option, so learner records of our 900 employees would sit in the United States with US subprocessors in the AI and support chain — a hard limit for a BaFin-supervised bank however transparent the disclosures. 2 9 10 11 12 15
The Customer Education Lead
The terms name Epignosis LLC of Delaware or Epignosis UK Ltd as contracting entity "as the case may be", with a Greek branch of the UK company as EU representative, and hosting sits on Amazon Web Services in N. Virginia, USA, with a published subprocessor list naming mostly US providers — Google, OpenAI and Stability.ai for AI generation, Zendesk for support, Sparkpost for email. A data processing agreement, Standard Contractual Clauses, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework self-certification, EU Cloud Code of Conduct verification and ISO 27001 certification are all stated, though the captured pages give different version figures for the ISO 27001 standard. I found no public information on an EU hosting option, so the whole learner-record chain runs through US providers under contractual safeguards. 9 10 11 12
The Works Council Member
The subprocessor list names AWS in N. Virginia, USA for cloud hosting and storage, and the email gateway, AI text and image generation and support run through named US providers; the terms name Epignosis LLC of Delaware or Epignosis UK Limited as contracting entity, with an EU representative in Athens. A data processing agreement, Standard Contractual Clauses, Data Privacy Framework self-certification and ISO 27001 are published, but we found no public information on an EU hosting option. For employee learning records, the whole chain sits in the USA as documented. 8 9 10 11 12
The IT & HR Systems Admin
There is a published data processing agreement with Standard Contractual Clauses, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework self-certification, EU Cloud Code of Conduct verification, an EU representative in the Greek branch of Epignosis UK Ltd, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and a full subprocessor list with locations. But that list places hosting on AWS in N. Virginia, USA, with OpenAI, Google, Stability.ai, Zendesk and Workato — which handles "all personal data stored in TalentLMS" — all in the US, and we found no public information on an EU hosting option, so learner records would sit outside the EU. 12 10 11 9 15
The Skeptic
The subprocessor list places cloud hosting on AWS in a Northern Virginia, USA datacenter, with the email gateway, AI generation on OpenAI, Gemini and Stability.ai, support on Zendesk, and an integration platform receiving all personal data stored in the platform including completion records, all in the US; a published DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses, Data Privacy Framework self-certification, EU Cloud Code of Conduct verification, an EU representative and an alternative UK contracting entity exist as safeguards. We found no public information on an EU hosting option, so learner records sit on US infrastructure throughout the chain. 12 10 11 9
Pricing transparency
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How this is scored
Whether a buyer can compute the real annual cost from public pages alone: price per tier by active or registered users, what counts as an active user, what happens above the tier, which features (SSO, API, HR connectors, extra portals, e-commerce, custom domain, content library) cost extra, the free tier or trial and its limits, implementation and support fees, the self-hosted edition and its licence, minimum term and VAT treatment.
0 — No public prices at all; every customer is a sales call.
3 — A starting price or a free tier exists, but how cost scales with users, portals or features is unclear.
5 — Tiers are public with their price per user band and main inclusions, but at least one commonly needed piece (SSO, API, extra portals, HR connector, implementation) is unpriced or "on request".
8 — Every tier priced publicly with its scaling rule (active or registered users, portals), the definition of an active user and overage stated, add-ons priced, the self-hosted edition's cost or licence stated, minimum term and VAT treatment stated.
10 — Complete price computability: annual cost derivable for a given number of learners, portals and features, with every add-on, implementation, support and overage fee and the cancellation and data-return terms published.
The Onboarding Lead
Three plans are publicly priced with user bands, branch counts and feature inclusions — Core at $ 119 /month ($1,428/yr) for 1-40 users, Grow at $ 229 /month ($2,748/yr) for 1-70, Pro at $ 449 /month ($5,388/yr) for 1-100 — a free account needs no credit card, and the terms state fees are exclusive of value added tax and carry an automatic five percent annual increase. Above 100 users everything becomes a sales conversation — Enterprise "Starts at 1000 users" with "Contact sales" — and we found no public information on the price of the TalentLibrary add-on, the TalentHR bundle or the flexible user limit, so for my 1,400 people I cannot compute an annual cost from public pages alone. 3 7 10
The Compliance Officer
Core, Grow and Pro tiers are published with exact prices and user bands, the free account needs no credit card, per-plan features and onboarding levels are listed, and the terms disclose a 5% automatic annual increase, USD-only non-refundable fees exclusive of taxes, and a 10% cancellation fee on early pro-rated refunds. Enterprise pricing is only available by contacting sales and we found no public pricing for add-ons such as the content library or the flexible user limit, so the real annual cost of a 900-person deployment is not computable from the public pages. 4 7 10
The Customer Education Lead
Core at $119/month ($1,428/yr) for 1-40 users, Grow at $229/month ($2,748/yr) for 1-70, Pro at $449/month ($5,388/yr) for 1-100, and Enterprise from 1000 users via contact sales, with branch counts of 1, 3, 15 and unlimited per tier and SSO, the API and custom domain listed as included rather than add-ons. The terms are unusually public about the automatic annual increase of five percent, the 10% cancellation fee on refunds within the first three months of an annual subscription, and that fees are in US Dollars and exclusive of taxes. TalentLibrary, the TalentHR bundle and the flexible user limit are unpriced on the captured pages, and I found no public information on the active-user definition, overage pricing, or anything between 100 and 1000 users — precisely the zone where my academy would grow. 3 7 10
The Works Council Member
Three tiers are public with prices and user bands — Core at $119/month for 1–40 users billed yearly, Grow at $229/month for 1–70, Pro at $449/month for 1–100 — plus a free plan without credit card, fees exclusive of taxes and an automatic five percent annual increase in the terms. Enterprise starts at 1000 users via contact sales, and we found no public price for the TalentLibrary add-on, the flexible user limit, or implementation. The annual cost is therefore computable only below 1000 users and without add-ons. 3 7 10 13
The IT & HR Systems Admin
Three tiers are published with exact prices and branch counts — Core "1-40 users $ 119 /month $1,428/yr Billed yearly", Grow at $229/month for 1-70, Pro at $449/month for 1-100 — plus a free tier, onboarding and support levels per plan, fees stated exclusive of taxes, and a disclosed automatic annual increase of five percent. But Enterprise is contact sales starting at 1000 users, leaving no published price for a firm of our 600 people, and add-ons such as TalentLibrary, the flexible user limit and the TalentHR bundle are unpriced. 7 10 3
The Skeptic
Three tiers are public with user bands and inclusions — Core 1-40 users at "$ 119 /month $1,428/yr Billed yearly", Grow 1-70 at "$ 229 /month $2,748/yr", Pro 1-100 at "$ 449 /month $5,388/yr" — plus a free tier without credit card and candid terms: a five percent automatic annual increase, a ten percent early-termination cancellation fee, fees exclusive of taxes. Enterprise starts at 1000 users and is contact sales, the content library and flexible user limit add-ons carry no price, and the captured pages give no definition of what counts as a user or what happens above a tier. 7 10 18
European sovereignty — proven facts
1 of 6 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
| Legal entity | Incorporated in US ⚠ unverified | 0/2 pts | 10 Report an error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting location | Not determined ⚠ unverified | — | uncited Report an error |
| Hosting options | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Open source | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined ⚠ unverified | — | uncited Report an error |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | — | uncited Report an error |
Questions about TalentLMS
Is TalentLMS European?
Yes, though not from the EU. whats-best.ai classifies TalentLMS as UK / wider Europe. Its vendor, Epignosis UK Ltd, is incorporated in United States, per the vendor’s page captured 1 Nov 2026.
Where does TalentLMS store data?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026.
Does TalentLMS have a free plan?
Yes. TalentLMS has a free plan, per the vendor’s page captured 1 Nov 2026.
What are the best alternatives to TalentLMS?
As of 2 Nov 2026, the panel rates iSpring LMS (iSpring Learn) (3/5), Zensai Learn365 (formerly LMS365) (3/5) and LearnWorlds (3/5) highest among the other 12 Learning Management (LMS) products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Zensai Learn365 (formerly LMS365) (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: TalentLMS alternatives.
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 1 Nov 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Data processing agreement, Hosting location. Not confirmed on the vendor’s own pages as captured.
- Weak sourcing — Legal entity. The Terms name a second possible contracting entity, Epignosis UK Limited (UK), 'as the case may be', and the privacy policy says a Greek branch of Epignosis UK Ltd manages and operates the LMS, so the US LLC is only one of the group's entities.
- AI can misread a source. Extraction and judgement are automated; a citation guarantees traceability, not infallibility. If something here is wrong, say so — no account needed, every report is decided within 5 business days, and accepted corrections are published.
What we left out
A claim that does not survive our checks costs us the claim, not the page. This is what was taken off this one.
- 10 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 3 compliance facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 2 pricing facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 legal fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 subprocessors fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 support fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 2 sovereignty dimensions could not be confirmed on the vendor’s own pages and are shown as unknown. Know more? Tell us
Sources (20)
The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.
- 1 Vendor homepage www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 2 Features page www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 3 Features page (onboarding training) www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 4 Features page (compliance training) www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 5 Features page (customer training) www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 6 Integrations page www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 7 Pricing page www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 8 Security / trust page www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 9 Security / trust page (GDPR) www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 10 Terms of service www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 11 Privacy policy www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 12 Subprocessor list www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 13 Courses, learning paths & content standards — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 14 Courses, learning paths & content standards — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 15 Compliance training, recertification & audit trail — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 16 Onboarding, extended enterprise & academies — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 17 Onboarding, extended enterprise & academies — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 18 Reporting, learner data & works council — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 19 Integrations, administration & portability — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 20 Integrations, administration & portability — found from sitemap www.talentlms.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →