Customer education and LMS · October 2026 Edition
LearnUpon vs Skilljar
Nine of fourteen models named LearnUpon first on the direct prompt; five named Skilljar. LearnUpon was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Skilljar by fourteen and LearnUpon carries 37 labels and Skilljar 49, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share26%26%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate8%31%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels3749A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, LearnUpon reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.LearnUpon vs TalentLMS · LearnUpon vs LearnWorlds · LearnUpon vs Thinkific
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Customer education and LMS page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
LearnUponFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSkilljar
Direct95
Paraphrase561 against Skilljar
Comparative16
Budget-constrained002 against LearnUpon · 5 against Skilljar
Scale-constrained03
Negative001 against LearnUpon · 9 against Skilljar
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, LearnUpon and Skilljar were named in the same answer fifty-nine times, of the 81 answers naming LearnUpon and the 160 naming Skilljar. In those answers Skilljar took the first choice twenty-five times and LearnUpon seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where LearnUpon and Skilljar stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | | |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
LearnUpon Skilljar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, LearnUpon on the left and Skilljar on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where LearnUpon and Skilljar stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Muse Glimmer 30BLearnUpon, Skilljar alternatives: Absorb LMS, TalentLMS, WorkRamp
LearnUpon first, Skilljar an alternative
8 of 14 modelsSkilljar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniLearnUpon alternatives: Thought Industries
Perplexity SonarLearnUpon alternatives: Gainsight Customer Education, WorkRamp
Grok 4.20Gainsight Customer Education, LearnUpon alternatives: Skilljar, TalentLMS, WorkRamp
Mistral SmallLearnUpon alternatives: Absorb LMS, Gainsight Customer Education, TalentLMS
DeepSeek V4 FlashLearnUpon alternatives: Gainsight Customer Education, Skilljar, Thought Industries
Qwen 3.7 FlashLearnUpon alternatives: Absorb LMS, Disco, Docebo, TalentLMS
GLM 4.7 FlashXLearnUpon alternatives: Skilljar, TalentLMS
MiniMax M2.5LearnUpon alternatives: Docebo, Gainsight Customer Education, TalentLMS
Skilljar first, LearnUpon an alternative
4 of 14 modelsLearnUpon was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Skilljar alternatives: LearnUpon, Thought Industries, WorkRamp
Gemini 3.5 FlashSkilljar alternatives: Absorb LMS, Gainsight Customer Education, LearnUpon, WorkRamp
Kimi K2Skilljar alternatives: LearnUpon, WorkRamp
GPT-6 LunaSkilljar alternatives: Docebo, LearnUpon, Thought Industries
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Skilljar leads by five points.
Skilljar5%#5 of 14LearnUpon0%#10 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
LearnUpon26%#1 of 11Skilljar26%#2 of 11Enterprise
Skilljar leads by twenty-five points.
Skilljar31%#1 of 10LearnUpon6%#7 of 10What the models said about LearnUpon
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Other notable (but pricier) options to avoid for now ... costly for small teams” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms (Skilljar, Docebo, Thought Industries, LearnUpon)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“lacks customization features and flexible learning paths” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Pure customer academy with certifications, cohort management and CSM integrations → Skilljar or LearnUpon” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“### 1. LearnUpon (Mid-Market Specialist) ... Specifically designed for mid-market B2B SaaS companies” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Absorb LMS and LearnUpon are generally the most recommended platforms for customer training.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Skilljar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“78% negative recommendation rate for small businesses ... "more platform than a small business needs"” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms (Skilljar, Docebo, Thought Industries, LearnUpon)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“not cost‑effective for small teams” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · hard negative
“Skilljar is purpose-built for external training and used by mid-market and enterprise SaaS companies... recognized for ease of use and strong focus on connecting training data to business outcomes” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Skilljar is the industry leader with the strongest integrations and analytics specifically designed for B2B SaaS customer success.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“If your main goal is to drive software adoption, reduce support tickets, and prevent customer churn, Skilljar is the market leader.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.