Capabl vs HowNow

Capabl is a learning experience platform for organizations building and distributing workforce learning. It can import, host, and share CrossKnowledge, customer-owned, third-party, and web-curated content. Learning programs can include polls, open questions, action plans, quizzes, and editorials. Organizations can apply branding, tailor learner home pages, create cohorts, and use learner marketing activities. Dashboards and reports cover learning performance and usage. Capabl Grow uses AI to map course metadata to a taxonomy of more than 10,000 skills and recommend learning based on selected skills; organizations control which learner groups can use Grow, and recommendations are drawn from approved content. The platform describes integrations with HRIS, LMS, and other systems, plus Smartlinks, SCORM, APIs, pre-built HRIS connectors, and Data-as-a-Service integrations. Listed content connectors include LinkedIn Learning, Udemy Business, Pluralsight, Coursera for Business, and O’Reilly. Capabl is available on Android, iOS, and web, and CrossKnowledge says it supports 31 languages. Pricing is on request; prospective customers can book a 30-minute conversation with an account executive.

HowNow is an intelligent learning platform combining an LMS, LXP, skills capabilities, and content. It gives employees a personalized feed of learning opportunities, skills, and company knowledge related to current and future roles. Unified Search can search connected sources in one place, while an AI Skill Graph maps resources, pathways, and internal experts to organizational skills. Guru AI Coach can teach, coach, challenge, reinforce, and adapt using company knowledge. HowNow Plus adds curated material from providers such as Skillsoft and MindTools. Creators can build learning with text, images, video, GIFs, code snippets, quizzes, and SCORM files. Learning-management tools support session scheduling, attendance tracking, and virtual-classroom integration. Assessments and certificates are supported, along with personalized paths and AI recommendations. Integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday, HiBob, Google Drive, Notion, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. The service runs on web, Android, iOS, macOS, and a browser extension, with offline learning available. It supports SSO and provisioning through Azure, Google, Okta, OneLogin, and JumpCloud. HowNow states ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials credentials, GDPR support, and AES-256 full-disk encryption for data at rest. Pricing is paid and available on request.