Continu vs Luster

Continu is an AI-powered enterprise learning platform for employee, customer, and partner education. Built-in authoring tools and AI assistance support course, learning journey, and assessment creation. Automated assignment workflows and Continu Insights provide a way to deliver learning and generate real-time reports from learning data. Teams can create branded portals for external audiences and use Hubs for distinct experiences across sub-brands. Eddy, its AI learning agent, provides learning answers and training through Slack, Microsoft Teams, and SMS. Listed integrations include Workday, Salesforce, BambooHR, Zoom, Google Meet, LinkedIn Learning, and Udemy for Business. Continu offers Growth for fewer than 1,000 monthly active users, Professional for 1,000–5,000, and Enterprise for 5,000 or more; prices are on request, and there is no free plan. Implementation costs 10% of first-year contract value, and Continu recommends allowing 60 days for setup. Screen-recording assessments require learners to install its Continu Screen Capture Chrome extension. Continu was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.

Luster is a web-based, self-paced predictive enablement platform for go-to-market teams and customer-facing sales organizations. It identifies skill gaps, predicts readiness risks, and prescribes practice before customer conversations. Skill maps and an individualized skill index show strengths, weaknesses, and gaps that may affect revenue. Hiring tools benchmark candidates against top performers and create onboarding plans around individual gaps. Practice includes simulated sales scenarios, targeted drills, AI feedback, role-play coaching, and readiness certification. Reps receive AI-generated coaching after practice sessions and calls, while managers get coaching prompts, development recommendations, analytics, and performance visibility. EchoIQ analyzes real customer calls for skill application, execution gaps, and coaching needs. Luster also provides personalized training, a sales content library, certification workflows, and automated readiness certifications. It says it integrates with systems in a customer's tech stack, without naming specific integrations. Security practices include SOC 2 auditing, end-to-end encryption, monitoring, and third-party testing. Pricing is on request.