Docebo vs HowNow

Docebo is a learning platform for organizations that create and manage training for employees, customers, partners, and other audiences. Its capabilities span learning management, learning experience, content authoring and management, virtual classrooms, performance support, and analytics. Courses can include quizzes, assessments, certificates, gamification, social learning, and learner communities. Docebo Creator uses AI to generate interactive learning content, and the content marketplace lists more than 30,000 courses and professional certifications. Common uses include onboarding, skills building, talent development, compliance, sales enablement, customer education, and partner enablement. Docebo lists more than 400 integrations across HR, CRM, commerce, analytics, video conferencing, authoring, and single sign-on; embedded Salesforce and Microsoft Teams products cost extra. Android, iOS, web, and API access are listed, along with mobile apps and SSO. The service is paid, has no free plan, and quotes pricing on request. Docebo says it is typically best suited to organizations training at least 250 learners, with a one-year minimum contract.

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.