--- title: "Acorn Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Acorn Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/acorn-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Learning Management System Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/) / Acorn Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/acorn-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/acorn-profile/alternatives/) # Acorn Review Custom quote Free trial 1 plan Wondering if Acorn is right for your organization? Our Learning Management System Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview Acorn 4.6 [(34)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/acorn-profile/reviews/) Pricing Pricing available upon request ### About Acorn Acorn Performance LMS (PLMS) is the dynamic AI-powered platform for Learning and Development (L&D) experiences synchronized to business performance. Corporate learning is broken. Acorn is the antidote. It’s the only solution that guides learners step by step to master the specific capabilities of their roles that will accelerate organizational performance. Both leaders and learners are tired of uninspiring training and performance reviews. People crave paths to excellence but are sick of wasting time wading through mountains of content because someone said so. They’re learning outside of their organization’s LMS by interacting with peers — and that learning is lost. Acorn captures things that are already happening and makes them easy to find. It facilitates knowledge transfer between employees and fosters a learning-in-the-flow culture where everyone helps each other get better. By presenting contextual learning opportunities while tightly linking learning and performance, Acorn equips people to grow and excel in precisely the ways that positively impact outcomes. Acorn enables companies, governments and other institutions worldwide to consistently align individual growth with bu... siness objectives through a performance-oriented LMS. Designed to codify and operationalize capabilities to improve organizational efficiency, Acorn curates internal and third party sources and intelligently serves up the right learning recipe for each person’s betterment. It also captures key interactions hidden within organizations, transforming them into shareable learning assets that promote knowledge exchange at scale. Acorn’s AI collects tangible evidence of behavior change, creating a comprehensive record of individual learning experiences mapped to their impact on performance. It facilitates continual employee assessment in a feedback loop that measures improvement not completions. This makes it easier for companies to identify people with desired capabilities, promote from within and enhance retention, engagement and satisfaction. Uniquely, Acorn addresses the issue of multiple LMSs plaguing organizations, providing one PLMS for employee, partner, customer, member and citizen use cases. Acorn envisions a world where organizations attain peak performance by empowering their people with the information to reach their full potential as impact players. Impact, not overload™ -- Meet Momentum - Acorn's HR workflow automation tool. The tool allows you to retire manual admin HR tasks and employ automated HR workflows. Momentum is the speediest way for HR professionals to reduce human error, connect better with their people, and eliminate redundant processes. Workflows, forms, automated custom emails, time-based logic, custom reports and exports. Set & forget with confidence. With Momentum, you can retire manual tasks and focus on your role to protect the company from risk and maximize employee productivity and performance. Wondering if Acorn is right for your organization? Our Learning Management System Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## Acorn User Interface ## Popular Acorn Alternatives Main Product Acorn 4.6 [(34)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/acorn-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.68Ease of use - 4.88Value for money - 4.89Customer support - 4.53Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Paylocity](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/web-pay-profile/) 4.3 [(1932)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/web-pay-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.33Ease of use - 4.23Value for money - 4.07Customer support - 4.26Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Rippling](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/rippling-profile/) 4.9 [(4869)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/rippling-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.85Ease of use - 4.75Value for money - 4.72Customer support - 4.82Functionality Pricing Starting at $8.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Connecteam](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/connecteam-profile/) 4.6 [(5309)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/connecteam-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.66Ease of use - 4.47Value for money - 4.61Customer support - 4.53Functionality Pricing Starting at $29.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [BambooHR](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/bamboohr-profile/) 4.6 [(3556)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/hr/bamboohr-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.66Ease of use - 4.46Value for money - 4.50Customer support - 4.42Functionality Pricing Starting at $10.00 per month Get Price Alternative Product [Absorb](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/absorb-profile/) 4.6 [(360)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/absorb-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.50Ease of use - 4.40Value for money - 4.56Customer support - 4.34Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price ## Acorn Pricing and Plans Starting price: Connect with an advisor for pricing Free Trial Free Version Basic Pricing available upon request No plan information available Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## Acorn Features - Popular features found in Learning Management System Assessment Management Asynchronous Learning Blended Learning Built-in Course Authoring Certification & Licensing Gamification Learner Portal Learning Paths/Tracks Mobile Learning SCORM Compliance Synchronous Learning Training Management - More features of Acorn 360 Degree Feedback Academic/Education Access Controls/Permissions Activity Dashboard Activity Tracking API Appraisal History Approval Process Control Assignment Management Built-in LMS Career Development Collaboration Tools Competency Management Compliance Management Compliance Tracking Content Library Content Management Content Sharing Continuous Feedback Corporate/Business Course Management Course Tracking Customizable Branding Customizable Forms Customizable Questions Customizable Reports Customizable Templates Dashboard Data Import/Export Document Management Drag & Drop eCommerce Management eLearning Companies Email Reminders Employee Management Employee Onboarding Employee Portal Employee Profiles Enrollment Confirmation Extended Enterprise Learning Feedback Management Goal Setting/Tracking Gradebook HR Management Individual Development Plans Individualized Assessments Learning Management Multi-Language Multi-User Collaboration Ongoing Performance Tracking Organizational Charting Payment Processing Performance Appraisal Performance Management Performance Metrics Performance Review Management Progress Reports Progress Tracking Ratings/Reviews Real-Time Analytics Real-Time Data Real-Time Reporting Reminders Reporting/Analytics Reporting & Statistics Review Cycle Tracking Scoring Self Assessment Self-paced Learning Self Service Portal Single Sign On Skills Assessment Skills Tracking Social Learning Succession Management Succession Planning Summary Reports Survey/Poll Management Surveys & Feedback Test/Quiz Creation Tests/Assessments Third-Party Integrations Training Administration User Management Video Conferencing Visual Analytics Weighted Performance Measures Workflow Automation Workflow Management ## Acorn Integrations SAP Business One Integration rated undefined from -1 review Xero Integration rated undefined from -1 review LinkedIn for Business Integration rated undefined from -1 review Stripe Integration rated undefined from -1 review Skillsoft Integration rated undefined from -1 review Pipedrive Integration rated undefined from -1 review See all 16 integrations ## Acorn User Reviews ## Acorn customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.6/5 - Total reviews: 34 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 22 reviews (65%) - 4 stars: 12 reviews (35%) - 3 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.7/5 - Value for money: 4.9/5 - Customer support: 4.9/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 --- ### Amazing tool and support! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Adrian C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Amazing tool & service! It was difficult sifting through the seemingly dozens of LMS platforms out there - we must have done a demo with at least 6 or 7. Acorn impressed us with how easy-to-use it appeared, and we've not been disappointed in our decision. Their support is incredible, and helps being in the same timezone (lots of others were either US or UK office hours which wasn't very convenient for us). #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Onboarding was as painless as could be expected. Reporting is simple but comprehensive, and the local support has been amazing at answering any of our questions. #### Cons No real negatives from my side except maybe a larger content library, but I know this is on the roadmap and being built currently. Plus integrations with content providers mean there's lots available. #### Reasons for choosing Acorn Ease of use, responsive local support #### Vendor response Hi Adrian, thanks for taking the time to write the review. Much appreciated! We've built out a deeper content library since the review (especially on the compliance front) and we've also gone a best of breed route by integrating with the likes of LinkedIn Learning, Go1, SkillSoft (Percipio), MindTools for Business and more. Final thing we've been working on his the concept that 'less learning is more', so we're getting super targeted and optimised with content based on learner impact. Replied February 2023 --- ### LMS in a nut shell - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Todd F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Individual & Family Services - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered The Acorn staff are very responsive and very helpful. They are keen to see our experience being a good one. Our staff have enjoyed the format as it is similar to other LMS products we have to use for contracts. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Price comparison was great. We can import all our training records into Acorn for reporting. Good look and feel for users. #### Cons The reporting functions need more options. #### Reasons for choosing Acorn Price and function and ability to tailor our courses. #### Reasons for switching to Acorn Acorn had more functions that we needed to meet the requirements of different job roles and reporting.. #### Vendor response Hey Todd, thanks for taking the time to write the review and so good to hear that we made it worthwhile for you to switch vendors (we know it's always a tough decision). Always keen for our features to meet and exceed our users' needs. We'll get our support team to reach out to you today re what further options you need! Replied January 2024 --- ### Thanks [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bec S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: June 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is very responsive and clearly communicates how easy this product is to use. #### Cons People with admin access cannot view the learning profile/history of users. #### Vendor response Thanks for the review Bec, support to this day remains important to us. Replied February 2023 --- ### Set up of new Acorn system - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Melinda V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: July 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We needed a system that could have multiple tenancies which we have achieved that function in different ways. This has allowed us to have our internal training for staff and contractors separate from our external training that is a revenue line for the business. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The platform has been easy to set up with the support of the Pursuit Technology developer. The course set up structure is also easy to use. #### Cons There is no option to have a course changed from self-enrolment to admin enrolment only. There is limited functionality to choose different selections in setting up cohorts to use fields not equal to. The set up of new users is clunky with having to upload the whole user dataset again as we don't have a HR system to draw the data from. The other issue is the inability to change the home page to feature the elements we want to have eg a blog. #### Reasons for choosing Acorn The ability to have multiple tenancies, the look and feel of the system and the cost. #### Reasons for switching to Acorn Many reasons including cost of the platform, functionality, multiple tenancies. #### Vendor response Hi Melinda, having been with us 3 years and going strong we value your public input on top of the private support you give us. We took on-board the priority areas you mentioned for us to improve and are proud to share the progress to-date (thanks for all your patience!). The homepage overhaul brought with it the completely configurable widget functionality, with a plethora of widgets to choose from ensuring the homepage that you create is not just branded but also to the design of your exact needs. Cohorts is done and fixed up now, and an area we continue to invest in and the dataset upload is a rare use case for us without a HRIS, but we still intend to put more support resources (yes, real humans!) so we can help in anyway so it doesn't become the admin headache none of us need! Replied February 2023 --- ### Enjoying it so far. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Erika K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: August 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros We have really enjoyed transitioning to Acorn as our LMS, and are finding that the software is particularly pleasing from a learner's perspective. We have had positive feedback from students and trainers when it comes to navigating course content. There are a host of useful features and functions including flexible enrolments, resources and activities, plus a great range of reports. I have been most impressed with the technical support received from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and regular updates from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], which has made the experience much less stressful. #### Cons Due to the size of our RTO and the number of courses we need to create, the system can run slowly at times - this is being improved gradually. We are looking forward to seeing a user profile feature become available soon. #### Reasons for switching to Acorn User-friendliness was the main reason for the switch. #### Vendor response Hey Erika, Thank you so much for your review! Your terrific feedback is really insightful for us and is great for us to keep in mind as we move forward with the product. We're on Acorn 2.0 now, have built out the new infrastructure which is fully live and the final step is as we are a SaaS company to ensure we work with all customers to help them have their own speed issues quickly resolved. Teams win together after all! The user profile feature is on it's second release since the review, if you have any further feedback we're all ears as ever. Replied February 2023 --- ### Great Product - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jason L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. A GREAT experience for sure. This is a great company and they are extremely organized and I will use them again. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This is a very easy program to use. It is a very organized app. I feel that in the short time I have used it, I have learned a lot and can move around quite quickly. #### Cons The app tends to have a lot of updates. This app can also lag at times. However, even with the lagging at times. I would never use any other one than Acorn. --- ### Acorn - Give them a Try - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Chelsey W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: June 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered My overall experience with Acorn is positive. It's especially nice to be able to track all users work done. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Acorn is easy to use and allows minimal effort given to those who are new to the program. Their how to's are especially helpful. #### Cons There is nothing that I dislike about Acorn, it is a great program for those novice as well as experienced. --- ### Acorn review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Liv C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Insurance - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: June 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Customer support is incredible, [sensitive content] is an amazing help and always goes above and beyond. [sensitive content] is very responsive and always makes time for meetings and assisting in any way possible. [sensitive content] has been essential for us getting courses and tenancies set up. Massive thankyou for all of [sensitive content] efforts. Acorn is easy to use and has great features. #### Cons A feature that would be a huge benefit will be bulk enrolments. At this stage we must rely on Acorn support team so will be great to be able to facilitate that function ourselves. There are some reoccurring issues with video size/ length. #### Vendor response Hey Liv, we appreciate your words. We truly place a lot of internal focus on top tier support, and it's great to hear that you experience that too. I'll get Sally to get in touch with you re the bulk enrolments, I just want to be doubly sure we haven't got our wires crossed as you can do bulk enrolments across various functionality such as courses and collaborative learning, and we also have workflows that can be done in Momentum. And if that doesn't meet your needs, will take a full brief from you and look at our development sprints and where we can prioritise. Thanks, Ben Replied September 2023 --- ### Highly recommended Learning Management System for all agencies big small and in between. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Janette K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Human Resources - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We have been using this learning management system for 6 years now and will continue to do so. We could not have operated without it and the technical support is second to none. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros This learning management system has really provided us with a one stop shop for all learning and development requirements for our staff. The product is user friendly, visually pleasing, modern and upbeat in style. The integration of the learning management system was an overnight success with staff having the functionality to self register for multiple face to face courses and complete online learning. The great part about the learning management system is that you can print off attendance sheets for facilitators to reconcile records. The system also provides a range of reports that are 100% accurate because a staff member cannot register twice for the same program. We have also been able to design other online learning and development forms specific to staff's requirements and have recently added annual refresher modules for all staff so we are customizing the system to suit our needs as we go. #### Cons We have only had a few glitches over the last six years but on each occasion the issue was rectified within a couple of hours. #### Vendor response Thank you for the detailed review Janette. 8 years in to our partnership now, and we really appreciate your ongoing support of Acorn. We've doubled our support headcount recently, and that 2 hour turnaround now on glitches is well on it's way to being more than halved. Replied February 2023 --- ### Easy to use and easy to implement - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Lissa H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Photography - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It’s so easy to use, it’s very affordable and the support is awesome. Reporting is pretty comprehensive and it’s just a great LMS. #### Cons It’s still pretty new so it has limited customization and features. #### Vendor response That is some great feedback Lissa, thank you! We're always looking for feedback on how to improve, and we need to own this one from a communication point of view. I've mentioned it to the support and success team to make sure we let you know all the configuration options available and to ensure all the features for your use cases are properly presented to you. Some one will be in touch! 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