--- description: Review of Acorn Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Acorn | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Human Resources Software](/directory/4198/hr/software) > [Acorn](/software/261856/acorn) # Acorn Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261856/acorn Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261856/acorn?page=2) > 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 business 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. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 34 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 34 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Acorn - **Location**: Canberra, Australia - **Founded**: 2013 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Acorn directly for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - 360 Degree Feedback - API - Academic/Education - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Appraisal History - Approval Process Control - Assessment Management - Assignment Management - Asynchronous Learning - Blended Learning - Built-in Course Authoring - Built-in LMS - Career Development - Certification & Licensing - Collaboration Tools - Competency Management - Compliance Management - Compliance Tracking ## Integrations (19 total) - Adobe Captivate - Adobe Connect - Aurion - GoTo Meeting - Learning Locker - LinkedIn for Business - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Teams - Okta - Oracle PeopleSoft - PayPal - Pipedrive - ProNavigator - SAP Business One ... and 4 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Human Resources Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4198/hr/software) ## Related Categories - [Human Resources Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4198/hr/software) - [Succession Planning Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3798/succession-planning/software) - [360 Degree Feedback Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/2081/360-degree-feedback/software) - [Training Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1232/online-training/software) - [Performance Appraisal Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/323/performance-review-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Plus integrations with content providers mean there's lots available. > > 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). ----- ### "LMS in a nut shell" — 5.0/5 > **Todd** | *3 January 2024* | Individual & Family Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- ### "Thanks \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\]" — 5.0/5 > **Bec** | *25 June 2020* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **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. ----- ### "Set up of new Acorn system" — 4.0/5 > **Melinda** | *1 July 2020* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- ### "Enjoying it so far." — 4.0/5 > **Erika** | *21 August 2020* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **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. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261856/acorn?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261856/acorn) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data