Skilljar vs Thought Industries
Six of fourteen models named Skilljar first on the direct prompt; two named Thought Industries. Skilljar was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Thought Industries by thirteen and Skilljar carries 56 labels and Thought Industries 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Customer education and LMS page.
By framing
SkilljarFirst choices, of fourteen modelsThought Industries
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Skilljar and Thought Industries were named in the same answer 103 times, of the 165 answers naming Skilljar and the 112 naming Thought Industries. In those answers Thought Industries took the first choice five times and Skilljar thirty-four.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Skilljar Thought Industries first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Skilljar on the left and Thought Industries on the right.The direct prompt
Skilljar first, Thought Industries an alternative
6 of 14 modelsThought Industries was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Thought Industries first, Skilljar an alternative
2 of 14 modelsSkilljar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Skilljar2%#6 of 12Thought Industries0%#11 of 12Skilljar22%#1 of 13Thought Industries4%#6 of 13Skilljar34%#1 of 10Thought Industries8%#4 of 10What the models said about Skilljar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise tools like Skilljar, Docebo, or Thought Industries” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid (Enterprise-Only Pricing)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“its value depends a lot on surrounding integrations and data flows working reliably. That makes it something to scrutinize carefully” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top for enterprise-grade customer education; strong in onboarding, certifications, Salesforce integration, and analytics. Great for scaling programs.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“Skilljar is typically the strongest choice when training must connect to CRM records, product adoption, renewals, or health scores.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · first choice
“Industry standard for B2B SaaS; excellent analytics on how training impacts customer retention and product adoption.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Thought Industries
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid enterprise tools like Skilljar, Docebo, or Thought Industries” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid (Enterprise-Only Pricing)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Lower average rating than peers; reviews mention needs for better reporting, dashboards, and functionality.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Thought Industries is frequently cited as the mid-market specialist with flexible API and white-label academy.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Thought Industries ⭐ Best Overall for Mid-Market B2B” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Thought Industries is better for organizations operating several branded academies or selling professional education.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.