The Starr ConspiracyAI-Era Leaderboard
Enterprise Learning & Skills Platforms

Enterprise Learning & Skills Platforms

Who's winning in the AI Era? Using millions of data points, we've analyzed 82 vendors across two dimensions: AI Product Leadership and AI GTM Leadership.

82

Vendors Tracked

36,809

AI Citations

4.9

Vertical AI Readiness

Struggling

Who's Winning

The leaders across GTM, product, and overall AI-Era performance

GTM Leader

Docebo

AI-Era Leader
GTM Score97.2
Citation Share14.4%
Rank#1
Engine BalanceDual-engine

Product Leader

CYPHER Learning

AI-Era Leader
Product Score97.0
AI TierAI-Native
AI DepthPlatform-level AI
AI Features10 detected

AI-Era Leader

CYPHER Learning

AI-Era Leader
Overall Score93.5
GTM Score90.0
Product Score97.0
Last AI Ship2026-02

AI-Era Position Matrix

82 vendors plotted by AI GTM Leadership and AI Product Leadership.

AI-Era LeadersAI Product LeadersAI GTM LeadersCatching UpAI GTM Leadership →AI Product Leadership →DoceboCYPHER LearningCourseraWorkdayCornerstone On…DegreedHowNowSkillsoftArticulateInstructure

GTM Leaderboard

Who's winning the go-to-market game in the AI Era

#VendorGTM ScoreCitation ShareCoveragePerplexityAI Overviews
1Docebo97.214.4%15.8%77%23%
2iSpring LMS92.93.2%6.2%56%44%
3CYPHER Learning90.04.8%9.4%79%21%
4Coursera89.86.1%5.5%83%17%
5Absorb LMS88.32.8%5.4%95%5%
6ProProfs Training Maker87.22.5%5.5%99%1%
7TopClass LMS84.62.6%5.0%83%17%
8Workday83.33.3%2.8%84%16%
9Cornerstone OnDemand82.32.5%3.7%90%10%
10D2L Brightspace81.81.9%3.6%85%15%

AEO Leaderboard

Pure citation performance across AI answer engines

#VendorCitation ShareCoveragePerplexityAI OverviewsAEO Score
1Docebo14.4%15.8%77%23%95.8
2Coursera6.1%5.5%83%17%91.3
3CYPHER Learning4.8%9.4%79%21%91.2
4Degreed3.6%1.9%97%3%83.0
5Workday3.3%2.8%84%16%84.9
6iSpring LMS3.2%6.2%56%44%91.4
7Absorb LMS2.8%5.4%95%5%85.4
8TopClass LMS2.6%5.0%83%17%85.3
9Cornerstone OnDemand2.5%3.7%90%10%83.0
10ProProfs Training Maker2.5%5.5%99%1%83.8

Product Leaderboard

AI product capabilities — who's building real AI vs. marketing it

#VendorProduct ScoreAI TierDepthFeaturesLast ShipConfidence
1CYPHER Learning97.0NativePlatform102026-02high
2Disco97.0NativePlatform102026-02high
3Skillsoft94.9NativePlatform82026-03-10high
4Cornerstone OnDemand93.5NativePlatform102025-11high
5Docebo87.7AugmentedPlatform112026-01high
6Skillwell85.8NativePlatform62025-11-12high
7Coursebox85.7NativePlatform52026high
8WorkRamp83.7AugmentedPlatform82026-01high
9Rippling83.3AugmentedPlatform82026-03-18high
10HowNow83.1NativePlatform72025-04-29high

Citation Share Universe

How AI answer engines distribute citations across this vertical

Vendor vs. Vendor

How citation share is distributed among tracked vendors

Docebo14.4%CYPHER Learn...4.8%Coursera6.1%Workday3.3%Degreed3.6%

AI Product Intelligence

How each vendor stacks up on real AI capabilities vs. marketing claims

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Messaging vs. Reality

Are vendors walking the talk? Product reality vs. marketing claims.

30 Aligned49 Overstating3 Underselling
0255075100
LMS Portals
Overstating
Educate Me
Overstating
Intellum
Overstating
Paradiso LMS
Overstating
Tovuti
Overstating
OpenSesame
Overstating
SAP Litmos
Overstating
ProProfs Training Maker
Overstating
LearnPress
Overstating
Absorb LMS
Overstating
Product ScoreMarketing MessagingGap (line color = severity)