Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos)
by Litmos · Performance & Learning
Cloud LMS for employee, partner and customer training, formerly branded SAP Litmos.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
WorkdayADPBambooHRSalesforceMicrosoft TeamsZoomOktaMicrosoft Entra ID+1 more- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
Overview
Litmos is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) used to deliver, track and report on training for employees, partners and customers. The product was built by Litmos (founded 2007), later acquired by CallidusCloud and folded into SAP when SAP bought CallidusCloud in 2018 — trading for years as "SAP Litmos." In December 2022, private equity firm Francisco Partners completed its acquisition of Litmos from SAP, and the product now operates as an independent company under the Litmos name, though the SAP Litmos name is still widely used and searched. Litmos reports serving 11,000+ organizations and over 30 million users across 150 countries.
The platform centers on a core LMS engine — SCORM/xAPI/AICC-compliant course delivery, certifications, compliance workflows and gamification — layered with "Litmos AI" features for course authoring, personalized content discovery, and AI/ML-based video assessment and tagging. A separate Data Services layer pushes learning data into enterprise BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake) so training metrics can be analyzed alongside HR and CRM data rather than staying siloed in the LMS.
Litmos extends beyond internal employee training into branded partner/channel and customer education portals, with certification tracks and e-commerce for paid content. It integrates with Workday, ADP and BambooHR for HR data sync, Salesforce for CRM-linked training, Microsoft Teams and Zoom for live sessions, and Okta / Microsoft Entra ID for SSO.
Screenshots & demo
Screenshots sourced from Litmos.
Features & capabilities
Learning Management Core
The core LMS engine for delivering, tracking and certifying training.
- SCORM, xAPI and AICC-compliant course delivery
- Blended learning paths combining self-paced, live and video content
- Automated enrollment, certification and compliance workflows
- Configurable assessments and quizzes with pass/fail logic
- Gamification: points, levels, badges and leaderboards
- Mobile-accessible training delivery
- Branded, multi-audience learning portals
- Real-time completion and compliance reporting
Content & Authoring
Tools and libraries for building or sourcing training content.
- AI-assisted course outline and module-text generation
- In-house content authoring tools
- Curated library of ready-made courses (compliance, leadership, DEI, safety, professional skills)
- Multilingual content delivery, localized without duplicating the content library
- Support for video, live webinar and assessment content formats
- Automated detection and refresh of outdated content
Litmos AI
AI features layered across content creation, discovery and administration.
- AI Assistant for authoring support
- AI-generated course outlines and quiz questions
- AI-powered personalized content recommendations
- AI/ML-based video assessments
- AI Playlists
- AI/ML video tagging
- Automated workflow triggers (enrollment, reminders, escalations) based on role or hire date
Data Services & Reporting
Extends learning data into enterprise BI and analytics stacks.
- Direct data access for BI/data warehouse integration
- Prebuilt connections to Power BI, Tableau, Looker and Snowflake
- Enterprise reporting and executive visibility dashboards
- Combines learning data with HR, CRM and operational data
- Compliance rate tracking and audit-readiness reporting
- Manager dashboards for team readiness and progress
Partner & Customer Education
Extends learning beyond employees to partners and customers.
- Multi-tier, branded partner and customer academy portals
- Certification tracks with automated progression
- E-commerce for paid course content
- Self-serve enrollment and automated onboarding workflows
- Analytics tying training completion to customer health and retention signals
- PRM/CRM integration for partner-sourced revenue attribution
Common use cases
- Standing up a branded customer education academy with paid certification tracks
- Automating new-hire onboarding with role-specific learning paths and manager visibility
- Running compliance training (safety, harassment prevention, data privacy) with automated renewal reminders and audit trails
- Building multi-tier partner/channel certification programs across resellers, distributors and system integrators
- Feeding learning completion data into Power BI or Tableau alongside HR and CRM data
- Using AI-assisted authoring to convert existing materials into structured courses faster
- Delivering multilingual training content to a global workforce across 150 countries
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Single platform spanning employee, partner and customer training rather than separate tools per audience
- Litmos AI layer covers content creation, discovery, video assessment/tagging and workflow automation, not just chat-based authoring
- Direct connections to enterprise BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake) rather than only native LMS reporting
- Long operating history (founded 2007) with a large installed base — 11,000+ organizations and 30M+ users across 150 countries
- Independent, Francisco Partners-backed company since its December 2022 divestiture from SAP, investing specifically in the LMS product rather than as one line item in a broader HR suite
ERP integrations
Synchronizes employee data, organizational structures and user information
HR/payroll data sync
HR data sync
CRM-linked training and partner revenue attribution
Live training sessions and notifications
Live/virtual instructor-led training
Single sign-on
Single sign-on
Third-party content library access
Pricing
Three tiers — Foundation, Platinum and Platinum AI — differentiated mainly by AI feature depth (AI Assistant, AI content authoring, AI/ML video assessments, AI Playlists, AI/ML video tagging). All three plans are listed as "Contact for Pricing"; no self-serve pricing is published. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS
- Compliance
- WCAG 2.1 AA
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Ownership
- Private (Francisco Partners); formerly a business unit of SAP until its divestiture in December 2022
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Litmos (formerly SAP Litmos) — frequently asked questions
Is Litmos still owned by SAP?
No. Litmos was a SAP business unit, traded as "SAP Litmos," until Francisco Partners completed its acquisition of Litmos from SAP in December 2022. It now operates as an independent company, though the SAP Litmos name is still widely used from its earlier branding.
Does Litmos integrate with Workday?
Yes. Litmos offers a prebuilt integration with Workday that synchronizes employee data, organizational structures and user information between the two systems.
How is Litmos priced?
Litmos offers three plans — Foundation, Platinum and Platinum AI — that differ mainly in AI feature depth. All three require contacting sales for a quote; no self-serve pricing is published.
What AI features does Litmos include?
The Platinum AI plan adds an AI Assistant, AI content authoring, AI/ML video assessments, AI Playlists and AI/ML video tagging on top of the core LMS. Litmos reports over 4,000 organizations using its AI features.
Can Litmos train customers and partners, not just employees?
Yes. Litmos supports branded, multi-tier academy portals for partner/channel training and customer education, including certification tracks and e-commerce for paid content, in addition to internal employee training.
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