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Nialtus vs Workday Learning

Workday Learning, now powered by Sana, is the learning part of Workday’s HR suite, built for Workday customers. Nialtus is a learning platform you can launch and run with any HR system, with published prices. Here is an honest comparison.

At a glance

An honest, high-level look. The best way to judge is to see Nialtus on your own example.

Workday Learning is known for
Part of Workday’s HR suite, built for Workday customers
Powered by Sana, with AI tutors and an AI authoring agent
Skills intelligence and compliance tracking connected across Workday HCM
Nialtus brings
Published prices from a Free plan up to Scale
Works with any HR system, importing people and structure from a CSV file
AI course authoring and a live skills and competency matrix
Frontline sign-in with employee numbers, PINs and shared terminals

Which is the right fit?

Workday Learning may fit if
Your HR already runs on Workday HCM
You want learning inside the same suite as HR and payroll
You have Workday specialists to configure it
Nialtus is a strong fit if
Your HR system is not Workday, or you want learning run separately
You want to see prices before talking to sales
You want to start small, from a Free plan
You train frontline teams without company email

What it costs

Monthly cost at the same team sizes, side by side.

Workday does not publish Workday Learning prices. Independent licensing advisers describe it as licensed per worker, usually as an addition to a Workday HCM subscription. Here is what Nialtus costs at the same team sizes.

LearnersNialtus, full priceNialtus, first month
100
$149
Launch
$74
50% off the plan
500
$499
Growth
$249
50% off the plan
1,000
$944
Growth + 5 packs of 100 people
$694
50% off the plan
2,500
$1,999
Scale
$999
50% off the plan

See all Nialtus plans and prices →

Monthly cost for the whole organization, in US dollars. Nialtus: our published plan prices for your region, exactly as on the Nialtus pricing page, using the lowest-cost plan plus extra packs of 100 active people (Nialtus counts every active person, in any role); the first month includes the introductory discount on the plan, and every month after is at the full price. Workday Learning: Workday does not publish Workday Learning prices. Independent licensing advisers describe it as licensed per worker, usually as an addition to a Workday HCM subscription, checked 17 September 2026. Source. Prices change and quotes vary, so confirm with each vendor.

Disclaimer. The prices and features of Workday Learning shown on this page are based on information published at redresscompliance.com/workday-learning-licensing-guide.html, as checked on 17 September 2026. Vendors change their prices, plans and features at any time, and actual quotes, discounts, taxes and contract terms vary. This comparison is provided only as a general guide to help you. It is not an offer or a guarantee, and Nialtus is not responsible for its accuracy or completeness, or for any decision made on the basis of it. Please do your own comparison of pricing and features, and confirm current details directly with each vendor, before making a decision. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

What makes Nialtus different

The capabilities teams tell us tip the decision.

AI course authoring
Draft a full, editable course from a topic, a document, or a job role, then shape it and publish when you are ready.
A real competency matrix
Define the skills each role needs and see, live, where every person stands against the target.
White-label your platform
Run it on your own domain, in your colors, with mail from your address. Included on Growth and above, and an add-on on Launch.
Sell courses if you want
Sell courses and bundles in multiple currencies with tax and branded invoices, on paid plans.
Learning in their own language
Run the platform in English plus a growing list of language packs, with more added regularly, including right-to-left Arabic. Each learner picks their own language.
Built by a training company
Nialtus is made by Learning Everest, with 14,000+ hours of learning delivered for 100+ clients.

Workday Learning makes sense when your people processes run on Workday. Nialtus is for teams who want learning they can launch and run on their own, with any HR system and published prices.

Common questions

Straight answers about Nialtus and Workday Learning.

Workday does not publish prices. Independent licensing advisers describe Workday Learning as licensed per worker, usually as an addition to a Workday HCM subscription. The table above shows what Nialtus costs at the same team sizes.

No. Nialtus works with any HR system. Import people and your organization structure as a CSV file, matched by department code or cost centre, and keep them in sync through the Nialtus API on Launch and above.

Workday completed its acquisition of Sana on 4 November 2025. Workday Learning is now powered by Sana, and Sana also sells Sana Learn separately to organizations on any HR system.

If your current system can export people and completion records to a CSV file, you can bring that history into Nialtus. Add people with the People CSV import, then use Import history to bring in completions, progress, scores, and expiry dates, matched to each person by email or employee number. Course content comes across as SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, or AICC packages or an IMS Common Cartridge, or is rebuilt in Nialtus. Certificate files from the old system are not imported, but Nialtus can issue its own certificates dated to the original completion. See how switching to Nialtus works.

See Nialtus for yourself

The fairest comparison is a demo on your own example. Book one and decide with your own eyes.