Cornerstone Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

Gartner defines HCM suites for 1,000+ employee enterprises as cloud applications that deliver functionality for attracting, developing, engaging, administering and rewarding employees. HCM suites for 1,000+ employee enterprises are designed to support transactions and/or analytical processing on a cloud architecture for more than one of the following use cases within a single integrated solution:

1. Manage organization and employee data, life cycle processes and transactional employee/manager self-service.
2. Manage organizational structure through creating, planning, monitoring and controlling job positions. Maintain a record of workforce data through assigned positions for effective workforce management and budget planning.
3. Attract, select and onboard talent through recruiting, internal mobility and onboarding.
4. Retain and develop the workforce through compensation, learning, performance and career pathing.
5. Pay employees timely and accurately along with essential benefits to address employee requirements in health, retirement, wellness and/or well-being.
6. Manage the operational deployment of salaried and hourly workers to capture time, attendance and absences.
7. Deliver tools to assist employers in managing country-specific compliance with legislation and agreements pertaining to data residency and labor laws.
8. Integrate with notable enterprise applications and provide robust reporting capabilities (e.g., finance, procurement).

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Cornerstone Workforce AI

Cornerstone

Director of Talent Development

We implemented Cornerstone in October 2023.  The application is easy to use with limited training provided to our employees.  Our employees have expressed that the system is helping with their personal and professional growth.

250M - 500M USD

50M - 250M USD

<50M USD

3B - 10B USD

1B - 3B USD

10B - 30B USD

500M - 1B USD

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

30B + USD

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

Manager, Human Resources

Powerful as a LMS but very poor in other HR processes (Talent Acquisition, Analytics, core...)

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Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy, the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform, meets organizations where they are. With Galaxy, organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities, retain and engage top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. More than 7,000 organizations and 125 million users in 186 countries use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing, future-ready organizations and people today.

ISQe, a company of the ISQ group, is today a reference company in the Portuguese market, a leader in the development and implementation of talent management and human capital solutions. ISQe is Cornerstone On Demand Partner since 2010.

Our main mission is to value Human Resources by strengthening and developing People's skills in companies.

With over 17 years of experience and a robust and sustained growth over time, ISQe assumes itself today as a Portuguese company with references in the global market.

ISQe has top corporate clients in several countries and regions (Portugal, Spain, Poland, France, USA, Mozambique, UK and Brazil).

ISQe

ISQe, part of the ISQ group, is fully dedicated to the development and implementation of talent management and human capital solutions in the Portuguese market. Established more than 17 years ago, ISQe has consistently grown and positioned itself successfully in the global market. It aims to add value to businesses by enhancing and developing the skills of their Human Resources. It has made its mark in several countries including Portugal, Spain, Poland, France, the USA, Mozambique, UK and Brazil.

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Empowering Employees to Grow Their Skills and Knowledge

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Comprehensive Learning Features Contrast With Limited HR Process Capabilities

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