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acorn

acorn.works

Acorn is a skills and development platform that maps skills to roles and learning content, making development visible and capturing evidence of capability building. It integrates learning management with skills assessment to close skill gaps and align development with business outcomes.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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What you can do

Enables productive performance conversations by providing clear views of capability in action and assessment feedback.

Features

Maps skills each role requires with defined proficiency levels and assesses individuals against them.
Creates personalized learning paths tied directly to business goals for each learner.
Automates workflows for courses and programs to ensure compliance and timely completion.

Integrations

Supports migration of SCORM, xAPI, and PDF content, with API and batch upload for other data.

Platforms & data export

Supports export and migration of learner data and training content in SCORM, xAPI, and PDF formats.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 1 tools

$125.00/month

$1,500.00 a year on these plans.

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Plan costs based on your requirements
Tool / plan	Monthly	Per year	What this assumes
acorn Performance Flat subscription	$291.67	$3,500.00	· Only annual billing is published; shown as the monthly equivalent of the annual price. Paying month to month may cost more. · Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
acorn MomentumCheapest fit Flat subscription	$125.00	$1,500.00	· Only annual billing is published; shown as the monthly equivalent of the annual price. Paying month to month may cost more. · Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.
acorn Learning Internal Flat subscription	$500.00	$6,000.00	· Only annual billing is published; shown as the monthly equivalent of the annual price. Paying month to month may cost more. · Published as a starting price. The final cost can be higher depending on options. Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Published as a starting price. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.

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What changed

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exportFormats
Before: []
After: ["Supports export and migration of learner data and training content in SCORM, xAPI, and PDF formats."]
features
Before: []
After: ["Maps skills each role requires with defined proficiency levels and assesses individuals against them.","Creates personalized learning paths tied directly to business goals for each learner.","Automates workflows for courses and programs to ensure compliance and timely completion."]
integrations
Before: ["Supports migration of SCORM, xAPI, PDF content, historical learner records, and completions; provides API and batch upload for bulk imports."]
After: ["Supports migration of SCORM, xAPI, and PDF content, with API and batch upload for other data."]
plans
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sources
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summary
Before: "Acorn is a skills and development platform that maps skills to roles and learning content, making development visible and capturing evidence of capability building. It integrates learning management with skills assessment to align development with business strategy and performance outcomes."
After: "Acorn is a skills and development platform that maps skills to roles and learning content, making development visible and capturing evidence of capability building. It integrates learning management with skills assessment to close skill gaps and align development with business outcomes."
useCases
Before: ["Enabling productive performance conversations with clear views of capability and removing guesswork through assessments.","Creating personalized development plans and succession plans to develop employees into future leaders.","Delivering internal employee learning with compliance tracking, blended learning, and content aligned to job roles."]
After: ["Enables productive performance conversations by providing clear views of capability in action and assessment feedback."]

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