Trainual vs ConveYour

In the fast-paced world of business, choosing the right platform to support your training, onboarding, and recruiting efforts is crucial. Whether you're evaluating the user experience, performance, or scalability, the tools you select can significantly impact your organization's growth and efficiency. In this blog, we'll compare ConveYour and Trainual to help you make an informed decision. From content organization and ease of use to performance metrics, we'll explore how each platform measures up and why ConveYour stands out as the preferred choice for ambitious companies.

For an extensive comparison of features, integrations, and embeds offered by ConveYour and Trainual, check out this page!

ConveYour

• Messaging: In ConveYour, you can send both SMS and email to contacts for outreach, campaign notifications, or lesson releases.

• Collaboration on tasks

• Reports: Detailed reporting on all features of ConveYour including messages, campaigns, user activity, and learner activity

• Groups: ConveYour has groups which are essentially saved filtered searched of your contacts. This means you can create any kind of group based on fields, activity, progress, role, etc.

• Data Collection: Gather user information from the learner portal and automatically saves in their profile. You can also gather info using our Jotform or Typeform integration. We also integrate with multiple e-sign options such as signwell.

• Quizzing: ConveYour has over 6 lesson item formats to quiz learners on content and 4 lesson items to pulse learners personal goals and stats. This helps engage learners throughout training that improves retention!

• Integrations and Embeds: ConveYour supports tons of integrations such as SignWell, Stripe, Zapier, Solo, Spotio, and many more! Check out this page to view our most popular integrations. If you do not see an embed option you'd like to use in the lesson editor, try dropping a URL into an "embed URL" lesson item or ask our support team at [email protected].

• Security and Compliance: Okta SSO

Trainual

• Does not have SMS messaging

• Collaboration on tasks

• Reports: Basic reports on course progress for learners.

• Groups: Groups can be filtered by role, department, etc. They are customizable to your company's structure and needs. Groups can also have designated "tasks" or responsibilities that make it clear what expectations are to be met by those who are added to a group.

• Data Collection: Data collection is limited within Trainual and they do not integrate with e-sign tools as they have a built-in e-sign tool which is an additional monthly cost.

• Quizzing: You can create a Test after a lesson, or multiple lessons to see learners retention. There are only 5 engagement options.

• Integrations and Embeds: Trainual supports many integrations such as Zapier, Square, Palocity, Quickbooks, and Slack. Trainual also has many embed options available within a course such as forms, Canva, pdfs, etc.

• Security and Compliance: Okta and Google SSO

Trainual: Trainual offers a straightforward approach to content organization. Users can set categories, assign content to groups, and utilize templates for easy content creation. It’s a platform designed for simplicity, making it accessible to users who prefer a straightforward experience. Trainual U and the in-app walkthrough, help users get up to speed quickly, which is great for small teams or businesses with less complex training needs.

ConveYour: ConveYour, on the other hand, provides more robust and flexible solutions to all recruiting, onboarding, and training needs. It goes beyond basic content organization by offering customizable templates tailored to various outcomes. You can segment campaigns and workflows by subject, schedule content releases, and assign materials to specific groups, ensuring your training is timely and relevant.

For learners, ConveYour’s customizable portal offers a clear view of upcoming content, helping them manage their time effectively. While ConveYour provides a broader array of features, it remains user-friendly with intuitive onboarding courses and tooltips that guide users through the platform’s capabilities. This balance of power and ease of use makes ConveYour an excellent choice for companies that want flexibility without sacrificing simplicity.

Speed and Reliability

Both Trainual and ConveYour perform well in terms of speed and reliability. However, where ConveYour truly shines is in its ability to handle more complex, large-scale operations without compromising performance.

Scalability

• Trainual: Trainual is scalable, but it has limitations. As organizations grow, the platform's org chart can become cluttered, potentially complicating management for larger teams. While its courses are reusable and groups help with segmentation, the platform may struggle to maintain order in a rapidly expanding environment.

• ConveYour: ConveYour is built with scalability in mind, making it the go-to platform for growing companies. Its customizable courses can be tailored to meet evolving needs, and its group segmentation goes beyond basic functionality, allowing for precise targeting based on roles, departments, or even individual user needs. This makes ConveYour ideal for large, dynamic organizations that require a platform capable of growing alongside them.

When selecting a training and onboarding platform, understanding the pricing structure and total cost of ownership is crucial. In this section, we'll compare the pricing models of ConveYour and Trainual, focusing on subscription plans, potential hidden costs, and overall scalability for different company sizes.

Trainual's pricing is based on company size, offering plans tailored to small, medium, and growing businesses. The subscription costs increase as the number of employees grows. Pricing ranges from $299/month to customizable pricing over $499/month for companies with over 100 employees. All plans include core features, but it's unclear if additional features are included with larger plans until after subscribing. There is a potential hidden cost with the lowest plan, as using the e-sign tool requires an additional $25 per month. You can manage your plan and add-ons within the application.

ConveYour pricing is flexible and pricing is based on how your company will utilize the platform and the number of monthly active learners that will be recruited, onboarded, or trained. Pricing packages start as low as $297 for small organizations to customized pricing plans for larger organizations. While you can upgrade your overall plan directly within the application, accessing certain add-on features requires contacting support. These add on features are Video Uploads, priced at $0.50 per learner, and Collection Streams, priced at $297 per month.

Both Trainual and ConveYour offer scalable pricing models tailored to different business sizes, but understanding the full scope of potential costs—especially hidden fees and add-ons—is essential for budgeting and long-term planning. Trainual might seem more straightforward for smaller businesses, but ConveYour provides extensive customization options that could justify the investment for larger or more complex training needs.