Acorn

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Overview

About Acorn

Acorn Performance LMS (PLMS) is the dynamic AI-powered platform for Learning and Development (L&D) experiences synchronized to business performance. Corporate learning is broken. Acorn is the antidote. It’s the only solution that guides learners step by step to master the specific capabilities of their roles that will accelerate organizational performance. Both leaders and learners are tired of uninspiring training and performance reviews. People crave paths to excellence but are sick of wasting time wading through mountains of content because someone said so. They’re learning outside of their organization’s LMS by interacting with peers — and that learning is lost. Acorn captures things that are already happening and makes them easy to find. It facilitates knowledge transfer between employees and fosters a learning-in-the-flow culture where everyone helps each other get better. By presenting contextual learning opportunities while tightly linking learning and performance, Acorn equips people to grow and excel in precisely the ways that positively impact outcomes. Acorn enables companies, governments and other institutions worldwide to consistently align individual growth with bu...

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Acorn Features

Features of Acorn
Assessment Management
Asynchronous Learning
Blended Learning
Built-in Course Authoring
Certification & Licensing
Gamification
Learner Portal
Learning Paths/Tracks
Mobile Learning
SCORM Compliance

Acorn Integrations

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SAP Business One
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Customer Reviews

See why people love Acorn

5 Star
70%
4 Star
30%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
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Adrian C.

Adrian C.

Verified User

Marketing and Advertising · 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months
Dec 22, 2025

Amazing tool and support!

Amazing tool & service! It was difficult sifting through the seemingly dozens of LMS platforms out there - we must have done a demo with at least 6 or 7. Acorn impressed us with how easy-to-use it appeared, and we've not been disappointed in our decision. Their support is incredible, and helps being in the same timezone (lots of others were either US or UK office hours which wasn't very convenient for us).

What they liked
  • Onboarding was as painless as could be expected
  • Reporting is simple but comprehensive, and the local support has been amazing at answering any of our questions
Room for improvement
  • No real negatives from my side except maybe a larger content library, but I know this is on the roadmap and being built currently
  • Plus integrations with content providers mean there's lots available
Why they chose it

"Ease of use, responsive local support"

Todd F.

Verified User

Individual & Family Services · 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months
Dec 22, 2025

LMS in a nut shell

The Acorn staff are very responsive and very helpful. They are keen to see our experience being a good one. Our staff have enjoyed the format as it is similar to other LMS products we have to use for contracts.

What they liked
  • Price comparison was great
  • We can import all our training records into Acorn for reporting
  • Good look and feel for users
Room for improvement
  • The reporting functions need more options
Switched From

Acorn had more functions that we needed to meet the requirements of different job roles and reporting..

Why they chose it

"Price and function and ability to tailor our courses."

Bec S.

Verified User

Government Administration · 1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

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Verified reviewer

What they liked

[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is very responsive and clearly communicates how easy this product is to use

Room for improvement
  • People with admin access cannot view the learning profile/history of users

Melinda V.

Verified User

Non-Profit Organization Management · 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

Set up of new Acorn system

We needed a system that could have multiple tenancies which we have achieved that function in different ways. This has allowed us to have our internal training for staff and contractors separate from our external training that is a revenue line for the business.

What they liked
  • The platform has been easy to set up with the support of the Pursuit Technology developer
  • The course set up structure is also easy to use
Room for improvement
  • There is no option to have a course changed from self-enrolment to admin enrolment only
  • There is limited functionality to choose different selections in setting up cohorts to use fields not equal to
  • The set up of new users is clunky with having to upload the whole user dataset again as we don't have a HR system to draw the data from
  • The other issue is the inability to change the home page to feature the elements we want to have eg a blog
Switched From

Many reasons including cost of the platform, functionality, multiple tenancies.

Why they chose it

"The ability to have multiple tenancies, the look and feel of the system and the cost."

Erika K.

Verified User

Higher Education · 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months
Dec 22, 2025

Enjoying it so far.

Verified reviewer

What they liked
  • We have really enjoyed transitioning to Acorn as our LMS, and are finding that the software is particularly pleasing from a learner's perspective
  • We have had positive feedback from students and trainers when it comes to navigating course content
  • There are a host of useful features and functions including flexible enrolments, resources and activities, plus a great range of reports
  • I have been most impressed with the technical support received from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and regular updates from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], which has made the experience much less stressful
Room for improvement
  • Due to the size of our RTO and the number of courses we need to create, the system can run slowly at times - this is being improved gradually
  • We are looking forward to seeing a user profile feature become available soon
Switched From

User-friendliness was the main reason for the switch.

Jason L.

Verified User

Education Management · 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years
May 28, 2026

Great Product

A GREAT experience for sure. This is a great company and they are extremely organized and I will use them again.

What they liked
  • This is a very easy program to use
  • It is a very organized app
  • I feel that in the short time I have used it, I have learned a lot and can move around quite quickly
Room for improvement
  • The app tends to have a lot of updates
  • This app can also lag at times
  • However, even with the lagging at times
  • I would never use any other one than Acorn

Chelsey W.

Verified User

Accounting · 5001-10000 employees

Used daily for free trial
May 28, 2026

Acorn - Give them a Try

My overall experience with Acorn is positive. It's especially nice to be able to track all users work done.

What they liked
  • Acorn is easy to use and allows minimal effort given to those who are new to the program
  • Their how to's are especially helpful
Room for improvement

There is nothing that I dislike about Acorn, it is a great program for those novice as well as experienced

Jess C.

Verified User

Accounting · 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months
May 28, 2026

Acorn Review

Verified reviewer

What they liked
  • I really like that it assist with making learning more convenient
Room for improvement
  • There is nothing specifically I dislike about the product

KYLE G R.

Verified User

Construction · 51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

Great Experience for Users

Verified reviewer

What they liked
  • Acorn is very affordable and offers a great experience for the learner/user
Room for improvement
  • Setting up new users can be a little bit of a pain
Lissa H.

Lissa H.

Verified User

Photography · 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

Easy to use and easy to implement

Verified reviewer

What they liked
  • It’s so easy to use, it’s very affordable and the support is awesome
  • Reporting is pretty comprehensive and it’s just a great LMS
Room for improvement
  • It’s still pretty new so it has limited customization and features

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