In today’s dynamic workforce landscape, HR and talent executives are charged with developing resilient, future-ready organizations. The latest Forrester Wave™: Learning Management Systems and Experience Platforms, Q4 2025, delivers independent analysis of technology partners redefining employee learning and capability building. We’re proud to announce that Cornerstone OnDemand has been recognized as a Leader in this report—which we believe is a testament to our commitment to innovation, customer impact, and industry leadership.
The Forrester Wave
The Forrester Wave is recognized as a gold-standard assessment for technology decision-makers. Using their exhaustive methodology, Forrester evaluated top LMS and LXP providers, measuring performance in strategy, current offering, and customer feedback.
The Forrester report recognized Cornerstone’s robust platform, noting that it has “a market-leading skills solution” and “the strongest overall feature set of any vendor in this evaluation”. Cornerstone also offers “the most flexible deployment models and a strong feature set across all use cases.”
Cornerstone’s investment
For HR and talent leaders, Cornerstone believes Forrester’s recognition as a Leader is a testament to 25 years as an innovator in this market. Cornerstone’s mission is to enable organizations to build agile, future-ready workforces through learning that is data-driven, personalized, and seamlessly integrated.
Cornerstone continues to invest in continuous transformation and workforce success. Our advancements in AI, skills intelligence, and experience design are directly aligned to the complex challenges and opportunities facing today’s CHROs, CLOs, and people leaders.
The Strategic Importance of Independent Industry Validation
In the crowded edtech market, due diligence and unbiased insight are critical for executive decision-making. Forrester’s rigorous, transparent research arms buyers with the objective, actionable intelligence needed to select partners who will drive real business outcomes. For HR and learning executives, this validation reduces risk and accelerates realization of organizational ROI.
For vendors, the Wave sets an industry benchmark for excellence, continually raising the standard for innovation and service quality. Cornerstone is committed to meeting and exceeding these benchmarks—because our customers deserve nothing less.
A Leader with Purpose: The Road Ahead in Enterprise Learning
At Cornerstone, being recognized as a leader is not just about products—it’s about partnership and impact. As talent and HR executives shape the future of work, our platform continues to evolve, delivering powerful AI-driven learning, strategic integrations, and actionable workforce insights.
We sincerely thank our clients, partners, and team members whose vision and collaboration inspire us to innovate and excel. As a recognized Leader by Forrester, Cornerstone pledges to continue shaping the future of learning and organizational resilience—together with you.
To explore the full Q4 2025 Forrester Wave report, click here.
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