Saba Software

What Saba Software does

Saba Software is an enterprise talent management and learning management system (LMS) provider founded in 1997 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. Its core offering centered on AI-enhanced talent management capabilities, including sourcing, candidate matching, and workforce planning, alongside learning management used for employee training, compliance, and workforce development. Saba built out its platform through serial acquisitions, including THINQ Learning Solutions (2005), HumanConcepts (2012), Halogen Software (2017), and Lumesse (2018), expanding into performance management, org-charting, and European talent markets.

Saba was publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker SABA before being acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand, after which the platform was rebranded and integrated as "Saba Learning Management" within Cornerstone's broader learning solutions suite. The combined entity now positions itself as an open, AI-augmented talent platform spanning recruiting, onboarding, learning, compliance, and skills intelligence, distributed globally with localized go-to-market in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Saba's revenue model historically followed enterprise SaaS conventions (per-employee or per-module licensing to large corporate and public-sector accounts), though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. As a Cornerstone product line, Saba no longer reports standalone financial metrics, and revenue contribution is consolidated within the parent's reporting.

Name

Saba Software

Website

https://saba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Saba Software is an enterprise talent management and learning management system provider, founded in 1997 and now operating as "Saba Learning Management" within Cornerstone OnDemand's platform. It serves large organizations needing AI-enhanced recruiting, workforce planning, and compliance training capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Talent Management & Learning Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management (LMS) & Talent Development (BPACAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vertical/Industry-Specific LMS (e.g., Healthcare, Safety, Aviation, Government) (EDAFAAAM), B2B SaaS & Enterprise Personalization (CRM, Sales, Support) (HDAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Talent management software
• Learning management system
• Workforce planning software
• Employee development platform
• Compliance training software

Headquarters

HQ city

Redwood Shores

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Saba Software provides cloud-based talent management and learning management system (LMS) software for enterprises, with AI-enhanced capabilities for workforce planning, candidate sourcing and matching, employee training, compliance, and workforce development. Following its acquisition by Cornerstone OnDemand, the Saba platform continues to operate as "Saba Learning Management" within Cornerstone's broader HCM and talent management ecosystem, targeting organizations seeking to centralize learning, talent, and workforce readiness processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saba Learning Management: Learning management system platform offered as part of Cornerstone's learning solutions suite.

Products and services

• Saba Learning Management

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cornerstone OnDemandcoreOthersSaba Software was acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand. The Saba platform is now integrated into Cornerstone's product portfolio as Saba Learning Management, representing a strategic consolidation of talent management capabilities.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cornerstone OnDemand: Saba's parent company and broader HCM/talent management platform. Operates in the same enterprise learning and talent space but with a much wider portfolio spanning learning, recruiting, skills, and workforce intelligence.
• Workday Learning: Workday's LMS module bundled into its enterprise HCM/finance suite. Directly competes with Saba Learning for enterprise learning deals tied to broader HCM consolidation strategies.
• SAP SuccessFactors Learning: SAP's enterprise LMS offering within the SuccessFactors HCM suite. Targets the same large-enterprise learning market as Saba, often as part of broader HCM transformations.
• Oracle Learning: Oracle's LMS product integrated into its HCM Cloud suite. Competes with Saba in large-enterprise learning deployments, often bundled with Oracle's broader talent and HR applications.

Direct peers

• Docebo: AI-powered, cloud-native LMS platform serving mid-market and enterprise customers. Competes directly with Saba Learning on enterprise LMS functionality with a more modern SaaS architecture.
• Degreed: Learning experience platform (LXP) focused on skills development and content aggregation. Competes with Saba on modern enterprise learning experiences, especially in skills-based learning programs.
• TalentLMS: Cloud-based LMS platform targeting SMB and mid-market customers. Competes with Saba's LMS offering in the lighter-weight, faster-deployment segment of the market.
• Skillsoft: Enterprise learning and talent development platform combining LMS functionality with proprietary content libraries. Directly competes with Saba Learning on enterprise learning deployments with content emphasis.
• Absorb Software: Cloud-based LMS provider serving mid-market and enterprise customers across industries. Direct peer in the LMS category with comparable enterprise functionality and pricing model.

Emerging players

• Sana Labs: AI-native learning and knowledge platform targeting enterprise buyers. Represents the emerging AI-first threat to legacy LMS platforms like Saba, with modern architecture and LLM-native capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SabaSoftware
• Facebookfacebook.com/SabaSoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A4 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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