What is SAP Litmos?
When it comes to choosing a Learning Management System (LMS), smaller companies need to be especially strategic. You want a platform that’s powerful enough to support growth but you also need to watch budgets carefully. SAP Litmos offers an impressive LMS solution, but based on our experience helping choose and implement LMSs for small businesses, it’s often a better fit for growing and medium-sized companies.
SAP Litmos is a cloud-based LMS built for speed and scale. It’s trusted by companies around the world for corporate training, compliance, and employee development. After all, it is backed by the SAP brand, which is one of the world’s trusted enterprise technology companies.
Litmos is fairly easy to use and offers a robust library of ready-to-use courses, which can be a major asset if you need compliance or soft skills content fast – something to keep in mind when comparing Litmos to other lower-cost LMS options.
In addition to ease of use, there are several other standout features worth mentioning. However, it’s important to note that Litmos is designed primarily for internal employee training. If your main goal is to sell courses externally or deliver public-facing education, Litmos may not be the best fit, as it isn’t specialized for customer training use cases. For course creators looking to sell their coursework online, we suggest looking at LearnWorlds and Thinkific.
Take a look at the pros and cons of SAP Litmos outlined below.
Pros of SAP Litmos for growing businesses
- Fast, cloud-based deployment: No need for lengthy setup projects. Instead, Litmos can be configured and launched quickly which can be beneficial for companies that need to launch their LMS fast.
- Clean, user-friendly interface: Both administrators and learners get an intuitive, modern experience and in our opinion it is one the best looking LMS platforms on the market.
- For HR and L&D teams, managing courses, tracking completions, and generating reports is straightforward.
- Mobile-first design: Litmos provides a very nice mobile learning experience, making it easy for employees to learn on the go, in bite-sized chunks.
- Large content library: The built-in course catalog saves growing companies the time and cost of building their own training materials from scratch.
- Enterprise-grade features: As your company grows, Litmos grows with you, offering features like reporting dashboards, compliance tracking, certifications, and integration options.
- Strong SAP integration: For companies already using SAP products like SuccessFactors, SAP ERP, or SAP HR tools, Litmos offers smoother integration compared to third-party LMS options.
Things small companies should consider
- Pricing: SAP Litmos pricing typically starts around $6–$10 per user per month, depending on volume and content licensing. For companies between 50-150 employees, this pricing structure can be tough to justify, especially when comparing to platforms such as TalentLMS.
- Customization limits: While the platform looks polished out of the box, it doesn’t offer deep branding or interface customization unless you invest more money in additional professional services.
- Not good for customer training: If your main goal is to sell courses externally or deliver public-facing education, Litmos isn’t specialized for that use case.
Who should choose SAP Litmos?
We recommend SAP Litmos for companies that are growing beyond the early startup phase and have the formal HR and Learning & Development resources. L&D departments who are looking to house compliance training in one spot should look into SAP Litmos as a solution, especially considering the course library Litmos comes with.
Some additional points:
- Needing compliance, onboarding, or leadership training
- Looking for a reliable, scalable platform without managing complex infrastructure
- Already using SAP software and want integrated learning management
Final thoughts
At EduPivot, we often steer true small businesses toward simpler, lower-cost learning management system (LMS) options. But for growing and mid-sized companies that are serious about delivering a polished, scalable learning experience, SAP Litmos is worth looking at. It’s professional, reliable, and built to support training organizations as they expand, exactly what many growing companies need to keep talent engaged and compliant.
Key takeaways
Pricing: SAP Litmos offers premium functionality at a mid-market price. Most companies should budget between $6 and $10 per user per month, depending on add-ons and content needs.
Online ratings: SAP Litmos consistently earns strong reviews across major platforms:
G2: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5 stars)
Capterra: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5 stars)
TrustRadius: ★★★★☆ (8.4/10)
Best fit: SAP Litmos is idea learning management system (LMS)l for medium-sized businesses focused on employee training, compliance, and skills development.
SAP integration: For companies already using SAP SuccessFactors, SAP ERP, or other SAP products, Litmos provides native integration options that streamline user management, reporting, and single sign-on (SSO).
Bottom line: If you’re growing fast and need a reliable learning management system (LMS) that won’t hold you back, SAP Litmos is worth serious consideration. If you’re still in the “just getting started” phase, or looking for an LMS to train your customers, there may be leaner, less expensive LMSs better suited for you, at least for now.
EduPivot is a New Hampshire-based consulting agency that helps small companies deliver effective online training. We specialize in selecting, setting up, and optimizing the right LMS for your needs, whether for employee or customer education. Contact us for a free consultation.
