The Sana Learn alternative that builds skills, without the enterprise rollout
Sana Learn is a polished learning suite for big companies. Its plans start at 300 users, priced on a 3-year contract. EducateMe is an AI-native LMS for growing teams: AI builds the course, every learner practices and gets a score, and you see who's ready.
Is EducateMe the right Sana Learn alternative?
EducateMe is a Sana Learn alternative for growing teams that need proof people can do the job. It's an AI-native LMS with AI training tools: roleplay by chat, voice, or avatar, written practice, and assessments, all scored. Try it free, pay monthly. Sana Learn is a polished suite for big companies, priced from 300 users on a 3-year contract.
EducateMe vs Sana Learn, row by row
Every row is a question buyers ask us. The shaded cell does it better, and yes, that includes the rows Sana Learn wins.
| Question | EducateMe | Sana Learn | Better at it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building skills | |||
| Can learners practice real conversations?Even | EducateMeYes, by chat, voice, or with an AI avatar, right inside the course. You write the scenario from your own script. Calls run in 7 languages. | Sana LearnYes. The Scenario card runs a chat or voice roleplay inside a course. Voice works in 22 languages, and you pick how tough the AI character is. | |
| Does each practice attempt get a score?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. Roleplay and written practice are scored from 0 to 100 against your criteria, and AI Assessment ends with a score too. | Sana LearnLearners get feedback and a summary at the end of each scenario, based on the goals you set. | |
| Can they practice written work, like an email or a pitch?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. AI scores each try from 0 to 100 the moment it's sent and comments on the exact words. Retries are unlimited. | Sana LearnYes, in Exercises. A manager or admin reviews each one and marks it pass or fail. | |
| Can you check understanding, not just memory?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. AI Assessment talks with the learner, asks follow-up questions, and ends with a score, strengths, and gaps. | Sana LearnTests use multiple-choice, matching, and true/false questions with a pass mark. The AI Tutor can also quiz learners, including open questions. | |
| Will it tell you who's ready for the job?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. When someone finishes a self-paced course, AI writes their L&D Report: a score out of 100, a clear verdict, and what to work on. | Sana LearnNot listed on sanalabs.com | |
| Can managers review the practice?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. Play the recording, read the transcript, check the score, or ask AI where the whole team struggles. | Sana LearnNot listed on sanalabs.com | |
| Is there a personal AI tutor?Sana Learn | EducateMeLearners can ask AI questions and get answers from their course content. | Sana LearnYes. The AI Tutor teaches one-on-one from your sources, adjusts to what each learner knows, and makes custom quizzes. | |
| Building courses | |||
| Can AI build a course from your documents?Even | EducateMeYes, the whole course. Give the AI Assistant a PDF, a SCORM file, or pages from Notion or Google Drive, then change anything by chatting. | Sana LearnYes. Edit mode turns PDFs and SCORM files into courses, one at a time or many at once, and you refine them by chat. | |
| Is there a library of ready-made courses?Sana Learn | EducateMeNo. You build from your own material. | Sana LearnYes. A ready-made library comes with the plan, and it connects to Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, and more. | |
| Can you run live training?Sana Learn | EducateMeYes. Schedule events with Zoom, track who attended, and keep the recordings. | Sana LearnYes. Sana Live runs live sessions with quizzes, polls, and reflections, in your meeting tool or Microsoft Teams. | |
| Tracking and reports | |||
| Can you track skills across the company?Sana Learn | EducateMeNo. There's no skills catalog. Each L&D Report names one learner's strengths and gaps for that course. | Sana LearnYes. You set up skills and levels, AI tags content to each skill, and learners earn badges. | |
| How do reports work?Even | EducateMeAsk a question in plain words and get a report with charts you can export to PDF. | Sana LearnInsights dashboards, and an AI admin agent that builds them when you describe what you need. | |
| Can you connect Claude or ChatGPT?Even | EducateMeYes. Our MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT read your data, build courses, and invite learners. | Sana LearnYes. Its MCP connector, live since September 2026, works with Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot. | |
| Price and buying | |||
| What's the smallest team you can buy for?EducateMe | EducateMe80 learners on the Pro plan, from $239 a month. | Sana LearnPlans start at 300 users. | |
| How long do you commit for?EducateMe | EducateMeMonth to month, or yearly for a lower price. | Sana LearnIts listed price is based on a 3-year contract. | |
| Can you try it before you buy?EducateMe | EducateMeYes. Every feature is open for 14 days, with no credit card. | Sana LearnNot listed on sanalabs.com | |
| Who do you pay for?Even | EducateMeEveryone added to your workspace, until you suspend them. | Sana LearnEveryone you give access to, including customers or partners. | |
| Logins, languages, and integrations | |||
| Can people sign in with one login (SSO)?Sana Learn | EducateMeYes, from Premium, through our API. SAML and Okta come with Scale, billed yearly. | Sana LearnYes. SAML sign-in with Okta, Microsoft Entra, Google, and more, plus SCIM, all included in the plan. | |
| Does it sync with your HR system?Sana Learn | EducateMeOn Scale, billed yearly. On every plan you can connect tools with Zapier or our open API. | Sana LearnYes. It syncs with Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio, and others. | |
| Which languages does it speak?Sana Learn | EducateMeRoleplay calls run in 7 languages. Video captions in 100+. | Sana LearnThe interface comes in 63 languages, and voice roleplay in 22. | |
| Help and updates | |||
| How much help do you get setting up?Sana Learn | EducateMeChat and email support on every plan. A named success manager from Premium. On Scale, billed yearly, we move your courses for you. | Sana LearnA dedicated team sets it up, connects your systems, and moves your content. Support runs 24/7. | |
| How often do new features ship?Sana Learn | EducateMe31 updates in the last 12 months, 19 of them to AI tools. | Sana Learn37 changelog posts in the same 12 months, about half of them about AI. | |
Which one fits your team
Pick EducateMe if
- You have fewer than 300 people, or you're growing toward it and don't want a 3-year contract.
- You need proof a new hire can handle the job: AI training tools that score every attempt, and a report written for you.
- You want to start from a free trial, not an intro call.
Pick Sana Learn if
- You have hundreds or thousands of learners and want one suite for courses, live training, and a course library.
- You need the interface in many languages, or voice roleplay in more than our 7.
- Your security team asks for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports, or you already run on Workday.
EducateMe isn't for you if
- You need ready-made courses on day one. We don't sell a library.
- You need to track skills by level across the whole company. We have no skills catalog.
- You want a team to set everything up and move your content on a small plan. We move your courses on Scale, billed yearly.
What each one costs for your team size
Sana Learn's page lists one price: $13 per user a month for 300 to 3,000 users, based on a 3-year contract. Here it is next to our Pro plan, and Scale, which adds SAML sign-in and HR sync.
| Team size | EducateMe | Sana Learn |
|---|---|---|
| 100learners | $299/mo Pro plan · $270/mo billed yearly $999/mo on Scale · $900/mo billed yearly | Plans start at 300 users |
| 300learners | $899/mo$3,001 less Pro plan · $810/mo billed yearly $1,499/mo on Scale · $1,350/mo billed yearly | $3,900/mo Based on a 3-year contract |
| 500learners | $1,499/mo$5,001 less Pro plan · $1,350/mo billed yearly $2,499/mo on Scale · $2,250/mo billed yearly | $6,500/mo Based on a 3-year contract |
| 1,000learners | $2,999/mo$10,001 less Pro plan · $2,700/mo billed yearly $4,999/mo on Scale · $4,500/mo billed yearly | $13,000/mo Based on a 3-year contract |
EducateMe prices are billed monthly, with the yearly price underneath. Sana Learn's is its listed price for US companies, and it says per-user prices vary with volume. Its plan includes a course library, SSO, and 24/7 support. See every plan on the pricing page.
How to switch from Sana Learn to EducateMe
Export your courses as SCORM
SCORM export is off by default in Sana Learn, so ask your Engagement Manager to turn it on. Export each published course, then upload the files here. AI turns each one into a course you can edit, or runs it as it is.
Rebuild the rest from your documents
For courses you'd rather rebuild, give the AI Assistant the original PDFs, docs, or Notion pages. It drafts the whole course, and you check it.
Add scored practice and a check
Rebuild your Sana scenarios with EducateMe's AI training tools: a roleplay by chat, voice, or avatar, a written task, and an AI Assessment. AI scores each one and writes the L&D Report.
Invite learners and go live
Invite learners by CSV file, link, or tag. Tags put each person in the right courses, with deadlines and reminders.
Questions about EducateMe and Sana Learn
EducateMe is a good Sana Learn alternative for teams under enterprise size that need people ready for the job. AI builds the course from your documents. Its AI training tools, roleplay by chat, voice, or avatar, written practice, and AI Assessment, score every attempt, and an AI report says who's ready. You can start with a free trial and pay monthly. Sana Learn is the better pick for large companies that want one big suite.
The biggest difference is who each one is built for. Sana Learn is a suite for big companies, with an AI tutor, live sessions, and a course library. It's priced from 300 users on a 3-year contract. EducateMe is an AI-native LMS for growing teams, built around learn, practice, check, and a report that says who's ready.
The best Sana Labs alternative depends on your size and what training has to prove. If you're under 300 people and learners must practice and get scored, EducateMe fits. Large companies that want an enterprise suite often look at Docebo. Teams that want a simple LMS with a free plan often look at TalentLMS.
Sana LMS usually means Sana Learn, the learning product from Sana Labs, a Stockholm company that's now part of Workday. It puts an LMS, an AI tutor, course writing tools, and live sessions in one place. It's sold to larger companies: plans start at 300 users.
Sana Learn is part of Workday now. Workday agreed to buy Sana in 2025, and Sana's site says so. Sana Learn is still sold on its own. Its pricing FAQ says you don't need to be a Workday customer to buy it or run it.
Sana Learn's pricing page lists $13 per user a month in the US for 300 to 3,000 users, based on a 3-year contract. Plans start at 300 users, so the smallest plan is about $3,900 a month. Over 3,000 users, the price is custom. EducateMe pricing starts from $239 a month for up to 80 learners, billed monthly.
Sana Learn is built for larger companies. Plans start at 300 users, the listed price is based on a 3-year contract, and a team sets it up with you. A business with 30 or 100 people would still need a plan for 300. EducateMe starts at 80 learners, month to month, with a 14-day free trial.
Sana Learn has AI roleplay. Its Scenario card puts a roleplay inside a course, by chat or by voice. Voice works in 22 languages. You set the AI character's role and mood, and learners get feedback at the end. In EducateMe, roleplay is one of three AI training tools, with written practice and AI Assessment, and every attempt gets a score from 0 to 100.
Sana Learn's site doesn't list a free trial. The way in is to book an intro call with its team. EducateMe has a 14-day free trial with every feature open, AI included, and you don't need a credit card.
You can move your Sana Learn courses as SCORM files. Sana Learn exports published courses as SCORM 1.2 or 2004. The export is off by default, so ask your Sana Engagement Manager to turn it on. Upload the files to EducateMe, and AI turns each one into a course you can edit. For the rest, the AI Assistant rebuilds courses from your documents.
You can start a free trial today, without a sales call. The AI Assistant drafts a course from a PDF or a SCORM file in minutes, and you check it before it goes live. Most of your time goes into reviewing content and adding practice. On Scale, billed yearly, our team moves your courses for you.
EducateMe has single sign-on from the Premium plan, through our API. SAML 2.0 and Okta come with the Scale plan, billed yearly. Sana Learn includes SAML sign-in with Okta, Microsoft Entra, Google, and others, plus SCIM, in its plan. If one login is a must from day one, Sana Learn has it in the base price.
EducateMe works with Zoom, Slack, Google Calendar, and Zapier, has an open API with webhooks, and an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT. HR system sync comes with the Scale plan. Sana Learn's list goes wider: Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, and course libraries like Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Both ship often. EducateMe posted 31 updates to its changelog in the last 12 months, 19 of them to AI tools. Sana Learn posted 37 in the same period, about half of them about AI: agents for building courses, admin work, and tutoring. Most of EducateMe's recent work went into scored practice and reports.