Cloud Assess is training that ends with an assessor signing the worker off

The assessor keeps the final say, and credentials do not lapse unnoticed

It suits teams that sign workers off, feed an HR system and want the vendor to set it up

Support keeps office hours, data sits in several countries and the skills features are new

A flat fee by employees trained, with two connections sold as extras

Cloud Assess charges a flat fee based on the number of employees trained. Employer pricing sits behind a Request Pricing button. Large or complex organisations can ask for a custom enterprise package. It adds dedicated support, SLAs and bespoke integrations. An SLA is a written promise on how the service performs.

The RTO edition is for training providers. It starts from $600 a month, a flat fee based on learners or students trained. No currency is given. That edition bundles a learning system with a student management system.

Its pricing page puts every feature in the flat fee. It includes native integrations with SAP, Oracle, Workday and more. Its SuccessFactors page calls that connection a paid add-on, priced by contacting sales. Its ELMO page calls the ELMO connection a paid add-on too, priced by contacting sales. All AI tools are built in with no add-ons required. Ask for a written list of everything outside the flat fee.

Cloud Assess sells paid premium courses through an enquiry form with no price on it. The courses are ready-made, and you can assign and bulk enrol them. Content digitisation is quoted on request. A free course and resource library is part of the included features.

What to ask before you sign

1. What will we pay each year, in which currency, and how do you count employees trained? Good answer: One written figure in one currency, and a clear rule for who counts.
2. Which connections cost extra? Good answer: A written list with a price for each, SuccessFactors and ELMO included.
3. Which country holds our records, and which outside providers see personal data? Good answer: One named country in the contract, and a list of providers.
4. Is offline use set up on our account, and which assessments must we check out first? Good answer: Yes, and shown working on one of our own devices.
5. Which support hours and response times apply to us, and will you put a service promise in writing? Good answer: Hours that cover the times our people work, and a written SLA.
6. Which customer uses the skills matrix and AI gap analysis today? Good answer: A named customer we can call.
7. How do we get our records out when the contract ends? Good answer: A full export in CSV or Excel, and a written deletion date.
8. How do workers without a work account sign in? Good answer: A method that works for every worker, shown in a trial.
9. Is converting our existing courses part of set-up, or quoted separately? Good answer: A written answer, with a price if it is separate.

Alternatives to Cloud Assess, including buying nothing

If Cloud Assess does not fit, look at Schoox and Absorb. Buying nothing is a third route.

Cloud Assess launched Workforce Skills in 2026. Schoox AI maps roles to skills and finds proficiency gaps through micro-assessments. Schoox also connects goals and skills to performance reviews. Performance Reviews is not enabled in every Schoox academy, which is a customer’s own site. The customer asks support to turn it on. Look at Schoox if you want skills tied to performance reviews. Ask both vendors for a customer using that today.

Offline is a trade-off. On Schoox, offline download covers lectures only, not exams, polls, on-the-job training or events. On Cloud Assess, a worker can check out an assessment and finish it with no signal. That works once offline is set up for your organisation.

Absorb observation checklists record on-the-job reviews by a peer, supervisor, manager or third party. Look at Absorb if peers, supervisors or third parties will review the work. Ask Cloud Assess who can act as an assessor.

Buying nothing is a real choice. If your assessors already sign workers off in a record system you trust, ask what Cloud Assess would add. The extra would be evidence capture, expiry alerts and AI marking.