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Panopto vs Sana

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Panopto

Webinars

Video management and live streaming platform for enterprises

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sana

LMS

AI-native learning and knowledge assistant, acquired by Workday in 2025

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Panopto no price list is published, and the vendor states there are no tiers at all; Sana workday completed its acquisition on 4 November 2025, so Sana is now an HCM vendor's capability; if you do not run Workday, the roadmap will be shaped around a platform you do not use and standalone availability is not guaranteed long term.
  • They diverge on capability: Panopto covers Video management, Sana covers Sana Agents.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Panopto and Sana actually diverge.

Attributes where Panopto and Sana differ
AttributePanoptoSana
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWindows, Mac, IOS, Android, WebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryWebinarsLMS
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Panopto

  • Video management
  • Live streaming
  • Recording
  • Search
  • Microsoft 365
  • Canvas
  • Blackboard
  • Salesforce

Only in Sana

  • Sana Agents
  • Sana Learn
  • Enterprise search
  • Live collaborative sessions
  • Content generation
  • Permission-aware retrieval
  • Workday integration

Both cover

  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Panopto

  • Recording, hosting and searching lecture and training videonot Sana
  • Integrating video libraries with learning management systemsnot Sana

Sana

  • An organisation whose employees repeatedly ask the same policy and process questions in Slack and where the answer already exists in a document nobody findsnot Panopto
  • A Workday customer wanting learning and an internal assistant on the same employee record rather than a separate LMS contractnot Panopto
  • Onboarding at a fast-growing company where content goes stale faster than the training team can rewrite coursesnot Panopto
  • Sales enablement where reps need an answer about a product or a contract term during a call, not a course to complete next weeknot Panopto

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Panopto

  • No price list is published, and the vendor states there are no tiers at all
  • Cost depends on user count, integrations, add ons and deployment model, so several negotiated variables set the figure
  • Four capabilities are separately priced add ons on top of any quote
  • Every route to a figure is a demo or a conversation with sales

Sana

  • Workday completed its acquisition on 4 November 2025, so Sana is now an HCM vendor's capability; if you do not run Workday, the roadmap will be shaped around a platform you do not use and standalone availability is not guaranteed long term.
  • Answer quality depends entirely on the state of your internal content, so an organisation with contradictory or outdated documents gets a confident assistant citing the wrong version, which is worse than not having one.
  • Permission-aware retrieval across many source systems is difficult to get exactly right, and a misconfigured connector can surface content to employees who should not see it, which makes the security review substantial.
  • Compliance-heavy training needs, such as certification tracking, regulator-mandated evidence and SCORM-based external content, are handled less thoroughly than in traditional learning management systems built for that purpose.
  • Pricing is unpublished and now negotiated in the context of a Workday relationship, which reduces a non-Workday buyer's leverage and makes a like-for-like comparison against a standalone LMS difficult.

Pricing, plan by plan

Panopto

On request
  • Professional$500/month
    • Video storage
    • Basic features
  • Business$1000/month
    • Live streaming
    • Analytics
  • Enterprise$2500/month
    • Custom solutions
    • Dedicated support

Sana

On request
  • Sana$undefined/year
    • Per-employee annual subscription
    • Agents and Learn licensed together or separately depending on the agreement
    • Connector scope affects pricing

Which should you pick?

Choose Panopto if

  • You need video management.
  • You work on Windows, Mac, IOS, Android, Web.
  • You also want live streaming.
Panopto review

Choose Sana if

  • You need sana agents.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want sana learn.
Sana review

Questions people ask

Is Panopto or Sana better?
Neither clearly leads. Panopto starts at On request and Sana at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Panopto or Sana?
Panopto starts at On request and Sana at On request.
Does Panopto or Sana run on more platforms?
Panopto runs on Windows, Mac, IOS, Android, Web. Sana runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Panopto best used for?
Panopto is most often used for recording, hosting and searching lecture and training video, integrating video libraries with learning management systems. Of those, recording, hosting and searching lecture and training video and integrating video libraries with learning management systems are not what Sana is typically brought in for.
What can Panopto do that Sana cannot?
Panopto covers Video management, Live streaming, Recording, Search. Sana covers Sana Agents, Sana Learn, Enterprise search, Live collaborative sessions. Both handle Analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Panopto: How much does Panopto cost?

Panopto does not publish pricing rates. Instead, each organization receives a custom quote based on unique factors including the number of users, storage needs, integrations required, and deployment model.

Source
Sana: Is Sana still an independent company?

No. Workday completed its acquisition on 4 November 2025 for approximately $1.1bn; the integrated experience begins rolling out in 2026.

Panopto: What is included in Panopto's base enterprise plan?

The base enterprise plan includes enterprise-scale storage, AI capabilities like search and auto-captions, content creation tools, security and compliance features, LMS integrations, and dedicated implementation support.

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Sana: Is it an LMS or a search tool?

Both, but the emphasis is on answering questions from your existing content. Traditional course delivery and completion tracking are secondary.

Panopto: Does Panopto offer a free trial?

Panopto offers free product demonstrations for prospective customers, with pricing discussions typically conducted through direct contact with their sales team.

Source
Sana: Does it work if we are not a Workday customer?

Currently yes, but the product direction now serves Workday's platform strategy, so weigh that in a multi-year commitment.

Sana: How is it priced?

Per employee per year, unpublished, and increasingly negotiated as part of a Workday agreement.

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