LMS · head to head
Docebo vs Sana
Sana
LMS
AI-native learning and knowledge assistant, acquired by Workday in 2025
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Docebo no price is published, and cost depends on product tier plus an active user count; 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: Docebo covers AI-powered learning, Sana covers Sana Agents.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Docebo and Sana actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (LMS).
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 Docebo
- AI-powered learning
- Social learning
- Content marketplace
- Mobile app
- Gamification
- Extended enterprise
- Virtual classroom
- 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.
Docebo
- Corporate learning management and compliance trainingnot Sana
- Delivering and tracking training to employees, partners or customersnot 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 Docebo
- A Workday customer wanting learning and an internal assistant on the same employee record rather than a separate LMS contractnot Docebo
- Onboarding at a fast-growing company where content goes stale faster than the training team can rewrite coursesnot Docebo
- Sales enablement where reps need an answer about a product or a contract term during a call, not a course to complete next weeknot Docebo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Docebo
- No price is published, and cost depends on product tier plus an active user count
- Three different user counting models exist, monthly active, yearly active and registered active, so what counts as a billable user is itself a negotiated term
- The vendor states the product is best suited to organisations training at least 250 learners
- Add ons sit on top of the tier and are not enumerated with prices
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
Docebo
On request- Engage$undefined/month
- Course management
- Mobile learning
- Reporting
- Elevate$undefined/month
- All Engage
- AI features
- Social learning
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- All Elevate
- Extended enterprise
- Custom integrations
Sana
On request- Sana$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 Docebo if
- You need ai-powered learning.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android, API.
- You also want social learning.
Choose Sana if
- You need sana agents.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want sana learn.
Questions people ask
- Is Docebo or Sana better?
- Neither clearly leads. Docebo 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, Docebo or Sana?
- Docebo starts at On request and Sana at On request.
- Does Docebo or Sana run on more platforms?
- Docebo runs on Web, IOS, Android, API. Sana runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Docebo best used for?
- Docebo is most often used for corporate learning management and compliance training, delivering and tracking training to employees, partners or customers. Of those, corporate learning management and compliance training and delivering and tracking training to employees, partners or customers are not what Sana is typically brought in for.
- What can Docebo do that Sana cannot?
- Docebo covers AI-powered learning, Social learning, Content marketplace, Mobile app. Sana covers Sana Agents, Sana Learn, Enterprise search, Live collaborative sessions. Both handle Analytics.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Docebo: How much does Docebo cost?
Docebo uses custom pricing designed to reflect how your organization engages with learning. Tiers include Elevate and Enterprise, with pricing based on selected tier, active user model, and user count.
SourceSana: 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.
Docebo: What is Docebo's minimum learner requirement?
Docebo is typically suited for organizations training 250 or more learners. Specific pricing requires contacting their sales team.
SourceSana: 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.
Docebo: What are Docebo's pricing tiers?
Docebo offers Elevate tier with personalization, white-labeled design, and AI-powered content. Enterprise tier includes advanced analytics, integration of up to 6 tools, and elite support.
SourceSana: 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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