How to Choose Between Skillcast & Navex
Selecting the right training platform can be difficult. There are plenty of options on the market, from dedicated compliance providers to general risk management systems like Navex.
The key question is whether you can trust the content, reporting and tools these platforms offer.
Compliance teams need training that reflects current regulations, reporting they can rely on and clear records of training progress.
Skillcast is designed to meet these requirements. Alongside over 600 courses, our platform helps organisations manage policies, maintain compliance registers and meet regulatory standards across financial services, insurance, law, retail and many other regulated sectors. Skillcast was founded in the UK over 25 years ago, making the platform ideal for UK and EU-based organisations.
Navex was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in the US.
In this guide, we'll compare Skillcast and Navex and explain how to choose the option that suits your needs best.
At a glance comparison
| Skillcast | Navex | ||
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| Pricing tier | Skillcast offers three subscription plans: Standard Plan: From £32 per user annually. Enhanced Plan: From £39 per user annually. Premium Plan: From £72 per user annually. | Pricing is tailored to company size and programme scope | |
| Deployment model | Training delivered flexibly and easily through the Skillcast Learning Management (LMS) or an existing third-party LMS. Includes a fully branded managed portal. | Cloud-based GRC platform and compliance training platform. Supports delivery through customer LMS environments or the NAVEX One platform | |
| Primary user base | 1,500+ regulated and non-regulated companies. Over 1.7 million users. Compliance libraries covering key UK, EU and global regulatory topics. Serves organisations in sectors such as financial services, insurance, law and retail. | 13,000+ organisations worldwide. Targeted at medium and large enterprises | |
| Integrations: HRIS and SSO | Integrates with leading HR systems (Workday, BambooHR, HiBob, Access People HR, Cornerstone) and enterprise SSO (Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, OneLogin). Fully connects with Microsoft Teams and Slack, enabling compliance alerts and on-demand learning via the built-in AI assistant, Aida. | Features 1,000 pre-built integrations through the NAVEX Integration Cloud. Integrates with Workday, ServiceNow, Oracle, JIRA, Coupa and Power BI. Does not publicly list specific HRIS integrations or SSO providers | |
| Reporting depth | In-depth compliance registers, Dedicated policy management, Staff disclosures, Automated reporting, Training360 (a tool for capturing offline learning and CPD hours), Aida administrator reporting | Compliance reporting, whistleblowing hotline, sign-off tracking, customer reports and real-time data views | |
| Certifications and accreditations | ISO 27001 and SOC Type II certified, GDPR compliant, CPD UK accredited courses, IIRSM certified risk courses, RoSPA assured health and safety training, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certified, ISO 9001 accredited. | ISO 27001 and SOC Type II certified. GDPR compliant. Does not list course accreditations such as CPD or IIRSM | |
| Content library size | The library contains over 600 courses and more than 8,500 minutes of structured e-learning. | Contains 300 full-length and microlearning courses. | |
| Jurisdictions covered | Training covers UK, EU and international requirements. Global Compliance languages include English, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Spanish | Covers UK, US and global compliance requirements. Available in multiple languages. | |
| Customer service | Direct support via email and a UK phone number. Access to a dedicated online Support Hub and web form for quick query resolutions. A dedicated Customer Success Manager to guide your setup, branding and training. Feefo Platinum-rated service included as standard across all plans. Unrestricted access to the Skillcast Academy, featuring bite-sized tutorial videos to help administrators master the platform. | Phone support with separate UK and US numbers. Online ticketing and knowledge base. Dedicated Customer Success Managers available as a paid enterprise tier add-on. On-demand product training and instructional walkthrough videos. | |
| Reviews | 4.9 on Feefo (Exceptional). Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award winner. | 3.7 on G2 | |
| AI-enabled tools for | Skillcast offers an AI-enabled tool (Aida), which allows users to quickly surface accurate information about their company’s policies, e-learning content, and statutory documents. Outputs are based on trusted sources to prevent hallucinations. | Provides an AI-powered compliance assistant. Incorporates AI-powered risk, compliance and due diligence tools. |
Where Skillcast wins
Regulatory specificity
Skillcast delivers learning mapped directly to UK and global regulatory frameworks. Your team learns from materials that address the Financial Conduct Authority handbook, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime and regional data protection laws rather than generic overviews.
Seamless compliance paths
Skillcast consolidates learning, policy distribution and formal declarations into a single interface, eliminating the need to manage disparate systems. This reduces administrative friction and increases completion rates.
Targeted training
Skillcast’s FastTrack tool identifies where staff are already well-trained, allowing them to focus on critical regulatory updates and gaps in their knowledge. Dedicated support Skillcast’s Customer Success Managers will guide you through your platform setup and course rollout, ensuring your compliance programme launches quickly and smoothly.
Interactive AI support
Skillcast's Aida digital assistant gives you instant, accurate answers to compliance questions based entirely on your approved content. This reduces support requests by helping your staff apply company rules confidently.
Where Navex wins
Whistleblowing and incident management
NAVEX includes dedicated whistleblowing hotlines and incident management tools. Organisations can receive anonymous reports and record subsequent investigation notes across their workforce.
Third-party risk screening
The NAVEX platform features integrated tools for assessing and managing vendor risk. This allows businesses to run basic background checks on suppliers separately from their main internal training.
Global scale compliance infrastructure
NAVEX handles large enterprise governance operations across multiple jurisdictions, creating high-level dashboards meant for multinational executive oversight.
Which platform suits my needs best?
Choose Skillcast if you:
- Need expert UK and EU compliance training tailored to regulated sectors like financial services and insurance.
- Want a unified learning management system that handles e-learning, policy attestations and compliance registers.
- Prefer engaging multiformat learning including bite-sized videos and fast-track adaptive assessments.
- Require a dedicated Customer Success Manager who proactively supports your platform setup and training rollout.
- Want clear, transparent learning pathways that reduce administrative burden for your compliance team.
- Need a platform that quickly incorporates the latest regulatory changes into your active training modules.
Choose Navex if you:
- Require a broad enterprise governance platform that includes integrated whistleblowing hotlines.
- Need to conduct third-party risk management and vendor screening alongside your compliance training.
- Manage complex incident investigations across a heavily dispersed multinational workforce.
Pricing
Skillcast offers three subscription plans:
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Standard Plan: From £32 per user annually.
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Enhanced Plan: From £39 per user annually.
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Premium Plan: From £72 per user annually.
Navex targets enterprise clients, with its Navex One platform priced on a quote-by-quote basis.
With this no-obligation free trial you'll have access to our libraries and compliance platform.
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Your questions, answered
Navex & Skillcast
Which platform is better for financial services firms?
Skillcast provides a comprehensive FCA Compliance library, SMCR registers and specific modules for banking, investments and mortgages. Navex focuses on broad corporate ethics rather than specific financial sector compliance.
How does the user experience compare for administrators?
Skillcast centralises training, policies and registers in one intuitive platform, giving administrators complete control without unnecessary complexity. Navex offers a broad enterprise risk platform that is difficult for beginners to use.
Can I use my existing Learning Management System?
Skillcast offers complete flexibility to deploy our SCORM-compliant courses on your existing LMS or through our fully managed portal. Navex prefers users to adopt its Navex One platform for full functionality.
Do both platforms offer adaptive learning?
Skillcast includes FastTrack – an adaptive assessment tool that tests existing knowledge and shortens training for experienced staff. Navex does not adapt its learning content to the user.
Which provider delivers better customer support?
Skillcast offers a dedicated Customer Success Manager and Feefo Platinum-rated service for all clients. Navex reserves its best support for large enterprise clients and relies heavily on technical documentation.
Which platform offers better UK regulatory content?
Skillcast provides extensive, named regulatory libraries covering FCA rules, SMCR and UK employment law. Our platform delivers precise content designed for the UK market. Navex provides general global compliance training but lacks the UK regulatory focus Skillcast offers.