Continu

Continu is an AI-powered enterprise learning platform for educating employees, customers, and partners. Teams can build courses, learning journeys, and assessments with built-in authoring tools and AI assistance, then use automated workflows to assign learning. Continu Insights generates real-time reports from learning data. For external audiences, organizations can create branded portals, while Hubs support separate experiences for sub-brands. The AI learning agent Eddy delivers learning answers and training through Slack, Microsoft Teams, and SMS. Listed integrations include Workday, Salesforce, BambooHR, Zoom, Google Meet, LinkedIn Learning, and Udemy for Business. Continu offers Growth, Professional, and Enterprise tiers sized by monthly active users; pricing is available on request, and there is no free plan. The company says it was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York. It states that it undergoes annual SOC 2 Type II audits, uses AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 or 1.3 in transit, and is GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Continu combines course creation, automated assignments, reporting, and audience portals in one enterprise learning platform. Organizations should account for quote-based pricing, implementation cost, and the Chrome extension requirement for screen-recording assessments.

Continu suits organizations building learning programs for employees, customers, or partners, especially those that need branded external portals or learning workflows. Its tier sizes are based on monthly active users.

Overview

Continu is an enterprise learning platform for organizations that train employees, customers, and partners. It is best suited to teams running structured programs for multiple audiences; organizations seeking a low-cost tool they can deploy immediately should look elsewhere.

Its mix of course creation, assignment workflows, reporting, and audience portals supports learning programs across internal teams and external communities. The breadth is useful, but custom pricing and a recommended 60-day setup make Continu a considered platform purchase rather than a lightweight training tool.

Key features

Authoring, assignments, and reporting

Built-in authoring tools and AI assistance help teams create courses, learning journeys, and assessments. Automated assignment workflows can direct training to learners, while Continu Insights produces real-time reports from learning data. This combination suits organizations that need to coordinate and monitor ongoing programs; teams that only need a place to host a small course library may find the platform broader than necessary.

Assessments and certificates support evaluation and recognition within those programs. Eddy, Continu’s AI learning agent, can deliver learning answers and training through Slack, Microsoft Teams, and SMS, bringing support into channels employees may already use.

Portals and integrations

Branded portals serve external audiences, and Hubs allow separate learning experiences for sub-brands. Custom branding and custom domains add control over how those experiences appear. The integrations directory includes Workday, Salesforce, BambooHR, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, LinkedIn Learning, and Udemy for Business, giving organizations a range of connections to consider when fitting Continu into existing workflows.

Continu says it undergoes annual SOC 2 Type II audits, encrypts data at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or 1.3, and complies with GDPR and CCPA. It also lists ISO 27001 practices and advertises a 99.99% uptime guarantee, with service status published at status.continu.co.

Pricing

Continu has no free plan, and all three tiers use custom pricing. Growth covers under 1,000 monthly active users, Professional covers 1,000–5,000, and Enterprise is sized for 5,000 or more. Ask for a quote based on the expected active-user count; the tier thresholds are the main published guide to fit, not a per-seat price comparison.

• Growth: Custom pricing for under 1,000 monthly active users. It includes access to implementation experts, success experts, technical support, and self-service training resources.
• Professional: Custom pricing for 1,000–5,000 monthly active users.
• Enterprise: Custom pricing for 5,000 or more monthly active users.

Continu says implementation costs 10% of the first-year contract value and recommends allowing 60 days for setup. That added cost and lead time matter for buyers working to a tight launch date or budget, regardless of tier.

Platforms

Continu supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API access, and an extension. Screen-recording assessments have a specific requirement: learners must install the Continu Screen Capture Chrome extension to complete them. That dependency may be inconvenient for organizations whose learners cannot install browser extensions.

Who it's for

Continu is a strong fit for organizations coordinating employee, customer, or partner education that need course creation, automated assignments, reporting, and branded external portals in one platform. Its Hubs and audience portals are particularly relevant when different brands or learner groups need distinct experiences. Buyers should weigh the custom quote, implementation charge, and setup period against that breadth.

It is a weaker fit for small teams prioritizing transparent pricing, a free tier, or a quick start, and for programs that rely on screen-recording assessments but cannot require a Chrome extension.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Authoring, AI assistance, assessments, certificates, assignment automation, and real-time reporting cover much of the learning-program workflow in one platform.
• Pro: Branded portals and Hubs support distinct experiences for external audiences and sub-brands.
• Pro: Eddy delivers learning support through Slack, Microsoft Teams, and SMS.
• Con: Custom pricing across all tiers makes costs harder to compare before requesting a quote.
• Con: Implementation adds 10% of first-year contract value, and Continu recommends 60 days for setup.
• Con: Screen-recording assessments require learners to install a Chrome extension.

Alternatives

For partner programs centered on sharing and scaling training, BlueVolt is an alternative with a Sharing Portal plan described around partner scaling, reporting, and publishing. SkyPrep may suit buyers who want to compare paid tiers that each specify 100 active users and unlimited courses; it also offers a free trial.

AcademyOcean is worth considering when a published monthly price and a defined feature bundle matter: its Essential plan is $250 a month and includes an editor, quizzes and certification, AI tools, SCORM, learner groups and invitations, dashboards and reports, and a mobile learner interface. LearnRight is another paid option with a free trial and a Standard plan priced at €899 a year; its stated terms include 250 active users, one portal, 100GB storage, and unlimited courses.

Thought Industries is an alternative with a Starter plan described as including omnichannel learning, conversational AI, AI content creation, assessments, pathways, and custom portals. Eurekos offers a published Eurekos standard license at €475 a month for 50 monthly active users, with additional pricing models and enterprise licensing available.

Teachable may suit creators focused on selling a limited number of products: its Starter plan is $39 a month for five products with a 7.5% transaction fee, while Builder is $89 a month for 10 products with no transaction fee. For customer education specifically, Gainsight Customer Education offers an Essentials plan with one Academy site, unlimited seats, and unlimited courses.

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Verdict

Choose Continu if your organization needs one platform for creating and delivering learning across employees, customers, and partners, especially when branded portals and reporting matter. Its broad toolkit is the central reason to consider it; custom pricing, a 10% implementation charge, a recommended 60-day setup, and the Chrome-extension requirement for screen-recording assessments are the reasons to look elsewhere.