HowNow

HowNow is a learning platform that brings together an LMS, learning experience tools, skills, and content. It gives employees a personalized feed of learning opportunities and company knowledge related to their current and future roles. Unified Search can search connected sources in one place, while its AI Skill Graph connects learning resources, pathways, and internal experts to organizational skills. Guru AI Coach uses company knowledge to teach, coach, challenge, reinforce, and adapt. HowNow Plus adds curated learning from providers including Skillsoft and MindTools. Teams can create content using text, images, video, quizzes, code snippets, GIFs, and SCORM files, as well as schedule sessions, track attendance, and connect virtual classrooms. The platform includes assessments and certificates, supports SCORM and xAPI, and lists integrations such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday, Google Drive, Notion, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. It is available on web, iOS, Android, macOS, and as a browser extension, with offline learning on mobile. HowNow is paid, with pricing available on request.

HowNow combines learning delivery, content creation, skills guidance, assessments, and session management in one platform. Organizations considering it will need to request pricing and assess its fit with their learning and security requirements.

HowNow suits L&D and HR teams seeking to connect employee learning with skills and company knowledge. It also serves employees, business teams, and IT and security teams.

HowNow is a workplace learning platform that combines an LMS, learning experience features, skills guidance, and content in one service. It best suits modern L&D and HR teams that want employee learning tied to roles, internal knowledge, and business skills. Its broad toolkit is compelling for that use, but buyers must obtain a quote before judging cost.

Overview

HowNow gives employees a personalised feed of learning opportunities, company knowledge, and skills relevant to their current and future roles. Unified Search brings connected sources into one place, including integrations such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday, HiBob, Google Drive, Notion, Udemy, and LinkedIn Learning. That approach is useful when learning material is scattered across workplace systems; organisations wanting a standalone course catalogue may not need this breadth.

Its AI Skill Graph maps resources, pathways, and internal experts to an organisation’s skills. Guru AI Coach can teach, coach, challenge, reinforce, and adapt using company knowledge. These functions target organisations trying to connect learning with capability development, although their practical value depends on how well the organisation’s skills structure and knowledge are represented.

Key features

Content creators can combine text, images, videos, GIFs, code snippets, quizzes, and SCORM files. SCORM and xAPI support help teams bring established course packages into the platform, while assessments and certificates support programmes that need demonstrable completion rather than informal discovery. Multi-source content, personalised paths, and AI recommendations give learners several routes into training instead of a single assigned-course queue.

HowNow also covers operational learning management: teams can schedule sessions, track attendance, and integrate virtual classrooms for in-person or online delivery. That combination suits organisations running a mixture of self-paced and instructor-led programmes. HowNow Plus adds curated learning from providers including Skillsoft and MindTools in one subscription, which can reduce the need to assemble separate external libraries.

Learning follows employees across Slack, the web, and HowNow’s mobile app, including offline use. The Browser Extension places learning alongside the applications employees use at work, a practical fit for just-in-time guidance. The app is listed for iPhone and iPad, and the product supports Android as well.

For security-conscious buyers, HowNow states that it holds ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials credentials and supports GDPR requirements. Its Trust Center describes RSA and elliptic-curve encryption for data in transit and full-disk AES-256 encryption at rest. SSO and provisioning support covers Azure, Google, Okta, OneLogin, and JumpCloud. Those controls make it more suitable for organisations with formal identity and security requirements than for a small team seeking a lightweight course tool.

Pricing

HowNow uses paid, quote-based pricing. The HowNow plan has no published price or stated plan limits; the pricing page directs prospective customers to an investment and ROI calculator and to connect with an expert. There is therefore no public seat allowance, quota, trial period, renewal term, or free tier to compare. Larger L&D, business, and IT or security teams can ask for a package aligned to their requirements, while smaller organisations may find the buying process harder to evaluate without a visible entry price.

Platforms

HowNow is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web, with a browser extension. Slack delivery and offline mobile learning extend access beyond the main web application.

Who it's for

HowNow is aimed at modern L&D and HR teams, with support for employees, business teams, and IT and security stakeholders. It is a strong candidate for organisations that need learning delivery, content creation, skills mapping, assessments, certificates, and session administration in one environment, especially when knowledge already lives across several connected services.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Broad learning coverage: LMS, LXP, skills, content creation, assessments, certificates, and session management address both discovery and structured delivery.
• Workplace-connected discovery: Unified Search, integrations, Slack access, and the Browser Extension bring learning closer to daily work.
• Flexible content support: Multi-format authoring plus SCORM and xAPI accommodates new material and existing packages.
• Enterprise controls: SSO, provisioning, stated ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials credentials, GDPR support, and encryption options serve security-led procurement.

Cons

• Opaque cost: Custom pricing and absent plan limits prevent straightforward comparison of seats, quotas, or total commitment.
• Potentially more platform than needed: Smaller teams seeking only course hosting may not benefit from the skills graph, AI coach, integrations, and broader management layer.

Alternatives

For a wider comparison, see Learning Experience Platforms and Learning Management Systems.

• LearningStone is the clearer choice for a small collaborative training or coaching space: its free plan costs $0 forever, needs no card, and allows one space with up to five members.
• Capabl is another paid Android, iOS, and web option for buyers considering a different platform.
• enablED is a paid service spanning Android, iOS, web, and API access.
• Infosys Wingspan is a paid Android, iOS, and web alternative.
• Kriatix Lead Qualification Chatbot offers paid Android, iOS, self-hosted, and web deployment, with a free trial but no free plan.
• Axonify uses quote-based paid plans whose pricing depends on team size, locations, and features.
• Degreed offers a freemium route across Android, API, extension, iOS, and web, with custom bundles for organisations.
• Enocta Platform is a paid corporate digital-learning platform with custom pricing.

Verdict

Choose HowNow when your organisation wants one connected system for learning delivery, workplace knowledge, skills development, content, and governed access. Its main reason to look elsewhere is the same breadth’s cost and complexity: without public pricing or limits, smaller teams and price-sensitive buyers should compare simpler or freemium alternatives first.