# Compliance training for small business buyers: what AI models recommend, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "compliance training platform" and as "harassment prevention training provider", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a small B2B company. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/learning/compliance-training/smb/

**Standing:** EasyLlama leads with 49% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 53 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| # | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EasyLlama | 49% | 6% | 63 |
| 2 | TalentLMS | 19% | 0% | 35 |
| 3 | Traliant | 11% | 3% | 37 |
| 4 | SC Training | 8% | 0% | 12 |
| 5 | Ethena | 4% | 0% | 16 |
| 6 | NAVEX | 4% | 55% | 22 |
| 7 | Coggno | 2% | 9% | 11 |
| 8 | iSpring Learn | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 9 | KnowBe4 Compliance Plus | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 10 | 360training | 0% | 60% | 10 |

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: TalentLMS; alternatives EasyLlama, Traliant
- GPT-5.4 mini: EasyLlama; alternatives Absorb LMS, BizLibrary, SAP Litmos, SC Training
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Ethena; alternatives EasyLlama, KnowBe4 Compliance Plus, Rippling LMS, Wizer
- Perplexity Sonar: TalentLMS; alternatives Coggno, EasyLlama, Trainual
- Grok 4.1 Fast: EasyLlama; alternatives TalentLMS, Trainual
- Mistral Small: EasyLlama; alternatives Continu, TechClass
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: EasyLlama; alternatives GoSkills, ProProfs Training Maker, SAP Litmos, TalentLMS
- Llama 4 Maverick: EasyLlama
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: EasyLlama; alternatives BizLibrary, Tayl
- Kimi K2: SC Training, TalentLMS; alternatives EasyLlama, KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: TalentLMS; alternatives 360Learning, SC Training, iSpring Learn
- MiniMax M2.5: EasyLlama; alternatives Absorb Amplify, Mitratech Syntrio, Thinkific, Traliant
- GPT-6 Luna: EasyLlama; alternatives Ethena, TalentLMS
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Coassemble; alternatives EasyLlama, SC Training, formerly EdApp, TalentLMS, iSpring Learn

## Sources the answers cite

79 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- coggno.com: 43 answers, 81 citations
- easyllama.com: 39 answers, 58 citations
- continu.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- expertinsights.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- thinkific.com: 29 answers, 29 citations
- knowlify.com: 28 answers, 28 citations
- firsthr.app: 27 answers, 30 citations
- traliant.com: 24 answers, 30 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://continu.com/software/best-compliance-training-software (29 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/compliance/top-compliance-training-solutions (29 answers)
- https://thinkific.com/blog/best-compliance-training-lms-software (29 answers)
- https://easyllama.com/blog/online-compliance-training-providers (28 answers)
- https://knowlify.com/articles/best-compliance-training-software (28 answers)
- https://firsthr.app/compare/training/compliance-training-software (26 answers)
- https://bizlibrary.com/blog/training-programs/top-10-compliance-training-content-providers (17 answers)
- https://hubengage.com/employee-experience/compliance-training-software (17 answers)
- https://mitratech.com/resource-hub/blog/top-5-hr-compliance-training-vendors-for-small-to-medium-sized-businesses-in-2026 (16 answers)
- https://coggno.com/blog/best-compliance-training-companies-lms-audits-reporting-2026 (15 answers)

## Warned against

- NAVEX: 12 of 22 labels negative. "Large, enterprise-focused providers like Cornerstone OnDemand, Docebo, and NAVEX are often too expensive and complex for small businesses." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- 360training: 6 of 10 labels negative. "360 Training (360training.com) is the one provider with the most documented, recurring complaints that should give small businesses serious pause" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Docebo: 6 of 6 labels negative. "Large, enterprise-focused providers like Cornerstone OnDemand, Docebo, and NAVEX are often too expensive and complex for small businesses." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Cornerstone OnDemand: 5 of 6 labels negative. "Large, enterprise-focused providers like Cornerstone OnDemand, Docebo, and NAVEX are often too expensive and complex for small businesses." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
New leader: TalentLMS (35%) to EasyLlama (51%). Margin 32 points, beyond the floor.

- EasyLlama: 33% to 51%, +19. Cleared the floor by 6 points · rank 2 → 1 of 61.
- TalentLMS: 35% to 19%, −16. Cleared the floor by 3 points · rank 1 → 2 of 61.
- Coggno: 9% to 2%, −7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 7 of 61.
- Traliant: 2% to 9%, +6. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 6 → 3 of 61.
- SC Training: 5% to 9%, +4. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 of 61, unchanged.
- Ethena: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 5 of 61.
- NAVEX: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 6 of 61.
- iSpring Learn: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 12 → 9 of 61.
- KnowBe4 Compliance Plus: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 20 → 11 of 61.

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.