Learn & Development · Comparison

HowNow vs. Thrive Go

HowNow and Thrive Go are Learn & Development solutions in the SAATKORN directory. Feature scope according to the profiles: HowNow 26, Thrive Go 24 features; both share 23 of them. Only HowNow lists MFA. Only Thrive Go lists SCIM, audit logs and SOC 2. Integrations listed: HowNow 36, Thrive Go 58; shared ones include BambooHR, Dropbox and Go1. Pricing model for both: per user.

All details come from the product profiles; a missing entry means it is not stated in the profile.

HowNow
HowNow
Learn & Development
Thrive
Thrive
Learn & Development
General
Deployment
SAAS
SAAS
Target Segments
StartupSMBKMUMid-MarketLargeEnterprise
SMBKMUMid-Market
Languages——
Data Residency
eu
ukus
Pricing
Modelper userper user
Min. Seats—1
Contractannual—
Security
SSO / SAML
SCIM
MFA
RBAC
Audit Logs
API Access
Encryption at Rest
Encryption in Transit
IP Allowlist
Certifications
ISO 27001:2022ISO 9001:2015Cyber EssentialsCyber Essentials Plus
ISO 27001SOC 2Cyber Essentials
Compliance
DSGVO / GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
HIPAA
DPA
Implementation
Typical TimelineWeeks to a few months; 97% activation within 4 months cited. Fast‑start approach targets go‑live in weeks.Days to 1–2 weeks for Thrive Go (marketing: launch ‘in minutes’; customer example: implemented within a week). Larger/complex rollouts supported.
Professional Services
Training Included
Migration Support
Support
Channels
EmailKnowledge base/Help Center
Email/Ticketing (Support Portal)Live chatPhoneKnowledge base/DocsCommunity & regular product broadcasts/events
SLA—SLA available via Support/Trust Center documentation (details on response/uptime via SLA doc; service credits policy referenced).
Timezone Coverage——
Features
Okta integration
Azure AD integration
MS Teams integration
Slack integration
SSO/SAML
SCIM
MFA
RBAC
Audit logs
GDPR
ISO 27001
API
Assignments
SCORM
Data export
iOS/Android app
Responsive UI
Data residency regionEUOther
DPA available
Course catalog
Skills management
SOC 2
Custom fields
Dashboards
Custom reports
Roles & permissions
360 feedback
Onboarding checklists
Tasks & owners
Employee records
Org chart
Positions
Workflows
Document management
Employee self-service
Manager self-service
Multi-country
Multi-entity
Integrations
ADPnative
Access Groupnative
Airtablenative
Anders Pinknative
Asananative
Auth0native
Azure AD / Microsoft Entra IDnative
Azure Active Directorynative
BambooHRnativenative
BigQuerynative
Blinkistnative
Bullhornnative
Calendlynative
Ceridian Dayforcenative
Cezannenative
ClickUpnative
Confluencenative
Courseranative
Coursera for Businessnative
Credlynative