Speexx alternatives: 12 tools compared (October 2026)

Leapsome is a Berlin-founded HR platform for performance management, engagement, learning and core HR data, used by companies from about 20 to more than 2,000 employees, with AI agents that draft reviews, automate onboarding steps and answer policy questions.

Key functions

• AI Development Coach prepares managers for one-to-ones and reviews using goal and feedback history
• AI PeopleOps Partner runs onboarding, role changes and offboarding as automated end-to-end workflows
• AI HR Helpdesk answers policy questions in Slack or the app and can execute authorized actions

Compared with Speexx

• Publishes a price (from €7 per employee/month); Speexx quotes on request.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Speexx does not.
• Different pricing model: per employee instead of contact for pricing.

Check before buying: Before adopting Leapsome, check the per-employee prices for the modules you need and ask sales about multi-module and volume discounts, since contracts run for at least one year, and decide which AI features to enable, because the subprocessor list also allows AI processing outside the EU, for example by OpenAI in the US. Because the AI agents draw on performance and engagement data, German works councils typically hold co-determination rights under Section 87 (1) BetrVG, and using them for performance evaluation falls under the EU AI Act's high-risk category from December 2027.

Retorio is a Munich-based AI coaching platform for large enterprises, where employees practice sales, service or leadership conversations with photorealistic avatars, and AI scores the spoken content, voice and visible behavior.

Key functions

• Role plays with photorealistic AI avatars in 14 languages for sales, service and leadership
• Scoring of spoken content, voice and visible behavior with scorecards
• Team reports on progress in knowledge, listening, empathy and confidence

Compared with Speexx

• Names fewer security certificates: 1, Speexx 3.
• Strong in the same markets as Speexx: Germany.

Check before buying: Because Retorio now processes employee voice and video during training rather than screening applicants, the high-risk classification for recruitment (Annex III No. 4(a)) no longer applies. The ongoing evaluation of demeanor and behavior through scorecards can still fall under performance and behavior monitoring (Annex III No. 4(b)) independently of that, worth checking before rollout. Clarify with the works council how recordings are handled, since such systems fall under co-determination via Section 87(1) No. 6 BetrVG.

360Learning is a Paris-based learning management platform for collaborative learning, letting subject-matter experts across a company turn their own knowledge into training material, with AI that builds courses from that knowledge, mentors learners and detects skill gaps.

Key functions

• AI content builder turns knowledge into interactive courses
• AI companion for personalized mentoring
• Automatic detection of skill gaps and course recommendations

Compared with Speexx

• Publishes a price (from €8 per user/month); Speexx quotes on request.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Speexx does not.
• Different pricing model: per user instead of contact for pricing.

Check before buying: Because the skill-gap detection ties results to named employees, be clear with staff about what performance or skill data the AI companion collects and who can see it. 360Learning hosts customer data in Microsoft Azure data centers outside the reach of the US Patriot Act, according to the vendor. The Team plan costs €8 per user per month, while Business and Enterprise are quoted with annual contracts. Review AI-generated course content before it goes live.

Masterplan is a German corporate learning platform with a library of more than 11,000 video based learning elements for leadership and digital skills, paired with PACE, an AI coach that helps employees apply what they just learned.

Key functions

• PACE AI coach answers follow up questions and prompts employees to apply what they learned
• AI Health Check analyzes an organization's AI readiness across teams and processes
• AI fundamentals course teaches all employees the opportunities, risks and uses of AI, supporting the AI literacy duty under the EU AI Act

Compared with Speexx

• Strong in the same markets as Speexx: Germany.

Check before buying: Masterplan does not publish prices; a free self-service tour and a sales demo are available, but a quote requires a conversation about company size and modules. Because PACE coaching and the analytics dashboard can show how individual employees engage with training, a German entity should review Section 87 BetrVG co-determination, and any EU personal data needs a data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR.

Colossyan is an AI training video platform, founded in Denmark and now based in London and Budapest, that turns existing documents or prompts into avatar-led videos for onboarding and compliance training.

Key functions

• AI avatars and AI voiceover in more than 100 languages
• Cora AI agent for video creation
• AI script assistant

Compared with Speexx

• Publishes a price (from $59 per month); Speexx quotes on request.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Speexx does not.
• Different pricing model: freemium instead of contact for pricing.
• Names fewer security certificates: 1, Speexx 3.

Check before buying: Colossyan offers a free Starter plan, a Professional plan from $59 per month for one editor billed annually, and Enterprise plans with SAML or OIDC single sign-on and custom avatars. The vendor states that customer content is not used to train its models, so confirm this wording in the contract. For staff in California, graded assessment results count as employee data under the CCPA.

Docebo is a learning management system for mid-market and large enterprises running training at scale, with AI features that turn source material into finished courses, an in-course AI assistant, AI roleplay practice and the no-code agent builder AgentHub, announced for fall 2026.

Key functions

• Creator builds courses from documents or prompts and translates them into 46 languages
• AI assistant for learners
• AI role play by voice or chat (Docebo Roleplay)

Compared with Speexx

• Names 8 security certificates, Speexx 3.
• States no EU hosting option; Speexx has one.
• Strongest elsewhere: United States, Canada.

Check before buying: Confirm where learner data is stored, since the site confirms GDPR alignment and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification but names no hosting region; check AI-generated content for accuracy before it reaches employees, and plan how AI-assistant skills data connects to the HRIS.

Babbel for Business sells licenses for the Babbel language learning app to companies that want to give employees self-paced language training, with short lessons, business courses and AI speaking practice in 14 languages.

Key functions

• AI speaking practice trains pronunciation and free speaking
• Speech recognition gives feedback on pronunciation
• Conversation practice with an AI partner

Compared with Speexx

• Publishes a price; Speexx quotes on request.
• Targets companies under 50 employees, which Speexx does not.
• Different pricing model: per user instead of contact for pricing.

Check before buying: Check which admin and reporting functions your license includes; the shop page we checked in September 2026 mentioned progress tracking but no administrator dashboard, SSO or published data processing agreement. It also does not say whether the AI conversation partner is part of the business license. Babbel uses external AI vendors for speech recognition, may store transcripts and may transfer data outside the EEA under standard contractual clauses. The 12-month price shown was a discounted rate.

imc Express is an e-learning authoring tool from Scheer IMC that uses AI to turn existing documents into finished online courses with tests, translations and voice-over, aimed at subject experts without instructional design training.

Key functions

• Converts Word and PowerPoint documents into e-learning courses automatically
• Generates tests on the course content automatically
• Translates courses into more than 70 languages with one click

Compared with Speexx

• Strong in the same markets as Speexx: Germany.

Check before buying: Ask where imc Express stores uploaded documents and which AI services process them: the privacy statement names AWS and Cloudflare as infrastructure providers, but the product pages we checked in September 2026 state no hosting region and no certifications for imc Express. Prices are only available on request. Check whether your LMS accepts SCORM or PENS packages.