Question 1

How does Shiken compare to Sana Labs?

Accepted Answer

Sana and Shiken are the two most modern AI-native learning platforms on the market. Both generate courses from your content, offer an AI assistant, and support personalised paths. Shiken’s differentiator is that the platform also captures and coaches the conversations your people are already having — Zoom, Meet and Teams meetings — and turns them into roleplays and microlearning automatically. You get Sana-style L&D plus Fathom / Granola-style meeting intelligence plus Yoodli-style coaching in one subscription.

Question 2

Is Shiken enterprise-ready like Sana?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shiken is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliant, supports SSO / SAML, SCIM provisioning, role-based permissions, SCORM and xAPI, and offers EU / UK / US data residency. The difference is you don’t have to sign a six-figure enterprise contract to start — Shiken has a free plan and self-serve paid tiers, so teams can prove value fast and expand.

Question 3

Does Shiken have AI course creation like Sana?

Accepted Answer

Yes — and it goes further. Shiken generates full courses from any source: documents, PDFs, YouTube videos, links, recorded meetings and even live Loom-style videos. Built-in question types include flashcards, MCQ, hot-spot, ranking and AI voice roleplays. Content can be exported as SCORM, embedded anywhere, or delivered via Slack, Teams and SMS.

Question 4

What about the AI assistant?

Accepted Answer

Shiken’s Knowledge Agent connects to your calendar, records your meetings, indexes your docs and videos, and takes actions — delivering a French roleplay at your level, drafting a performance review from the quarter’s calls, or coaching you on the skills you need to sharpen next. Sana’s assistant is strong for Q&A over your learning content; Shiken’s agent goes further by acting on your real work.

Question 5

Does Shiken support gamification and live quizzes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shiken includes live Kahoot-style quiz games, leaderboards and microlearning streaks alongside the structured LMS experience. This drives higher engagement with frontline and deskless teams — a use case Sana doesn’t specifically optimise for.

Question 6

How does Shiken handle coaching and roleplays?

Accepted Answer

Shiken ships with a full coaching suite: custom scorecards, AI-generated roleplays across sales, language and communication skills, 1:1 AI feedback after every real meeting, and targeted drill recommendations. Sana doesn’t offer a native roleplay or call-coaching product, so customers typically bolt on Yoodli, Gong or Hyperbound alongside.

Question 7

Can I migrate my Sana content and learners to Shiken?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shiken imports SCORM packages and xAPI statements, lets you bulk-invite learners, and can regenerate courses from your existing source material using AI. Our customer success team supports every migration to minimise disruption.

Question 8

How does pricing compare?

Accepted Answer

Sana is priced for large enterprises and requires a sales-led contract. Shiken has a free plan, self-serve paid tiers and enterprise pricing that is typically a fraction of Sana’s for an equivalent seat count — while bundling meeting recording, coaching and roleplays that Sana customers buy separately.

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