Beamly vs. EasyLlama

Beamly and EasyLlama solve overlapping problems, but they start from different places.

EasyLlama sells training content and the platform around it. Beamly is designed for employers that want to use California's free training and manage the administrative workflow around it.

EasyLlama currently offers a California course, a broader compliance library, automated assignments and reminders, reporting, certificate management, and additional platform features. Its current plans are Pay Per Course, Core, and Ultimate. EasyLlama's plan documentation describes them.

Beamly takes a narrower approach: assignments, employee-specific progress and due dates, reminders, evidence and records, administrative review, and audit-oriented activity.

The practical question is whether you want to buy a training platform, or use California's free training and buy the administrative layer around it.

The core difference: training content versus administration

California provides free online supervisor and nonsupervisor courses and says they satisfy Government Code §12950.1. CRD provides the courses here.

EasyLlama

EasyLlama sells its own California content. Its official course page lists a 120-minute course version, more than 100 languages, instant certificate download, and mobile/tablet access. It also describes adding employees, assigning training, invitations, and automated reminders. See EasyLlama's California course page.

Beamly

Beamly does not need to replace the state course. It helps organize assignments, progress, dates, reminders, evidence, records, review, and audit-oriented activity around the employer's selected training method.

The product thesis is narrower: let California provide the training; use Beamly to manage the workflow around it.

EasyLlama is a broader training platform

EasyLlama says it offers 450+ courses across compliance, security, and workplace training. Its three current plan types are Pay Per Course, Core, and Ultimate. Core adds unlimited library access and phishing features; Ultimate adds AI course authoring and custom-content tools. The plan overview describes the current packaging.

That breadth may be valuable if you need many kinds of workplace training. It may be unnecessary if the primary problem is administering California harassment prevention training without buying another course library.

EasyLlama provides the course itself

EasyLlama's California offering includes course content and completion certificates. Its official course page describes both.

Beamly's model differs because California already provides qualifying content for free. Section 12950.1 permits employers to direct employees to CRD's online course. See Government Code §12950.1(i)-(k).

If you want the vendor to supply course content too, EasyLlama may fit. If CRD's course is sufficient, Beamly's narrower approach may fit better.

Both address administration, at different scopes

EasyLlama is not only a library. Its plan documentation lists automated assignments, reminders, recertifications, reporting, policy/document management, anonymous reporting, and case management. Its pricing page also describes bulk upload, certificate export, location segmentation, administrator users, and LMS functionality. Review the plan overview and public pricing page.

Beamly's confirmed scope is narrower: organizing assignments, tracking progress and due dates, managing reminders, retaining evidence and records, reviewing status, and maintaining audit-oriented activity.

EasyLlama can automate assignments and reminders

EasyLlama describes AI-powered assignments, reminders, and recertifications. Its California page describes purchasing training, adding employees, sending invitations, and automatic follow-up. See plan documentation and the California workflow.

Beamly also helps manage reminders and dates. The distinction is the surrounding ecosystem: EasyLlama supplies the course; Beamly can administer the employer's chosen option, including CRD's free course.

EasyLlama offers a much larger course library

EasyLlama's official materials advertise 450+ courses across topics including harassment, diversity, HIPAA, cybersecurity, workplace violence, wage and hour, ethics, and leadership. Browse its current training library.

Beamly does not claim a general compliance library. EasyLlama is designed for the broader use case; Beamly is focused on California harassment prevention training administration.

EasyLlama offers LMS and security features Beamly does not claim

EasyLlama says Core includes phishing simulations and security-awareness functionality, Ultimate includes AI course authoring and custom-content tools, and LMS functionality is included in all current plans. Its plan overview documents those capabilities.

Beamly does not claim those capabilities. EasyLlama may fit better when the buyer needs a broad learning or security-awareness platform.

Pricing works differently

As reviewed August 21, 2026, EasyLlama publishes:

Official materials state a 10-course or 10-seat minimum, sold in increments of five. Pay Per Course assignments do not roll over; plan mechanics differ. See current pricing, plan terms, and seat rules.

This article does not compare those figures with Beamly because current Beamly pricing was not supplied for this comparison. Confirm current pricing with each provider before purchase.

EasyLlama may fit better when the course is part of the purchase

• You want the vendor to supply California content.
• You need many compliance-training topics.
• You want a larger LMS-style platform.
• Phishing or security awareness matters.
• You want custom course-authoring tools.
• You prefer content and administration from one vendor.

Beamly may fit better when California's free training is enough

• California harassment prevention is the primary problem.
• You are comfortable using CRD's free training.
• You do not need a large course library.
• You need employee-specific dates, reminders, evidence, and records.
• You prefer a narrower administrative product.

EasyLlama monetizes content and workflow. Beamly can sit around content California already provides for free. Neither model is universally better; buyers are purchasing different things.

A direct comparison

The table avoids unsupported checkmarks. Where public documentation does not resolve a workflow-specific question, confirm it directly with EasyLlama.

Questions to ask EasyLlama before buying

Can we use CRD's free course with EasyLlama administration?

Its public materials emphasize its own library. Confirm a state-course-only administration workflow directly.

How does California supervisor assignment use our employee data?

EasyLlama's May 2026 update describes automatic assignment when status changes and specified prior training exists. Confirm required attributes and integrations. Read the product update.

What will our exact annual cost be?

Total cost depends on plan and seats or assignments. Confirm the final annual amount.

Which HRIS integrations are included?

EasyLlama markets HRIS integrations. Confirm your system and any plan or service requirements.

Practical checklist

Consider EasyLlama if:

• You want the vendor to supply content.
• You need many training categories.
• You want LMS, phishing, or course-authoring capabilities.
• You prefer one broader platform.

Consider Beamly if:

• California harassment prevention training is the main problem.
• CRD's free course is sufficient.
• You primarily need assignments, dates, reminders, evidence, and records.
• You want a narrower workflow and do not need hundreds of courses.

How Beamly can help

Beamly is built around the work remaining after an employer chooses its training method: assignments, employee-specific progress and due dates, reminders, evidence and records, status review, and audit-oriented activity.

For employers using California's free training, that creates a dedicated administrative layer without requiring content from Beamly.

Beamly does not provide legal advice, determine compliance, guarantee compliance, or replace legal counsel.