Corporate Language Training: 11 Platforms for Teams Compared

Two neighboring guides answer narrower questions. If you are choosing a tutor for yourself, see online English lessons compared; if your team needs the phrases for meetings and calls, start with business English conversation. This page is for the person who buys training for other people: HR, L&D or a team lead with a budget.

What is corporate language training?

Corporate language training is language learning that an employer pays for, organizes and measures. The employee gets lessons, a course or practice time. The company gets seats it can assign, a view of who is learning and some evidence of progress. The language can be English for people who already work in it, so they can run meetings, handle customer calls and present to a global team, or Spanish, German, French and others for relocations and teams that serve new markets.

The buyer is rarely the learner, and that changes what matters. A learner judges one lesson. A buyer judges a program across fifty or five hundred people and needs to see who stopped practicing long before the renewal date.

The four formats of corporate language training

Every platform on this page sells one of four formats, or a mix. They differ most in how many minutes an employee actually speaks and in how much work they leave for the admin.

The lines between formats blur. Busuu and Babbel put AI speaking practice inside their courses, Preply adds AI exercises between tutor lessons, and Talaera sells coaching, group classes and an AI coach as one program. Read the format column as the core of each product.

Corporate language training platforms at a glance

Eleven platforms, in the same order as the profiles below: Fluently for Teams first, as our own product, then the others grouped by format. Prices are those published on each official site on November 14, 2026. “On request” means the site shows no price and asks you to book a demo or send a form.

How we compared them

The shortlist comes from the providers that buyers compare: the ones named in the corporate training comparisons published by Talaera, Berlitz and Speexx, plus Lingoda for Business and the AI speaking products sold to companies. Every platform got the same five questions: what does an employee actually do, which languages are offered, what does the admin see, how is it priced, and who is it built for. Answers come only from the company’s own pages and store listings. Where a page did not answer a question, the profile says so. Outcome figures that vendors publish about themselves, such as satisfaction percentages, are left out.

The platforms, one by one

Each profile answers the same five questions. Fluently comes first because it is ours; the others follow the table: AI speaking practice, then tutors, live classes and coaching, then self-paced courses.

Fluently for Teams: best for daily spoken English with progress HR can read (our product)

Ownership note, repeated on purpose: Fluently is our product. Fluently for Teams gives every employee an AI speaking coach in the Fluently app and gives the company a web admin panel. Employees talk with an AI tutor by voice, like on a phone call. They can describe their own scenario for a role-play, such as tomorrow’s client call or a status update, and the tutor plays the other role. After their turn, a card can show a grammar fix, a more natural way to say the sentence or a better word, and the conversation keeps going. Scores for pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, grammar and coherence update as they practice. In the settings, they can turn off live captions and change the tutor’s speaking pace.

For the company, the Fluently for Teams page promises a view of each employee’s English speaking level and focus areas, of who is practicing and of where people are improving. In the admin panel, an admin invites employees by email, buys and assigns seats, and sees each learner’s level, score, practice minutes and active weeks, along with the team’s level distribution and skills. Admins can send learners a reminder and download PDF reports for the team and for each person.

• Format: AI speaking practice in a mobile app for iOS and Android, with a web admin panel for the company.
• Languages: built and reported for English; the Fluently app itself teaches 19 languages.
• What admins get: seats and email invites, each employee’s level and five skill scores, practice minutes and active weeks, reminders, and PDF reports for the team and each learner.
• Price: per seat; the Fluently for Teams page lists $20 a month per employee, and a pilot and a quote start with a demo.
• Best for: companies whose people already work in English and need more speaking time between meetings, each at their own level.
• Pairs well with: a human teacher where a role needs exam preparation or a curriculum, and a structured course for beginners.

Fluently is free to start. Take a free AI speaking assessment to see your level, then practice with games that build your vocabulary and pronunciation. Conversations with your AI tutor come with Fluently Premium. Seats for a team come through Fluently for Teams.

Speak for Business: best for English speaking practice on mobile

Speak for Business brings the Speak app to companies. Its AI tutor builds lessons around a team’s needs and language objectives, learners speak hundreds of sentences a week and get feedback, and several courses focus on business English. Speak says more than 200 brands use it, and the app runs on iOS, Android and desktop.

• Format: AI tutor app with business English courses.
• Languages: English on the business page.
• What admins get: an Admin Portal to add learners, customize content and measure engagement and learning, plus Customer Success and Customer Support.
• Price: on request; the page asks you to book a demo.
• Best for: employees who will practice English on their phones between meetings.
• Watch out for: the business page lists no price or trial, so even a pilot starts with a sales call.

Praktika for Business: best for a public price per seat

Praktika for Business gives each employee a personal AI tutor in the Praktika app for work tasks such as client calls, meetings and presentations, with built-in scenarios for negotiations, interviews, stand-ups, sales pitches and customer support. It is the only platform here with a price list by team size.

• Format: AI tutor app with workplace scenarios, on iOS and Android.
• Languages: the FAQ says 14; the page names 13, among them English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese.
• What admins get: a dashboard with each learner’s activity, lessons completed, CEFR level and progress over time, and invited users who have not started; SSO and audit logs on the Scale and Enterprise plans.
• Price: $12 per user a month for 10–49 seats, $10 for 50–99, $8 for 100–199, custom from 200; self-serve checkout, with invoicing from 100 seats or on annual plans.
• Best for: teams of 10 to 200 that want AI practice in several languages without a sales cycle.
• Watch out for: the page describes AI practice only; add a human teacher if a role needs one.

Preply Business: best for 1-on-1 tutors in many languages

Preply Business is the company version of the Preply tutor marketplace. Employees take 1-on-1 lessons of 25 or 50 minutes with tutors from a network Preply puts at more than 10,000. Between lessons, AI adds personalized exercises, lesson summaries and a vocabulary tool with spaced repetition. Preply recommends two to three sessions a week plus self-study and says more than 2,000 companies use it.

• Format: 1-on-1 online lessons with tutors, plus AI practice between lessons.
• Languages: more than 60, per Preply.
• What admins get: one place to manage users and track engagement and progress, with attendance, proficiency level from CEFR-aligned assessments, lesson frequency and completion rates; admins assign lesson credits. SSO with automated provisioning, scoped LMS integrations and SOC 2 certification.
• Price: not published; Preply asks you to schedule a conversation with a specialist.
• Best for: teams spread across countries that need a human tutor, in more languages than any app here.
• Watch out for: speaking time is capped by booked lessons, and every lesson depends on the tutor an employee picks.

Berlitz: best for instructor-led programs, online or in person

Berlitz is the oldest name here: it says organizations, professionals and government agencies have trusted it for more than 145 years. Its corporate training is live and instructor-led, online or in person, in groups or 1-on-1, with independent e-learning as well, and Berlitz pitches it to teams that need cultural fluency as well as language. Berlitz’s own comparison guide calls it the best for live, instructor-led corporate training; read that as the vendor’s view.

• Format: live instructor-led lessons, online and in person, group or 1-on-1, plus e-learning.
• Languages: more than 30, per its corporate training page, among them Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and English.
• What admins get: not described on the pages we could read; ask how attendance and progress are reported.
• Price: on request.
• Best for: executives, relocations and programs where a teacher in the room matters.
• Watch out for: live lessons have to fit calendars and time zones, so plan who books them.

EF Corporate Learning: best for one English program across a large company

EF Corporate Learning specializes in English and also offers more than 70 other languages, all online. Employees get teacher-led private lessons, group classes around the clock and more than 3,000 hours of interactive self-study, and EF uses AI for assessments and personalization. EF says more than 3,000 organizations work with it as a long-term partner.

• Format: live private lessons, 24/7 group classes and self-study.
• Languages: English plus more than 70 others.
• What admins get: instant progress reporting and integration with any LMS, per EF.
• Price: on request; EF claims the market’s lowest cost per learning hour without publishing figures.
• Best for: large employers that want one English program across countries.
• Watch out for: with this much self-study on offer, ask what share of each employee’s time goes to speaking.

Lingoda for Business: best for scheduled small-group classes

Lingoda for Business sells live online classes in three packages: dedicated corporate groups for one company, open group classes capped at five participants, and 60-minute private classes. Group classes follow a CEFR-aligned curriculum, and Lingoda’s Business English course runs from A1 to B2. Prices are not listed on the site; Lingoda says they depend on the package and on extras such as reporting and a personal account manager.

• Format: live online classes, group or private.
• Languages: English, including Business English, plus German, French, Spanish and Italian.
• What admins get: reporting tools to track progress, listed among the services that change the price.
• Price: on request.
• Best for: teams that want a fixed class rhythm with a teacher and a few colleagues.
• Watch out for: in a group of five, each person speaks for a share of the hour.

Talaera: best for coached business English

Talaera teaches business English only, through a mix of formats: 60-minute 1-on-1 sessions with a coach matched to the employee’s role, live small-group speaking practice, instructor-led group courses built around one team’s challenges, an AI coach called Tally for voice role-plays, self-paced micro-lessons that can also run as SCORM courses in your LMS, and webinars. A 10-minute adaptive test aligned with the CEFR, from A1 to C2, places each learner.

• Format: 1-on-1 coaching, group practice and courses, an AI coach and self-paced lessons.
• Languages: English.
• What admins get: one dashboard for every team, monthly usage reports, CSV exports, an Impact Report for leadership, SCORM courses and SAML-based SSO.
• Price: custom, based on the formats and the number of learners; pilots with a few employees and no strict minimum.
• Best for: managers, sales and client-facing teams whose English has to hold up in high-stakes conversations.
• Watch out for: the price follows the formats you choose, so a program heavy on coach hours costs more per employee.

Babbel for Business: best for a self-paced course bought in a few clicks

Babbel for Business is sold through an online shop: a company buys seats, receives access codes by email and shares them with the team. Each code opens the Babbel app, with bite-sized lessons that include business courses and AI speaking practice, in 14 languages, and Babbel runs monthly onboarding sessions. In the shop on November 14, 2026, a 12-month plan cost $107.40 (shown as $8.95 a month) and a lifetime plan $299 in US dollars, or €90.65 and €299 in euros, with a discount for 25 seats or more.

• Format: self-paced app lessons with AI speaking practice.
• Languages: 14, including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Turkish.
• What admins get: access codes to hand out and monthly onboarding sessions; the shop page describes no admin dashboard.
• Price: $107.40 per seat for 12 months or $299 for lifetime access in US dollars (€90.65 or €299 in euros), per the shop; a discount from 25 seats.
• Best for: small teams that want a self-paced course without a sales call.
• Watch out for: the shop page says nothing about progress reports, so ask Babbel what you will see before you buy codes for a whole team.

Busuu for Business: best for EU-hosted self-study with live lessons

Busuu for Business combines self-paced lessons in 14 languages with AI speaking practice, an AI speaking partner for rehearsing presentations and client calls, and live lessons with qualified teachers, in small groups or privately. Workplace modules cover presenting ideas, giving feedback, workplace dynamics, cross-team collaboration and problem-solving. Busuu says it is hosted in the EU, holds ISO 27001 certification and works with more than 600 organizations.

• Format: self-paced app, AI speaking practice and live lessons.
• Languages: 14; corporate courses named for English, French, Spanish and German.
• What admins get: the Busuu Management Platform with real-time progress tracking, plus custom reports, capability tracking, API reporting and SSO on the admin plans.
• Price: on request; three tiers (Essential, Professional and Global) with “tailor-made” prices.
• Best for: European companies that want data hosted in the EU and one platform for self-study and classes.
• Watch out for: features are split across three tiers, so ask which ones each seat includes.

Speexx: best for language training and business coaching from one vendor

Speexx sells corporate language training alongside business coaching. Its app offers daily practice in listening, reading, vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar, plus live sessions and coaching, and its AI coach is called Speexx Talk. The app works only with a Speexx account from an employer, and what an employee gets depends on the solution the company bought.

• Format: self-paced practice, live sessions and coaching, and an AI coach.
• Languages: Business English, French, Spanish, Italian and German in the app.
• What admins get: Speexx lists “LMS Integration & HR Tools” without describing the reports; its listing in the 360Learning partner marketplace says it fits into LMS and LXP setups and claims more than 1,500 organizations.
• Price: on request; Speexx prices by the number of users and the modules chosen.
• Best for: large companies that buy language training and leadership coaching together.
• Watch out for: the app works only with a Speexx account from an employer, so even a trial goes through Speexx; it offers a 30-day free trial and pilot programs with a sample group before a full rollout.

How to choose a corporate language training provider

Six questions sort the list faster than any ranking. Ask them in every demo, and ask for the answers in numbers.

1. Speaking time: how many minutes will an employee speak per week? A weekly group class gives each person a share of one hour; a private lesson gives the whole hour; AI practice adds speaking time on the days without a lesson. If the goal is speaking at work, this number matters more than the size of the content library.
2. Progress reporting: what will HR see after 60 days? At minimum, a level for each person at the start, practice per person and a level again later. Ask whether the level comes from a speaking assessment or from lessons completed, and whether you can export it for leadership.
3. Admin: who does the work? Inviting people, moving seats when someone leaves, SSO, LMS integration and invoicing. Babbel’s shop hands you access codes; Preply, Busuu, Talaera and Praktika list SSO; EF, Preply, Busuu, Talaera and Speexx mention LMS integration.
4. Price per seat, and per hour of speaking: divide the yearly cost by the employees who actually use the product, then by their speaking hours. A cheap seat nobody opens costs more per hour than an expensive lesson people attend.
5. Languages: one language or many? Talaera and Speak for Business focus on English, and Fluently for Teams reports on English. Preply (60+), EF (English plus 70+), Busuu and Babbel (14 each) and Praktika (13 named) cover a multilingual workforce.
6. Level and goal: what must people do in the language? Beginners need a course with explanations; employees who already work in the language need speaking time and feedback. A CEFR level puts everyone on the same scale, and English levels from A1 to C2 explains what each one means at work.

Questions to ask in every demo

• What does a typical employee do in the first week, and for how many minutes?
• How do you measure the starting level, and can we measure it the same way at the end?
• What does the admin export contain, per person and per team?
• What happens to a seat when someone leaves the company?
• Where are voice recordings stored, and who can listen to them?
• Can we run a pilot with 10–30 people before signing a yearly contract?

Can’t employees just use ChatGPT voice mode?

They can talk with it: the ChatGPT app lists Advanced Voice Mode for real-time conversations, and an employee can ask it to play a client or a manager. Using it as company training means building the parts a training platform sells: a level at the start, a way to measure progress, a record of who practiced, and seats you can assign and take back. If ChatGPT is already approved at your company, a cheap first step is a short role-play prompt for each team and a shared log of minutes. Once you need levels and reports, compare that effort with the seat prices above, and check your company’s rules on putting work conversations into any AI tool.

How to run a pilot in four to six weeks

A pilot answers one question: will your people use the product, and will their speaking change enough to see? Keep it small and measured.

1. Pick 10–30 volunteers from one or two teams who use the language every week.
2. Measure everyone at the start with the same speaking test. Our free English speaking test gives an estimated CEFR level, an overall score out of 100 and scores for five skills, and it can be taken again on the web at the end.
3. Agree on a target in minutes rather than lessons, such as 15 minutes of speaking three times a week.
4. Check the admin view every week: who started, who stopped and who needs a reminder.
5. At the end, repeat the test, ask each manager one question (“Does this person speak up more in meetings?”) and divide the pilot cost by the hours people actually spoke.

Try what your employees would use

Get the Fluently app and take the free AI speaking assessment to see your level, then practice with games that build your vocabulary and pronunciation. Conversations with your AI tutor, where you can role-play your own work scenarios and get cards after your turn, come with Fluently Premium.

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Which one should you choose?

Five buyer situations, and where to start in each:

• Your team already works in English and needs more speaking time, with reports for HR: Fluently for Teams; add Speak for Business or Praktika for Business to the shortlist if you want to compare AI tutors.
• Employees in several countries need a human tutor in many languages: Preply Business.
• Leaders or client-facing teams need coaching for high-stakes conversations: Talaera, or Berlitz for programs in person.
• A large company wants one English program in every country: EF Corporate Learning, with Berlitz or Lingoda for Business if scheduled classes matter most.
• A small team wants a self-paced course in a few clicks: Babbel for Business from its shop, or Busuu for Business if you also want live lessons and EU hosting.

A program can also have two layers: a human format for diagnosis and hard conversations, and daily practice between sessions. Whichever you pick, measure speaking at the start and at the end of the pilot, or you will not know what the budget bought.