Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement onForm S-8 of our report dated February 24, 2017 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

February 24, 2017