Lumesse (Discontinued) vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumesse (Discontinued)
Score 4.0 out of 10
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Lumesse was a talent management suite. Its core functionality is in recruiting and applicant tracking. Lumesse also offers other recruiting features, as well as onboarding and analytics capabilities. It was acquired by Saba and is no longer available.N/A
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
2 Ratings
5% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
2 Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.02 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting7.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.01 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Review status tracking7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow restrictions7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
6.3
1 Ratings
13% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate search5.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
7.3
1 Ratings
0% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.01 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Resume Management8.01 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Candidate Search5.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Collaboration8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email Templates7.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
User Permissions7.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reporting8.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Lumesse (Discontinued)
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Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Lumesse (Discontinued)symplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
6.7
(7 ratings)
6.1
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.3
(5 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Lumesse is well suited for global companies, that are not too large and may get enough attention/support from other larger vendors.
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symplr
If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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Pros
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  • It has open text boxes to add notes, on the individual candidate home page. Which is helpful when making a quick look at an individual, these notes are very obvious.
  • It has a search function; however it lacks a wild card (*); so if a req or candidate are spelled differently or referred to differently, there is no way to find them
  • Its a simple, no frills lay out
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  • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
  • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
  • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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Cons
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  • I have found the system to be very inconsistent and "buggy", for lack of a better term. Today I searched for an internal requisition number and the system could not find the data. I found it by scrolling through manually, and verified that I had entered the information precisely as it appeared. There seems to be no explanation as to why it could not locate this particular entry, but I have been able to use the function without a problem in other instances.
  • The navigation is not intuitive or user-friendly. It takes an exorbitant amount of clicks to accomplish a task. Each action is confusing and time-consuming.
  • The system requires a large amount of redundant information in order to enter a job and does not auto-populate. If I indicate a position is located in Chicago, it would logically follow that the state is "Illinois", the country is "United States", and the currency is "USD". I have to manually input these details in both the requisition as well as the separate job advertisement page.
  • Changes to the job requisition are not reflected in the job advertisement, as they are separate entities. If you need to make a change, you have to update the details twice.
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symplr
  • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
  • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
This seems to work for us because of all the things we can do with the system (i.e. create all kinds of reports).
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symplr
Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
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symplr
The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
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symplr
On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Lumesse is an average to abover average ATS in my opinion. We work with Lumesse because they came to us with our new client. I don't have an overall issue with Lumesse like I do with some other ATS's.
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symplr
Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Decreased employee efficiency -- There are so many steps to create an entry that our recruiters use the system as little as possible. We had hoped to use Lumesse for centralizing information and reporting, but have not been able to do so. Instead, each recruiter keeps a separate Excel sheet, defeating the purpose of having an ATS in the first place. We only use Lumesse to post to our website now. We are very disappointed.
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symplr
  • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
  • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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