15Five vs. Sage HR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 8.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
15Five in San Francisco offers their employee performance management platform, which emphasizes employee engagement via pulse surveys and an emphasis on frequent feedback, fast one-on-one meeting planning, objective tracking, and other related features.
$7
per person/per month
Sage HR
Score 6.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs. According to the vendor, key differentiators include: 1. Easy to use 2. Modular functionality 2. Automates the end-to-end HR process 3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android) 5. Feature…
$5.50
per month
Pricing
15FiveSage HR
Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
Expenses Management
$1.50
per user, per month
Performance Management
$3.00
per user, per month
Shift Scheduling
$3.00
per user, per month
Timesheets
$3.00
per user, per month
Leave Management
$5.50
per user, per month
Recruitment
$200.00
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15FiveSage HR
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe modular product. - No hidden fees - Cancel anytime - No credit card required
More Pricing Information
Features
15FiveSage HR
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
5.4
36 Ratings
35% below category average
Sage HR
3.7
6 Ratings
75% below category average
Corporate goal setting5.629 Ratings4.26 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting5.131 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting5.635 Ratings4.26 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.828 Ratings4.26 Ratings
Performance tracking5.832 Ratings2.36 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
6.8
36 Ratings
18% below category average
Sage HR
4.6
6 Ratings
53% below category average
Performance plans6.425 Ratings3.26 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking4.931 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.118 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Review status tracking5.426 Ratings2.36 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.629 Ratings2.36 Ratings
Workflow restrictions8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.123 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Reporting5.426 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
4.9
9 Ratings
46% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings4.07 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings3.08 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings4.27 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
2.8
9 Ratings
97% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings1.39 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings1.26 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
7.8
8 Ratings
4% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
1.0
5 Ratings
154% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
3.5
9 Ratings
74% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings2.28 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings2.28 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
8.0
6 Ratings
0% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
9.1
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Sage HR
6.5
1 Ratings
17% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FiveSage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(43 ratings)
1.3
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
15FiveSage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
15Five
I believe if your managers can't make time to have in-person or live check-ins with their employees, the 15Five surveys and tools can create a semblance of care and follow-up, but many employees resent how impersonal it is. If you are able to have more face-to-face interactions or Zoom one-on-ones, those are almost always better-received by employees.
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Sage
Keeping an accurate time off calendar, with specific buckets, is extremely important. It has helped my company grow without having to manage things in Excel. Also, implementing an annual review process by using CakeHR has been very clean and transparent with my employees. This also allows me to see year over year. In years past, we used Word or a Jotform which made it challenging to pull up years past.
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Pros
15Five
  • The Pulse Check feature is both easy to use and allows staff and management to gauge how team health is.
  • The metric and key performance tools are very well designed.
  • Automated reminders and reporting are great features.
  • I find the customer services to be best in class.
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Sage
  • Employee self service - the apps and desktops GUIs are very intuitive.
  • Leave management - this manages itself through the app and system, saves lots of admin.
  • Customization - you can tailor the system more and more to suit your specific needs.
  • Updates and Customer Service - the CakeHR team gave dedicated a lot of time to bring out weekly updates and systems improvements which shows they are dedicated to making this a great product - the fact that they were bought by Se recently is also testament to their ongoing mission.
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Cons
15Five
  • The more business units and teams you adopt consistently using 15five, the more you see the full value.
  • Reporting - it would be helpful to see an entire org chart breakdown of the goals hit/missed at the end of each quarter.
  • Recommendations - focus points/alerts on OKRs that aren't progressing and auto-generated action items you should take would be really useful functionality.
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Sage
  • Updating information in a central location that implements changes across whole system.
  • Custom reporting and history
  • Time off policies tracking and management
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Likelihood to Renew
15Five
This program is the absolute best I've ever used in 30 years with organizations. Not only do I enjoy being a user and "filling it out" every week- but I would personally buy it if available for goal tracking in my personal life I love it that much!
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Sage
No answers on this topic
Usability
15Five
It's very simple to use - not overly complicated. You wouldn't need training to use. There are some features I never use because I don't understand -- like one on ones. However we use without and still find a lot of value in it!
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Sage
My staff "actually" likes it! I can tell because they are actively in the program almost daily!
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Support Rating
15Five
15Five support is quick and helpful. We work with other vendors in the people management space and performance tracking/management who offshore their support or force us into long queues to chat for support and it just doesn't support our needs very well. 15Five is responsive and speedy. We constantly evaluate our vendors for their support and have switched vendors in the past in other areas because of limited support capabilities
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Sage
Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR.
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Online Training
15Five
Very helpful webinar training. They answer questions, the slides are all very helpful, and they send you the presentation once the webinar is complete so that you can share with your team.
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Sage
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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Sage
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
15Five
Visually 15Five blows Yammer out of the water! Yammer was easy to use as well, but it felt very difficult to get on to and was not single sign-on when we were using it. 15Five allows for easy login with single sing on feature and has less "clicks" to get to where I need to be on the program. I also love the app way more than Yammer!
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Sage
For core HR functionality, this is the only product we use. For ATS, we have experimented with BreezyHR. We've learned that CakeHR is adding an ATS module soon though.
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Return on Investment
15Five
  • It holds each employee to a certain standard by having them select their own list
  • Gives them the opportunity to reach their list of goals
  • Being able to accomplish each set goal and/or priority gives a sense of pride in each person's work as they are able to check off what has been done
  • On the negative, it can also show what the employee is not being done and may show poorly if there is a consistent pattern of not completing tasks
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Sage
  • The system shows us all days off and overtime, so we can manage this and know everything is like agreed in the contract.
  • A simple and affordable system with room to grow.
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ScreenShots

15Five Screenshots

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Sage HR Screenshots

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