15Five vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 8.0 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
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
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
4.5
37 Ratings
50% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Corporate goal setting5.030 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting4.632 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting4.736 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility3.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking5.233 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.0
37 Ratings
13% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
Performance plans7.326 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking6.432 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.118 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Review status tracking6.827 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review reminders9.330 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow restrictions5.916 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.424 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting4.527 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
2 Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
15Five
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Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
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
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(44 ratings)
6.1
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
15Fivesymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
15Five
We love the ability to recognize peers and align the High Fives with core values (and having it integrate with Slack creates visibility which encourages use of the feature) The Performance Review features are quite customizable and do most of what we'd like. The goal setting function is robust, however I wish that area was a bit less complicated as we'd like to be able to zoom out for company milestones, it just looks busy. In terms of managing an employee's lifecycle from hire on past their 30/60/90 day goals, that piece is customizable however I'd love it if check-ins were completely custom.
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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
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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symplr
  • 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
15Five
  • I think 15Five dashboards can be quite clunky and difficult to use
  • I think their One-on-one management feature makes it difficult to track action items or search histories across time or multiple employees--a simple Google Doc is much more effective or Notion if you want even more functionality
  • In my opinion, 15Five's customer service is among the worst I have experienced from a software company. They will nickel and dime you and use hidden fine print to wring as much money as they can from you.
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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
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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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
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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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
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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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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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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symplr
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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symplr
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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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
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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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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ScreenShots

15Five Screenshots

Screenshot of Celebrate wins, tout progress, and give good feedback where good feedback is due.Screenshot of 15Five Home DashboardScreenshot of Connect managers with their teams through regular Check-Ins that lead to actionable insights.