AbsenceSoft vs. HiBob

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AbsenceSoft
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
AbsenceSoft is a leave and accommodation management solutions provider, delivering configurable software to manage FMLA, ADA, disability, and many other forms of leave. Built by leave professionals, for leave professionals, AbsenceSoft states they now cover over 7 million lives.N/A
HiBob
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
HiBob is an HR management platform that provides features supporting talent management including onboarding administration and task management, payroll reporting and time tracking, and manager dashboard for tracking employee performance.N/A
Pricing
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Features
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
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Ratings
HiBob
9.2
60 Ratings
13% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.558 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.547 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.560 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.351 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
-
Ratings
HiBob
8.0
41 Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.324 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.734 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
-
Ratings
HiBob
8.4
54 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.054 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.952 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.449 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
-
Ratings
HiBob
8.4
59 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.641 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.059 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.252 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.245 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.256 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
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Ratings
HiBob
7.6
56 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings9.254 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.854 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.734 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
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Ratings
HiBob
7.3
33 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.531 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.425 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.331 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
AbsenceSoft
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Ratings
HiBob
6.5
50 Ratings
19% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.843 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.034 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.347 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.149 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.342 Ratings
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User Ratings
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(9 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AbsenceSoftHiBob
Likelihood to Recommend
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
HiBob is the most customizable, scaleable and flexible HR platform on the market today. It is ideal for medium and large organizations with operations across the globe while also being a great option for smaller organizations. The modularization of the platform allows each customer to select the elements that are most suited to their needs, while the base "Core" system has a huge amount of functionality and integration options right out of the box. In my opinion, there is no platform on the market that competes with HiBob's easy to use interface, control abilities and general functionality. All too often these days, systems are built on poor architechture with fancy packaging. HiBob delivers a system that is well built and looks great too!
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Pros
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
  • Provides usable data via feedback surveys for managers and operations team to take quick action on.
  • It helps us identify our Talent Groups and connect data to their satisfaction to prevent turnover.
  • Simplifies and syncs every day HR tasks, saving loads of time and effort.
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Cons
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
  • I'd like to be able to have flexibility in org charts so that there are options for matrix, flat. I'd also like a printable version of the org chart AND one where names were hidden so it could be shared with individuals outside the organization.
  • In the Performance Reviews I would love to see a 9-box option including corresponding questions so we could plot individuals in the 9-box matrix.
  • It would be ideal if, before a performance review period, managers were given the opportunity to choose 3-4 people they would want to include in a Peer Review of their employees AND where the system would flag if one person was being asked to do more than 2 Peer Reviews.
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Likelihood to Renew
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
We will without a doubt be continuing to use Hibob, it is convenient, being engaged with and great value for money. A one stop shop for all things HR related to keep policies and safe financial information has been so beneficial to the business meaning less risk to GDPR breaches and somewhere for employees to refer back to in future has been invaluable
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Usability
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
It's a solid HRIS system, it's user friendly to employees and employers, but they've changed the user interface 2 times now in the last 2.5 years, so having to find where certain things are after the change can be tedious
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Reliability and Availability
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
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Performance
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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Support Rating
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
A lot of support is self-service from the users themselves, via a guide hosted on HiBob's website. I have found the guide helpful 10% of the time when I needed support. The support team is quite quick to reply, but not everyone is helpful unfortunately, and in many cases a lot of emails, messages and back and forth were needed to get to the bottom of an issue. When I pointed out that a video call would be a quicker way to tell people "this is how it's done", I was told that it's not the way they deliver support. I had to beg our account managers for a video chat with some skilled users to show me how to do certain things that (a) were nowhere to be found on the guide, and (b) the support team wasn't able to solve. Additionally, to find solutions, I was pointed to a forum where other users exchange tips on how they managed to solve problems - again, not really helpful as I would like to know this from Bob's team themselves since we're paying for the product, and I shouldn't rely on other users to tell me how they managed their way around a problem
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Online Training
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
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Implementation Rating
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
I really enjoyed the implementation being involved in a key piece of change management int he business was really exciting
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Alternatives Considered
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
Hibob was ultimately more flexible and offered a strong customer support network which is why we selected it over others. It's also well-priced and while not "cheap", it was more inexpensive than other larger systems. Their sales team was so supportive the entire time and as we went into the implementation phase (which only took us 12 weeks for 1,000 employees!), it was clear that the support continued. Our implementation specialist was so incredibly helpful and while we worked at our own pace, we were still able to roll it out in 3 months. Having worked on a Workday Implementation before, I was blown away by how quickly we got this done. It's also great that as we are using the product, we can continuously make adjustments on our own and tweak it as the business changes. Workday is so complicated that it required a full-time team to work on it. It's just two of us overseeing the system and we are able to run things smoothly on our own! Of course, it's great having the support of our Account Manager when we get stuck.
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Scalability
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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Return on Investment
AbsenceSoft
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Hibob
  • We were paying a third-party HR organization ~100K per year and were able to cut this from our budget by turning on the connections between our ATS, Hibob, and our payroll vendors.
  • We are using the integration between CoMeet ATS, and it autogenerates the employee onboarding, creating a seamless experience for the employees. They used to have to reenter their data in 5 separate systems, now, it's all started in CoMeet, and upon hire, the onboarding data is collected in Hibob and distributed into all other connected systems.
  • When changing employment status, the automation manages system access automatically. (But in cases where we need to override the information for special cases, we still have the option without "breaking" the API connections).
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ScreenShots

AbsenceSoft Screenshots

Screenshot of a Real-Time Leave Status Report: A leave status report offers a real-time and on-demand overview of leave requests and the status of those requests. This report can be used to quickly identify:

- Employees who have submitted leave requests
- Eligibility status
- Leave approval status
- When the employee will return to workScreenshot of a Compliance Monitoring Map: AbsenceSoft makes state and federal compliance more straightforward. A fully dedicated, internal compliance team ensures that all policies are updated in time for legislative changes. Rules are continuously updated to guarantee clients are working with the latest legislation and best practices, eliminating the need to constantly research new leave law changes.Screenshot of an Intermittent Usage Report: Staying up-to-date with all of the steps that occur in an intermittent leave case can be very tedious and time-consuming for a leave team. But an Intermittent Usage Report checks the need-to-know data points for intermittent leaves in real-time, including:

- Intermittent leave usage (who is out and for how long)
- Which employees need recertification
- Any inconsistencies

HiBob Screenshots

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