Ascentis HR vs Oracle HCM Cloud

Ascentis HR

- Dream big - ask for all system features you've dreamed about. You might be surprised what Ascentis Payroll can do for you.- The system is user-friendly and has features to make payroll departments more efficient. (i.e. Garnishment/Third Party Check module)- Ascentis interfaces with our in-house systems was seamless (HRIS, Time, GL, etc.). Exports to third party vendors easy as well (401(k), FSA, etc.)- If you will be utilizing Ascentis for multiple modules, then understand via system demonstration how the modules work together (i.e. HRIS, Time, Payroll). Ensure there are no gaps or additional considerations to address during assessment/implementation phases.

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Dottie Abston, CPP

Corporate Payroll Manager

Vigor IndustrialElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud

I would definitely encourage positioning Fusion as a true system of record, while integrating local payroll using a stable and powerful middleware. Fusion is well suited for core HR data, performance management, and compensation. Recruitment and onboarding would well run on Taleo. I would not recommend a scenario where performance management is still on Taleo.

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Job Horbeek

Medical Devices, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ascentis HR

7.2

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.0

Employee demographic data

7.9

8.4

Employment history

7.7

8.6

Job profiles and administration

7.4

8.4

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

7.1

8.0

Organizational charting

5.8

7.5

Organization and location management

7.1

8.0

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

7.1

7.2

Ascentis HR

7.4

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.3

Pay calculation

7.8

8.1

Support for external payroll vendors

7.2

7.7

Benefit plan administration

7.2

8.5

Direct deposit files

8.2

Salary revision and increment management

7.5

8.4

Reimbursement management

6.2

8.7

Ascentis HR

7.5

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.5

Approval workflow

7.5

8.6

Balance details

7.3

8.3

Annual carry-forward and encashment

7.5

8.7

Ascentis HR

7.6

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.6

View and generate pay and benefit information

8.0

8.5

Update personal information

8.3

9.0

View company policy documentation

7.4

8.4

Employee recognition

7.0

8.5

View job history

7.3

8.8

Ascentis HR

7.0

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.0

Tracking of all physical assets

7.0

8.0

Ascentis HR

6.2

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.3

Report builder

6.7

8.7

Pre-built reports

6.4

8.1

Ability to combine HR data with external data

5.5

8.1

Ascentis HR

6.6

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.6

New hire portal

6.9

8.4

Manager tracking tools

6.3

8.6

Ascentis HR

6.1

Oracle HCM Cloud

7.9

Corporate goal setting

6.2

7.7

Individual goal setting

6.4

8.5

Line-of sight-visibility

5.9

8.2

Performance tracking

6.0

8.0

Ascentis HR

6.0

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.2

Performance plans

6.0

8.1

Performance improvement plans

5.9

7.9

Review status tracking

6.3

8.1

Review reminders

6.1

7.7

Multiple review frequency

5.4

7.7

Ascentis HR

5.4

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.4

Create succession plans/pools

5.2

8.3

Candidate ranking

5.5

8.3

Candidate search

5.6

8.4

Candidate development

5.3

8.6

Ascentis HR

6.8

Oracle HCM Cloud

8.2

Job Requisition Management

6.8

8.6

Company Website Posting

7.1

8.0

Publish to Social Media

7.0

8.0

Job Search Site Posting

6.7

8.5

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

6.6

8.3

Applicant Tracking

7.0

8.7

Notifications and Alerts

6.4

8.5

Pros

The benefits open enrollment worked great for us. Employees are able to see all the different options, compare plans, and calculate their monthly premiums as they sign up.
The self service portal uses widgets that can be customized. We are able to keep employee updated with any changes.
The report wizard is easy to use. We are able to create reports for any business question.

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Peter Plambeck

Payroll Coordinator

Russell ConstructionConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Workforce Intelligence
Compensation (which was the prime reason to select oracle)
Consulting

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Job Horbeek

Medical Devices, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Moving from one employee to another in the Employee Manager is a bit cumbersome.
Moving from remote desktop to a web-based entry point would be nice.
It would be nice to have all employee info in one place.

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Peter Plambeck

Payroll Coordinator

Russell ConstructionConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Visibility - ie: fonts can be rather small to read
Visibility - ie: background colors can be bland making viewing rather difficult

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Verified User

Consultant in Human Resources

Information Technology and Services Company

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Likelihood to Renew

Ascentis HR5.3

Based on 8 answers

Nothing against Ascentis, but we have outgrown this system far faster than anticipated. Our company has nearly doubled in size from when we first implemented. It has been an excellent starter HRIS but we just need to add additional functionality.Some of the features we are looking for is ability to pull data and build reports. Ascentis really lags in that category. Also looking to add additional functionality such as performance management and payroll - Ascentis offers these, but not in a fully integrated fashion that would really help.

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Brian Borkovec

Human Resources Manager

Extreme Engineering SolutionsComputer Hardware, 201-500 employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud8.7

Based on 26 answers

The rating of 5 was provided as I am not a decision maker in the organization with regards to the selection of vendor tools, that being said if I were in a decision making capacity in the organization; TALEO would be my choice for the following reasons:1) Ease of use2) Ease to train new employees on the use of the product3) Great customization options4) Ability to integrate with other enterprise applications

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Kristian Haughton CIR

Assistant Vice President - Senior Technology Recruiter

CitiFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Ascentis HR7.0

Based on 7 answers

As a user of the software for less than a year, we still have much to learn. There are many areas of the software that we are just not completely comfortable with yet. Still much to learn. Several of our employees will be attending the Ascentis training in May, and we are really looking forward to learning more.

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Jennifer Lee, CSP

H. R. Manager

Staff Force, Inc.Staffing and Recruiting, 10,001+ employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud8.0

Based on 3 answers

Oracle managed to maintain its useability advantage. It will have new competitors on eRecruitment, where needs are quickly changing.

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Job Horbeek

Medical Devices, 1001-5000 employees

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Support

Ascentis HR7.3

Based on 85 answers

The IT department for HR has been very helpful when I have had issues logging in and were quick to respond. The other support lines have not been that helpful and it takes a while to get a response.

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Tanya Barnes

Payroll Specialist

Edgewood TahoeHospitality, 201-500 employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud8.0

Based on 1 answer

Oracle has an excellent support model. The challenge is in adopting this support model and making traditional IT and non-mature system administrators use this model. In combination with the Oracle Cloud (client) Community, the support is excellent.

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Job Horbeek

Medical Devices, 1001-5000 employees

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In-Person Training

Ascentis HR8.0

Based on 1 answer

First, to clarify our "in-person" training was done mainly through Web-X meetings and conference calls. It was the closest thing we got to as far as an "in-person" training for this software. However, for the large majority of it, this type of training worked out well. We were able to share our screens and the trainer was able to share his/her screen. We could follow along with what we were doing in our database in real time and see how different functions worked and how manipulating our information could produce different results. It was also nice in that it provided for real-time results if something hadn't been coded correctly or we were having issues as to why something wasn't working the way we thought it should be. However, it did have some downsides in that we often had to rely on a conference phone and that made it difficult to hear people on both sides. Also, sometimes the trainers had internet difficulties when working from home and that caused issues with the WebX meetings.

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Jennifer Steffens

IT & Marketing Coordinator

Howry Residential ServicesMental Health Care, 201-500 employees

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Online Training

Ascentis HR6.0

Based on 2 answers

Ascentis HR has a number of online training videos to watch on a number of different topics. I gave it a lower rating because there is not much interactivity with the videos and it seems to cater to really only one or two learning styles. Plus, one has to be pretty motivated to go to a separate area to access the videos and then pull up a specific one to watch it and then learn. From my experience, people know that they are there, many just don't take the time and effort to go find them and actually watch them - especially since the username and password are different from their normal username and password.

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Jennifer Steffens

IT & Marketing Coordinator

Howry Residential ServicesMental Health Care, 201-500 employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud8.7

Based on 4 answers

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Implementation

Ascentis HR7.0

Based on 3 answers

Don't skip steps. The customer support for Ascentis HR left it up to us how far we wanted to go with implementation of benefits for example. I was very glad that I elected to go into the detail implementation that I did rather than just doing the basics and waiting until later to complete the process.

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Kelly C. Neill, SPHR

Human Resources Manager

San Juan Construction, Inc.Construction, 201-500 employees

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Oracle HCM Cloud7.0

Based on 1 answer

There is a lot of potential on Fusion. We have reaped about 10% of potential benefits. Especially on Workforce Intelligence, the opportunities are huge. The reason why we do not use the solution at its full potential is not in the product (which is simple and transparent). A roadmap is under construction to bring more of its potential to the end user.

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Job Horbeek

Medical Devices, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The presentation from Ascentis HR compared to the others seemed like a better fit for our organization and what we were looking to accomplish.

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Kerri Pierceson

Human Resources Manager

VERIFACTSFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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We have used Taleo Learn and Recruiting.

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Venkata BalaKrishna Koppuravuri

Senior Principal Consultant

Apps AssociatesPharmaceuticals, 501-1000 employees

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Scalability

Ascentis HR5.0

Based on 1 answer

No answer on this topic is available.

Oracle HCM Cloud7.9

Based on 5 answers

Taleo (owned now by Oracle) continues to be an incredibly powerful product and it's scalability is among the most robust of any ATS in use today.

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Mark Story, MPA, SPHR

Human Resources Manager

FamilyCare IncInsurance, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

No ROI to speak of. In fact, we feel we are working harder WITH the platform that we were without.

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Sharon Gay

Office Administrator

Hallett & PerrinLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Reduced expenses through the creation of e-personnel files
Improved candidate experience during the application process including fewer "drop offs"
Improved hiring manager engagement during the screening and selection process
Improved onboarding processes and new employee engagement

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Tom Roberts

Manager, Strategic Talent Acquisition

MedxcelWholesale, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

Ascentis HR

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Oracle HCM Cloud

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Additional Pricing Details

Contact Oracle HCM for detailed pricing information at +1.800.392.2999

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Feature Rating Comparison

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

Tracking of all physical assets

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Cons

Likelihood to Renew

Usability

Support

In-Person Training

Online Training

Implementation

Alternatives Considered

Scalability

Return on Investment

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Pricing Details

Ascentis HR

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Additional Pricing Details

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Oracle HCM Cloud