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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightHR

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ABritish company BrightHR offers a human resources platform which helps replace paper documents with edocuments and contains features for managing employee scheduling and ROTA, sick leave and tardiness, vacation and holiday shift planning, as well as providing employment law legal advice.N/A

    Sapling by Kallidus

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AA suite of HR and L&D software that supports the entire employee lifecycle. It offers functionality to support onboarding and upskilling, performance reviews and employee farewells, and boasts over 2 million users worldwide. Sapling provides onboarding and offboarding experiences that aim to create a unique and engaging experience for employees, helping HR teams automate workflows, support data-driven decisions and be more strategic. The vendor states the platform is used by…N/A
    Pricing
    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
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    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices start at £4.50 (per employee/per month)
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    Community Pulse
    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
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    BrightHR
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.2
    41 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Employment history7.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.431 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Pay calculation7.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Approval workflow6.551 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    View and generate pay and benefit information7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.550 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    25 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Pre-built reports7.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    New hire portal7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.7
    19 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Review reminders7.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BrightHR and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BrightHR
    6.4
    14 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Job Requisition Management6.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (57 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (42 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightHRSapling by Kallidus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BrightHR
    I feel Bright HR is well suited to most small/medium sized businesses where they have a 'straight' forward resource set up. For larger businesses or for complex businesses similar to ourselves, where we operate 24 hours per day, rotational shift patterns, ambulatory staff, locums etc...we have to 'fudge' the way we use the information sometimes to make it work for us.
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    Kallidus
    It's a good space to have a high level overview of the organization (especially Org view). Places for improvement include extra levels of complexity when you need to click on the person and you are navigated to the pop-up that is hard to use and only one pop up can be used at a time. I wish there wasn't so much of clicking in and clicking out.
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    Pros
    BrightHR
    • BLIP is working very well. Staff find it easy to use and the geo-fencing that can be set up is very useful.
    • Reporting, in particular reporting of Absence. We run this monthly and the information we can download is flexible and useful.
    • Sick analysis - helps in controlling absence.
    • Holiday planning and authorization is very helpful and details including date booked helps manage requests.
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    Kallidus
    • Very customizable. Very easy to create new workflows and tasks to meet the unique needs of your organization.
    • The system is easy to navigate, so minimal training is needed for users.
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    Cons
    BrightHR
    • Notifications for requests should be optional based on individual employees. For example an admin won’t necessarily want every staff members leave requests by email and push notification. The settings only currently allow for notifications for everyone or no one. Being assigned as a manager may not allow data viewing required of wider staff.
    • Toil should automatically be accrued into a balance if the employees clocked in time amounts to more than the target hours. It shouldn’t have to be calculated and requested.
    • When reviewing hours worked for the week, the history calculation should take into account approved leave and sickness etc. I have a staff members target of 37 hours, but if their hours show 29 hours worked then I have to work out why they worked less. It should account for this if the absence is approved.
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    Kallidus
    • Deeper data management/review - dashboard experience could be better and deeper
    • Ability to drill into reports within the tool- right now it takes you out to a sheet to view
    • Org planning/org chart sharing
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BrightHR
    It's not entirely my decision - we are members of a 'community' of veterinary practices who have signed up to the contract with pensinusla and have bright hr as part of that contract however, I am usually involved in the tender process as I am one of the biggest users of both bright hr and the services from peninsula
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    Kallidus
    It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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    Usability
    BrightHR
    Onboarding took too long due to our unique working ways however the support team tried their hardest to make it work (still ongoing) In particular Leyla S. who has been our point of contact, she has ensured our issues are addressed and always follows up.
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    Kallidus
    To use this system you need to buy several add-ons. If add-ons do not fit your business model you will have to access platforms from different companies. The system is not easy to use for onboarding. Candidates cannot change and update settings. To use the system a person must click in the correct spots. If not it leads you someplace else. Then you have to start clicking all over again.
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    Support Rating
    BrightHR
    The team are proactive, having an advocacy team is just amazing and a great way to really understand their product roadmap and have input into useful features or feedback
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    Kallidus
    Sapling HR helps my HR team keep track of our personal information like contact information or t-shirt sizes (who doesn't like free shirts), as well as helping new hires onboard. I think it's super simple to use and keeps everything pretty nicely organized.
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    Implementation Rating
    BrightHR
    it was fairly easy to do but timely as i had to enter everything from scratch - i didn't at the time realise how important it was to set up the variable or fixed working pattern correctly given future changes as this is very tricky once it has been set up and i wished i had been aware that sometimes you can't make future changes without deleting the whole profile and starting again
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    Kallidus
    If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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    Alternatives Considered
    BrightHR
    I chose BrightHR as it offered a one-stop platform for HR management for which we have dedicated UK and ROI HR specialists who not only give HR advice but also write policies and handbooks, etc. They are a one-stop-shop, which was very important as when I signed the contract I did not have an HR person in my team and they were essentially my back office. Also, by signing up, I got access to Bright Safe too; which is great as again it's a one-stop-shop for Health and Safety in the workplace. So I can roll out toolbox talks, training, and accident management.
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    Kallidus
    Sapling [HR] was our first and only HR automation platform. We ran a trial campaign with them and did not compare them to other vendors.
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    Return on Investment
    BrightHR
    • Able to reduce one member of staff in personnel from 5 days to 3 days.
    • Able to reduce time spent by payroll on holiday records significantly and improve accuracy significantly.
    • Able to improve control of sick absence and improve record keeping.
    • BLIP meant we did not need to buy expensive attendance software.
    • Looking at possible use of payroll and other aspects of Bright HR not used at present.
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    Kallidus
    • We were able to get the system implemented very quickly, which was of great importance to us as we were undergoing rapid growth.
    • The system has helped us keep and stay organized and allowed team members to work collaboratively to get tasks done. Many of these tasks were previously managed with various spreadsheets and other trackers that were quickly becoming unmanageable.
    • Sapling has greatly decreased the time we needed to onboard and employee and has prevented many errors.
    Incentivized
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