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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BrightHR

    Score7.8 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

    Vantage Circle

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVantage Circle is a global Employee Engagement software provider that supports human resources (HR) teams in administering the employee experience. The platform focuses on four primary engagement areas: Rewards and Recognition, Corporate Discounts, Employee Feedback, and Employee Wellness. The Software as a Service (SaaS) solution is designed to standardize rewards and recognition distribution across global workforces. Vantage Circle provides a suite of cloud…N/A
    Pricing
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsPrices start at £4.50 (per employee/per month)One time implementation cost applicable.
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    Community Pulse
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Considered Both Products
    BrightHR
    No answer on this topic
    Vantage Circle
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    53 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    238 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    228 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    237 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    178 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    183 Answers
    Features
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BrightHR and Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.2
    41 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    Employment history7.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.633 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 Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    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 Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.3
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    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 Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.650 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BrightHR and Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.5
    25 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BrightHR and Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.4
    16 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BrightHR and Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    7.8
    19 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
    Ratings
    Review reminders8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BrightHR and Vantage Circle
    Feature
    BrightHR
    6.4
    14 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Vantage Circle
    -
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    Job Requisition Management6.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Bonusly
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Achievers
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (57 ratings)
    8.7
    (239 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (42 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BrightHRVantage Circle
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    I think Vantage Circle is a great idea and would recommend all the organizations to use it to motivate and reward their employees. As of now I don't see any scenario which is less appropriate. This initiative definitely works well for larger companies and gives good flexibility to the managers to reward their teams.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    • It offers redemption Vouchers for most of the merchants like Amazon, flipkart etc.
    • It offers discounts for redirected sites and also provide additional discount on these sites.
    • It provides cashback vantage points on the purchase made using redirection on lot of merchant sites.
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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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    Vantage Circle
    • There are 100+ options to choose from. Very wide range of options - catering to a wide spectrum of people from all walks of life, age, taste, and background with diverse options.
    • I never ever faced any issue- not even once, at the time of redemption & it was a smooth, seamless, wonderful & pleasant experience for me, always! Also, the redemption process is simple & could be done within a minute!
    • This redemption could be used not only for any tangible purchases - also for invaluable experiences like holidays, fine dining, Hotel stays, Donations, Taxi rides, etc.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    Vantage circle has user friendly UI, easy to use, and reachable support thats why i selected vantage circle. Vantage circle definitely a good choice agianst other stacks up as it offers many online shopping apps and it covered most of deals. Redeemption of the rewards is straight forward and easy to claim.
    Incentivized
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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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    Vantage Circle
    Good reward
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Vantage Circle
    Pages load up pretty quickly.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    The support can be easily reachable via emailid ,contact number. I had a chance to contact them it was went smooth and got ghe quick response from them. They also provided the quick resolution.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    Vantage Circle is better in terms of being more user-friendly and has a lot of different e-commerce sites to choose from ranging from food, fashion, health to travel and sports. It provides additional cashback if we order products from their platform which is an added advantage. The best thing is that there is no expiry date for the points earned.
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    Scalability
    BrightHR
    No answers on this topic
    Vantage Circle
    I have never came across a scenario when the Vantage Circle was down or inaccessible and I was not able to redeem the vantage points. The platform is always available and the redemption process is very fast. Never faced the issue with the delay in the redemption of Vantage points.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Vantage Circle
    • I have gained 9 awards in the last 2 years, recognition was good and got promoted
    • Due to regular awards, got many vouchers for my hard work
    • Received many lucrative corporate offers as well
    • Due to multiple awards, was in hall of fame and received org wide recognition.
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    ScreenShots

    BrightHR Screenshots

    Screenshot of BrightHR dashboardScreenshot of Brainbox+Screenshot of Bright ExchangeScreenshot of BrightSafeScreenshot of PoP by BrightHRScreenshot of BrightHR Payroll

    Vantage Circle Screenshots

    Screenshot of Vantage Rewards: Recognizing Employees on the Go. Making recognition impactful and encouraging meaningful employee participation.Screenshot of Vantage Pulse: Enhancing employee experience with real-time employee feedback and actionable data.Screenshot of IT PartnersScreenshot of Vantage Circle: Homepage