Brightmine vs. Cezanne HR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brightmine
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Brightmine (formerly XpertHR) is a global provider of people data, analytics and insight. Brightmine is a division of LexisNexis Data Services, within RELX®, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools. RELX serves customers in 180+ countries with 35,000+ employees.N/A
Cezanne HR
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Cezanne HR is a SaaS consisting of a core People module with optional modules for Absence Management, Performance Management, Time Tracking and Recruitment.
$165
per month
Pricing
BrightmineCezanne HR
Editions & Modules
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People
$2
Per User per Month
Absence
$2
Per User per Month
Performance Management
$2
Per User per Month
Time Tracking
$2
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightmineCezanne HR
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe system is priced by choice of modules and per employee, per month.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BrightmineCezanne HR
Considered Both Products
Brightmine
Chose Brightmine
Brightmine is very similar, it is a better presented product but comes at a considerable cost in comparison. For that reason, we are looking at alternatives for our renewal.
Chose Brightmine
I like the CIPD HR inform, and in terms of cost, this platform is considerably cheaper. However, the factor that triggers the choice of Brightmine is the Employment Law Advice Line being manned by solicitors. I have used Croner in a previous role, and generally, in terms of …
Cezanne HR

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Features
BrightmineCezanne HR
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
7.9
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
9.0
3 Ratings
9% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
5.0
3 Ratings
46% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
6.9
3 Ratings
15% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Brightmine
-
Ratings
Cezanne HR
9.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BrightmineCezanne HR
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(128 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(17 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
4.2
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
4.5
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
4.5
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
4.5
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightmineCezanne HR
Likelihood to Recommend
Brightmine
Brightmine is well suited for UK employment law guidance, policy interpretation, and complex employee relations scenarios requiring quick, reliable insight. It is less appropriate for country specific advice outside the UK or for highly bespoke legal matters that require formal external legal counsel. In these cases you would still require external legal counsel.
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Cezanne HR
Easy to use for payroll admin. Good support for help. especially during covid with all those federal and state sick leave laws. Better talking to other software such as a time and attendance one would be useful. Like having a dedicated rep for our company no matter what the issue is and the backup team for that one person. The reason we left ADP- the call center was that they closed tickets before they were fixed; even if I was on holiday, I did not answer within 48 hours, so they stopped working on the issue.
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Pros
Brightmine
  • Keep me informed of regulatory changes
  • Has great matrices on a per state basis for multiple regulatory topics, such as payment of final wages, etc.
  • Provides resources such as labor law posters for updating
  • Has a great handbook tool for creating and updating handbooks with well written policies that are easy to edit and customize.
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Cezanne HR
  • Payroll tracking ability is excellent.
  • Workflow easy management on Cezanne HR is good.
  • Easy employees experience management.
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Cons
Brightmine
  • Have a 50 state chart that lists all final pay requirements for a deceased employee.
  • Policy requirements that are 100% mandatory for the handbook. This could be adjusted to make it crystal clear what is really needed and what an employer may want to add.
  • Chat support. I don't think this feature has ever worked on the site.
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Cezanne HR
  • The onboarding module and candidate experience could be much improved.
  • The user interface, whilst improved, could be more modern.
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Likelihood to Renew
Brightmine
Without realising it we use Brightmine so often and it is so beneficial as our daily roles are onerous. By having a tool there that covers such a wide variety of products we can rest assured we know if we need something we can find it on there easily. With no hassle.
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Cezanne HR
Need to assess our needs vs how Cezanne HR supports those needs
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Usability
Brightmine
The website is so easy to use and navigate through. I check this website weekly on the states I am responsible for, and it is so well organized to quickly find those states. I also use this to check up on information with policies and laws I run into and all the information is quick and easy to find.
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Cezanne HR
Some things are complicated to understand, such as the process around them or why things cannot be done. That said, support is always helpful and tries to think of solutions.
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Reliability and Availability
Brightmine
It is almost always available when I need it. I have only ran into 2 situations where I received an error message and could not get logged in but was told this was a widespread issue that would quickly be resolved.
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Cezanne HR
Very little downtime
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Performance
Brightmine
Everything loads quickly and is exactly where I need it to be. I like how the sidebar breaks down different sections of policies for each state to help me find what I am looking for or gives suggestions or documents to review that may also be helpful
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Cezanne HR
It can sometimes "blip" or be slow, particularly on a Monday morning
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Support Rating
Brightmine
The initial support was brilliant with a colleague who showed us how to use the platform, as the platform is so easy to navigate we havent had further support but i know if i needed any i could contact brightmine to offer the support. It is so easy to use so havent needed to
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Cezanne HR
The support is great. They are efficient and resolve issues relatively quickly. The support opening times support our HR opening times. What would make it better is a live chat function for support or the ability to phone. Sometimes explaining an issue and going back and forth over email takes longer than a quick phone call or live chat.
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Online Training
Brightmine
The people on the call training us were very friendly and knowledgeable! They helped me learn of new tabs for finding templates to create new trainings to update departments on policies and procedures. It also has great excel sheets so I can see side by side differences between states regarding different laws and compensation changes.
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Cezanne HR
It is never the same than in person, but the training was also the implementation so it made sense as it was broken up. It made it more cost effective.
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Implementation Rating
Brightmine
I didnt implement but just wanted to say the person providing the training was brilliant and guided us through each page so we knew how to navigate, also allowed us to ask a lot of questions if we needed to which was helpful. So we could go away with confidence to use it
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Cezanne HR
The team were great particularly Wanessa. They knew the system inside and out and always found work arounds to meet our needs. Whilst implementation felt slower than I would want, our expectations were on the whole met
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Alternatives Considered
Brightmine
HR Inform's documents are written a little better but there is less choice, they are similar in pricing however you can get a discount is you are a CIPD member which is attractive. It would be good if Brightmine can partner with the HR Ninjas very large network and give discounts to members, this would definitely drive subscriptions up for Brightmine and increase their presence.
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Cezanne HR
Better for smaller companies. Don't get too big, or you will lose your value. It's a niche market here and the more products you can use, the better; its payroll integrates with on boarding, talent acquisition, staffing, succession planning, and performance management. I don't like the idea of having four different Software companies for something one can do. No manager likes all these different platforms.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Brightmine
The price is too expensive and there is not clear transparent pricing model.
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Cezanne HR
No, it was clear and straight forward
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Scalability
Brightmine
WE only use it in HR but, I have no doubt that it could be scaled across other sites / teams.
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Cezanne HR
Very little downtime.
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Professional Services
Brightmine
No issues.
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Cezanne HR
Very professional and very friendly
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Return on Investment
Brightmine
  • Brightmine reduces the time it would take me to research certain items on my own. As a consultant, this increases my capacity, allowing me to take on additional clients and increase my revenue.
  • Using Brightmine saves me from needing to hire someone to help me perform research or to help me stay up-to-date on changing laws. Although I pay for the service, it is at least 80% less than an employee would cost.
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Cezanne HR
  • Cezanne HR allows easy payroll data tracking and payment easy management.
  • To manage multiple direct deposits through Cezanne HR is effective and easy to manage project transactions.
  • Effective and clean real-time reports generation and the collaboration ability are very helpful.
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ScreenShots

Brightmine Screenshots

Screenshot of the Brightmine® HR & Compliance Center, which offers proactive updates, best practices, and tools to manage complex HR issues and stay compliant—without wasting time or paying for costly legal advice. (US,UK,NL)Screenshot of the trusted data in the HR & Compliance Center, now with GenAI-powered AI Assist, helps quickly find answers to HR compliance and employment law questions.Screenshot of Brightmine® Compensation Planning — a self-serve solution for building fair, market-aligned pay structures using up-to-date employer-reported data in the U.K.Screenshot of Brightmine® Automated Handbook Management, which is more than a handbook builder. It’s an AI-powered tool to upload, analyze, and maintain handbooks that tracks updates across all 50 states and 130+ localities.Screenshot of Brightmine® Pay Equity Analytics, which helps simplify gender pay gap reporting and enables real-time analysis across regions and demographics—helping users stay compliant, uncover disparities, and take action without manual work or consultants.

Cezanne HR Screenshots

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