Ceridian Powerpay vs SumTotal Talent Development

Likelihood to Recommend

In all honestly I don’t know a situation where Ceridian Powerpay would not be appropriate to use. I have used it at a company with 12 employees, and at a company with 100 employees. The system works great regardless of company size and the benefits significantly outweigh any (if any) negatives.

I only have experience with the system in the hospitality industry but it covered all our needs and more that I can only imagine that would apply to other industries as well.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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SumTotal Learn is well-suited for Life Science industries (based on my experience) from the compliance perspective and also in dealing with GxP document management. It has GDPR regulations as well hence can be used in EU regions as well. If the organization is small or medium-sized, then the license and implementation cost would be slightly high. However we get the value for the investment.

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Project Manager in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Support for external payroll vendors

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

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.)

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

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SumTotal Talent Development

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View job history

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Report builder

Pros

Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.

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Employee in Corporate

Printing Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Would be great if you could search for specific ROEs in the system rather than having to go into each individual pay period package to locate - especially when there may be 10+ ROEs.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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Reporting
Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
Ability to fund pay cards immediately
Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically

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Manager in Finance and Accounting

Entertainment Company, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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SumTotal Talent Development 10.0

Based on 6 answers

I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.

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Kimberly Barricklow

Revenue Application Analyst

Spectrum HealthHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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SumTotal Talent Development 2.0

Based on 2 answers

I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.

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Account Manager in Professional Services

Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Ceridian Powerpay 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Generally, Ceridian Powerpay support is strong, with the edge given to the telephone staff, which is prompt and always helpful. When I have had to reach out via telephone, I am greeted quickly and provided with a quick resolution to my issue. The email support leaves a bit to be desired, though, as my experience with change requests result in long waits for confirmation and completion, with some instances not even being given a resolution to an issue without requiring additional follow-up. I shouldn’t have to stay on top of the support in addition to providing the details needed, and it should just get done.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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SumTotal Talent Development 6.3

Based on 6 answers

I am supporting SumTotal Learn because I have been using the product since 2015 as a user and as an implementation consultant. The application provides the overall learning solutions to large organizations. It is in compliance with GDPR, CFR 11, and other regulatory requirements hence suitable for industries having mandatory compliance requirements. From value for money to customer support, SumTotal earns good credits for its performance, features, etc.

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Project Manager in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

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Manager in Corporate

Restaurants Company, 11-50 employees

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When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich

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Administrator in Other

Management Consulting Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is cost-effective for our organization as we do not require a more robust solution—it fits our needs well without breaking the bank.
Positive: Ceridian Powerpay is mostly intuitive, easy to use, and as a result, easy to train team members in. This allows for additional coverage for the payroll system should the key user not be available or require assistance.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

VP, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.

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Employee in Human Resources

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Ceridian Powerpay

SumTotal Talent Development

Likelihood to Recommend