Cezanne HR vs. SumTotal (legacy)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
SumTotal (legacy)
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite included SumTotal (LMS), and was supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition. Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand in 2022, it is a legacy product, and Cornerstone recommends upgrading to their modern platform.N/A
Pricing
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe system is priced by choice of modules and per employee, per month.
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Community Pulse
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Features
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
7.9
3 Ratings
2% below category average
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
9.0
3 Ratings
9% above category average
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
5.0
3 Ratings
46% below category average
SumTotal (legacy)
8.2
2 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal5.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Manager tracking tools5.03 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
6.9
3 Ratings
15% below category average
SumTotal (legacy)
8.8
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Corporate goal setting5.72 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
SumTotal (legacy)
8.2
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Performance plans9.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Review status tracking9.01 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
9.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
SumTotal (legacy)
7.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Create succession plans/pools9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate development9.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
-
Ratings
SumTotal (legacy)
7.8
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Cezanne HR
-
Ratings
SumTotal (legacy)
6.5
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
2.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cezanne HRSumTotal (legacy)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Discontinued Products
Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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Pros
Cezanne HR
  • Payroll tracking ability is excellent.
  • Workflow easy management on Cezanne HR is good.
  • Easy employees experience management.
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Discontinued Products
  • 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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Cons
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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Discontinued Products
  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
Cezanne HR
Need to assess our needs vs how Cezanne HR supports those needs
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Discontinued Products
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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Usability
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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Discontinued Products
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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Reliability and Availability
Cezanne HR
Very little downtime
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Discontinued Products
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Performance
Cezanne HR
It can sometimes "blip" or be slow, particularly on a Monday morning
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Discontinued Products
We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
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Online Training
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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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Discontinued Products
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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cezanne HR
No, it was clear and straight forward
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Discontinued Products
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Scalability
Cezanne HR
Very little downtime.
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Cezanne HR
Very professional and very friendly
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Discontinued Products
  • 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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SumTotal (legacy) Screenshots

Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.