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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CharlieHR

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ACharlie, or CharlieHR from the company in London, offers a cloud-based software product designed to enable small companies to automate many of the administrative headaches that they experience as they scale. Charlie also includes onboarding and offboarding features, and its higher tier plan includes HR Advice from a personal advisor from Charlie to handle dismissals, grievances, or redundancies, or other difficult HR challenges.

    $6

    per month

    Proliant

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AProliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A
    Pricing
    CharlieHRProliant
    Editions & Modules
    CharlieHR
    £4
    per employee, per month
    CharlieHR + HR Advice
    From £179 (+ £4)
    per month (per employee)
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CharlieHRProliant
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    CharlieHRProliant
    Considered Both Products
    CharlieHR
    No answer on this topic
    Proliant
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    79%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    CharlieHRProliant
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Proliant
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.01 Ratings9.721 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.01 Ratings5.916 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.01 Ratings7.117 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.620 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Proliant
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Support for external payroll vendors4.01 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings9.921 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.01 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.820 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.720 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Proliant
    6.6
    21 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Approval workflow8.01 Ratings4.419 Ratings
    Balance details8.01 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.01 Ratings7.516 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Proliant
    8.7
    22 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Update personal information9.01 Ratings9.822 Ratings
    View company policy documentation6.01 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Proliant
    8.6
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    New hire portal7.01 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.01 Ratings9.618 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    7.4
    12 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.412 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings9.721 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.612 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    7.2
    10 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    8.2
    13 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.313 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.211 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    7.2
    9 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of CharlieHR and Proliant
    Feature
    CharlieHR
    -
    Ratings
    Proliant
    7.0
    14 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.612 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.912 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.99 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.912 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CharlieHRProliant
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CharlieHRProliant
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CharlieHRProliant
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CharlieHR
    As a part-time employee, it would be better if I was able to book leave on an hourly basis. Also, to be able to set up two leave types, paid and unpaid, and accrue lieu time.
    Incentivized
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    Proliant
    Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CharlieHR
    • Ensures personal requests are not lost in email
    • Makes managing leave days easier
    • Provides a standard UI for all
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Proliant
    • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
    • [...] has also been really helpful
    • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    CharlieHR
    • Better ability to manage leave for part time / pro rata employees
    • Links to other HR apps such as free agent
    • Management of unpaid leave allowance as well as paid.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Proliant
    • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
    • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
    • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
    • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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    Usability
    CharlieHR
    No answers on this topic
    Proliant
    Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CharlieHR
    Both the above work in different ways and provide different services to CharlieHR, although if we could use a single app for all, that would be better.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Proliant
    Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CharlieHR
    • Easier to track leave taken and left
    • Still need greater flexibility for leave types
    • Need to be able to book leave by the hour
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Proliant
    • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
    • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
    • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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