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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClearCo

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ClearCompany offers an applicant tracking system with core features, including batch or mass communication, job board posting, centralized internal communications, and background checking features. It also provides onboarding automation and performance management.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics SL

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics SL is one of the ERP products in the Dynamics family. This product was acquired from Solomon 2000. The product is typically used by SMBs, particularly in project-based businesses (e.g. construction). It has strong accounting and project management capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsClearCo (formerly known as ClearCompany) software uses a subscription-based pricing model, typically structured per user per month. The software offers tiered plans that vary depending on the modules selected, such as candidate attraction for CRM features, recruiting experience for applicant tracking, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement, learning management, and compensation management. Pricing may differ based on organization size and specific requirements, with custom quotes provided for larger enterprises and additional features.—
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    Community Pulse
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Considered Both Products
    ClearCo
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.3
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.8
    9 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.6
    10 Ratings
    33% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans9.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting9.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    34% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    8.1
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    7.1
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    6 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Production Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ClearCo and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    ClearCo
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
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    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (22 ratings)
    5.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClearCoMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClearCo
    If your company needs to move into becoming completely electronic, as well as the option of having it being remote if needed, this is the way to go. ClearCompany will hold your hand and help you every step of the way to becoming just that! It can be a difficult task to change so much but having their team to meet with you weekly until you have everything up and running was the best experience I could have asked for.
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    Microsoft
    For a small to mid-size business, MS Dynamics SL is effective. We are capable of managing our finances with a very low risk of error. We have worked with MS Dynamics for almost 15 years and have more than doubled the size of our business in that time with very few issues from the program. We have exponentially increased our revenue and reporting demands and have found SL to be very dependable and stable. The program does have the occasional glitch and those are sometimes outside of the realm of expertise of our IT department. SL support is excellent, but their timeliness is not as urgent as ours.
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    Pros
    ClearCo
    • Real-time updates shared across the software with remote users. It allows us to effectively manage and track candidates workflows and status within the onboarding process. This helps us effectively communicate and keep hooks in the candidate without having them fall through the cracks.
    • ClearCompany is able to customize and report to fit our company. We are in a particular industry where our time to fill, hiring costs and other metrics vary from time to time. In order to get an accurate report, ClearCompany has gone above and beyond to customize our reports and give us the data we need with a click of a button.
    • ClearCompany is always in constant communication and willing to assist. The feedback from the support team is almost instantaneous. I have the direct number to my customer care agent and her manager as well. It's nice to know they are there to help at a moment's notice. The support team has a great chat feature that allows me to send a message while i'm on the phone. They are quick to respond and always friendly.
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    Microsoft
    • Provides flexibility for complex project based cost accounting
    • Strong and flexible allocation processer for cost allocations, markups, and pricing
    • A "Flexible Billing" module under the project controller series that allows for multiple billing formats ranging from fixed price schedule of values, T&M or Cost Plus, and scheduled billing.
    • Flexible reporting with options using Crystal Reports, SSRS, a Quick Query tool, and ability to tie into MS Office tools such as MS Access and MS Excel
    • Tight integration with Financials, but also the ability to integrate with modules such as Sales Order, Inventory, and Field Service
    • Customization abilities ranging from a VBA (visual basic for application) foundation to allow customizing existing forms to the ability to use the SDK (Software Development Kit) to build more complex customizations that integrate with Dynamics SL.
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    Cons
    ClearCo
    • Reporting is a bit limited - most reports require significant cleanup and/or take a lot of work to make meaningful
    • Hiring Manager visibility is limited when it comes to notifications (scorecards completed, etc.) and feedback for candidates from other processes, meaning that the burden is put on TA to inform
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    Microsoft
    • Reporting in the Project module is lacking functionality. I understand that most companies have specific needs when it comes to tracking project information but the standard reports are not good.
    • I would recommend a product like Management Reporter that is for Projects only. Project Reporter should allow users to pull in all Project related data into reports.
    • Fixing suspended batches. Obviously all of us users have experienced this mess. SL knows what needs to be corrected and there could be some step by step fixes in a separate repair module to do the steps we do in Query Analyzer.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClearCo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Unfortunately, Dynamics' lack of ability to smoothly integrate with our CRM system is causing us to look at other solutions. The efficiencies that we gain by using Dynamics for our day to day accounting are lost in the constant headaches of getting sales quotes to import properly into the system for invoicing. Another major issue for us has been budgeting and reporting. We currently do all of our budgeting and board reporting in Excel, which is too time consuming and inefficient, especially when a system as robust as Dynamics should easily be able to handle this relatively simple task.
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    Usability
    ClearCo
    This software is very user friendly, not a lot of training is needed before you get the hang of it. It is also easy to setup and configure. The hiring managers also have reported that is is easy to navigate and screen candidates. You can also customize permissions to different users
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    Microsoft
    I rate it a 10 because we have removed the fields we don't need so users can really crank the data into the system. The software was designed for the professional services firm in mind but does a tremendous job for construction firms and "blended" companies that are both distribution firms but project centric as well. Perhaps they drop ship inventory to a project where their employees or subs need to work on a project for example.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ClearCo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We have had only one unplanned outage for 2 hours in the last 30 months. We shut down for 30 min to 1 hour once a month, but that is for Microsoft OS updates to the servers. Being a 24/7 world wide operation, the reliability is really important. We do get an 8 hour window on the weekend that we can be down for a short period to install Microsoft Dynamics SL updates, but we do not have many of those. On our last version upgrade, we shut the users out at 9:30 am and were fully operational in less than 6 hours. The upgrade was New SQL server, New SL server and 2 new Citrix servers.
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    Support Rating
    ClearCo
    I had a great relationship with my first customer success manager. When I first started, she helped me navigate the system and was always available to answer any questions. They have provided great support throughout the last 2 years of me using the system. I attended a ClearCompany conference and they were incredible at providing support and showing how to best utilize the system,
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    Microsoft
    Support is only used when needed, so unfortunately ,they get all the odd issues. It's a difficult business, but Microsoft and our firm do a great job of meeting customer needs. We get routine feedback that our support services are very good.
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    Implementation Rating
    ClearCo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Just to let it take its course. The implementation for me once I became a part of my former organization was pretty seamless. Just get to know the basics and call the support team to ask questions if you need help on an issue, should they arise. They are ready, willing, and able to help!
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    Alternatives Considered
    ClearCo
    No comparison. It's apples to oranges when comparing. Clear Company is well-rounded and willing to collaborate to make it right for each company. Most other platforms make you adapt to the product they think is best without individual company needs in mind.
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    Microsoft
    Of the comparable mid-range ERP systems, Dynamics SL competes at the lower end based on price, but also above the high-end based on flexibility, data, and reporting. Being able to stay with the same core accounting from a $100 million dollar company to a $3 billion dollar company shows the range of capabilities.
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    Scalability
    ClearCo
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Since the backbone of the database is MS SQLServer, the database can be easily scaled.
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    Return on Investment
    ClearCo
    • ClearCompany has some helpful options our company has utilized, but overall it has been very hard to get past some of the user interfaces that aren't functional or getting speedy responses when something isn't operational.
    • ClearCompany has custom reports that help us strategize our recruitment efforts, but we have had many instances where the reports do not pull data from the system which has lead to confusion or decisions being made with incomplete information.
    • ClearCompany has multiple avenues to contact them or get help, but they are not always effective because of the completion time frame varies.
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    Microsoft
    • More time is spent on manipulating reports which can and should be automated.
    • Lack of electronic invoicing process and other green technology features creates more cost on printing and storage costs.
    • The lack of a user friendly interface requires more training and a bigger learning curve for staff.
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    ScreenShots

    ClearCo Screenshots

    Screenshot of the personalized learning dashboard showing assigned courses, progress, notifications, and achievements — helping employees stay on track while giving leaders confidence that skills and compliance needs are being metScreenshot of AI-assisted course creation in action — generating structured training content from a simple promptScreenshot of an interview packet.Screenshot of a career site.Screenshot of an automated onboarding packet delivery with built-in scheduling and notificationsScreenshot of the dashboard to track individual goals, progress, and status in one place — driving accountability with clear goals and transparent progress