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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

    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A
    Pricing
    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    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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    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
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    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
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    Features
    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.3
    16 Ratings
    25% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal10.014 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools10.016 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.012 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.8
    9 Ratings
    29% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting10.07 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting10.05 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.06 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.08 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.26 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.6
    10 Ratings
    33% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans9.25 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting9.85 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Manager note taking10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.84 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.86 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow9.84 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review reminders9.07 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.05 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.84 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Reporting9.87 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    34% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.02 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.611 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search10.09 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development10.06 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    27% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management10.019 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.019 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.613 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.016 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customized Application Form9.019 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management9.019 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.019 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Candidate Search10.019 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.019 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Collaboration8.018 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation9.613 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates10.019 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions9.018 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.019 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Reporting8.016 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of ClearCo and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    ClearCo
    8.1
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    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
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    User Ratings
    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClearCoPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
    • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
    • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
    • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClearCo
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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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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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
    • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
    • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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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