ClearCo vs. Saba Cloud (legacy)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ClearCo
Score 8.2 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
Saba Cloud (legacy)
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Saba Cloud was a talent management suite that included performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting.N/A
Pricing
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
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
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
Considered Both Products
ClearCo
Chose 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.
Chose ClearCo
Communication is much easier in ClearCompany; processes are less cumbersome and making changes in the system is much easier. It's great for organizations that need to be nimble or may be evolving in their Talent Acquisition processes.
Chose ClearCo
We selected Clear because it is comprehensive. It also allows for video screenings in the application process and that feature saves us time during the interview process. Companies like HigherMe don't provide that. We also utilize Jolt for checklists. Clear unfortunately …
Chose ClearCo
The comparison was night and day. ClearCompany has the ability to grow with our organization with an all encompassing platform.
Chose ClearCo
ClearCompany is the most straightforward product I have used. Every other ATS has had too many bells and whistles that show on your website and aren't used. Many are really difficult to navigate or don't have offer letter creation or interview scheduling capabilities.
Chose ClearCo
At first, I liked Jazz better. I thought the interface was easier and looked better. However, after using ClearCompany for a few months, and a few updates later, I think ClearCompany is the better of the two choices. The applicant grading in ClearCompany is much better, has …
Chose ClearCo
ClearCompany is so much more user-friendly and intuitive.
Chose ClearCo
I cannot compare ClearCompany to other products but it's worth the investment and blows pen and paper evaluations out of the water!
Chose ClearCo
The one main feature ClearCompany has that others don't, is the texting feature in the recruitment module.
Chose ClearCo
I selected it because it looked really great at the time and they were offering a huge discount.
Chose ClearCo
We switched from Hireology to ClearCompany, mainly for the price point. We also felt that CC could offer a bit more of a custom ATS. There are moments, though, where our management team feels that they received more applicants with Hireology than ClearCompany. I think part of …
Chose ClearCo
ClearCompany has a lot of fresh ideas and functionality, but the system doesn't compare to any of the previous ATS systems I have used, and this is based on basic user interfaces and ease of use. ClearCompany doesn't have options set in place to keep companies compliant, and …
Chose ClearCo
We went with ClearCompany based on their level of customer service. Paycom is who we use for our payroll and other HR tasks, but, the level of service and price was the reason we went with ClearCompany. They've been extremely attentive, have customized almost everything to fit …
Chose ClearCo
ClearCompany had many more features and is more user friendly than the bullhorn system I used in my last role.
Chose ClearCo
HRM has been our provider for some time now. We've evaluated others recently to see what is comparable or more industry specific. Haven't decided to switch yet, but as we review products, that could change.
Saba Cloud (legacy)
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud is more configurable. In SuccessFactors, the configurations on the home page is very limited. However, in saba cloud we can configure the entire home page as per the company requirement. SuccessFactors is indeed a great product but when it comes to UI, it is not very …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud allowed a much more intuitive learner experience and the ability to build solid curricula and certification programs. ADP was very ridig and siloed while Saba Cloud has allowed us to continually evolve how we do things in our learning environment.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud is far and away superior and the merger with Cornerstone just dominates the market. They also have quarterly improvements and agile development to respond to the community of users, always improving the experience. Just about anything you could want to do in an LMS …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud is becoming more and more popular because it is so adaptable to the many different workforces. It is user-friendly and does not intimidate those not sure of technology. It has an app that allows you to take the recruitment on the road which is great for trainers and …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Unfortunately, I am not [really] sure how to answer this question. This is out of my scope of work to make the decisions around which tool we use. I do support this tool and I am pleased with the features that it has and I think we plan to continue to work with it.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Previously we were authoring training and posting on our employee portal with no real feedback or analytics.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
I did not look into any other products. Saba Cloud was the first one I saw and I was impressed so I went with it. Saba Cloud is robust and very detailed so I think it can handle what people are looking for in the Learning Management System. There are probably even more …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud offered more abilities and better response time to issues and improvements to the platform. We are able to provide a seamless, easy to use, LMS for our customers, which improves the usage of our training program. The user-friendly and customizable homepage has …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
I believe we selected Saba because of the promise of seamless integration with Workday, a cloud service, and cost.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud was a better fit for our company's size and budget.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
For what we receive from Saba LMS, compared to the cost of others that we evaluated, it is the best value for the needs that we have. The ease of use of the system, once implemented, is by far better than the other LMS systems we evaluated. Each year we look at other …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
As I mentioned earlier, I was one of the many volunteers who undertook the sandbox activity to choose between Saba and Cornerstone for the LMS. The reason why Saba was chosen as a hands-down favorite was because of its user-friendliness and the ease of usage. Other factors …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba Cloud has a more straightforward user interface than Cornerstone OnDemand, but the simplicity is not always a benefit. We moved from SilkRoad because of its lack of features. Saba Cloud has a more features than SilkRoad, but fails to make those feature accessible in an …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
As an LMS, it has everything that its competitors offer. The integration capability at a great price made the decision easy.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba is by far the best LMS on the market. It was one of the first cloud-based systems and have had experience with multiple LMS systems before the Saba platform was even launched. For the size that Saba can handle the price although a little bit more expensive can do pretty …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
We shopped Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba. The customer support during the review process was hands-down better at Saba than COD. Saba was responsive to our questions and listened to our needs before responding to how they could help us meet them. Although they did keep in touch …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
SAP SuccessFactors was the first LMS platform that I have ever used. The main difference I saw right away between the two platforms is how Saba allows the customer to customize their home page very thoroughly. I think that this is a great feature! SuccessFactors did not have …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
The integrated Saba Meeting component and reduced cost vs SumTotal were very important to us.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Way way more options built into the LMS.
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
I have primarily used the cloud learning platform of Saba and its related subsidiaries. During the evaluation, we compared Saba with another service provider. Among the many pilot users of my company, Saba got a quite good score, which helped us to go ahead with recommending …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
I was not part of the process to select Saba, but based on team feedback, we went with Saba mainly because of its capabilities in reporting and analytics. We also chose to use it due to its learning environment capabilities and the potential for growth that the system has in …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Saba has a competitive LMS with both Brightspace and Canvas. It offers class and course management that is easy to use. It out classes the others by its use of assessment tools and analytics. Where Saba excels is in its talent management system. Being able to track users and …
Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
Each of the other platforms we used or researched had their own specialities. Some were excellent for specific uses. We wanted a tool that had a more comprehensive package though with performance, compensation and succession planning. This way the tool could grow with us. Given …
Features
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
9.3
Ratings
25% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.9
Ratings
9% above category average
New hire portal10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
9.8
Ratings
29% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.7
Ratings
5% above category average
Corporate goal setting10.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility10.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Performance tracking9.20 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
9.6
Ratings
33% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.2
Ratings
5% above category average
Performance plans9.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Plan weighting9.80 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Manager note taking10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.80 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Review status tracking9.80 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow9.80 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Review reminders9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions9.00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reporting9.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
9.6
Ratings
34% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
7.5
Ratings
10% above category average
Create succession plans/pools9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.60 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Candidate search10.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Candidate development10.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
9.3
Ratings
27% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
8.6
Ratings
19% above category average
Job Requisition Management10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.60 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Resume Management9.00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate Search10.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Collaboration8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
User Permissions9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Reporting8.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
ClearCo
8.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Saba Cloud (legacy)
8.9
Ratings
24% above category average
Course authoring7.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.50 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Learning content8.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Mobile friendly7.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.50 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Assignments7.50 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Compliance management7.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Learning administration9.10 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.30 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Social learning7.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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4.5
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Usability
10.0
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7.8
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Support Rating
8.9
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClearCoSaba Cloud (legacy)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Our organization uses Saba Cloud primarily to manage all types of learning systems or staff training empirically. In addition, it provides us with a quick test-based follow-up to the trainees. We use Saba Cloud to train our clientele in a professional manner with respect to our worldwide online service. With this tool we are able to enhance the customer experience with the organization. Similarly, our organization uses Saba Cloud to monitor the performance and effectiveness of our employees and customers after having access to all the information provided by the application to subsequently make learning and development reports.
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Pros
  • Interview scheduling--ClearCompany integrates your Outlook calendar with their system, so when a candidate accepts an interview time, it goes right to Outlook.
  • Communication with hiring teams is super easy in this system. You just tag a hiring manager in the notes and communicate there regarding candidate progress. This is super helpful down the road as well if you need to look back at any communication (rather than trying to sift through emails).
  • The general setup is very user friendly. It is easy to find candidates, reqs, and information.
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  • Saba Analytics for learning are comprehensive and customizable allowing us to view any variety of data we need internally or need to provide to our customers.
  • Support has been amazing throughout our time with Saba. We have always been able to work quickly with someone to develop a new process or obtain guidance on a new feature.
  • Saba Cloud delivers training in a clear and modern format, allowing customers to easily access and consume training.
  • Saba Cloud also provides regular system updated which reflect the needs of their customer base.
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Cons
  • 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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  • In the certification process, it only lets us do look back days it would be very beneficial to have a look backdate. Our services have a training year from July 1, thru June 30 and we assign training to services that are required by federal and state laws to be completed annually. During the pandemic we found a lot of staff taking jobs in other areas and still in their original position and then back again. If we assigned someone HIPAA training and they took this on July 4 and then in October went to a different service line the training plan would ask them to retake HIPAA. It would not pick up the one on July 3. That is the only real issue but it is a large one.
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Likelihood to Renew
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The only reason I wouldn't rate this a 10 is because we always want to evaluate the technology we use to drive our business. While Saba would be the "leader in the clubhouse", we would still perform our due diligence when it's time to renew.
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Usability
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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As someone who creates classes and is also a learning administrator in the system, I have run into some issues with the system's capabilities for my needs. I am not a fan of having to use Adobe Captivate to download a PowerPoint presentation into the system, as my training sessions are much more than a glorified PowerPoint. Our organization has yet to turn on Saba Meetings, which may help with these limitations.
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Support Rating
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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For the times that we have used the support provided by Saba, it has been a very pleasurable experience for our department. Part of our package with Saba includes a specified number of hours of "training" time with Saba. During these meetings, we have shared our desires of the product and the support personnel have either shown us how to accomplish our task or they have taken our requests to their developers to look at future enhancements. Overall, very pleased with the support.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Was not involved with integration.
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Alternatives Considered
We went with ClearCompany based on their level of customer service. Paycom is who we use for our payroll and other HR tasks, but, the level of service and price was the reason we went with ClearCompany. They've been extremely attentive, have customized almost everything to fit our needs, and have offered training and perks along the way. Paycom is great, but, it doesn't stack up to the level of customization, ease-of-use, or services that ClearCompany provides. I don't think we'll be making a change anytime soon
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We had extensive reviews with a plan of what we needed and must have out of the system, including custom learning paths and tracking inside our HRIS system to grant permissions and positions based on completed learning certifications and courses. We weighed each option and chose based on the one that met the most of the must-haves.
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Return on Investment
  • The original ATS was costing us more than when we switched to Clear and it only posted to one major job site only allowing 30 requisitions per month. We have no limitation on job reqs, better tracking, and posting to all major job boards with integration to our payroll and website for less money.
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  • We have heard from many people that the visibility of goals and skills expectations has impacted their engagement levels, which aids us in our retention goals.
  • With the easier reporting provided by Saba, we are able to generate compliance training reports in real time, which keeps our regulators very happy.
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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

Saba Cloud (legacy) Screenshots

Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational Planning