ClearCompany vs Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

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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Trista Sandlin

Talent Acquisition Specialist

CDI Health & CharDonnay DialysisHuman Resources, 201-500 employees

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Keeping an accurate time off calendar, with specific buckets, is extremely important. It has helped my company grow without having to manage things in Excel. Also, implementing an annual review process by using CakeHR has been very clean and transparent with my employees. This also allows me to see year over year. In years past, we used Word or a Jotform which made it challenging to pull up years past.

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Michael Gabriele

Chief Operating Officer

Superior Integrated SolutionsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ClearCompany

Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Compliance tracking and reporting

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Corporate goal setting

Subordinate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Performance plans

Plan weighting

Manager note taking

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Rater nomination workflow

Review reminders

Workflow restrictions

Multiple review frequency

Reporting

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Customized Application Form

Resume Management

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Candidate Search

Applicant Tracking

Collaboration

Task Creation and Delegation

Email Templates

User Permissions

Notifications and Alerts

Reporting

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Tracking of all physical assets

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Pros

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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Michael "Sully" Sullivan

Senior Recruiter

TRIDENT SECURITY SERVICES INCSecurity and Investigations, 501-1000 employees

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Employee self service - the apps and desktops GUIs are very intuitive.
Leave management - this manages itself through the app and system, saves lots of admin.
Customization - you can tailor the system more and more to suit your specific needs.
Updates and Customer Service - the CakeHR team gave dedicated a lot of time to bring out weekly updates and systems improvements which shows they are dedicated to making this a great product - the fact that they were bought by Se recently is also testament to their ongoing mission.

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Edward McKay

Senior People & Culture Manager

Atom International Technology LimitedInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Implementation can be very lengthy and not always feasible for companies looking for a speedy integration
Functionality of program overall is very antiquated.
Response time is typically okay, but the time frame for resolutions to issues with the system can be over a span of weeks.
Not as user-friendly as other comparable ATS; missing a lot of basic bells and whistles that make the system easy to navigate.

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Daniela Whitfield

Corporate Technical Recruiter

CSAT Solutions LPInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Calendar could be offered in a larger view by week
Requesting time and accepting it would be great if linked with our own calendar Bookeo

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Kerri Martin

Lead Call Specialist

4 Pillars ConsultingFinancial Services, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

My staff "actually" likes it! I can tell because they are actively in the program almost daily!

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Barbara Rhoades

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Ohio Transit Risk PoolInsurance, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

ClearCompany 8.9

Based on 22 answers

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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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Sage HR (formerly CakeHR) 9.1

Based on 9 answers

Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR.

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Michael Gabriele

Chief Operating Officer

Superior Integrated SolutionsComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Human Resources Company, 501-1000 employees

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For core HR functionality, this is the only product we use. For ATS, we have experimented with BreezyHR. We've learned that CakeHR is adding an ATS module soon though.

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Tim Henry

Technical Manager

Ubiquisoft TechnologiesComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

My goodness, the ROI on the product is astronomical. We wouldn't be in business if it weren't for ClearCompany. Our old way of doing things, through Indeed ads and Craigslist Jobs was not attracting the volume and quality that we were looking for. Communication was a mess and HR generalists were stepping on each other's toes by offering the same position to multiple candidates. ClearCompany has streamlined the process and has helped our company grow by 34% in the last 18 months!

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Michael "Sully" Sullivan

Senior Recruiter

TRIDENT SECURITY SERVICES INCSecurity and Investigations, 501-1000 employees

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The system shows us all days off and overtime, so we can manage this and know everything is like agreed in the contract.
A simple and affordable system with room to grow.

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Maaike van der Kroon

Operational Manager

MOBIAN.GlobalLeisure, Travel & Tourism, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

ClearCompany Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Sage HR (formerly CakeHR) Editions & Modules

Edition

Leave Management	$5.50¹
Performance Management	$3.00¹
Shift Scheduling	$3.00¹
Timesheets	$3.00¹
Expenses Management	$1.50¹
Recruitment	$200.00¹

per user, per month

Additional Pricing Details

Product is module. No hidden fees Cancel anytime No credit card required

Rating Summary

ClearCompany

Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

ClearCompany

Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)

ClearCompany

Sage HR (formerly CakeHR)