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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Darwinbox

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ADarwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A

    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AFinancialForce acquired Vana Workforce in November 2013, a solution also built on the Salesforce platform, that unified automatically with FinancialForce's Accounting software and PSA. It was rebranded it FinancialForce Human Capital Management (HCM), but discontinued, and is no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Darwinbox
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Employee demographic data9.15 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Employment history9.14 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.05 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.55 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.94 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.04 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pay calculation9.95 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.92 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.95 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Approval workflow9.05 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Balance details9.94 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.05 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.94 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Update personal information8.55 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.15 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Employee recognition10.03 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    View job history6.54 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets9.94 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Report builder7.43 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.33 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings8.84 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    New hire portal9.13 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.13 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Corporate goal setting10.03 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.04 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.33 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.14 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Performance plans10.04 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans10.03 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Review status tracking10.03 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Review reminders6.53 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency10.03 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.8
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    6.1
    3 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools10.02 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Candidate ranking10.02 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Candidate search10.02 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Candidate development9.02 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Darwinbox and FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Job Requisition Management9.13 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.13 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.13 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.02 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.02 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.03 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings9.13 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DarwinboxFinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    FinancialForce HCM gives HR admins the full Hire to Retire experience while also meeting the needs of the worker/end user. Additionally, the application is well suited for talent management, shift scheduling, electronic benefits transmissions and connecting to payroll providers. Integration of HCM with other FinancialForce offerings, such as PSA and Accounting, completes the connection of front to back office.
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    Pros
    Darwinbox
    • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
    • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
    • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It's customizable for every department.
    • The "back-end" is easy to use. You do not always need to contact support to tweak items.
    • Once a process flow is created, it is VERY user-friendly.
    • We can integrate other platforms such as Formstack into FF.
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    Cons
    Darwinbox
    • The UI is very buggy at times
    • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
    • Better report generation
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Dashboards need updating
    • Difficult to customise reports
    • Salesforce is not always as quick to respond with service issues as they could be
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    Usability
    Darwinbox
    It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Darwinbox
    Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    From a pricing perspective, FinancialForce HCM is very competitive in both licensing and implementation costs. Ultimately having an application that was native to Salesforce drove our final decision. While we were hoping to find an application that included the ability to process payroll internally we settled on the process of linking to a 3rd party vendor. The other options were either too pricey or lacked some of the key functionality we required.
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    Return on Investment
    Darwinbox
    • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
    • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It improved self service capabilities - saving significant HR time.
    Incentivized
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