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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

    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
    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin 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
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    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Darwinbox
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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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
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    View and generate pay and benefit information9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Tracking of all physical assets9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Report builder7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal9.13 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.13 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting10.03 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.04 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.33 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.14 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans10.04 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans10.03 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking10.03 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Review reminders6.53 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency10.03 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.8
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools10.02 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking10.02 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search10.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development9.02 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Darwinbox and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Darwinbox
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management9.13 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting9.13 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.13 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.02 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.02 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.03 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DarwinboxPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    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.
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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
    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.
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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
    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
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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
    Darwinbox
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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
    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.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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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.
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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
    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.
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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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