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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Factorial

    Score7.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Factorial is a business management software designed to streamline HR processes, including time and attendance tracking, talent development, payroll, and finance management.

    $80

    per month

    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Halogen Software offered the TalentSpace talent management solution which was acquired by Saba in 2017 and that is no longer for sale.N/A
    Pricing
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Factorial
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Report builder6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    New hire portal4.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools3.01 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    2.8
    1 Ratings
    97% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    5.1
    33 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting1.01 Ratings3.528 Ratings
    Individual goal setting4.01 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.01 Ratings4.929 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.01 Ratings6.432 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings3.628 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    6.1
    32 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Performance plans6.01 Ratings4.628 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.01 Ratings3.625 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.01 Ratings5.430 Ratings
    Review reminders6.01 Ratings6.332 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency5.01 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Manager note taking00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings3.130 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Factorial and Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Feature
    Factorial
    -
    Ratings
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.4
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.4
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FactorialHalogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Factorial
    I am not fully convinced about factorial HR yet. We are about to transition to a new tool after using Recruitee for a long time. The bar was high when it came to recruitment ATS. and Factorial HR is multifaceted but not as well structured or functional. Support in other languages should also be improved, as those are the most common reviews I have seen online.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I think it's a good platform for tracking and monitoring goals, feedback, and development. We don't use the 1:1 meeting feature, however, I can see how that would be valuable for many organizations. I do like that it is very customizable, however, that also presents problems in that sometimes forms and/or processes can be a bit challenging to create easily and quickly.
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    Pros
    Factorial
    • Recruitment ATS.
    • Keeping documents and employee records.
    • Talent performance management.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • 1:1 agendas are easy to create, add comments to and prompt excellent conversation flow on the topics that truly matter to the manager and the employee.
    • The system can be easily customized to reflect your company's language and culture. We did this in several areas of the platform (goals, development, learning), and it made a world of difference in the understanding and adaptation of our users. One example is that in each learning module, we added 3 questions in the course description so that managers would be automatically prompted to ask to follow up / learning transfer questions when their employees enroll and take a learning course.
    • Halogen support is outstanding. Any question I have had has been answered upon the first contact or within 24 hours.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Factorial
    • i think the main area is time off requests.
    • also, customer service is not as responsive.
    • interface could be more user friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • My organization does not use all of the functions/modules that Halogen offers, but I find that those modules still appear on the Halogen main page. I think a great area for improvement is to hide these functions so as not to confuse employees.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Implementing a new system and process company wide is never an easy task. We moved so quickly in such a short period of time that we were able to learn quickly but also have the opportunity to improve the Halogen experience. We will more than likely will renew our use of Halogen as we already are seeing a small impact which hopefully in the long run will lead to a greater impact
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Halogen is very intuitive and provides very clean work-space ... lots of white space and modern layouts. There is more than one way to accomplish your action, too!
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    Support Rating
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We only purchased the appraisal module and without the other modules offered, you are really limited in what you can do and the process becomes much more involved with needing to maintain information across multiple platforms. We found that they charge for everything and call it "consulting." We poured so much money and time into a system that was just overkill for what we really needed.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It is very easy to use and I can do my own programming instead of paying a technician and waiting sometimes days for them to program the changes.
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    Implementation Rating
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Get to know your CAM - Customer Account Manager! They are a lifesaver! (Thanks Jorie Basque!)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Factorial
    I does not stack up very well. It's best feature is that it is a 360 HR platform, but it needs to evolve and improve. Recruitee and Teamtailor seem way better options, in my opinion, for the Applicant tracking system. Time off tends to get confusing at times, and employees prefer tools like bamboo or Roots, which integrate well with other tools.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have used other systems in the past and I like that Halogen provides everything in one space. I would like to see a more developed way to report training, not in the LMS, but I think that for the most part that Halogen is a robust system that is superior to its competition.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Factorial
    • It has not had any impact. we are testing the tool for a while now, but we do not think it will make it to the end of the process.
    • It seems good for ATS but all other functionalities seemed to have been left behind.
    • I like that it allows managing posts and other things like internal social media and communities.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • We are able to get our reviews done in a quicker amount of time. Instead of 4-8 weeks we were able to get it done under a month.
    • Halogen has gotten better at given us a heads up when the system will be down. Most patches are done overnight so we can at least verify it was done, but their success rate of a patch not breaking something is not at 99%. So we do lose productivity when the system is down.
    • The tool is easier to do so there are fewer questions from users outside the core team.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of ReportsScreenshot of TalentviewScreenshot of 1-1 CoachingScreenshot of Create performance appraisalsScreenshot of Giving FeedbackScreenshot of Score report