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    Overview
    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

    Jive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AJive Software, part of the Aurea family of customer experience solutions, provides the gateway to an organization's most important assets – its knowledge and people. Jive's interactive intranet solution promises to connect people, information and ideas to help businesses outpace their competitors. The vendor says the product has more than 30 million users worldwide across every industry, and is consistently recognized as a leader by top analyst firms.N/A
    Pricing
    FactorialJive
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FactorialJive
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    FactorialJive
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Factorial and Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Jive
    -
    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 Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Jive
    -
    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 Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Jive
    -
    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 Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Jive
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Factorial and Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Jive
    -
    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 Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Jive
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Factorial and Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    2.8
    1 Ratings
    97% below category average
    Jive
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Factorial and Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Jive
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Factorial and Jive
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Jive
    -
    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
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    HCL Connections
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FactorialJive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FactorialJive
    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.
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    Aurea
    It's definitely worth considering Jive for the type of application we've developed i.e. a central shared repository for all employees to host and discuss information. I can't say I have ever used a superior tool, but they may exist. I'm just not sure I would want to use it exclusively for file hosting, though. It does integrate with various other tools, so perhaps it would be fine if used in conjunction with another tool for that purpose.
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    Pros
    Factorial
    • Recruitment ATS.
    • Keeping documents and employee records.
    • Talent performance management.
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    Aurea
    • Individual design
    • Presence of Russian language (localization can be independently established)
    • You can configure several information tapes with different themes. One for work, the second for communication
    • A newly-arrived network user immediately receives a prepared block for beginners. After completing several game tasks, the user will receive the basics of using Jive.
    • There is a template for each scenario. There is even a template for planning R&D, and there are more than twenty of them.
    • Integrates with MS Office, Google Drive, Google Docs
    • There are all platforms (even Winphone and blackberry)
    • You can create forum threads
    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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    Aurea
    • Search functionality is very weak
    • The information architecture and taxonomy doesnt allow for easy discoverability of content
    • It's hard to navigate the and find spaces/groups that I already know about
    • The main profile/interface does not allow easy access to key tasks or common tasks.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    There are always external factors that can impact this decision but currently, the Jive platform is maintaining its lead in the market place in this area. If the innovation in this space by Jive continues, then this number will remain high. Integration with other systems and adaptability to changes in the market or in client needs will also make this decision hard to predict more then 6 months into the future
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    Usability
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    It was harder to use that expected. The admin needs to be code savvy to truly customize the system. And users need to trained on the system and the setup. Trainings and monitoring need to continue to enforce use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Uptime was OK. But there was one day that the system crashed for a whole day. Our company was unable to operate. And all the plugins to word/excel froze causing those systems to freeze.

    Jive posted a statement to the media saying all customers were up, but we were not.
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    Performance
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    The product worked as designed. It just didn't work for our needs.
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    Support Rating
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    They did an OK job when I needed them. Except for the one day the system went down. Jive pointed the finger at the hosting company, and the hosting company pointed the finger at Jive. No reliable information came to us.
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    Online Training
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Jive online training is there. It is OK/average. I feel some other companies are doing better. It is not a piece that is required to have a successfully implementation, but it could be useful to improve it
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    Implementation Rating
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    If I did this over, I would hire out the implementation. They know the best practices and could have guided us to make an easier to use setup.
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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.
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    Aurea
    We had a Google phone number set up before and Jive was a lot better option than that. It is more consistent and can be configured much easier and with more advanced settings. Additionally, based on the pricing as well as working with the rep on our account, it was a perfect option for us
    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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    Aurea
    • reduce email traffic
    • reduce amount of files/documents scattered & lost across shared drives
    • increased discovery, awareness and interaction of historically more separated individuals & team functions across the organisation
    • from an IT perspective, we've benefited from improved IT operations (e.g. troubleshooting info shared and easily searched/found with all team members - such that even junior team members can solve technical problems outside of business hours, lessening the burden for standby/call-in for more senior team members)
    Incentivized
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    Jive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Jive's Interactive Intranet software provides a single platform for employee collaboration without complication.