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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

    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
    FactorialPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FactorialPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    FactorialPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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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 PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    -
    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 PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    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 PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    36% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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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 PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    79% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal4.01 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools3.01 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    2.8
    1 Ratings
    97% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting1.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting4.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.01 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans6.01 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.01 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.01 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Review reminders6.01 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency5.01 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management4.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting6.01 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.01 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting4.01 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.01 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking5.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.01 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
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Factorial and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    Factorial
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FactorialPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FactorialPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    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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    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
    Factorial
    • Recruitment ATS.
    • Keeping documents and employee records.
    • Talent performance management.
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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
    Factorial
    • i think the main area is time off requests.
    • also, customer service is not as responsive.
    • interface could be more user friendly.
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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
    Factorial
    No answers on this topic
    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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    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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    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.
    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.
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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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