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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FACTS Student Information System

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AFACTS Student Information System (formerly RenWeb) is a Student Information System that handles admissions, student information, billing, report cards, grading, attendance, and parent access, among others. FACTS is a property of Nelnet Business Solutions.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
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin 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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    Community Pulse
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Considered Both Products
    FACTS
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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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
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization6.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
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    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    -
    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
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of FACTS Student Information System and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FACTS Student Information SystemPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FACTS
    We base our entire student data on the Student ID that is produced in FACTS. We create user accounts for technology and online textbooks as well as their lunch account, all based on the Student ID. We also can run many different reports using the SID as the data constant and all the other information variables are available as needed to report.
    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
    FACTS
    • Easy to use grade book
    • Simple way to store and access health information, behavior reports, and family contact information.
    • We use FACTS in the residential aspect of our organization.
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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
    FACTS
    • It could use more space for uploading classroom media.
    • It could lessen the number of new open windows or frames for various functions that can be done on the same screen.
    • It could incorporate more social-media like tools to make it more native for students and parents.
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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
    FACTS
    It's user-friendly, the customer service is great, and we have a significant amount of time invested in training our faculty and staff to use many aspects of FACTS within their areas of responsibility. I really like the variety of reports I can generate which gives important data to our administration and Board.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    FACTS
    Switched from Blackbaud to RenWeb now FACTS. We made the change for affordability and because more software components were included. Blackbaud required the purchase of multiple additional modules.
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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
    FACTS
    • Has paid for itself many time over with the abilities it provides.
    • Can be managed by as few or as many as needed so per employee cost is great.
    • Reporting is great for almost any topic needed all the way to How many took the ACT in spring.
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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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