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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AFirst Advantage background and identity solutions, now with Sterling Check, help build a foundation of trust and safety for employees, customers, and partners around the world. Sterling's CourtDirect technology provides direct online digital access to ~90% of US criminal search records, and SmartData technology enables First Advantage to further automate across the end-to-end employment criminal background check process – from matching candidate data to determining reportability and applying any…N/A

    TribeHR (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ATribeHR was acquired by Netsuite in 2013. It has since been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    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
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    First Advantage
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.6
    2 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
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    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
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    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
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    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
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    -
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    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
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    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    First Advantage, now with Sterling Check
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of First Advantage, now with Sterling Check and TribeHR (discontinued)
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    -
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    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
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    UZIO
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.6
    (10 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    First Advantage, now with Sterling CheckTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    First Advantage
    SterlingOne has had my background check in progress for nearly a month. I spoke with them 5 days ago about the issue and discovered there was a criminal record flag in Connecticut. I have never been to Connecticut. They said this can often happen if an individual has the same name, birthday, or last four digits of SSN. This is clearly a flaw in their system if someone with the same name or birthday can appear on the same background check. I feel bad for any John Smith who applies for a job with a company that uses SterlingOne, they'll never get past the screening. Not only is this a flawed system, but when I spoke with customer service about this, they guaranteed they would expedite this within 24-48 hours. It has now been 5 days and when I called back, they said they would expedite this as if I had never called in the first place. I have been through numerous background checks for work in my life, I have done live scans and had my fingerprints taken, and have been approved to work with children with special needs (which requires a very rigorous screening) and I have never experienced such a disjointed and unprofessional process.
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    I think it's great for small companies to manage their basic HR functions if they do not have a dedicated department. I'm unsure of the capabilities it holds for a large company with multiple teams to organize and how the calendaring functions across departments. But, for our team of roughly 20 folks it is simple and straightforward.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    First Advantage
    • Crisp and clean documentation around candidate profiles
    • Lean and efficient business processes which are predictable and outcome centric
    • Prompt customer support
    Incentivized
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    • Ad publication
    • process streamlining
    • scalability
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    First Advantage
    • In my opinion, Horrible new platform "Sterling check"
    • No designated account representative
    • In my experience, Poor troubleshooting support
    • Customer service often doesn't answer questions
    • Many back and forth needed to resolve issues
    • Recently changed platform and not offering the same services
    Incentivized
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    • I would like even more capabilities, but I think that has to do with how we are using the site.
    • I would like to receive email notifications once a week with a summary of activity in TribeHR, including time-off scheduled by my team and any new documents or information that has been added.
    • I'd like reminders if I am going to go over my time off that is allotted to carry over into the new year and other pertinent vacation, floating holiday, sick time notifications.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    First Advantage
    • Sterling Talent is an excellent company for performing the background checks for our new hires. However, the delay in processing times can be improved.
    • Also, there should be automation from legacy systems to pick up the candidate details as much as possible instead of asking for more details from the candidate via email.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    First Advantage
    We had no issues with HireRight. The system worked well and we had excellent service. The only reason we selected Sterling is we changed our ATS to Compas and wanted to be integrated with a background check company. Sterling was only one of two options and offered onboarding capabilities. The other did not
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We evaluated Greenhouse but went with net suite because we were already using some of the other NetSuite. Greenhouse seemed a bit easier to use. The others were a bit too small, didn't have the stretch to scale.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    First Advantage
    • Quick results allow us to hire people in short time frames and get them onboarded quickly.
    • The product, and the customer service team, doesn't require much management from a vendor relations perspective.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • As I stated it has alleviated numerous back and forth emails with our CFO (who is only available PT) and CEO (who is often too busy to spend time on HR functions) - this has allowed for easy answers to basic HR questions.
    • It has allowed us to track all employee time-off in one place, saving us time from checking each individual Outlook calendar for scheduling purposes.
    • It has allowed us to direct all employees to one place for core HR documents and information, ensuring that folks are always getting the same answers to their inquiries.
    Incentivized
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