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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoCo

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.N/A

    Lever

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ALever is a Talent Acquisition Suite designed to help talent teams to reach their hiring goals and to connect companies with top talent. Lever provides ATS and applicant CRM capabilities, in LeverTRM. The Lever Hire and Lever Nurture features allow leaders to grow their people pipeline, build long-lasting relationships, and source the right people. Lever Analytics provides customized reports with data visualization, see offers completed and interview feedback, and it informs strategic decisions…N/A
    Pricing
    GoCoLever
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    GoCoLever
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsWe are an all-in-one solution, without being one-size fits all. Improve your entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive platform options. Whether you are upgrading from paper-based processes or looking for a more modern solution with better support — we have the package you need.—
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    Community Pulse
    GoCoLever
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    GoCo.io. Inc.
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    Employ Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    GoCoLever
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.0
    8 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    3.8
    3 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting3.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting1.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility3.61 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Lever
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of GoCo and Lever
    Feature
    GoCo
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Lever
    9.7
    34 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Job Requisition Management4.51 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Company Website Posting4.51 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media4.51 Ratings9.821 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting4.51 Ratings9.823 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.829 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings9.832 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings9.833 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.832 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.832 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.822 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.931 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.832 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GoCoLever
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GoCoLever
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    9.8
    (35 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoCoLever
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    It's great for a small company who needs an easy way to save employee data. It's harder to use if you have complex needs or compliance. I often find I know more about HR-related things than our customer support representative, and they're unable to share how GoCo will comply with legal changes.
    Incentivized
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    Employ Inc.
    I think Lever is great for any sized company, but especially strong for smaller, growing teams. It's a very simple system, but clean, sleek, and very useful in any scenario. They have great support whenever you need it so those with smaller HR or People teams could easily benefit from their help. Can't think of too many scenarios where Lever wouldn't be well-suited, but maybe once you grow to International growth and hiring, it may be better to have a more Enterprise style business, set up for larger scaling.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Support staff is ready to respond with any questions I have.
    • Communication about new offerings and ways to make things easier is great.
    • Site is very user friendly and easy to find what I'm/staff is looking for.
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    Employ Inc.
    • Great integration: Keeps a list of Outlook email communication along with LinkedIn and other data sources
    • Is fairly lively, not too much lag between screens even though it is looking through a lot of data.
    • Has excellent reporting on how well each email message is working.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
    • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
    Incentivized
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    Employ Inc.
    • [In my experience,] terrible customer support - pay more to get less...
    • Integrations are spotty and can break without reason
    • Lever has so much potential, but their Roadmap is lacking in ways that will really help customers succeed
    • Focuses on the number of candidates and not the company's need to build talent in a cost effective, data driven and collaborative way
    • Overpromised and underdelivered in [the] capability of the tool. [I believe that you should] not trust your sales team.
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    Usability
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    We are very pleased with the product and the support we receive when we have a question or a request. We have been assigned specific support members who know our business and our expectations. Our employees find the platform to be user-friendly and self-explanatory which reduces the number of questions that our HR team has to field.
    Incentivized
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    Employ Inc.
    It isn't difficult to use for the applicant processing, but [I feel] if you want to pull reports or use their tools, good luck!
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    Support Rating
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
    Incentivized
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    Employ Inc.
    What support? - Add a ticket and get links to [I believe] their unhelpful user guide. Add a charge if you want better support - afterward just got those links faster...
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    GoCo was my first choice during the selection process. It was the most user friendly. It has the cleaned appearance. The staff was easy to communicate with. And as a small non-profit, the pricing was good.
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    Employ Inc.
    Lever is comparable to Greenhouse in its basic recruiting functions. I have found it to be WAY better than Bullhorn (clunky and overly-complicated with a very dated and non-intuitive interface) and Jazz HR (slick and pretty, but limited in its functions). The best ATS I've used is the proprietary tool at Meta, but alas, that tool is for internal use only
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    GoCo.io. Inc.
    • We save so much time when onboarding new employees
    • We look much more organized and professional in the new hire process (because we are, thanks to GoCo)
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    Employ Inc.
    • Lever provides an enormous ROI by getting us in front of the right candidates that are going to make us more money and more successful as an org.
    • I think that both the quality and quantity of new hires has gone up ever since we started using lever and involving the entire org in the process.
    • It also saves us a lot of time because we don't need to send referrals via email, while saving/attaching resumes and such.
    Incentivized
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