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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Classroom

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    symplr Talent Management Solutions

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/Asymplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Editions & Modules
    Education Fundamentals
    $0
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Standard
    $3
    per student/per year
    Teaching and Learning Upgrade
    $4
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Plus
    $5
    per student/per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEducation Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.—
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    Community Pulse
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    symplr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Course authoring8.752 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.639 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal6.538 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning content8.141 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly7.757 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications7.144 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Assignments7.158 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compliance management6.934 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration7.346 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics6.842 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social learning8.751 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Gamification3.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Google Classroom and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (80 ratings)
    6.1
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Classroomsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
    • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
    • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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    symplr
    • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
    • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
    • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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    Cons
    Google
    • The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing.
    • It doesn't have parental control feature.
    • It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text.
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    symplr
    • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
    • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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    symplr
    Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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    Usability
    Google
    Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
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    symplr
    The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
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    Support Rating
    Google
    Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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    symplr
    On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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    symplr
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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    symplr
    Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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    Scalability
    Google
    It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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    symplr
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
    • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
    • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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    symplr
    • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
    • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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