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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Halogen Software offered the TalentSpace talent management solution which was acquired by Saba in 2017 and that is no longer for sale.N/A

    HiBob

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AHiBob is an HR management platform that provides features supporting talent management including onboarding administration and task management, payroll reporting and time tracking, and manager dashboard for tracking employee performance.N/A
    Pricing
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    HiBob
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    5.1
    33 Ratings
    36% below category average
    HiBob
    7.8
    33 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Corporate goal setting3.528 Ratings8.427 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting3.628 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.232 Ratings8.131 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.929 Ratings6.825 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.432 Ratings8.031 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    6.1
    32 Ratings
    12% below category average
    HiBob
    6.9
    50 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Performance plans4.628 Ratings8.343 Ratings
    Plan weighting8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans3.625 Ratings1.934 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.430 Ratings7.847 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders6.332 Ratings8.849 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.024 Ratings7.842 Ratings
    Reporting3.130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    HiBob
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    HiBob
    9.5
    60 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings9.658 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.647 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.257 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.960 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.851 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    HiBob
    8.3
    41 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.419 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    HiBob
    8.3
    54 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.054 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.752 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.149 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    HiBob
    8.8
    59 Ratings
    6% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.941 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.359 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.845 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings9.656 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and HiBob
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    HiBob
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings9.154 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.854 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.734 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
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    No answers on this topic
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.4
    (58 ratings)
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.4
    (12 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)HiBob
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    I think it's a good platform for tracking and monitoring goals, feedback, and development. We don't use the 1:1 meeting feature, however, I can see how that would be valuable for many organizations. I do like that it is very customizable, however, that also presents problems in that sometimes forms and/or processes can be a bit challenging to create easily and quickly.
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    HiBob
    HiBob is the most customizable, scaleable and flexible HR platform on the market today. It is ideal for medium and large organizations with operations across the globe while also being a great option for smaller organizations. The modularization of the platform allows each customer to select the elements that are most suited to their needs, while the base "Core" system has a huge amount of functionality and integration options right out of the box. In my opinion, there is no platform on the market that competes with HiBob's easy to use interface, control abilities and general functionality. All too often these days, systems are built on poor architechture with fancy packaging. HiBob delivers a system that is well built and looks great too!
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 1:1 agendas are easy to create, add comments to and prompt excellent conversation flow on the topics that truly matter to the manager and the employee.
    • The system can be easily customized to reflect your company's language and culture. We did this in several areas of the platform (goals, development, learning), and it made a world of difference in the understanding and adaptation of our users. One example is that in each learning module, we added 3 questions in the course description so that managers would be automatically prompted to ask to follow up / learning transfer questions when their employees enroll and take a learning course.
    • Halogen support is outstanding. Any question I have had has been answered upon the first contact or within 24 hours.
    Incentivized
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    HiBob
    • Provides usable data via feedback surveys for managers and operations team to take quick action on.
    • It helps us identify our Talent Groups and connect data to their satisfaction to prevent turnover.
    • Simplifies and syncs every day HR tasks, saving loads of time and effort.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • My organization does not use all of the functions/modules that Halogen offers, but I find that those modules still appear on the Halogen main page. I think a great area for improvement is to hide these functions so as not to confuse employees.
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    HiBob
    • I'd like to be able to have flexibility in org charts so that there are options for matrix, flat. I'd also like a printable version of the org chart AND one where names were hidden so it could be shared with individuals outside the organization.
    • In the Performance Reviews I would love to see a 9-box option including corresponding questions so we could plot individuals in the 9-box matrix.
    • It would be ideal if, before a performance review period, managers were given the opportunity to choose 3-4 people they would want to include in a Peer Review of their employees AND where the system would flag if one person was being asked to do more than 2 Peer Reviews.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Implementing a new system and process company wide is never an easy task. We moved so quickly in such a short period of time that we were able to learn quickly but also have the opportunity to improve the Halogen experience. We will more than likely will renew our use of Halogen as we already are seeing a small impact which hopefully in the long run will lead to a greater impact
    Incentivized
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    HiBob
    We will without a doubt be continuing to use Hibob, it is convenient, being engaged with and great value for money. A one stop shop for all things HR related to keep policies and safe financial information has been so beneficial to the business meaning less risk to GDPR breaches and somewhere for employees to refer back to in future has been invaluable
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Halogen is very intuitive and provides very clean work-space ... lots of white space and modern layouts. There is more than one way to accomplish your action, too!
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    HiBob
    It's a solid HRIS system, it's user friendly to employees and employers, but they've changed the user interface 2 times now in the last 2.5 years, so having to find where certain things are after the change can be tedious
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    HiBob
    Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    HiBob
    Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    We only purchased the appraisal module and without the other modules offered, you are really limited in what you can do and the process becomes much more involved with needing to maintain information across multiple platforms. We found that they charge for everything and call it "consulting." We poured so much money and time into a system that was just overkill for what we really needed.
    Incentivized
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    HiBob
    A lot of support is self-service from the users themselves, via a guide hosted on HiBob's website. I have found the guide helpful 10% of the time when I needed support. The support team is quite quick to reply, but not everyone is helpful unfortunately, and in many cases a lot of emails, messages and back and forth were needed to get to the bottom of an issue. When I pointed out that a video call would be a quicker way to tell people "this is how it's done", I was told that it's not the way they deliver support. I had to beg our account managers for a video chat with some skilled users to show me how to do certain things that (a) were nowhere to be found on the guide, and (b) the support team wasn't able to solve. Additionally, to find solutions, I was pointed to a forum where other users exchange tips on how they managed to solve problems - again, not really helpful as I would like to know this from Bob's team themselves since we're paying for the product, and I shouldn't rely on other users to tell me how they managed their way around a problem
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    It is very easy to use and I can do my own programming instead of paying a technician and waiting sometimes days for them to program the changes.
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    HiBob
    It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Get to know your CAM - Customer Account Manager! They are a lifesaver! (Thanks Jorie Basque!)
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    HiBob
    I really enjoyed the implementation being involved in a key piece of change management int he business was really exciting
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    I have used other systems in the past and I like that Halogen provides everything in one space. I would like to see a more developed way to report training, not in the LMS, but I think that for the most part that Halogen is a robust system that is superior to its competition.
    Incentivized
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    HiBob
    Hibob was ultimately more flexible and offered a strong customer support network which is why we selected it over others. It's also well-priced and while not "cheap", it was more inexpensive than other larger systems. Their sales team was so supportive the entire time and as we went into the implementation phase (which only took us 12 weeks for 1,000 employees!), it was clear that the support continued. Our implementation specialist was so incredibly helpful and while we worked at our own pace, we were still able to roll it out in 3 months. Having worked on a Workday Implementation before, I was blown away by how quickly we got this done. It's also great that as we are using the product, we can continuously make adjustments on our own and tweak it as the business changes. Workday is so complicated that it required a full-time team to work on it. It's just two of us overseeing the system and we are able to run things smoothly on our own! Of course, it's great having the support of our Account Manager when we get stuck.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    HiBob
    It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • We are able to get our reviews done in a quicker amount of time. Instead of 4-8 weeks we were able to get it done under a month.
    • Halogen has gotten better at given us a heads up when the system will be down. Most patches are done overnight so we can at least verify it was done, but their success rate of a patch not breaking something is not at 99%. So we do lose productivity when the system is down.
    • The tool is easier to do so there are fewer questions from users outside the core team.
    Incentivized
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    HiBob
    • We were paying a third-party HR organization ~100K per year and were able to cut this from our budget by turning on the connections between our ATS, Hibob, and our payroll vendors.
    • We are using the integration between CoMeet ATS, and it autogenerates the employee onboarding, creating a seamless experience for the employees. They used to have to reenter their data in 5 separate systems, now, it's all started in CoMeet, and upon hire, the onboarding data is collected in Hibob and distributed into all other connected systems.
    • When changing employment status, the automation manages system access automatically. (But in cases where we need to override the information for special cases, we still have the option without "breaking" the API connections).
    Incentivized
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