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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

    Meta4 PeopleNet

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMeta4 PeopleNet is an all-in-one integrated HR Solution providing Core HR with personnel administration, total talent management, compensation management with payroll, as well as workforce management (time and attendance, analytics). Meta4 is a Cegid company (acquired late 2019).N/A
    Pricing
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Cegid
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    New hire portal7.76 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.68 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    5.1
    33 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting3.528 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting3.628 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.232 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility4.929 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.432 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    6.1
    32 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Performance plans4.628 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans3.625 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking5.430 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders6.332 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.024 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting3.130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.63 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.63 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate search8.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate development8.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    6.2
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) and Meta4 PeopleNet
    Feature
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Meta4 PeopleNet
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
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    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)Meta4 PeopleNet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.4
    (58 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.4
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued)Meta4 PeopleNet
    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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    Cegid
    Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR is a very powerful HR tool with abundant features that could fulfill pretty much all the HR needs of a small to medium sized organization. It might be an overkill for very small businesses with less than 20 employees as its really geared towards larger organizations. It offers powerful tools to performance reviews as well as employee HR management tasks. One interesting feature is the ability for employees to perform self administrative tasks through the software which allows some automation of tasks. On the other hand, the program can be so feature rich that require an advanced user with data analytic skills to fully utility. Companies that use the software will need to have at least one manager procure training before utilizing its full range of features.
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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.
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    Cegid
    • Clean and easy navigation: it is very user-friendly and compared to other solutions I have utilized, there is a clear difference on how information is displayed and also ease of navigation and speed of response of the platform.
    • All modules are really integrated and it is so much power when there is a correlation between say the data displayed in Talent Management and the info seen on the C&B module for example from a performance and compensation perspective, visualizing info and being able to analyze it easier for decision making.
    • Customizable, in our case, we use the solution and enjoy the multiple benefits and efficiencies due to how data is organized and presented and the same time we have the advantage that the user interface is all customized to our own corporate brand/look and feel, color palette and graphical line.
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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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    Cegid
    • Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR can be a bit overwhelming for light users with limited experience.
    • The performance review features are extensive and require a highly skilled manager that work with data analytics
    • The program is not quite as strong in its recruitment features as other software offerings.
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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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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Cegid
    It is excellent support so far, during implementation and also while live, the only reason why I am giving a 9 is because in some cases we could have had a quicker response or solution, but so far this doesn't look like an issue at all, and the vendor has been making sure we have what we need.
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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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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Get to know your CAM - Customer Account Manager! They are a lifesaver! (Thanks Jorie Basque!)
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    Cegid
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Cegid
    Meta4 PeopleNet Core HR really shines as a flexible product capable of evolving with an organization's changing needs. Its robust features, cloud based architecture, and performance analysis help push the product ahead of some of its competitors. While not perfect, the software offers in-depth performance review functions and data analysis tools that show performance trends. With its self administrative tools, employees can help manage their own information, reducing workload for HR managers
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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.
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    Cegid
    • We now have a tool which is a single solution and connects our employee information for 5 countries and 30K + employees, a single source, talk about efficiency.
    • This is a big step in Digital Transformation, reducing times to complete several processes and also the use of paper forms.
    • Definitely, savings related to the number of solutions software wise that is now integrated and scalable with meta4 PeopleNet Talent Management.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Halogen TalentSpace (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of ReportsScreenshot of TalentviewScreenshot of 1-1 CoachingScreenshot of Create performance appraisalsScreenshot of Giving FeedbackScreenshot of Score report