symplr Talent Management Solutions vs. Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.3 out of 10
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symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Kronos Workforce Dimensions, later UKG Dimensions was a solution used to automate critical workforce processes such as timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management. The product has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
2 Ratings
23% above category average
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New hire portal9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
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Corporate goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
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Performance improvement plans5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
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Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
2 Ratings
7% below category average
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Job Requisition Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate Search8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
1 Ratings
17% above category average
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Course authoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Paycor
Paycor
Score 7.3 out of 10
When I Work
When I Work
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Darwinbox
Darwinbox
Score 7.9 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
Score 7.4 out of 10
Calabrio Teleopti WFM
Calabrio Teleopti WFM
Score 7.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(11 ratings)
7.5
(32 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions will work well with a company size of [fewer] than 10,000 employees. Once you hit over 10K, you start to notice that batch jobs will time out, clocks will perform slower or become unresponsive requiring manual restarts and the employee demographic will take hours to complete. Will the vendor has on their roadmap to increase the performance of the product, it is not at that point.
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Pros
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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  • rule analysis- the rule analysis in this product is much cleaner and easy to follow compared to WFC
  • The level of granularity on FAPs is very helpful for configuring access compared to other platforms
  • UI is very easy to follow and intuitive
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Cons
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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Discontinued Products
  • You got to have a solution for employees with multiple jobs
  • Need to allow customers to easily access your integration technology
  • Your business structure is too restrictive and making the application far less flexible
  • Your professional service team needs a lot of improvement, especially in the execution part
  • Need to have a proven and working interface for business structure automation.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Discontinued Products
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Usability
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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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions is very user-friendly from an employee and supervisor standpoint. It is very robust on an admin level and can get complicated; however, you can do so many things with it that is outweighs the complexity. The security for UKG Dimensions needs to be revamped however. It is very cumbersome and not user-friendly.
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Support Rating
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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  • Kronos Workforce Dimensions a new product, and it has a lot of scope for improvement, with future releases. One of the best tools to perform time tracking.
  • Their support team is very knowledgeable, and their SLA's are pretty tight. Any query raised would be addressed in a few hours.
  • Timeclock configuration can be complicated; however, their support team knows the processes and guidelines.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Discontinued Products
UKG Dimensions provides an enterprise-wide integrated suite for timekeeping, staff scheduling, and clocks. We were an existing Workforce Central customer for timekeeping only and were interested in providing holistic experience between staff scheduling and timekeeping. In addition, [UKG] Dimensions established a great foundation for transitioning our organization from departmental focused scheduling solutions to enterprise.
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Return on Investment
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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  • It is neutral. We enjoy having somewhat of a seamless system between HR, PR, and timekeeping.
  • When a person uses the Reset Password link, the system sends the user an email with a link to set their password. Then when the person logs in with their new password, the system forces the user to change their password a second time. This second password change is unnecessary and creates confusion.
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