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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Skyward Student Management Suite

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASkyward, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, offers the Skyward Student Management System, a k-12 student information system which provides classroom tools (e.g. gradebook, attendance tracking, etc), Family Engagement tools with portal, as well as admin and student services task management.N/A
    Pricing
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
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    HiBob
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
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    Features
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    9.5
    60 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data10.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history9.658 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.647 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.960 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.851 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.727 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.3
    41 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Pay calculation7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.3
    54 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Approval workflow9.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment8.149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    8.8
    59 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    View and generate pay and benefit information8.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.359 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history9.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Ratings
    Report builder9.154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.854 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    7.8
    33 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Corporate goal setting8.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
    6.9
    50 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Skyward Student Management Suite
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    Performance plans8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans1.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.847 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.849 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.842 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of HiBob and Skyward Student Management Suite
    Feature
    HiBob
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    Ratings
    Skyward Student Management Suite
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings3.12 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
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    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    8.6
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiBobSkyward Student Management Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Skyward
    There is nothing specific that I would say sets it apart from any other LMS, but once you are used to the user interface and various features, it does everything that is needed and integrates well enough with other software to function. Probably isn't necessary in a smaller setting, but for multiple building districts, it is certainly robust enough to handle data collection and storage.
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    Pros
    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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    Skyward
    • Flexibility. This multitude of fields available makes it easy to capture data the way we want or need to.
    • Quick response to trouble tickets. The company strives to reach out to the customer within an hour and start the process of resolution.
    • User focused. Improvements to the system always look at how the end user experience can be enhanced.
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    Cons
    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.
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    Skyward
    • Confusion when it comes to student grades- sometimes there are two different letter grades for a student for what is posted as "TR1" and "PR1." How does a teacher know which of these grades will be posted to a student's report card? How does a teacher know what the student's actual grade is for a particular course?
    • Switching between the Educator Access Plus and Student Management tabs can be complicated, especially for those new to the system. Why can't everything be in one place?
    • I recognize that Skyward logs out after a certain period of inactivity to preserve privacy of users, but is there a way to change those settings so that Skyward does not log out as frequently? It is difficult to keep having to log back in completely again.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
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    Skyward
    It is the system I am most comfortable with, so having to learn a new system outweighs any problems I have with Skyward.
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    Usability
    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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    Skyward
    It takes some time to get used to navigating the features and layers, but once you know your way around it, it's pretty good.
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    Reliability and Availability
    HiBob
    Yes they are always there when we need them. Fast response time too.
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    Skyward
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    HiBob
    Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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    Skyward
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    Support Rating
    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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    Skyward
    Overall great job, issues were taken care of. People in support do care.
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    Online Training
    HiBob
    It was fast and easy to learn with the trainer. Their staff was great to work with.
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    Skyward
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    HiBob
    I really enjoyed the implementation being involved in a key piece of change management int he business was really exciting
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    Skyward
    Yes, I was part of the implementation team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Skyward
    I, personally, have not used other Student Management Systems, but having used Skyward, I do not necessarily feel any overwhelming desire to seek out the competitive software programs. Skyward does what it says it will and provides my school district with an easy and organized way to share and access all of the relevant student and family information we need. It serves it's purpose well and meets our needs.
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    Scalability
    HiBob
    It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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    Skyward
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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).
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    Skyward
    • Overall, Skyward has had a positive impact. One way is the student information that is shared and available to see. If I need to know something about a student’s academic history, Skyward has it.
    • Another way it has impacted our district is the way it has streamlined all of our payroll information. I can see check histories, different parts of my salary, and the year-end totals all in one place.
    • Skyward has also made a big impact on our district by making it easier to communicate with parents. All the parents’ contact information is available and email is even included in the program.
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