HiBob vs. Zoho People

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HiBob
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
HiBob 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
Zoho People
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Zoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.
$1.25
per month
Pricing
HiBobZoho People
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential HR
$1.50 ($1.25)
monthly (annually)
Professional
$2.50 ($2.00)
monthly (annually)
Premium
$3.50 ($3.00)
monthly (annually)
Enterprise
$5.00 ($4.50)
monthly (annually)
People Plus
$10.00 ($9.00)
monthly (annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiBobZoho People
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HiBobZoho People
Features
HiBobZoho People
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
9.3
60 Ratings
14% above category average
Zoho People
9.0
10 Ratings
11% above category average
Employee demographic data10.058 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Employment history9.658 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.647 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.957 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.660 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.451 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
8.1
41 Ratings
0% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Pay calculation7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.119 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.834 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
8.4
54 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho People
10.0
10 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow9.054 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Balance details7.952 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.349 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
8.6
59 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoho People
10.0
10 Ratings
20% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.741 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.159 Ratings9.910 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.452 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Employee recognition7.345 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.356 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
7.7
56 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Report builder9.254 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.954 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
7.5
33 Ratings
7% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.731 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility6.525 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.531 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
6.6
50 Ratings
18% below category average
Zoho People
8.0
10 Ratings
1% above category average
Performance plans7.943 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Performance improvement plans2.034 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.349 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.442 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Zoho People
9.0
10 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
HiBob
-
Ratings
Zoho People
7.5
9 Ratings
2% below category average
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.59 Ratings
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HiBobZoho People
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
HiBobZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(61 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.1
(6 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(9 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 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
HiBobZoho People
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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Zoho
Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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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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Zoho
  • Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
  • Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
  • Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
  • Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
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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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Zoho
  • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
  • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
  • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
Because it is one of the best HRM software i have ever used and literally my experience with Zoho People is amazing and we are still using this software in our company to track employee records. Zoho People is perfectly fits on our organisation where employees is mandatory to run a health business. Thanks Zoho
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Performance
Hibob
Yes the system is fast and easy to use.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
Because Zoho is perfect in all aspects.
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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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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Scalability
Hibob
It is easy to use across the board for all departments in the company.
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Zoho
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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Zoho
  • For us, the time/attendance tracking function of Zoho People has done a lot to increase accountability for scheduling and attendance. Since we are a volunteer staff, scheduling can be difficult, and this has made it so much easier to quantify and track everyone's weekly time commitments.
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Zoho People Screenshots

Screenshot of Zoho People allows employees to manage their own records