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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HR Suite by HR Cloud

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ACore HR provides users with the ability to access employee information anywhere via the cloud. Users can also track and analyze employee pay and performance across the entire workforce.N/A

    Brassring

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ABrassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.N/A
    Pricing
    HR Suite by HR CloudBrassring
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HR Suite by HR CloudBrassring
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    HR Suite by HR CloudBrassring
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of HR Suite by HR Cloud and Brassring
    Feature
    HR Suite by HR Cloud
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Brassring
    7.5
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Job Requisition Management9.03 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.02 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.02 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.52 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.42 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.53 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.03 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HR Suite by HR CloudBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HR Suite by HR CloudBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HR CLOUD, INC
    Core HR is software that can so easily fit on any kind of HR management system. It has amazing features. In case of new recruitment applicant tracking, application management, approval process control, etc could easily solve with Core HR. It is very much suited for company records management. It is a complete database for current employees as well.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
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    Pros
    HR CLOUD, INC
    • Functioning is very easy and very much clear to the new users as well.
    • Detailed payroll structure of your compensation.
    • Salary slip is available for all the previous months as well.
    • Claiming of different allowances like phone bill, internet bill, shift allowance etc are very simple.
    • We can easily track the time and attendance.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
    • Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
    • Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
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    Cons
    HR CLOUD, INC
    • I would love the ability for reviews to be deleted.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
    • Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HR CLOUD, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
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    Usability
    HR CLOUD, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
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    Performance
    HR CLOUD, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Just slow for what we are doing here
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    Support Rating
    HR CLOUD, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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    Implementation Rating
    HR CLOUD, INC
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    We purchased an out of the box solution and that worked well for us.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HR CLOUD, INC
    The previous software I used was so limited in various core HR functions. On the other hand Core HR meets up our almost every requirement. And the very most reason to switch into Core HR is it has a free trail version for the users. That gives you much flexibility to check everything out properly
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
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    Return on Investment
    HR CLOUD, INC
    • We can see our all details here like salary statement.
    • Payroll information(complete breakup of you compensation).
    • Claim different allowances with this tool and track it as well.
    • Track your time and attendance here.
    • We can modify the shift plan here and change the WOs but it will go for approval to your manager.
    • The process of changing the WOs, regularization is little difficult.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa has assisted us in identifying top talent within our target market of applicants.
    • Kenexa may exclude potentially good associates that don't test well.
    • Kenexa clearly defines specific categories and general notes for training, development, & coaching of associates on areas of opportunity.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HR Suite by HR Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of an overview of HR Cloud's talent acquisition features.Screenshot of Workmates, the employee engagement platform, which is designed to foster team connection with internal communication tools, recognition features, and real-time feedback through polls and surveys.Screenshot of an example of the automated evaluations, 360º feedback, and self-assessments available for employee performance tracking. Customizable review cycles and reporting provide insights into performance and growth.Screenshot of an example of the approval processes and customizable policies.Screenshot of HR Cloud's People HRIS.