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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HRadvocate (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHRadvocate is a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform for the middle market, created by Neudesic, a technology services and software company. HRadvocate can either be licensed on-premises or subscribed to as SaaS. HRadvocate aims to enable organizations to streamline global HR processes and improve critical information workflows to better recruit, hire, retain and engage employees. Employees, managers and HR get real-time access to critical information and insights, anywhere, anytime.N/A

    SumTotal (legacy)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite included SumTotal (LMS), and was supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition. Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand in 2022, it is a legacy product, and Cornerstone recommends upgrading to their modern platform.N/A
    Pricing
    HRadvocate (discontinued)SumTotal (legacy)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HRadvocate (discontinued)SumTotal (legacy)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HRadvocate (discontinued)SumTotal (legacy)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    New hire portal10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools10.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Corporate goal setting10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Performance plans9.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans10.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.01 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Review reminders10.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Job Requisition Management10.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.01 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts10.01 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of HRadvocate (discontinued) and SumTotal (legacy)
    Feature
    HRadvocate (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HRadvocate (discontinued)SumTotal (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HRadvocate (discontinued)SumTotal (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It has 17 different features to help in [the] HR process. It helps management to keep track of the employees with a minimum workload. It also enhances the performance of Administrative staff. It increases motivation level while keeping live tracks.
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    Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Training & Skills
    • Performance Management.
    • Succession Management
    • Time and attendance.
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    • Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
    • Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
    • Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.
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    Cons
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    • It user friendly and easy to optimize onboarding process
    • The scalable platform helps optimize onboarding, talent management and HR processes
    • It performs very well in talent management and HR processes.
    • It has a huge beneficial for Administration
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    • Reporting
    • Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
    • Ability to fund pay cards immediately
    • Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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    I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
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    Support Rating
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    We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Advocate preferred because of its advance 17 features and its performance.
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    Discontinued Products
    When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • It increases the efficiency of administrative team.
    • Realtime monitoring helps employees to keep motivated.
    • Payouts system is very easy.
    • Easy to monitor attendance and leaves.
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    • Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
    • Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
    • Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
    • Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.
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    SumTotal (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.