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IXL Learning vs. PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IXL

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AIXL Learning is an educational technology company headquartered in San Mateo, that delivers an immersive e-learning content and digital curricula for students in all grades, in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Boasting over 12 million students already using IXL in the U.S., and over 100 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helps schools use technology to improve teaching and learning. From algebra to adverbs, molecules to maps, IXL’s content and…

    $299

    per year

    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A
    Pricing
    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Editions & Modules
    Math Pre-K to 12
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Language Arts Pre-K to 12
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Science Grades 2 to 8
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Social Studies Grades 2 to 8
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Spanish Level 1
    $299
    per year 25 students
    Schools & Districts level plan
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for bundled curricula and per student cost for larger student bodies / classroom sizes.—
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    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    IXL Learning
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of IXL Learning and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    IXL Learning
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of IXL Learning and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    IXL Learning
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of IXL Learning and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    IXL Learning
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of IXL Learning and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    IXL Learning
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of IXL Learning and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
    IXL Learning
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IXLPeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IXL Learning
    It is great for providing students extra resources and opportunities for practice. In this case, it is extremely well suited. Moreover, since every student is different, the dynamic adjustment allows students to work through more/less problems depending on their level of mastery which can help students pinpoint areas of issues to discuss in the class. It is less appropriate for settings where a student may struggle to teach themselves as this requires some level of independence on part of the user.
    Incentivized
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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    Pros
    IXL Learning
    • Aligned to standards
    • Progress monitoring
    • Rigorous practice
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
    • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
    • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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    Cons
    IXL Learning
    • Clearer explanation of scores
    • When scoring - what are they comparing the range to?
    • Make the platform more entertaining for younger audiences.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
    • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IXL Learning
    No answers on this topic
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IXL Learning
    IXL is the best for easy to find practice for math standards. Freckle has more in depth features and integrates with other Renaissance products well, but can be hard to learn or use. Prodigy is a fun math game platform that works well for extra student practice or learning, but isn't as targeted as IXL
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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    Return on Investment
    IXL Learning
    • It has allowed our students to be remediated or enriched on a much easier basis without having to come up with ideas for them.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
    • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
    • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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