Sapling by Kallidus vs. Paycom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sapling by Kallidus
Score 10.0 out of 10
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A suite of HR and L&D software that supports the entire employee lifecycle. It offers functionality to support onboarding and upskilling, performance reviews and employee farewells, and boasts over 2 million users worldwide. Sapling provides onboarding and offboarding experiences that aim to create a unique and engaging experience for employees, helping HR teams automate workflows, support data-driven decisions and be more strategic. The vendor states the platform is used by…N/A
Paycom
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Paycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
Pricing
Sapling by KallidusPaycom
Editions & Modules
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Sapling by KallidusPaycom
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Sapling by KallidusPaycom
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.7
3 Ratings
19% below category average
Paycom
8.0
437 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data7.93 Ratings8.9396 Ratings
Employment history3.42 Ratings7.9380 Ratings
Organizational charting7.13 Ratings7.4296 Ratings
Organization and location management8.33 Ratings7.9333 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.1383 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.8383 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.1319 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.4
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Paycom
8.4
394 Ratings
3% above category average
Approval workflow6.41 Ratings8.7375 Ratings
Balance details6.41 Ratings8.2375 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.4312 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
8.9
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Paycom
8.5
447 Ratings
3% above category average
Update personal information9.03 Ratings8.9443 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.93 Ratings8.0395 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.0440 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.5215 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.1355 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
7.5
2 Ratings
6% below category average
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
48% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.52 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.0
3 Ratings
23% below category average
Paycom
7.1
386 Ratings
6% below category average
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.03 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Report builder00 Ratings7.8380 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.7376 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
7.9
3 Ratings
1% below category average
Paycom
8.2
383 Ratings
3% above category average
New hire portal8.83 Ratings8.2380 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.03 Ratings8.1330 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.4
446 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.9433 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.4375 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.3433 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.3360 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.4245 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Paycom
6.2
221 Ratings
26% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.9205 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.8216 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.8
277 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.9256 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.6241 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.0249 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.9254 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.5227 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Paycom
8.2
41 Ratings
5% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.4
275 Ratings
4% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.5244 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.3240 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.8187 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.2222 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.2208 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.3249 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.3258 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sapling by KallidusPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(6 ratings)
8.0
(441 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(23 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(24 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(4 ratings)
9.1
(52 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sapling by KallidusPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
Kallidus
It's a good space to have a high level overview of the organization (especially Org view). Places for improvement include extra levels of complexity when you need to click on the person and you are navigated to the pop-up that is hard to use and only one pop up can be used at a time. I wish there wasn't so much of clicking in and clicking out.
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Paycom
It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
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Pros
Kallidus
  • Very customizable. Very easy to create new workflows and tasks to meet the unique needs of your organization.
  • The system is easy to navigate, so minimal training is needed for users.
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Paycom
  • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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Cons
Kallidus
  • Deeper data management/review - dashboard experience could be better and deeper
  • Ability to drill into reports within the tool- right now it takes you out to a sheet to view
  • Org planning/org chart sharing
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Paycom
  • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
  • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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Likelihood to Renew
Kallidus
It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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Paycom
Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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Usability
Kallidus
To use this system you need to buy several add-ons. If add-ons do not fit your business model you will have to access platforms from different companies. The system is not easy to use for onboarding. Candidates cannot change and update settings. To use the system a person must click in the correct spots. If not it leads you someplace else. Then you have to start clicking all over again.
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Paycom
The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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Reliability and Availability
Kallidus
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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Performance
Kallidus
No answers on this topic
Paycom
Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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Support Rating
Kallidus
Sapling HR helps my HR team keep track of our personal information like contact information or t-shirt sizes (who doesn't like free shirts), as well as helping new hires onboard. I think it's super simple to use and keeps everything pretty nicely organized.
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Paycom
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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In-Person Training
Kallidus
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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Online Training
Kallidus
No answers on this topic
Paycom
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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Implementation Rating
Kallidus
If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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Paycom
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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Alternatives Considered
Kallidus
Sapling [HR] was our first and only HR automation platform. We ran a trial campaign with them and did not compare them to other vendors.
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Paycom
We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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Scalability
Kallidus
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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Return on Investment
Kallidus
  • We were able to get the system implemented very quickly, which was of great importance to us as we were undergoing rapid growth.
  • The system has helped us keep and stay organized and allowed team members to work collaboratively to get tasks done. Many of these tasks were previously managed with various spreadsheets and other trackers that were quickly becoming unmanageable.
  • Sapling has greatly decreased the time we needed to onboard and employee and has prevented many errors.
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Paycom
  • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
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Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.