LumApps vs. Small Improvements

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LumApps
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
LumApps is an Employee Experience Platform that engages every employee with personalized communications, regardless of location, and empowers them to do their best work by connecting them with the tools, people, and information they need to get the job done. Integrations with both Microsoft and Google enables employees to share knowledge, resources, and connect with each other. The employee experience platform aligns and engages digital workplaces, and enables…N/A
Small Improvements
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Performance Reviews & 360s Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through performance reviews and peer feedback. Customize the questions, define who participates, establish a cadence that suits an organization’s schedule, and run reviews for different departments at the same time. Ongoing Feedback Praise coworkers for a job well done and request feedback at any time from anyone. Prepare for…
$2
per user, per month
Pricing
LumAppsSmall Improvements
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Engagement and Retention Add-on
$2
per user, per month
Performance Starter Pack
$5
per user, per month
Feedback and Performance Suite
$7
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LumAppsSmall Improvements
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is upon request.We also offer volume discounts if you have over 200 employees! Please see the calculator on our pricing page to calculate your exact price.
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Features
LumAppsSmall Improvements
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Small Improvements
8.3
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Small Improvements
9.3
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
LumAppsSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(30 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(26 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(4 ratings)
Configurability
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LumAppsSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
LumApps
Suited for- It's a great one start shop for information. If you want your data all in one place and easy to access, you cannot beat LumApps for this. It's ease of placing pages across multiple sectors, menu navigation, and org chart integration are lovely. It showcases information and files very well with easy web page design that brings it all together. With only a little bit of training many people can use the product and create content. Less Appropriate- While great at what it does it is still a place to showcase information, not house it. It's not a replacement for Microsoft or Google regarding online file storage. It does not do the storage. It just makes files easy to access if your company houses them already. This same idea applies to Active Directory, it can do a lot of great customization of roles and allow/highlight information for people if they already have great data about people. It is a challenge if the backend data profiles of a person are not already syncing from other systems.
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Small Improvements
I'm honestly not sure why my company chose to use Small Improvements. We used Lattice before for the all the same use cases I mentioned here. The employee performance review feature might be a bit better in Small Improvements, but the goal-setting tool and the 1:1 tool are very weak. I may not have benefitted yet from all the features that Small Improvements have to offer, but so far it looks like a pretty basic HR tool with much better alternatives out there. If it's cheaper than the competition, that might be the only argument to go with it.
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Pros
LumApps
  • Offers simple addition of custom content types that give the ability to apply different access and distribution levels.
  • The HTML widget allows for the simple removal of WYSIWG tools to simplify the view for content contributors.
  • The ability to rearrange layouts is very simple.
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Small Improvements
  • Goal Tracking: Enables users to chart goals, track progress, and provide details about what they want/expect to achieve.
  • Praise Wall: A public place to post positive and encouraging comments about other employees.
  • 360 Reviews: Users can request and gain 1:1 feedback; this can be anonymous if desired.
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Cons
LumApps
  • The editing user interface is a bit wonky and occasionally glitchy.
  • The back-end options are not organized super well, which can make it confusing to find the right settings.
  • The customization options are somewhat limited without advanced CSS/dev skills, and the basic functions can be a bit challenging for some non-technical users.
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Small Improvements
  • Being able to edit projects more easily (and have a documented edit history) would be beneficial.
  • Possibly integrations with popular platforms (such as JIRA) to give expanded detail of project tracking.
  • Gantt charts would be a nice to have for a top level management view.
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Likelihood to Renew
LumApps
The tool is easy to use. Even without a dedicated product owner we feel confident using the system for our needs.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Usability
LumApps
If you are a content owner, you need to learn how to use the tools and this can be time-consuming and not simple. We rely on the support of our internal LumApps team to provide support and train us on the tools. But it is fairly convenient once you know how to use it correctly.
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Small Improvements
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
LumApps
Question and bug support are very helpful and quick. About the feature requests, we don’t have much visibility of the features that we suggested, or If they are going to implement some solutions or not.
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Small Improvements
The customer support is quick and thorough, they have access to our account to answers are tailored to our needs. They also have a good knowledge base and self-help site with some video tutorials and FAQs which saved us time as opposed to just calling or emailing support. For the times that we did reach out, it only took one response to get our issue resolved.
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Alternatives Considered
LumApps
Our organization selected LumApps for its customizability, integrations with the Google suite, Slack, etc., in addition to the customizable meta-data that would allow for a unique user experience for our global teams so that users in the Latin American region, for example, would no longer be inundated with content that did not apply to their region or market.
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Small Improvements
Lattice was able to link in with core OKRs whereas from my memory, Small Improvements didn't support this goal setting and tracking framework. While it was good for sentiment and management frameworks, it was unable to connect with the greater company vision as well as Lattice - that was the reason that we moved.
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Return on Investment
LumApps
  • after migration, it has reduced time for Internal Comms to create and publish content (for some content that we can import as a chart, like anniversary celebrations, we've been able to reduce the time from 4-6 hours down to about 15 minutes)
  • we haven't used long it enough to see ROI on other facets, but not having divisions create their own websites unbeknownst to anyone else is invaluable
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Small Improvements
  • Before we had Small Improvements, personal goal setting was completely disorganized. Some managers made sure it was done, likewise many did not.
  • Having past goals collected in one repository has been a blessing. I couldn't imagine not having Small Improvements or something comparable.
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ScreenShots

LumApps Screenshots

Screenshot of Example HomepageScreenshot of Example NewsCenterScreenshot of Example Mobile HomepageScreenshot of Example User ProfileScreenshot of Example Applauncher

Small Improvements Screenshots

Screenshot of Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through Performance ReviewsScreenshot of Decide whether or not you want manager to approve nominations for 360 FeedbackScreenshot of Share agenda items, meeting notes, and follow-up discussions with 1:1 MeetingsScreenshot of Create templated 1:1 meeting agendas for your managersScreenshot of Identify goals, set success measures, and track the results with ObjectivesScreenshot of Give public kudos to your colleagues with Praise