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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OrangeHRM

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AThe OrangeHRM platform is a cloud-based HR platform with features for employee management, PTO/leave, recruitment and time tracking. It is available free and open-source, or commercially with advanced features for employee training and career development.N/A

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Considered Both Products
    OrangeHRM
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.9
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of OrangeHRM and Slack
    Feature
    OrangeHRM
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    OrangeHRMSlack
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OrangeHRMSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OrangeHRM
    According to me, OrangeHRM is best suited for small to medium-sized organizations for [the] management of their employee's records and attendance/leave management. Also, [the] applicant tracking system is [a] very useful feature of this application. OrangeHRM needs to add more features in order to cater requirements of a large-scale organization. Payroll management, learning management, and grievance handling features should be added or improved.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    OrangeHRM
    • Payment process
    • Attendance management
    • Personal information management
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    OrangeHRM
    • Payroll management can be added
    • Learning management system needs to be improved
    • Grievance handling feature should be added
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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    Performance
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    OrangeHRM
    Bamboo HR is not as advance as OrangeHRM. Its more like self explanatory. Its very easy to use aswell.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    OrangeHRM
    • It has made HR department work [more] efficient
    • It has helped in creating paperless environment
    • Tracking and reporting for effective decision making
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    Incentivized
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