Vista® is a human resource, benefits, payroll, recruiting, and self-service software. Functional elements include recruitment, staffing, position and training management, compliance, and performance and compensation.
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Sitetracker
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Sitetracker is a project management application focusing on managing and reporting features for large or high-volume distributed projects involving disparate sites and personnel, from the company of the same name in Palo Alto, California.
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PDS Vista
Sitetracker
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PDS Vista
Sitetracker
Free Trial
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No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
License pricing is based on the number of full and part-time active employees within bands (e.g. 751-1,000). SaaS pricing is based on PEPM.
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Community Pulse
PDS Vista
Sitetracker
Features
PDS Vista
Sitetracker
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
1.9
19 Ratings
124% below category average
Sitetracker
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Ratings
Employee demographic data
1.018 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employment history
1.019 Ratings
00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
1.015 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
1.013 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organizational charting
3.014 Ratings
00 Ratings
Organization and location management
3.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
3.012 Ratings
00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
3.2
19 Ratings
87% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Pay calculation
3.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
1.010 Ratings
00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
4.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
1.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Direct deposit files
4.018 Ratings
00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
1.014 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reimbursement management
8.25 Ratings
00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
1.0
14 Ratings
156% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Approval workflow
1.08 Ratings
00 Ratings
Balance details
1.014 Ratings
00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
1.013 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
2.0
18 Ratings
122% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information
4.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Update personal information
1.015 Ratings
00 Ratings
View company policy documentation
3.09 Ratings
00 Ratings
Employee recognition
1.06 Ratings
00 Ratings
View job history
1.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
7.3
7 Ratings
10% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets
7.37 Ratings
00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
2.0
17 Ratings
116% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Report builder
2.015 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pre-built reports
2.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
2.014 Ratings
00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
1.0
2 Ratings
155% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
New hire portal
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
1.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
2.8
3 Ratings
97% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting
1.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Individual goal setting
1.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance tracking
6.42 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
1.0
5 Ratings
155% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Performance plans
1.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Review status tracking
1.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Review reminders
1.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
1.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
2.3
2 Ratings
109% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools
3.61 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate ranking
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate search
1.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Candidate development
3.61 Ratings
00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
1.4
4 Ratings
139% below category average
Sitetracker
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management
1.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Company Website Posting
1.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
1.92 Ratings
00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
1.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
2.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
PDS Vista
-
Ratings
Sitetracker
9.4
6 Ratings
19% above category average
Task Management
00 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Resource Management
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Gantt Charts
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Scheduling
00 Ratings
9.35 Ratings
Workflow Automation
00 Ratings
9.35 Ratings
Team Collaboration
00 Ratings
9.46 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
00 Ratings
9.34 Ratings
Document Management
00 Ratings
9.26 Ratings
Email integration
00 Ratings
9.85 Ratings
Mobile Access
00 Ratings
8.85 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
00 Ratings
9.14 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
00 Ratings
9.55 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
As Vista HRMS is fully customizable to suit your needs, a company should determine if they have a current employee who can do the work themselves otherwise they will need to consider the additional cost of asking PDS to do the customizations for them. There are additional modules that we aren't currently making use of, but each company should learn about the functionality of each of them as some may be more beneficial than others. When gathering your questions, ask all potential users of the system what they would want to see in an HRMS. We did so before selecting Vista HRMS and we got pages and pages of questions and comments and made sure that each item was addressed beforehand and was something that we would be able to incorporate into the system. You have the option of taking the system in house or being a hosted client. Make sure you figure out what resources your IT department has available. If you have a dedicated administrator who will do all the upgrades and enhancements great, otherwise you may need PDS to help out and having PDS host may be a better option
So Sitetracker is a future-proof cloud platform built on Salesforce to benefit from smarter document management, machine learning, enterprise-grade security, and more. And that's how it has made the ecosystem quite complete by introducing various feature sets for the construction process, and it has included AI Reports and Insights which are really helpful. The overall product engineering is an absolute treat for all the users, as most of the features are built keeping the target audience in mind.
Vista HRMS is very flexible, it does everything we need for HR, benefits and payroll. It’s user-friendly and intuitive to use, when we roll out new self-service items our employees have no problems and require minimal training or documentation.
PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are usually addressed within a few days. We were upgrading our production servers to Windows 2012 over a weekend and a key person in our organization was on leave. When we checked with PDS to see what cost would be involved if we needed their help, they said it was included in our regular maintenance, no extra cost.
The PDS User’s Conference is an excellent learning opportunity for training on everything Vista does, including using Crystal Reports for custom reporting. You also get to meet and talk to the executive and development staff and have direct input into the future product development.
Typical of any system built for the unknown requirements of hundreds or thousands of customers with varying needs, PDS sometimes doesn't fit our processes precisely out of the box. However, this con is far outweighed by the ability to configure and customize the system.
The most significant pet peeve of our users is the necessity for so many clicks to navigate between different areas or the system or to review applicants. These items are being addressed based on feedback from the user community in an upcoming release.
So the availability of the platform should be more, i.e. it should give support for desktop, android and iOs apps with smartwatch widget support also
The AI generated reports can be bit drilled down and made more user friendly as there are a lot of data so it can easily be quite wholesome for someone new.
The overall speed of the application can be improved and it should have data centers in different regions too for faster delivery of services.
I feel so invested in Vista HRMS that I don't really want to try other options. I know we as an organization are not using this product to it's full potential and that is just due to us lacking the resources to be able to invest the time into breaking it apart and making it work to the best ability for us. The system works great as is, but there are a lot of implementations we can put into place to help us out even more. For example, we would love to start using Workflow to create more efficiencies. I personally have a very good relationship with our hosted vendor who supports Vista HRMS and can help me with any issues and concerns, this is a big part of the reason that I would renew with this product and continue to be an advocate for Vista HRMS.
In my line of work, PDS Vista doesn't fit. I recruit and manager talent pipelines, as well as all onboarding aspects of 11 companies. I spend more hours getting data configured and searching for information within this software than I spend with my candidates. Theres an abundance duplication, and there isn't a single stream of information shared across screens. I have to input the SAME details into several screens for them to match up. Nothing is intuitive, and its certainly not end user friendly
PDS has excellent customer service and support. We get answers to the majority of our questions and problems quickly, within the day that we call. More complex issues that may require PDS’ technical support are usually addressed within a few days
Ask lots of questions, ensure you fully understand the functionality (particularly history records) and train, train, train the users for correct and complete utilization of the system.
I've used Peoplesoft HCM in the past. The products have some similarities, but they are marketed to different sized companies, so it's a bit of apples to oranges. Peoplesoft was very complex and challenging to manage and support. Vista HRMS should require fewer technical resources and still provide robust features for HR and Payroll. We selected Vista HRMS because it met the majority of our requirements and was priced to enable us to purchase and implement it within our budget. Also, it's an integrated system (although not truly one system when you count Vista Time) which is an improvement over our current state.
Better use case scenarios, better industry experience and better leverage on task and document Management. Integrated seamlessly with our ERP system (Oracle) for budget, costs tracking and forecasting of project phases and the overall project as well.
Positive impact would definitely be self-service for both employees and managers to view and update selected data.
Through some analytics our managers are able to track turnover for their site/department by many criteria (length of service, reason, etc) and can view a number of other analytical reports such as headcount and demographics which help them to make informed decisions about their department.