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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Agentforce Education

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce for Higher Ed combines the Salesforce Lightning Experience with HEDA (Higher Ed Data Architecture), providing a cloud platform supporting student management and engagement, admissions and academics, and other higher ed administrative support functions.N/A

    SurveyMonkey Apply

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/ASurveyMonkey Apply (formerly FluidReview) is designed to track grant and scholarship applications and emphasizes the organization of applications and tools to support their careful review, as well as a customizable workflow to ease the work of applicants, and a customizable dashboard to provide total visibility and sense of control for administrators.N/A
    Pricing
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
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    Pricing Offerings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
    Considered Multiple Products
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Salesforce
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Education
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    New hire portal9.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Education
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    Corporate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Education
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    Performance plans4.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting2.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans2.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking4.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow2.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions1.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency4.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting1.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Education
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    Create succession plans/pools6.33 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Education
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    Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.22 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.12 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.12 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.92 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.12 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.82 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions8.42 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.03 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.62 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Salesforce Agentforce Education and SurveyMonkey Apply
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    Salesforce Agentforce Education
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SurveyMonkey Apply
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    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management00 Ratings6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support00 Ratings4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    6.4
    (14 ratings)
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.0
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    Performance
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    User Testimonials
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolAgentforce EducationSurveyMonkey Apply
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Salesforce
    I would say it's suited for a higher ED or K through 12 use case. If you're tracking anyone who is a learner, I would say it's still applicable for non-degree learning experiences. So even if you don't have a four year degree granting institution, but if you're not doing education, that's probably where I would say it's not really for you. Right. There's other products, other verticals like nonprofit cloud or financial services cloud you'd want to look at.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    If you are looking for a software that let's you create online forms seamlessly and also minimizes your company's work flow then this is the correct way to go. It has allowed us to get accurate response and also has helped us save enough time compared to when we're still using other softwares.
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    Pros
    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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    Salesforce
    • Great use of integrating across all aspects of enrollment.
    • Easy to create tasks for counselors to remember to call prospective students and keep up to date on goals.
    • Reporting is fabulous inside of Salesforce.
    • All of the Apps in the App Exchange.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • SurveyMonkey Apply has the best customer service I've ever experienced in a company. They are easily accessible, super helpful and friendly, and they will work until they are able to find a solution.
    • The platform for building an application on SurveyMonkey Apply is simple for the user. It's set up with such a clean format that is appealing to the eye and incredibly user-friendly.
    • The application system also has a lot of flexibility, making it easy to customize your applications as needed.
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    Cons
    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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    Salesforce
    • I think the display of the cloud for students can seem a bit intimidating at first.
    • I do not know the depth in which some features could offer more, but organization is the most important in displaying the information for the user.
    • Other than the visual aspect I think Salesforce does an amazing job! I'd like to see this used more widely.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • An average administration may not have the technical capabilities to adapt and shape it for themselves. While SurveyMonkey Apply has an option for tech support for a price, it is not something always easy for the admin.
    • There is no way to cross reference users by Social Security Number or other identifier. In other words, a single applicant with multiple email addresses could potentially apply and receive benefits as the users are tied to email address not email address and SSN.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Salesforce
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
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    Usability
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Salesforce
    It can be extremely user friendly and customizable - if you have the skills to do that. There are features - like records related opening in sub tabs - that make work more efficient. There is a definitely a steep learning curve when it comes to becoming a salesforce admin though.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
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    Support Rating
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Salesforce
    People will respond on time even though Salesforce is such a large organization. This also includes various methods of getting support beyond just calling - they have dedicated reps, chat, chatter, etc that all make the experience more pleasant.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Salesforce
    Salesforce has many more options, functionality, and can provide real time dashboard reports from the homepage. Provides a quicker search functionality and merges all information for other areas of the company into a concise summary. Report functionality is very intuitive and with basic understanding, users can build their own graphs and dashboards to help visual important data.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    We think that Submittable is the top platform available and will continue to use it for our clients. The start-to-finish platform makes our workflow smarter and more efficient, leading to better decisions and bigger impact. We are always looking for new programs and when we landed on Submittable, we were sold.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Salesforce
    • Positive: Our entire company is more aligned because while still complying with FERPA, the right people have access to student records while also having the correct permissions.
    • Positive: we can integrate with our partners who also use Salesforce, while still complying with FERPA.
    • Negative: we've needed to hire a Salesforce Development team with multiple people to accurately customize the tool to work for us.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • Positive Impact: allowed us to move to a more virtual office, just in time for COVID's forcing all to work from home/remotely.
    • Negative Impact: made it much harder to capture all data we need to merge with all applicants since organization created.
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