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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

    Veracross

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVeracross is a student information system and has several modules, including Admission, Academics, Development, etc. all sharing a single database.N/A
    Pricing
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    Considered Both Products
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Veracross
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    Ratings
    New hire portal9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Veracross
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    Corporate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Veracross
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    Performance plans4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Veracross
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    Create succession plans/pools6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
    Feature
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Veracross
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    Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool and Veracross
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    Ratings
    Veracross
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Online Registration Management00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Compliance Support00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from PowerschoolVeracross
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Veracross
    Veracross is software that can be highly recommended to anyone in the education industry. Veracross offers a breadth of services varying from administration to student-parent communication. The unique abilities that Veracross offers such as email reminders, attendance management, billing, and payment processing, and attendance tracking have made my job as an administrative support manager so much easier and more productive here at Teachables.
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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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    Veracross
    • mobile-friendly portal for staffulty, parents, and students
    • built-in or easy-to-configure integration with other systems (for example, RankOne and Naviance)
    • targeted messaging based on data within the system
    • "where is student now?" is one-click away
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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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    Veracross
    • Normally it has everything I need for my work, today I was able to make a video call and chat from my cell phone and this adds more positive points to Veracross.
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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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    Veracross
    We will continue to use Veracross for the simple fact that we have one database across all of the departments in our school. Veracross continues to listen to customer feedback and improve and enhance the system.
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    Support Rating
    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Veracross
    LOVE the Technical Response Team - the first line of help at Veracross. I can quickly submit a ticket and receive a response knowing that they have looked in our system and know what we are trying to do! Our account manager is also amazing! So nice to have a person within the company who knows our school and our needs!
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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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    Veracross
    Veracross has better built-in integrations with other platforms/systems. IT is much simpler and easy to use. It keeps records in a much simpler way and can be accessed through different modes of reporting. It is very easy to keep track of the progress in any training, project, or assignment with Veracross.
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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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    Veracross
    • Not sure, but our school has been using it for years, so it must be worth it. Veracross is good about updating and adding features.
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