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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PeopleFluent

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    PeopleFluent includes modules for recruiting, performance management, compensation, learning, succession, and vendor management, as well as workforce planning and diversity. These modules can be purchased separately or bundled, and integrate with other HR systems.N/A

    PowerSchool SIS

    Score6.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The PowerSchool Student Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance, reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy a fully web-based SIS that is flexible, configurable, and scalable with real-time updates on any operating system, browser or device.N/A
    Pricing
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
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    PeopleFluent
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    10% above category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
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    Ratings
    New hire portal7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    11% above category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    6.5
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
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    Ratings
    Performance plans7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting4.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
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    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    9.5
    8 Ratings
    29% above category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
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    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    5.8
    2 Ratings
    19% below category average
    PowerSchool Student Information System
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    Ratings
    Course catalog or library6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of PeopleFluent and PowerSchool Student Information System
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    -
    Ratings
    PowerSchool Student Information System
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Online Registration Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Compliance Support00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (31 ratings)
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PeopleFluentPowerSchool SIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent has eliminated the use of paper reviews. It is also eliminated the use of scanning, emailing or interoffice mail. It is a great tool for communication and I highly recommend it. However, in some ways, the product can be improved. Some processes are tied to each other and could function in tandem. For example, while completing the self-review, the employee has to capture multi-raters. If self-review is submitted without listing multi-rater names then multi-rater review has to be captured separately on paper. In my opinion, these two processes can be different. Multi-raters should be added/removed/modified after submitting self-review.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    PowerSchool Student Information System is a cool software that can be highly recommended to anyone who is living in the educational management space. It is proven that this software can reduce your manual workload massively if you use it right. Plus it is really worth the price you pay. Especially if you are in the administrative field, this software will help you to minimize manual efforts put into student registrations, staffing recruitment, and main resource management processes.
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    Pros
    PeopleFluent
    • It was very easy to go through resumes, choose the people you wanted to interview and set up the interviews.
    • It is great at keeping track of people that have come through hiring process in the past so you do not waste time on those that have already been declined or are sent in by multiple vendors.
    • The handling of time sheets and expense reports is very easy to manage.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PowerSchool houses student or staff information that can be easily accessed by those teachers and administrators who need the information. This allows everyone to go to one place to access information.
    • Parents can view their child's grades at any time with their protected login on a parent portal. This allows teachers to keep parents informed and involved in their child's progress at school. When everyone works together it increases our students' chance for success.
    • PowerSchool offers videos to train new users. When we have new employees, the videos can be accessed at any time the employee needs as opposed to them waiting for someone to help them.
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    Cons
    PeopleFluent
    • The interface is a little confusing. I'm not sure if it's something that can be fixed in implementations, or if it's inherent to PeopleFluent, but there are almost too many tabs asking for too much information. A lot of it can be repetitive as well.
    • Changing your password/resetting your password seems to be nightmarish. It requires an organization ID as well as security questions, and forces you to reset your password far too often. I really dislike that feature.
    • Honestly, PeopleFluent itself looks pretty outdated. I feel as though the entire application really needs a facelift to be more current.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Does not consistently communicate with related software such as Illuminate for Special Education Students.
    • Drop down menus frequently refresh as data is entered which slows down the user's ability to enter information.
    • Icons are sometimes unclear and not easily understandable. Word labels for some items might be more effective.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent continues to develop an already high quality product and works to continually improve the user experience. The different modules integrate well, and the administrative functions are easy to understand and perform resulting in less time spent with KTLO functions. They provide world class customer service and work hard to keep you engaged as a customer.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We would be starting over at square one if we did not continue our PowerSchool subscription. We do not have a program in a place that would take its place.
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    Usability
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent seems to have all the functionality one would need, but it can be a bit overwhelming. Depending on the client implementation, it can be downright confusing and not intuitive. My 6 rating comes from the fact that it seems like the system can be configured to actually be confusing and not make sense. I think a VMS should be set up not to allow a customer to configure it in such a way as to not really work, or to allow users to circumvent steps. I also really don't like the "organization key" that needs to be entered every time you log in. Why is a login and password good enough for 99% of the systems out there, but PeopleFluent requires an extra field?
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Great features, but it can feel very cumbersome at times
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    Support Rating
    PeopleFluent
    I would rate this ATS system a 9 as there's some room for improvement as mentioned prior. I really love the design and its functionality buttons and the way I can integrate it with other systems. I would really love to see a more detailed reporting metrics long with super candidate filters when searching profiles.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Overall, I have not had to use support for PowerSchool Student Information System because our school district gives us training in each area in which we will be utilizing PowerSchool Student Information System. In terms of in-user support, I feel that there is mild to moderate user support that is built into PowerSchool SIS.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PeopleFluent
    Its great, its very versatile and stacks up very well against the competition. In terms of usability and ease of use, anyone can quickly learn how to use PeopleFluent. Again, the faults against the system would be when a client who is running the tool customizes it to their liking. Not to mention it's a very popular tool that i have had the pleasure of working in twice now with two different organizations.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I have heard good things for Infinite Campus and Skyward. I would [evaluate] each of them and see what fits your needs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and so picking the right one for your needs is important. PowerSchool [Student Information System] does have some great features, but lacks some fundamental reports and functions to make it top notch.
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    Return on Investment
    PeopleFluent
    • I do believe that goal setting and the workflow of following up, going through the process yearly is as good as you make it. If you set good goals, or help your team make good goals then the experience can go well. Otherwise it's just another thing that an employee is doing to make their manager happy.
    • I am not sure the cost of the product, but if it is really expensive I am not sure that we are getting fully what we should be for what the product offers. Make sure you are using what is offered.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • It has created shortcuts for all staff members, saving us time.
    • In creating shortcuts and combining many different systems into one, it is saving our school money.
    • It has created a safety net for teachers because grades and student information is stored electronically, which means teachers not having to worry about losing or misplacing their grade books.
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    ScreenShots

    PeopleFluent Screenshots

    Screenshot of PeopleFluent Talent Management DashboardScreenshot of Recruiting DashboardScreenshot of Compensation DashboardScreenshot of Performance DashboardScreenshot of Analytics Dashboard

    PowerSchool SIS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Student attendanceScreenshot of Standards-based gradingScreenshot of At-risk dashboardScreenshot of Parent view of student schedule