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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PerformYard

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APerformYard, headquartered in Arlington, VA, providesperformance management software aimed at providing features for HR and a simple employee experience. It offers HR teams tools to build out any performance management strategy so employees get a streamlined experience so they can focus on quality feedback and effective performance discussions.N/A

    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartRecruiters was acquired by SAP in late 2025, and its functionality will be integrated into SAP SuccessFactors HCM. Check out the Sap SuccessFactors HCM listing for the latest updates.N/A
    Pricing
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $5-$15
    per month (billed annually) per employee
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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    Community Pulse
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Considered Both Products
    PerformYard
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PerformYard and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    PerformYard
    9.4
    30 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting8.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.929 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.930 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PerformYard and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    PerformYard
    8.8
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Performance plans9.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions7.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PerformYard and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings5.6119 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.9126 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.9119 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.7105 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (39 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PerformYardSmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PerformYard
    Perform Yard is best suited for business managers to monitor the performance of their employees, set and review goals as well as implement performance improvement plans. It’s not so ideal for small groups. The precise questions asked of the employees makes it perfect for the responses to paint the overall picture of the progress and production of the employee, and helps supervisors really gauge the output from their employees. Overall, it is a great tool to utilize for monitoring employees progress, as well as evaluate the employee at your end to assist with setting goals for the new year.
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    SAP
    SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    PerformYard
    • Customer Service! The service support is unmatched compared to other vendors! Our rep is nothing short of amazing with her timeliness, helpfulness, and ability to navigate the issues we encounter!
    • Streamlining automated reviews - Effortlessly send out a whole years reviews in one sitting!
    • Auto updating from our HRIS system - Automated SFTP integration with our HRIS system to auto update employee fields and keep the system up to date with less manual process!
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
    • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
    • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    PerformYard
    • Don't really need to have multiple team member selection options in the dashboard. Would be more efficient to drill down from the team member selected rather than have to scroll through the list amongst all other team members data files.
    • Would be nice if contributors could also opine as to the perceived level of performance for the person they are commenting on, i.e., unsat, sat, excellent.
    • Those are my only issues at this time.
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    SAP
    • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
    • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
    • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PerformYard
    It has been excellent among the employees. It is a great way to keep up with the tasks and goals throughout the year. Manager/employee communication can increase with this program. It is very easy to use and understand. Navigation can be a bit tricky but the overall ease of going through it is splendid.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    PerformYard
    Everything is very easy to understand except more training is needed on how to use the reporting feature. You are assigned an account manager who walks you through every step of the process when you sign on to use PerformYard.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    PerformYard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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    Performance
    PerformYard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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    Support Rating
    PerformYard
    The support from PerformYard is unmatched when compared to other systems I have worked with. Not to say that the support personnel always have an immediate answer, but they are so committed to solution and timeliness that it is not long before we are able to work through any issues. Emails are quickly returned for ease of access, and they never fail to offer to hop on a call and visually walk through something if that may help the issue!
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    SAP
    Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    PerformYard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Quick and easy to learn.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    PerformYard
    Training for PerformYard was fantastic and very easy to understand! I highly recommend this product to any company. It is super helpful for communicating with staff, for keeping track of your goals, tasks and reviews for the current (or past) year. Definitely get online training for implementation. You won't regret it!
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    PerformYard
    Our Human Resources department handled the implementation of PerformYard and they did a fantastic job. A tutorial was sent out via email to all employees with a requirement of viewing it. In additionto that, a ZOOM session was scheduled so that any questions or concerns could be answered after viewing the tutorial.
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    SAP
    It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PerformYard
    Well i cant really describe how PerformYard stacks up against them because there is no comparison here. PerformYard as blown these of the water no doubt about it. with everything from customer service to ease of use of the platforms. hands down PerformYard is the goto service for our company.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    PerformYard
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    No explanation really, just a great product.
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    Return on Investment
    PerformYard
    • It has encouraged me to actually complete goals rather than "almost" complete them because I want to be able to check off the box.
    • Sometimes it's difficult to track goals without clear metrics, however, this might be a positive thing because it encourages the user to create metric-based goals.
    • One positive impact is the impact this program has on extrinsically motivated employees.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
    Incentivized
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