Personio vs. SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Personio
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.N/A
SilkRoad Onboarding
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
SilkRoad Onboarding is a component of the SilkRoad Life Suite platform. It includes functionality for onboarding, including electronic offer support, retention during Mergers & Acquisitions, and offboarding personnel. It is optimized for enterprise organizations.N/A
Pricing
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
Considered Both Products
Personio
Chose Personio
Personio is much like Hibob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity.

Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its …
SilkRoad Onboarding
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
The overall system is comparable to other on-boarding systems. The interface is similar to others in the industry I have used or observed during industry events. Limitations with customization of user interface design and reporting requirements is the primary challenge …
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
We have previewed several onboarding platforms, but none has come close to the quality and flexibility of SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet). Prehire task management allows each department to do what they do best to prepare for the new hire's first day. Keys, computer access, and …
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
SilkRoad Onboarding knocks the ADP onboarding tools out of the park.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
RedCarpet had a seamless integration with our ATS and provided a great candidate experience.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
RedCarpet is the first electronic onboarding system I have used. We did get proposals from other companies, but RedCarpet is working very well for us and has achieved the streamlining of onboarding that we hoped it would.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
Redcarpet worked well when we first got it. We outgrew it and therefore moved on. I would say that if I could do it all over again - I would have set up the onboarding differently and then we would never have had to change. Cost was also an issue.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
I had only ever seen one other on-boarding tool before and this one had much better capabilities and a better Candidate Portal.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
RedCarpet is totally a better system to use then some of the other applicant tracking system that we currently use. It is more user friendly. The other system requires for the applicant to have certain browsers and operating systems to be able to begin their new hire paperwork. …
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
We originally selected SilkRoad's OpenHire applicant tracking system and purchased their RedCarpet onboarding system as a package. Though we evaluated other ATS products, no other onboarding products were analyzed.
Chose SilkRoad Onboarding
I have used People Services which is managed by the HRIS team. I do not know anything about how the back end works, but it seems to me more of a smoother process because it integrates with our other HR systems.
Features
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Personio
9.6
Ratings
17% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
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Employee demographic data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Personio
7.9
Ratings
3% below category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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Pay calculation9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Personio
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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Approval workflow10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Personio
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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View and generate pay and benefit information10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Personio
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Personio
10.0
Ratings
28% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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Report builder10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Personio
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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New hire portal9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Personio
9.0
Ratings
11% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Personio
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
Ratings
Performance plans10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Personio
5.5
Ratings
35% below category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Personio
8.7
Ratings
10% above category average
SilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
-
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Job Requisition Management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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7.0
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Usability
9.0
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7.0
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Availability
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
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7.1
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Implementation Rating
-
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4.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PersonioSilkRoad Onboarding (RedCarpet)
Likelihood to Recommend
This software could be of great help to many companies to keep an orderly manner and in the same control panel, all the management of their employees. Perfect for human resources departments that want to automate tedious tasks, with the guarantee that they will be well executed.
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I like the idea of RedCarpet. If it was fully functional for us, I really think it would be a great tool to use. However, the lack of response and the response time itself in tech support is definitely a downfall for our company
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Pros
  • Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
  • It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
  • Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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  • Red Carpet is very good for complex organizations as you can set up as many or as few workflows as needed.
  • It is a very flexible tool so it can be leveraged for all levels of role and be customized for your organizational structure.
  • Very stable system - no outages; maintenance downtime; etc.
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Cons
  • From administrative POV, there were indication that some integrations to salarysystems in other countries was lacking
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  • Maybe in the state tax forms when working and living in a different state, some auto populate fields when onboarding New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
  • Adding a task can be tricky as well. It is hard to locate the proper task you are looking for in the list. The list needs to be more user friendly.
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Usability
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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It takes a lot of training and reading up on the processes in order to use it, but once you've had a lot of trial and error, you figure out the system quickly. Once you put together a user guide specific for your company's use of the product, it's easier for new employees to use RedCarpet and understand the different functions within it.
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Support Rating
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Support is adequate. They are about the same, and the expected turn around time is acceptable in the industry standard. We have no complaints with customer support. The tracking system is good and allows for updates to issues, so there are generally no questions where the case may sit with engineering or application support.
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Implementation Rating
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SilkRoad's training/demo video was viewed well prior to beginning implementation. HR Team did not remember details and the video was not sufficient enough to understand all of the features within the system in order to communicate needs to the vendor/implementation expert. Implementation should have been walked through, step by step, by the vendor and each section of their required spreadsheet and the development of the portal should have been explained in depth.
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Alternatives Considered
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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The overall system is comparable to other on-boarding systems. The interface is similar to others in the industry I have used or observed during industry events. Limitations with customization of user interface design and reporting requirements is the primary challenge compared to others in the industry with similar features or function.
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Return on Investment
  • Significant acceleration of Time to Hire
  • Significantly improved management of Masterdata
  • Improvement of employee satisfaction
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  • Positive impact to ROI, we don't have hard numbers for overall but just in time spent on chasing paperwork I would say we save a minimum of 20 minutes per new hire and we hire 600+ people/year.
  • We save an unknown amount on properly completed I9 forms since the system doesn't let you make errors that were always common on paper forms.
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