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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Proliant

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AProliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A

    Sage CRM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sage CRM is an SMB-oriented CRM platform offered in both SaaS and on-premise editions. Unlike the Sage SalesLogix product, the SaaS version is a true multi-tenant offering. The platform offers excellent integration with Sage ERP and accounting products. It is also a good global solution and is available in many languages and is used by over 12,000 customers worldwide, with many customers in Europe.

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    Pricing
    ProliantSage CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage CRM (cloud)
    $45
    Per User per Month
    Sage CRM (on premise)
    $0
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ProliantSage CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Tiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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    Features
    ProliantSage CRM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration6.620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting5.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management7.117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    6.6
    21 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow4.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details7.920 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    8.7
    22 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    7.4
    12 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets7.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    8.6
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    7.2
    10 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    8.2
    13 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency8.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    7.2
    9 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    7.0
    14 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management6.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.917 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.113 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    14 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Proliant and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Proliant
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ProliantSage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (24 ratings)
    8.9
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ProliantSage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Proliant
    Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    as it is a very flexible software that can be adapted to any business model, other functions human resource management, manufacturing and supply chain planning, all these functions are housed in a highly technological interface. I liked this system because it made automating accounts payable so much easier.the control of the basic accounting of any type of company
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    Pros
    Proliant
    • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
    • [...] has also been really helpful
    • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
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    Sage
    • When in client profile, it is very intuitive, allowing you to easily transcribe notes in the clients profile.
    • Sage allows 3rd party plugins, so if you utilize a particular phone services or would like to import something as simple as google drive, its compatible.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Proliant
    • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
    • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
    • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
    • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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    Sage
    • Reliance on Apache Tomcat causes a lot of headaches. There are common issues trying to start up the server, resulting from Apache Tomcat misconfigurations, or Java. Some forum posts on Sage City address common issues, but digging into server logs seems to be an often occurrence.
    • Support is somewhat lacking, less user install base means error messages are sometimes hard to find quick answers for. Most of the knowledge found on the internet is in the Sage City forum.
    • Integration with Microsoft 365 causes you to have to turn off some security features. This will result in your 365 tenants running lower security standards than recommended, it may put you at risk for targeted attacks.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Proliant
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    There are really no other words to say, it is a very easy to use application that is more straightforward and has provided better results with the bulk of features that appeal to a very broad amount of users. There may be other CRM platforms out there that are more prevalent, but I have found them to be much more clunky and less intuitive than Sage CRM.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Proliant
    Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    Excellent integration with the most important social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to get leads. The mobile app is quite useful for speeding up the tasks at hand and not relying on the computer or being in the office to get them done.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Proliant
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Sage works very quickly based on the network you are using it on. It is internet based so if your network is slow, it will perform slowly. Reports seem to run reasonably fast, if there is too much information it is trying to populate that could slow it down a little. When Sage CRM is integrated with a Sage ERP product it doesn't tend to slow down either system at all
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    Support Rating
    Proliant
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Support team is really slow and they need to work on this really. Sometimes it takes days to resolve a simple query and there is no way to get it expedited. Rest the product is is amazing but the team should look into the costumer support and get it working
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    In-Person Training
    Proliant
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Most training would come after a upgrade. Otherwise we would self teach new employees. Training was with a Sage Software partner SWK technologies.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Proliant
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    The implementation and upgrades were rather quick and straight forward. Attempting to link Sage CRM with Sage 100 ERP however was a nightmare and will be avoided by us in the future due to numerous issues.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Proliant
    Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    Whilst SAGE CRM was selected around 10 years ago and we became a partner, the main contenders would have been at the time Sales Logix and MS CRM 4.0. However, we had extensive experience of the mid-market CRM's and decided on SAGE CRM since it had a clean, easy to understand interface and importantly offered both workflow automation and Self Service capability, all of which across both the Case and Sales and Marketing functionality was seamless and saved time. As it was pure browser based, access was from anywhere we wanted. In my view, SAGE CRM still stacks up well against all the other mid-market CRM systems and offers good value for money, but more importantly, it is an easy to operate and customisable solution which user like. Again, we can teach administration users very quickly to support and customise themselves since the admin. function are clear as well.
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    Return on Investment
    Proliant
    • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
    • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
    • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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    Sage
    • It is very affordable in pricing, compared to competitors
    • Lead management and convertion into prospects is also a very easy process
    • Lead capture from web pages should be available, and better ways to capture leads from tradeshows by uploading directly from scanned business cards
    Incentivized
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