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    Saba Cloud (legacy)

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Saba Cloud was a talent management suite that included performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting.N/A
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    Saba Cloud (legacy)
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    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud is more configurable. In SuccessFactors, the configurations on the home page is very limited. However, in saba cloud we can configure the entire home page as per the company requirement. SuccessFactors is indeed a great product but when it comes to UI, it is not very …
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud allowed a much more intuitive learner experience and the ability to build solid curricula and certification programs. ADP was very ridig and siloed while Saba Cloud has allowed us to continually evolve how we do things in our learning environment.
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud is far and away superior and the merger with Cornerstone just dominates the market. They also have quarterly improvements and agile development to respond to the community of users, always improving the experience. Just about anything you could want to do in an LMS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud is becoming more and more popular because it is so adaptable to the many different workforces. It is user-friendly and does not intimidate those not sure of technology. It has an app that allows you to take the recruitment on the road which is great for trainers and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Unfortunately, I am not [really] sure how to answer this question. This is out of my scope of work to make the decisions around which tool we use. I do support this tool and I am pleased with the features that it has and I think we plan to continue to work with it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Previously we were authoring training and posting on our employee portal with no real feedback or analytics.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    I did not look into any other products. Saba Cloud was the first one I saw and I was impressed so I went with it. Saba Cloud is robust and very detailed so I think it can handle what people are looking for in the Learning Management System. There are probably even more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud offered more abilities and better response time to issues and improvements to the platform. We are able to provide a seamless, easy to use, LMS for our customers, which improves the usage of our training program. The user-friendly and customizable homepage has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    I believe we selected Saba because of the promise of seamless integration with Workday, a cloud service, and cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud was a better fit for our company's size and budget.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    For what we receive from Saba LMS, compared to the cost of others that we evaluated, it is the best value for the needs that we have. The ease of use of the system, once implemented, is by far better than the other LMS systems we evaluated. Each year we look at other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    As I mentioned earlier, I was one of the many volunteers who undertook the sandbox activity to choose between Saba and Cornerstone for the LMS. The reason why Saba was chosen as a hands-down favorite was because of its user-friendliness and the ease of usage. Other factors …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba Cloud has a more straightforward user interface than Cornerstone OnDemand, but the simplicity is not always a benefit. We moved from SilkRoad because of its lack of features. Saba Cloud has a more features than SilkRoad, but fails to make those feature accessible in an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    As an LMS, it has everything that its competitors offer. The integration capability at a great price made the decision easy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba is by far the best LMS on the market. It was one of the first cloud-based systems and have had experience with multiple LMS systems before the Saba platform was even launched. For the size that Saba can handle the price although a little bit more expensive can do pretty …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    We shopped Cornerstone OnDemand and Saba. The customer support during the review process was hands-down better at Saba than COD. Saba was responsive to our questions and listened to our needs before responding to how they could help us meet them. Although they did keep in touch …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    SAP SuccessFactors was the first LMS platform that I have ever used. The main difference I saw right away between the two platforms is how Saba allows the customer to customize their home page very thoroughly. I think that this is a great feature! SuccessFactors did not have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    The integrated Saba Meeting component and reduced cost vs sumtotal were very important to us.
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Way way more options built into the LMS.
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    I have primarily used the cloud learning platform of Saba and its related subsidiaries. During the evaluation, we compared Saba with another service provider. Among the many pilot users of my company, Saba got a quite good score, which helped us to go ahead with recommending …
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    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    I was not part of the process to select Saba, but based on team feedback, we went with Saba mainly because of its capabilities in reporting and analytics. We also chose to use it due to its learning environment capabilities and the potential for growth that the system has in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Saba has a competitive LMS with both Brightspace and Canvas. It offers class and course management that is easy to use. It out classes the others by its use of assessment tools and analytics. Where Saba excels is in its talent management system. Being able to track users and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Each of the other platforms we used or researched had their own specialities. Some were excellent for specific uses. We wanted a tool that had a more comprehensive package though with performance, compensation and succession planning. This way the tool could grow with us. Given …
    Incentivized
    Chose Saba Cloud (legacy)
    I would use Saba over the previous program.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.9
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    New hire portal7.511 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.019 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.223 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.7
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Corporate goal setting8.224 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.025 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.026 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.525 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.025 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans8.022 Ratings
    Plan weighting6.514 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.016 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.218 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.919 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.415 Ratings
    Review reminders8.018 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions6.414 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.016 Ratings
    Reporting7.027 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    7.5
    14 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools8.013 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.312 Ratings
    Candidate search7.412 Ratings
    Candidate development7.313 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.75 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.35 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.54 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.04 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.34 Ratings
    Resume Management7.64 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.15 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.55 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.25 Ratings
    Collaboration9.15 Ratings
    Email Templates9.26 Ratings
    User Permissions9.15 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.17 Ratings
    Reporting9.28 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Feature
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    8.9
    31 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Course authoring9.024 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.030 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.628 Ratings
    Learning content9.029 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.025 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.630 Ratings
    Assignments9.629 Ratings
    Compliance management9.030 Ratings
    Learning administration8.830 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.830 Ratings
    Social learning8.021 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Saba Cloud (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Our organization uses Saba Cloud primarily to manage all types of learning systems or staff training empirically. In addition, it provides us with a quick test-based follow-up to the trainees. We use Saba Cloud to train our clientele in a professional manner with respect to our worldwide online service. With this tool we are able to enhance the customer experience with the organization. Similarly, our organization uses Saba Cloud to monitor the performance and effectiveness of our employees and customers after having access to all the information provided by the application to subsequently make learning and development reports.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Skills Management - Saba has allowed us to set specific expectations for employees based upon their role, and this has clarified the skill requirements for employees.
    • Goal Management - With Saba, managers can easily create goals aligned up to senior leadership, and then work with their direct reports to create supporting goals.
    • Learning Management - Using Saba's built-in Smart Lists, assigning compliance training is a simple process that used to be a challenge in our former LMS.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Saba continues to improve their reporting and analytics. While it is much improved over previous versions, it can be improved.
    • Release Notes for system updates need to be delivered to admins farther in advance of the update in order to prepare properly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Typically customers that acquire a Saba solution rarely move away. There are reasons and "legends" behind this. The investment is significant. Time and money are required to make the engine go smoothly. But once it runs at full capacity, it doesn't stop! Professional Services are extremely competent and able to close implementation gaps quickly.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    As someone who creates classes and is also a learning administrator in the system, I have run into some issues with the system's capabilities for my needs. I am not a fan of having to use Adobe Captivate to download a PowerPoint presentation into the system, as my training sessions are much more than a glorified PowerPoint. Our organization has yet to turn on Saba Meetings, which may help with these limitations.
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    Support Rating
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    For the times that we have used the support provided by Saba, it has been a very pleasurable experience for our department. Part of our package with Saba includes a specified number of hours of "training" time with Saba. During these meetings, we have shared our desires of the product and the support personnel have either shown us how to accomplish our task or they have taken our requests to their developers to look at future enhancements. Overall, very pleased with the support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Was not involved with integration.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    We had extensive reviews with a plan of what we needed and must have out of the system, including custom learning paths and tracking inside our HRIS system to grant permissions and positions based on completed learning certifications and courses. We weighed each option and chose based on the one that met the most of the must-haves.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • This may seem small but with 90% of our workforce not at our main facility just the fact that since July 1, 2021, we have had over 18,956 compliance-related training completed by our staff. Do the math the ROI is wonderful.
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    ScreenShots

    Saba Cloud (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational Planning