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80 Ratings
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Based on 80 reviews and ratings
96 Ratings
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Based on 96 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Saba Cloud ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Onboarding, Performance and Goals, Performance Management, Succession Planning
Onboarding

8.2
Saba Cloud
82%

7.8
Saba TalentSpace
78%
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 2/3 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 2/3 features
New hire portal

6.9
69%
11 Ratings

7.7
77%
6 Ratings
Manager tracking tools

9.4
94%
18 Ratings

7.6
76%
8 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting

8.2
82%
22 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Performance and Goals

9.8
Saba Cloud
98%

5.1
Saba TalentSpace
51%
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 5/5 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 5/5 features
Corporate goal setting

9.9
99%
23 Ratings

3.5
35%
28 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting

9.9
99%
23 Ratings

3.6
36%
28 Ratings
Individual goal setting

9.9
99%
24 Ratings

7.2
72%
32 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility

9.4
94%
24 Ratings

4.9
49%
29 Ratings
Performance tracking

9.9
99%
23 Ratings

6.4
64%
32 Ratings
Performance Management

8.4
Saba Cloud
84%

6.1
Saba TalentSpace
61%
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 8/10 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 8/10 features
Performance plans

9.4
94%
20 Ratings

4.7
47%
28 Ratings
Plan weighting

7.5
75%
13 Ratings

8.7
87%
5 Ratings
Manager note taking

6.8
68%
14 Ratings

6.0
60%
12 Ratings
Performance improvement plans

8.9
89%
17 Ratings

3.6
36%
25 Ratings
Review status tracking

9.8
98%
18 Ratings

5.5
55%
30 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow

8.2
82%
14 Ratings

7.8
78%
5 Ratings
Review reminders

9.9
99%
17 Ratings

6.3
63%
32 Ratings
Workflow restrictions

6.6
66%
13 Ratings

8.1
81%
5 Ratings
Multiple review frequency

7.8
78%
14 Ratings

7.0
70%
24 Ratings
Reporting

9.4
94%
25 Ratings

3.1
31%
30 Ratings
Succession Planning

8.5
Saba Cloud
85%

7.8
Saba TalentSpace
78%
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 3/4 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 3/4 features
Create succession plans/pools

9.9
99%
12 Ratings

7.6
76%
3 Ratings
Candidate ranking

7.9
79%
11 Ratings

7.6
76%
3 Ratings
Candidate search

8.5
85%
11 Ratings

8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Candidate development

7.7
77%
12 Ratings

8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS

9.0
Saba Cloud
90%

Saba TalentSpace
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 14/14 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 14/14 features
Job Requisition Management

8.7
87%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Company Website Posting

8.6
86%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Publish to Social Media

9.1
91%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting

8.3
83%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Customized Application Form

8.6
86%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Resume Management

8.2
82%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention

9.0
90%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate Search

9.1
91%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Applicant Tracking

9.6
96%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Collaboration

9.0
90%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Email Templates

9.6
96%
6 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
User Permissions

9.0
90%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts

9.0
90%
7 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting

9.6
96%
8 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning Management

9.2
Saba Cloud
92%

Saba TalentSpace
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 11/11 features
Saba Cloud ranks higher in 11/11 features
Course authoring

7.0
70%
21 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Course catalog or library

9.3
93%
28 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Player/Portal

9.4
94%
25 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning content

9.8
98%
27 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile friendly

9.8
98%
22 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications

9.4
94%
27 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Assignments

8.1
81%
26 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Compliance management

9.4
94%
28 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning administration

9.4
94%
27 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics

9.4
94%
27 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Social learning

9.8
98%
19 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Saba Cloud is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
- Saba TalentSpace is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Implementation Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.8
Saba Cloud
98%
47 Ratings

4.4
Saba TalentSpace
44%
58 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

4.5
Saba Cloud
45%
5 Ratings

8.0
Saba TalentSpace
80%
11 Ratings
Usability

7.8
Saba Cloud
78%
11 Ratings

9.1
Saba TalentSpace
91%
4 Ratings
Support Rating

8.5
Saba Cloud
85%
24 Ratings

4.8
Saba TalentSpace
48%
20 Ratings
Online Training

Saba Cloud
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Saba TalentSpace
100%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

4.5
Saba Cloud
45%
3 Ratings

8.1
Saba TalentSpace
81%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Saba Cloud
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.

Verified User
Supervisor in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employeesSaba TalentSpace
I think it's a good platform for tracking and monitoring goals, feedback, and development. We don't use the 1:1 meeting feature, however, I can see how that would be valuable for many organizations. I do like that it is very customizable, however, that also presents problems in that sometimes forms and/or processes can be a bit challenging to create easily and quickly.
Sr. Training & Development Specialist
OrthoIndyHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Saba Cloud
- 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.
Sr. Organizational Development Consultant
Lake Michigan Credit UnionBanking, 1001-5000 employees
Saba TalentSpace
- 1:1 agendas are easy to create, add comments to and prompt excellent conversation flow on the topics that truly matter to the manager and the employee.
- The system can be easily customized to reflect your company's language and culture. We did this in several areas of the platform (goals, development, learning), and it made a world of difference in the understanding and adaptation of our users. One example is that in each learning module, we added 3 questions in the course description so that managers would be automatically prompted to ask to follow up / learning transfer questions when their employees enroll and take a learning course.
- Halogen support is outstanding. Any question I have had has been answered upon the first contact or within 24 hours.
Director of Talent Development
First BusinessFinancial Services, 201-500 employees
Cons
Saba Cloud
- 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.
Director of eLearning
Guitar CenterRetail, 10,001+ employees
Saba TalentSpace
- My organization does not use all of the functions/modules that Halogen offers, but I find that those modules still appear on the Halogen main page. I think a great area for improvement is to hide these functions so as not to confuse employees.

Verified User
Administrator in Human Resources
Entertainment Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Saba Cloud
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Saba TalentSpace
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Saba Cloud
Saba Cloud 4.5
Based on 5 answers
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.
Solutions Architect
NintexComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Saba TalentSpace
Saba TalentSpace 8.0
Based on 11 answers
Implementing a new system and process company wide is never an easy task. We moved so quickly in such a short period of time that we were able to learn quickly but also have the opportunity to improve the Halogen experience. We will more than likely will renew our use of Halogen as we already are seeing a small impact which hopefully in the long run will lead to a greater impact

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesUsability
Saba Cloud
Saba Cloud 7.8
Based on 11 answers
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.
Learning and Development Specialist
Washington University in St. LouisHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Saba TalentSpace
Saba TalentSpace 9.1
Based on 4 answers
Halogen is very intuitive and provides very clean work-space ... lots of white space and modern layouts. There is more than one way to accomplish your action, too!
Manager, Learning & Development
Builders Mutual Insurance CompanyInsurance, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Saba Cloud
Saba Cloud 8.5
Based on 24 answers
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.
Learning and Development Strategist
Brundage Management CompanyFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Saba TalentSpace
Saba TalentSpace 4.8
Based on 20 answers
We only purchased the appraisal module and without the other modules offered, you are really limited in what you can do and the process becomes much more involved with needing to maintain information across multiple platforms. We found that they charge for everything and call it "consulting." We poured so much money and time into a system that was just overkill for what we really needed.

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employeesOnline Training
Saba Cloud
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Saba TalentSpace
Saba TalentSpace 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It is very easy to use and I can do my own programming instead of paying a technician and waiting sometimes days for them to program the changes.
Executive Human Resources Profesional
Executive Human Resources Consultant for CPP, IncHuman Resources, 51-200 employees
Implementation Rating
Saba Cloud
Saba Cloud 4.5
Based on 3 answers
Was not involved with integration.
E-Learning Coordinator
Little Caesars Inc.Food & Beverages, 10,001+ employees
Saba TalentSpace
Saba TalentSpace 8.1
Based on 6 answers
Get to know your CAM - Customer Account Manager! They are a lifesaver! (Thanks Jorie Basque!)
Manager, Learning & Development
Builders Mutual Insurance CompanyInsurance, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
Saba Cloud
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.

Verified User
Administrator in Corporate
Retail Company, 10,001+ employeesSaba TalentSpace
I have used other systems in the past and I like that Halogen provides everything in one space. I would like to see a more developed way to report training, not in the LMS, but I think that for the most part that Halogen is a robust system that is superior to its competition.
Training and Development Consultant
Self-employedEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Saba Cloud
- 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.
LMS Administrator / Trainer
Barber National InstituteNon-profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees
Saba TalentSpace
- We are able to get our reviews done in a quicker amount of time. Instead of 4-8 weeks we were able to get it done under a month.
- Halogen has gotten better at given us a heads up when the system will be down. Most patches are done overnight so we can at least verify it was done, but their success rate of a patch not breaking something is not at 99%. So we do lose productivity when the system is down.
- The tool is easier to do so there are fewer questions from users outside the core team.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 5001-10,000 employees