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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SentricHR

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASentricHR (formerly SentricWorkForce) is a general HRIS platform that also provides payroll, tax filing, time and attendance, capabilities via a cloud-based system, from Sentric in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.N/A

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    SentricHRSlack
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SentricHRSlack
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
    SentricHRSlack
    Considered Both Products
    Sentric
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    SentricHRSlack
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    6.4
    2 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    4.6
    1 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    4.8
    1 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Slack
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) and Slack
    Feature
    SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SentricHRSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SentricHRSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sentric
    SentricHR works well with unusual situations in payroll - they understood that our payroll is not just a basic hourly/salaried situation and were able to create codes and functions to work with our exact needs.
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    Sentric
    • Open Enrollment lets employees view and select the benefit they want for the following plan year. Sentric is easy to use and lets us in HR link their selection to their payroll records.
    • Sentric allows HR and the employee to view their paychecks. They can look at one, or many at a time.
    • When someone applies for a job via Sentric, their candidate records carry through to their employee record after we hire the person.
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    Sentric
    • Make it easier to determine which report works best for our needs
    • Have the ability to create a custom report for specific instances
    • Other than that, they're perfect!
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Sentric
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sentric
    I haven't explored the other systems in great detail. IFS didn't appear as "user-friendly". Taleo seemed to not have the capabilities Sentric did.
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Sentric
    • Not applicable for our business
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
    Incentivized
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