SentricHR (SentricWorkforce) vs. Slack

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SentricHR
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
SentricHR (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
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slack 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
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)Slack
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
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)Slack
Features
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)Slack
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
9.0
2 Ratings
10% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
10.0
2 Ratings
21% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
7.7
2 Ratings
6% 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 Product A and Product B
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 Product A and Product B
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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
9.3
2 Ratings
21% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
10.0
2 Ratings
23% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
6.0
1 Ratings
29% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
4.6
1 Ratings
53% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
4.8
1 Ratings
48% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
7.3
1 Ratings
6% 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
-
Ratings
Slack
7.9
625 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.7428 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.8361 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.1394 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4598 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.3605 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.4273 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
-
Ratings
Slack
8.8
633 Ratings
9% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.6632 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.8629 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings9.2617 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.1410 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8409 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 Product A and Product B
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)
-
Ratings
Slack
8.4
600 Ratings
5% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.2324 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.3538 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.5525 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.0426 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.3409 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3360 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings9.0452 Ratings
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User Ratings
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)Slack
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(626 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(25 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(248 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(68 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(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)
9.2
(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
SentricHR (SentricWorkforce)Slack
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 great for tracking commits to new coding projects. You can take parts of code that still need to be implemented later and easily search through the history of comments if there is something that goes wrong with a code commitment. It can be difficult for people that only like Teams to adjust to a new platform if you are using both to communicate.
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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
  • Huddles Run smoothly without any interferences.
  • Smooth individual calls quick and easy without any interruptions.
  • seamless notifications across multiple devices
  • The ability to easily tag a team member to urgently attend to a specific escalation.
  • Slack being user friendly and able to integrate easily with other platforms and apps.
  • How to easily open up different channels for different escalations and needs.
  • a safe direct messaging option.
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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!
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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
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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.
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Usability
Sentric
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
My rating was 7. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly features like channels, threads, and integrations make it excellent for team communication and onboarding. However, its usability is held back by the resource-intensive desktop app and cluttered feeling in large workspaces. The mobile app's performance and unreliable notifications have also been noted as weaknesses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Sentric
  • Not applicable for our business
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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.
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