SumTotal (legacy) vs. TribeHR (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SumTotal (legacy)
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite included SumTotal (LMS), and was supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition. Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand in 2022, it is a legacy product, and Cornerstone recommends upgrading to their modern platform.N/A
TribeHR (discontinued)
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
TribeHR was acquired by Netsuite in 2013. It has since been discontinued.N/A
Pricing
SumTotal (legacy)TribeHR (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SumTotal (legacy)TribeHR (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
SumTotal (legacy)TribeHR (discontinued)
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
8.2
2 Ratings
12% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.5
1 Ratings
6% above category average
New hire portal8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
8.8
1 Ratings
18% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
8.2
2 Ratings
18% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.8
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans8.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.52 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Review status tracking7.92 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review reminders8.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
7.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate search7.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate development6.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
7.8
2 Ratings
9% above category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.9
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.92 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
6.5
1 Ratings
8% below category average
TribeHR (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Course authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
6.6
2 Ratings
21% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
6.7
2 Ratings
19% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.3
2 Ratings
11% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
7.0
2 Ratings
16% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
SumTotal (legacy)
-
Ratings
TribeHR (discontinued)
8.0
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Score 7.5 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Engagedly
Engagedly
Score 8.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
SumTotal (legacy)TribeHR (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(9 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SumTotal (legacy)TribeHR (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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I think it's great for small companies to manage their basic HR functions if they do not have a dedicated department. I'm unsure of the capabilities it holds for a large company with multiple teams to organize and how the calendaring functions across departments. But, for our team of roughly 20 folks it is simple and straightforward.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
  • Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
  • Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.
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  • Ad publication
  • process streamlining
  • scalability
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Reporting
  • Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
  • Ability to fund pay cards immediately
  • Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically
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  • I would like even more capabilities, but I think that has to do with how we are using the site.
  • I would like to receive email notifications once a week with a summary of activity in TribeHR, including time-off scheduled by my team and any new documents or information that has been added.
  • I'd like reminders if I am going to go over my time off that is allotted to carry over into the new year and other pertinent vacation, floating holiday, sick time notifications.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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Discontinued Products
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Usability
Discontinued Products
I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
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Discontinued Products
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
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Discontinued Products
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
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Discontinued Products
We evaluated Greenhouse but went with net suite because we were already using some of the other NetSuite. Greenhouse seemed a bit easier to use. The others were a bit too small, didn't have the stretch to scale.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
  • Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
  • Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
  • Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.
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  • As I stated it has alleviated numerous back and forth emails with our CFO (who is only available PT) and CEO (who is often too busy to spend time on HR functions) - this has allowed for easy answers to basic HR questions.
  • It has allowed us to track all employee time-off in one place, saving us time from checking each individual Outlook calendar for scheduling purposes.
  • It has allowed us to direct all employees to one place for core HR documents and information, ensuring that folks are always getting the same answers to their inquiries.
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ScreenShots

SumTotal (legacy) Screenshots

Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.