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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SumTotal (legacy)

    Score7.9 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

    symplr Talent Management Solutions

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/Asymplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
    Pricing
    SumTotal (legacy)symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    SumTotal (legacy)symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SumTotal (legacy)symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.01 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Performance plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.52 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.92 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders8.52 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate search7.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate development6.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.52 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.92 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.52 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.52 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of SumTotal (legacy) and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Course authoring9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library4.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Assignments6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compliance management8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration4.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    ClearCo
    Score7.9 out of 10
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    6.1
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SumTotal (legacy)symplr Talent Management Solutions
    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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    If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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    Pros
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    • 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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    • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
    • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
    • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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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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    • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
    • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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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    symplr
    Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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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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    The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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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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    symplr
    On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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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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    symplr
    Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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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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    symplr
    • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
    • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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    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.