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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

    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AKronos Workforce Dimensions, later UKG Dimensions was a solution used to automate critical workforce processes such as timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management. The product has been discontinued, and is no longer available for purchase.N/A
    Pricing
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    30 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    New hire portal8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
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    Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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    Performance plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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    Create succession plans/pools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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    Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of SumTotal (legacy) and Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
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    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
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    Small Businesses
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    Deputy
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ClearCo
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Harri
    Score6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprise eTIME, by ADP (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    7.1
    (32 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SumTotal (legacy)Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (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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    UKG Dimensions will work well with a company size of [fewer] than 10,000 employees. Once you hit over 10K, you start to notice that batch jobs will time out, clocks will perform slower or become unresponsive requiring manual restarts and the employee demographic will take hours to complete. Will the vendor has on their roadmap to increase the performance of the product, it is not at that point.
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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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    • rule analysis- the rule analysis in this product is much cleaner and easy to follow compared to WFC
    • The level of granularity on FAPs is very helpful for configuring access compared to other platforms
    • UI is very easy to follow and intuitive
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    Cons
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    • 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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    • You got to have a solution for employees with multiple jobs
    • Need to allow customers to easily access your integration technology
    • Your business structure is too restrictive and making the application far less flexible
    • Your professional service team needs a lot of improvement, especially in the execution part
    • Need to have a proven and working interface for business structure automation.
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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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    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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    UKG Dimensions is very user-friendly from an employee and supervisor standpoint. It is very robust on an admin level and can get complicated; however, you can do so many things with it that is outweighs the complexity. The security for UKG Dimensions needs to be revamped however. It is very cumbersome and not user-friendly.
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    Support Rating
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    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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    • Kronos Workforce Dimensions a new product, and it has a lot of scope for improvement, with future releases. One of the best tools to perform time tracking.
    • Their support team is very knowledgeable, and their SLA's are pretty tight. Any query raised would be addressed in a few hours.
    • Timeclock configuration can be complicated; however, their support team knows the processes and guidelines.
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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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    UKG Dimensions provides an enterprise-wide integrated suite for timekeeping, staff scheduling, and clocks. We were an existing Workforce Central customer for timekeeping only and were interested in providing holistic experience between staff scheduling and timekeeping. In addition, [UKG] Dimensions established a great foundation for transitioning our organization from departmental focused scheduling solutions to enterprise.
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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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    • It is neutral. We enjoy having somewhat of a seamless system between HR, PR, and timekeeping.
    • When a person uses the Reset Password link, the system sends the user an email with a link to set their password. Then when the person logs in with their new password, the system forces the user to change their password a second time. This second password change is unnecessary and creates confusion.
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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.

    Kronos Workforce Dimensions / UKG Dimensions (discontinued) Screenshots

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