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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

    Workable

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkable is a recruiting software with HR integrations and AI-powered candidate sourcing. It has SEO-optimized job descriptions and one-click advertising across popular job boards. Workable also features communication tracking, real-time syncing, reporting, and mobile accessibility for collaboration.

    $359

    per month

    Pricing
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $360
    per month (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Premier
    $599
    per month (billed annually) (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Enterprise
    $799
    per month (billed annually)
    Premier
    $8148
    per year (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing on Standard plan. Buyers can also select add-ons for an additional fee.
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    Community Pulse
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Workable
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SumTotal (legacy) and Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Workable
    -
    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 Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    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 Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    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 Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    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 Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Workable
    8.3
    36 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.52 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.92 Ratings10.029 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.52 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.52 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of SumTotal (legacy) and Workable
    Feature
    SumTotal (legacy)
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Workable
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Small Businesses
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ClearCo
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SumTotal (legacy)Workable
    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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    Workable
    Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
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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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    Workable
    • The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
    • Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
    • The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
    • Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
    • Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
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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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    Workable
    • The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
    • The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.
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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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    Workable
    It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
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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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    Workable
    One thing, it just works as advertised. AI integration makes the work more easier, and we will be able to process the applications more faster with the help of AI.
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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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    Workable
    I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
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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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    Workable
    Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
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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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    Workable
    • Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
    • The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.
    Incentivized
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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.

    Workable Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workable's DashboardScreenshot of Workable's Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Workable's People DirectoryScreenshot of Workable Assistant