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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Trakstar Perform

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ATrakstar's Performance Appraisal software helps HR and organization manage feedback, goals and reviews. The user can build customized appraisal forms, set SMART goals, and create flexible workflows to meet the needs of an organization. 360/Multi-rater feedback is an option. Trakstar's implementation is customized, and Trakstar offers a free trial, price quote, or a live demo from a real person.

    $4,370

    per year

    Pricing
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
    Editions & Modules
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    Trakstar
    $4370.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
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    symplr
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    New hire portal9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    Corporate goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    Performance improvement plans5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    Job Requisition Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of symplr Talent Management Solutions and Trakstar Perform
    Feature
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Trakstar Perform
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    Course authoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (11 ratings)
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    symplr Talent Management SolutionsTrakstar Perform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    symplr
    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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    Mitratech
    This is a great program if you have locations in different geographical areas. The ability to work with people at different locations is appreciated, and also there can be informal input that is requested, which Promantek can handle as well. I am at a loss to think of an area where this does not work well. There are several of our employees in the manufacturing areas that do not have computer access, and for those individuals, we simply print the review instead of having it online. This works fine but is not the forte of Promantek. However, any system these days that focusses on the online aspects of review writing will experience that as well.
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    Pros
    symplr
    • 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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    Mitratech
    • Trakstar sends out a lot of automated reminders to participants, encouraging them to take notes and provide feedback on a regular basis.
    • Trakstar generates analysis (i.e., rater bais) automatically that would otherwise be labor intensive to do manually.
    • Trakstar has a feature that allows administrators to see what each individual employee sees - this is critical in ensuring that the performance review process goes smoothly.
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    Cons
    symplr
    • 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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    Mitratech
    • The reporting features are a bit weak. But you can download Excel-ready files to manipulate on your own.
    • The dashboard feature (prior to June 2013) was very nice, but missing in the latest version.
    • Automated reports, quarterly for example, would be nice to send to Senior Leadership (missing in the current version/requires manual input)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Mitratech
    Very simple to use, great support.
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    Usability
    symplr
    The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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    Mitratech
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    Support Rating
    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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    Mitratech
    Trakstar has been very responsive to my questions and support has been able to speak with me on the phone as needed. Also, when I told Trakstar that my employees were not delighted by the product, they did a special session with me to diagnose any issues and to make recommendations for how I could improve the tool's usefulness in my job. I appreciated their support here
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Mitratech
    I did not make the purchase decision for Trakstar, but at a previous job I used Reflektive. Many of the outcomes of the tool are the same, even if the product interface and language is slightly different
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Mitratech
    • We have had few managers dread the review writing process! Sure, no one enjoys this and we all know that it is time-consuming, but Promantek has allowed less time spent in frustration and more time actually communicating effectively. There are areas where managers can make notes during the entire review process so that when the time to write the review is upon you, it is a much simpler task. This has allowed us to free up the time with managers to a certain degree which is always beneficial.
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