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Saba Cloud

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What is Saba Cloud?

Saba Cloud is a talent management suite which includes performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting. The vendor intends the cloud-based platform to be highly scalable to enable continuous corporate employee development.

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Recent Reviews

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Users have found that Saba provides a great user interface, resulting in a smooth experience with support tickets. It serves as a …
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Fan of the system

10 out of 10
October 26, 2022
Incentivized
Saba Cloud is used as our primary LMS within the business and has been the first purchase of a dedicated LMS. We currently use learning …
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Helping you manage success!

9 out of 10
March 31, 2022
We create personalized functionality for the client inside the Saba Cloud software. Sometimes we have to face big challenges to fulfill …
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Good System Overall

5 out of 10
November 16, 2021
Incentivized
We use it to support our performance module and our learning module. this allows us to complete our quarterly check in's as well as our …
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Popular Features

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  • Progress tracking & certifications (30)
    9.5
    95%
  • Compliance management (30)
    9.0
    90%
  • Course catalog or library (30)
    9.0
    90%
  • Learning administration (30)
    9.0
    90%
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Saba Cloud is a talent management suite which includes performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting. The vendor intends the cloud-based platform to be highly scalable to enable continuous corporate employee development.

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Features

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

8
Avg 7.3

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.9
Avg 7.3

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

7.4
Avg 6.8

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

7.7
Avg 7.2

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

8.6
Avg 7.3

Learning Management

Features of LMS and LCMS systems, related to designing, administering, and consuming learning content in an educational, corporate, or on-the-job context.

8.9
Avg 7.1
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Product Details

What is Saba Cloud?

Saba delivers a cloud-based Intelligent Talent Management solution used by organizations worldwide to hire, develop, and engage their people. With machine learning at its core, Intelligent Talent Management offers proactive, personalized recommendations on candidates, connections and content that aim to facilitate leadership decisions and organizational success. Saba’s approach and talent management apps — recruiting, learning, performance, compensation, succession and planning — incorporate machine learning technology, social, collaboration and mobile capabilities.

Saba Learning, a key piece of the talent management suite, includes a unified Learning Management System (LMS) with virtual classroom, assessment, social, collaborative, mobile, and gamificiation capabilities. It aims to provide superior regulatory compliance, training eCommerce, extended enterprise, leadership development, on-the-job training, and other learning activities.

The whole Intelligent Talent Management solution is powered by Saba Cloud, a highly scalable platform that the vendor promises exceeds industry security and reliability standards. Saba has 4,000 customers and 31 million users across 195 countries and 37 languages. The vendor's goal with the product is to help brands adapt to the future of work by enabling continuous learning, engagement and development of everyone in their people network, including employees, partners and customers.

Saba Cloud Features

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools
  • Supported: Compliance tracking and reporting

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Subordinate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Plan weighting
  • Supported: Manager note taking
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Rater nominations
  • Supported: Rater nomination workflow
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Workflow restrictions
  • Supported: Review transfer
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency
  • Supported: Reporting

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Create succession plans/pools
  • Supported: Candidate ranking
  • Supported: Employee profiles
  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate add
  • Supported: Candidate development

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Customized Application Form
  • Supported: Resume Management
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Candidate Search
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Collaboration
  • Supported: Email Templates
  • Supported: User Permissions
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts
  • Supported: Reporting

Learning Management Features

  • Supported: Course authoring
  • Supported: Course catalog or library
  • Supported: Player/Portal
  • Supported: Learning content
  • Supported: Mobile friendly
  • Supported: Progress tracking & certifications
  • Supported: Assignments
  • Supported: Compliance management
  • Supported: Learning administration
  • Supported: Learning reporting & analytics
  • Supported: eLearning
  • Supported: Assessments
  • Supported: Live online learning
  • Supported: In-person learning
  • Supported: Micro-learning
  • Supported: Video learning
  • Supported: SCORM-compliant
  • Supported: Tin Can (xAPI) compliant
  • Supported: Social learning

Saba Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of The Intelligent Mentor in Action - RecommendationsScreenshot of Learning PlanScreenshot of Informal LearningScreenshot of Performance Check-insScreenshot of Succession Talent DashboardScreenshot of Organizational PlanningScreenshot of Saba Learning - Career Planning

Saba Cloud Video

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Saba Cloud Integrations

Saba Cloud Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesArabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Modern Greek (1453-), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Frequently Asked Questions

Saba Cloud is a talent management suite which includes performance management, succession planning, learning management, planning, and recruiting. The vendor intends the cloud-based platform to be highly scalable to enable continuous corporate employee development.

Cornerstone OnDemand and PiiQ by Cornerstone are common alternatives for Saba Cloud.

Reviewers rate Progress tracking & certifications and Assignments highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of Saba Cloud are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

Saba Cloud Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)0%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)15%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)85%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have found that Saba provides a great user interface, resulting in a smooth experience with support tickets. It serves as a comprehensive replacement for learning management systems, offering personal and professional development opportunities. The software is widely utilized for training and reviews, allowing for real-time data sharing across multiple departments. Some users have found the options for an LMS system to be great but also complicated to use. Saba is used by companies to improve employee skills through online courses, which can be taken from home or the office. It serves as a central location for communication, education, and enablement materials for customers, partners, and employees. Additionally, it helps track learning progress and its impact on sales results while facilitating the delivery of training content to a third-party retail channel. Overall, users have found Saba to be beneficial for various training purposes, including new hire training, skill set enhancement, regulatory compliance tracking, and professional development.

  • Integration of social aspects: Users appreciate Saba's integration of social aspects within the platform, allowing for a community of learners and collaboration. Several reviewers have highlighted this feature as a key strength.
  • Excellent customer support: Saba's customer support is highly regarded by users, with reviewers praising the attentive, caring, and eager-to-help personnel. The support teams are knowledgeable and prompt in finding solutions.
  • Intuitive and configurable nature: The intuitive and configurable nature of Saba Cloud is valued by users. Reviewers find it easy to navigate the platform and sign up for classes. Additionally, the flexibility in training delivery is seen as a positive aspect. Some users have specifically mentioned that they appreciate the system's ability to be used for more than just training modules.
  1. Lack of User-Friendliness: Some users have expressed frustration with the system, stating that it is not as user-friendly as they had hoped. They feel that there are areas where the interface could be more intuitive and easier to navigate.

  2. Complexity of Administration: Several users have mentioned that the administrative side of Saba can be overwhelming and complex to manage, particularly for a single administrator. They suggest that there are multiple click paths and complicated instructions for simple functions, which adds to the complexity.

  3. Inadequate Support: Users have reported issues with the support provided by Saba. They mention instances where they had to teach the support team about the system instead of receiving prompt assistance. Some users also express dissatisfaction with being directed to individuals who are unable to answer their questions effectively.

Users commonly recommend assigning tech-savvy staff for admin roles and emphasizing self-learning. They also suggest taking advantage of the free training in the Saba Community and implementing various solutions to fully utilize the robust nature of Saba Cloud. Users recommend making the system more flexible, customizable, and easy to use. Additionally, they advise conducting thorough research before choosing a solution and considering customization carefully. Clear system requirements, data accuracy, and having a dedicated person to manage Saba are also emphasized by users. Despite challenges during the configuration phase, users find the system easy to use once implemented. Finally, users suggest considering Saba Cloud without excessive customization and provide additional recommendations and opinions on other software options and features.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Chris Salles | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Saba is used throughout our enterprise as a full-functioning talent management suite. In addition to Learning, we use it for Performance, Collaboration, Meeting, Talent, and Succession Planning. Our employees can track their learning plans, personal and professional goals, and performance objectives all in the same place that they connect with their peers in groups. They collaborate through blogs and workspaces, share ideas and issues, and contribute files and links.
  • The user interface is much improved over any previous product they offer. Users find navigating the application seamless and effortless.
  • Saba's personnel, including support, is attentive, caring, and eager to help.
  • True SaaS, cloud-based model. Updates are frequent and constantly improving the product.
  • Saba continues to improve their reporting and analytics. While it is much improved over previous versions, it can be improved.
  • Release Notes for system updates need to be delivered to admins farther in advance of the update in order to prepare properly.
Saba is great for all types of users (from technology natives to technology avoiders). The mobile apps are a great complement if your workforce is on the move! Saba is also well-suited for a large, global workforce and supports many languages. The application also performs well for small businesses and franchises.
  • Saba helps us educate our workforce and provide a platform for them to share ideas and knowledge. This helps reduce turnover and retain more effective employees.
  • In our retail environment, our front-line associates need access to information quickly. Saba is a place to find certified knowledge while on the job, providing a better experience for our customers.
Saba's complete talent solution stands up against the competition in a number of ways: complete suite offering, seamless look and feel between features, customized feature set, user interface, administrative interface, company personnel, and company vision.
The only reason I wouldn't rate this a 10 is because we always want to evaluate the technology we use to drive our business. While Saba would be the "leader in the clubhouse", we would still perform our due diligence when it's time to renew.
November 30, 2021

Saba Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Saba is being used throughout our entire organization. We utilize the Saba Learning module only and mainly use it for tracking purposes. Being new to this role, I am still getting used to our organization processes. I hope to soon be able to maximize the use of Saba and take advantage of all or most of the features the learning module has to offer.
  • Tracking.
  • Saba community is very helpful.
  • Testing abilities.
  • Making the system a little more user-friendly.
  • Background settings easier to understand and customize.
Saba makes the process of enrolling into a course fairly simple. Most end users do not seem to have trouble when trying to find a course. However, as the system admin, sometimes I find certain simple tasks to be more challenging due to how certain things are set up in the background.
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals
N/A
N/A
Performance Management
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Learning Management (9)
72.22222222222223%
7.2
Course authoring
80%
8.0
Course catalog or library
60%
6.0
Player/Portal
90%
9.0
Learning content
70%
7.0
Progress tracking & certifications
90%
9.0
Assignments
80%
8.0
Compliance management
80%
8.0
Learning administration
50%
5.0
Learning reporting & analytics
50%
5.0
  • The ability to track our learning assignments for each user is a huge benefit.
  • Providing employees a hub for active learning.
  • Ease of use for the end user.
SAP SuccessFactors was the first LMS platform that I have ever used. The main difference I saw right away between the two platforms is how Saba allows the customer to customize their home page very thoroughly. I think that this is a great feature! SuccessFactors did not have that in-depth of a customization home page. SuccessFactors also seemed perhaps even more confusing to use for the admin. The wording was weird for a lot of the settings. Saba seems to be a little more interactive overall for both the end-user and admin.
Inkling Knowledge, Inkling Learning Pathways, Skillsoft Percipio (Skillport)
Retail and Corporate
1
LMS Experience
  • Tracking
  • Learning
  • N/A
  • Gamification
  • Succession
We are looking at different ways to engage our colleagues
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
Have more people involved with the decision
  • Don't know
  • N/A
Was not involved with integration.
I have only used Saba Service on Demand and the online community. However, I was very pleased with my experience overall. The online community is always at my fingertips and has helped me in numerous situations. Support on demand has always been very responsive (we are paying for it so this is how it should be) and very knowledgeable for the most part!
N/A
Yes
Usually, yes, for the most part.
N/A
I gave this rating because the usability between the end-user and the admin is quite different. I feel that the system is much easier to use as the end user than it is for the admin. If things became a little more simple or straightforward for the admin, I would give it a higher rating.
  • Tracking
  • Easy access
  • Admin settings
  • Difficult to understand certain processes
Yes
Not using it much as this time
Chantel Hutchins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Saba Cloud as a shared services provider for 2 organizations, currently, and expect expansion. Our challenge includes frequently changing requirements.
  • Flexibility
  • Content Interoperability
  • Regulatory compliance for OJT (Ability to mark checklist complete if items are not complete - not acceptable for regulatory)
  • Language consistency within itself
  • More user-friendly and real-world settings/behaviors for security privileges and curriculum.
If an organization has extensive knowledge of its HR and foundational data has intermediate operational/access knowledge, this product would provide an extensive return on centralization and mobilization.
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (5)
30%
3.0
Corporate goal setting
30%
3.0
Subordinate goal setting
30%
3.0
Individual goal setting
30%
3.0
Line-of sight-visibility
60%
6.0
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (9)
4.444444444444445%
0.4
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Plan weighting
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Rater nomination workflow
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Workflow restrictions
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Reporting
40%
4.0
Succession Planning (4)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate ranking
N/A
N/A
Candidate search
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS (14)
N/A
N/A
Job Requisition Management
N/A
N/A
Company Website Posting
N/A
N/A
Publish to Social Media
N/A
N/A
Job Search Site Posting
N/A
N/A
Customized Application Form
N/A
N/A
Resume Management
N/A
N/A
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
N/A
N/A
Candidate Search
N/A
N/A
Applicant Tracking
N/A
N/A
Collaboration
N/A
N/A
Email Templates
N/A
N/A
User Permissions
N/A
N/A
Notifications and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Reporting
N/A
N/A
Learning Management
N/A
N/A
  • Reduced risk and time moving from paper to electronic
  • Increased central administration for repeat questions d/t lack of UI intuitively.
  • success factors
Our grandfathered package of learning with social. Also LD admin access.
2200
Regional managers, local managers, ad hoc/alternate managers, front-line, admin
2
Patient, meticulous, creative.
  • Auto class assignment
  • Centralized reporting
  • Peer to peer recognition
  • Impressions for 360 feedback
  • On-demand certificates
  • Multi-level manager involvement
  • Supporting QR code job aid and/or troubleshooting learning
  • Universal assets across audience types
We are continuing with ERP systems that include learning, performance, and succession with increased user/community training and US-based support.
No
Should support always be premium?
Too many touches and lack of support team understanding of the issue.
Yes
Almost never.
Primarily from Caitlyn Bigsby prior to our hand off. Also, had one support rep who coordinated calls in our time zone (very helpful to discuss by phone) and she was excellent at following through to resolution. I apologize that it has been several months and I don't remember her name.
  • HTML additions/changes to home page and workspaces
  • Quick course/class add
  • Analytics
  • Security
  • Certification/Curriculum Changes
Yes
Well
Complications with changing behaviors when operational changes are made.
Musham Yadagiri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used for all learning courses, soft skills, technical, and domain categories. It is used by all the participants. It address the new learning areas and we can find the new skills courses.
  • Soft skills are more [than alternatives].
  • Technical elearnings are good.
  • Some feedback reviews on the trainings.
  • Few help tips on the assessment-wise improvements areas, giving personal feedback.
  • Looking for few more domain trainings, healthcare solutions, payment gateway, credit analysis, banking analysis, and commercial bankings courses.
For technical it is good, but in terms of Domain, I am looking for more improvement. Soft skills are fine.
  • Good.
  • Costwise, small organizations cannot buy this for their trainings. Why can't we come up with small packages, like other LMS platforms, to spread across the world?
Looking for new kind of courses, specifically in the enterprise model, is good to have. In terms of reports it generates, Saba is good, rather than going for the Zoho Reports, where we have to make every thing by hand.
1000
Support functions, finance team
10
Knowledge on LMS tool, and bit of experience
  • Looking for more initiatives on learning aspects and good enviorment.
  • Would like to add elearning courses on domains like healthcare, Insurance, Banking, Core payments.
I would like to see more courses offered.
Yes
Skillsoft, sumtotal at enterprise level
  • Product Features
  • Analyst Reports
More elearning courses in domains like healthcare, Insurance, Banking, Core payments.
More number of elearning courses on Domain like healthcare, Insurance, Banking, Core payments
  • Vendor implemented
No
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
  • Reporting
Reporting should increase further levels of analytics.
Good
Yes
Good, Learning !!
Learning
Support
Knowledge
Technical
  • Reporting and analytics.
Reporting and analytics should be deeper.
Stefano Tempesta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Saba is a lead provider of HR solutions for talent development and management. I worked for Saba Software initially as a partner and then as employee of the company. We used the Saba learning management system internally, but more specifically I was part of the Professional Services responsible to implement the Saba solutions for customers of different industries around the world.
  • Saba is a unified platform for delivery of HR solutions at 360 degrees, from recruitment, induction, development, performance review and talent compensation.
  • Saba provides one-stop shop for all HR needs, no need to get headaches with improbable and acrobatic integrations among diverse and inconsistent platforms that require tons of dollars to make them work.
  • Saba is highly scalable and can be adopted by the small family owned company to the largest of the enterprise organizations.
  • User experience is not modern, tending to old fashioned layouts and styles.
  • Programmability is complex, slow and prone to trial attempts before getting it right.
  • Reporting capability is inadequate, based on poor third-party tools.
Saba is well suited for companies that want a one-stop shop for all their HR business. The solution is fully comprehensive to cover most of HR requirements and comes in handy in two offerings: installation on premise or software as a service. It is less appropriate for rapid and cheap implementations, as the learning curve is not indifferent.
  • ROI is in the longer term. Saba is not a solution for "quick wins". It requires proper planning and implementation, but once it runs at regime, it provides a solid solution to most HR processes.
  • Customer service is very dependent on individuals. Typically excellence is reached when Professional Services are engaged in resolution of issues.
Cornerstone offers a cloud-only solution, which may not be convenient for large enterprises with a solid IT department that prefers to own the infrastructure. Saba also has a more complete and unified offering, fruit of a decennial experience in the market. Vision and ability to execute are typically very high in the Saba products, with new innovative functionality constantly added to the products, also thanks to the large customer base that provide significant feedback.
Typically customers that acquire a Saba solution rarely move away. There are reasons and "legends" behind this. The investment is significant. Time and money are required to make the engine go smoothly. But once it runs at full capacity, it doesn't stop! Professional Services are extremely competent and able to close implementation gaps quickly.
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