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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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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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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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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.

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Reviews

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Jeffrey Naftal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have rebranded our Saba Cloud platform to be both our Learning Management System and our Performance Management System. We are using it for both career development and pay for performance. We have ties with both LinkedIn Learning and FranklinCovey which means that users of the platform have thousands of learning opportunities. And we have taken the competencies and accountabilities from our job descriptions and turned them into the skills for each employee for evaluation purposes.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are currently using saba cloud as our primary learning management system. It does provides all the required functionalities for an organization to assign or remove mandatory or product trainings. It helps business to configure their own set of email notifications as per the domain. It is very user-friendly and makes your life easier.
October 26, 2022

Fan of the system

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 and have started rolling out skills over the last few months to aid competency as well as pushing performance for PDR's.<br>LXP and Succession will be our next areas to review and implement.
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We create personalized functionality for the client inside the Saba Cloud software. Sometimes we have to face big challenges to fulfill the client's assumptions. We use the software only in our department, which is dedicated to upgrading modules according to customer demand. Our work includes analytical and development activities as well as testing of the prepared solutions.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We utilize Saba Cloud as our LMS and have recently deployed the full performance aspect of the product. It has been a major upgrade from our previous LMS and allows for a more complete user experience. We utilize it for not only compliance training but leadership and professional development courses. It is linked with HRIS systems to allow for seamless updates to all users across the organization as well as utilizes xAPI calls to pull in training records from vendor websites.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've used Saba at 2 companies as an admin and 3 as a user. It allows us to do all the assigning, deploying, and tracking we need for learning from compliance to professional development. These past few years it has particularly assisted with On Demand and Virtual learning including continuing with many formerly in-person management development courses. We're looking to expand our use of skills and learning paths as well, which would otherwise not be possible.
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.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Saba Cloud is being used by our entire company! It definitely addresses the recruitment challenges manufacturer plants face nowadays. It organizes everything into one application and is very convenient for all users. It is user-friendly for the recruiters but especially for the candidates applying. It takes some adjustment, but once everyone gets on board, it makes your business run so much more smoothly!
November 16, 2021

Good System Overall

Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 end-of-the-year performance reviews for our entire workforce. the learning module supports our computer-based learning efforts across the entire organization as well. We also track completions there.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Saba is being used across the whole of our organization, Solvay. Before Saba, the LMS tool we were using were not satisfactory to us so the learning & development team asked for a few volunteers to test a couple of LMS providers during the sandbox phase. The organization had shortlisted two such vendors - Saba and Cornerstone. After testing both, Saba was the hands-down winner. This happened nearly 2 years ago and since then we have been using Saba.

It provides a glitch-free LMS which enables us to complete our learning & development quite efficiently. In addition, Saba also offers free webinars and plenty of useful blog posts, many of which are downloaded and shared among the employees of our organization. Saba is highly engaging, and it helps in tracking, monitoring and reminding users who need to undertake certain trainings for both compliance as well as their individual development plans. Saba has been continuously evolving, and is highly customer-friendly, which help us troubleshoot whatever problem that arises during learning. I have heard from many of my colleagues that they are finding it much easier to use Saba cloud from their homes, which is a huge plus in this challenging time.
November 14, 2021

SABA and the Non-Profit

Joe Geppert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization offers services for Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Physical Disabilities, and an approved private school in the state of Pennsylvania for over 6200 children and adults. We have over 3900 staff from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, and in between. SABA assists us with ensuring [our] staff in all locations are receiving the same information with training. Also, the compliance for the variety of our services [meets] those requirements as well. But, the largest part is ensuring all of our staff are receiving high-quality learning to improve their engagement with the individuals we serve.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Saba Cloud application is a perfect tool to train all the staff of our company, both those who remain in the office area and those who remain in the field, it contains a vast amount of learning modules that are adapted to the area that each one develops. The Saba Cloud platform has been very easy to use for both our users and the content administrators, likewise, there are many communities within the application that help us answer questions and solve problems. Saba Cloud's integrated customer service has been a marvel, at the time of submitting a complaint in terms of operation or failures, the incidents are taken with great kindness and the solution or update we get it very quickly.
Jonathan Thommarson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Saba Cloud to train and educate all employees. They can access learning as office staff or field staff. There are a multitude of modules that allow users to train on specific topics. It helps us differentiate ourselves in the market with the additional training that our staff has. Our entire team has access to all of the topics and helps us understand new things in our industry.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our Learning & Development Department, we use Saba Cloud across the organization. It is our hub for all things learning and compliance. It addresses our ability to provide, maintain, and track learning content for our company. Saba Cloud has really addressed the widespread need of remote elearning for the organization especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meghan Conan, M.A.Ed./AET, CSM | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
ASTM uses Saba Cloud to provide our expert training to our customer base located around the world. Saba provides us the ability to customize each company's unique experience to suit their needs while showcasing our extensive catalog of training materials.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our entire organization uses Saba as our Learning Management System. It helps us track the completion of compliance training, provide departments with required reports, and provide on-demand learning opportunities to our employees. We have been able to integrate LinkedIn Learning and Zoom, which adds additional learning and facilitation opportunities for our employees and facilitators.
September 25, 2020

Saba Cloud Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our company utilizes Saba Cloud for our performance management within our organization and also utilize the learning management system to house, monitor, and track all of our leaning and development initiatives. As part of our learning and development team, Saba LMS has provided us with an easy-to-use system to upload, categorize, assign, measure, and report data about all of our learning initiatives.
Emilie-Anne Nichols, APTD | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are using Saba Cloud in our Customer Service division, and also across our business for people managers and leaders. The Training Department is using Saba Cloud to onboard new employees, conduct uptraining for new employees, track training completion, and interface with our global clients. We operate across 3 continents, 4 countries, and 30 physical locations, in addition to remote employees, so we definitely but the scalability and globalization capabilities of the tool to the test. We use Saba Meeting to hold our classes, and Saba Learning for our self-paced elearning.
While we only use the Learning Module currently, we find that it's very complete for our simple needs, and easy to maintain and manage in individual business units. We are using it for assessments, content deployment, and also the meeting capabilities, including full support of remote learning for both onboarding and existing agent uptraining.
Relton McBurrows | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Saba Cloud is being used as a possible alternative to our primary learning management system, Cornerstone On Demand. We have been using Saba Cloud for about two years to weigh the advantages of a possible move to the product, so the system is only used within the department. We only use the Learning module for these pilots and test and primarily connected it to our human resource systems.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The Planning Module is available for the schools and colleges and departments throughout Temple University to module potential re-organizational hierarchies within their departments. The Planning Module is also actively used by the Office of the President for planning and developing enriched hierarchy presentations.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our deployment of Saba Cloud is across the enterprise of 15 hospitals, supporting business units and 32,000 people. We use Saba to deliver learning - with a heavy emphasis on compliance. We use Saba to organize our learning catalog, and offer tools and resources to both leaders and employees. We use Saba for performance management and succession. We also use Saba's social/informal capabilities.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I worked for El Super and the Chidaguqui group who use Saba for all their training, this LMS not only housed all of the courses but was used to hold instructor lead courses within their virtual platform. They also utilized the LMS for a repository so all content was saved within the system.
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