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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Benefitfirst

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AStreamlining benefits administration and ensuring accuracy, Benefitfirst delivers precise deductions, bills, and claims processing.N/A

    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AOracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.

    $85

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Benefits
    $85.00
    Per User Per Month
    Pension Administration
    $85.00
    Per User Per Month
    Human Resources
    $185.00
    Per User Per Month
    Payroll
    $225.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Benefitfirst
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    85%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.2
    72 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.568 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings5.566 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings4.568 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings5.066 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings6.058 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.063 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.056 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.3
    63 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.059 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings5.043 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.054 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.057 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.055 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings5.542 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.0
    50 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings6.043 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings5.549 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.6
    71 Ratings
    20% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.061 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.569 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings5.548 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings3.541 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.565 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    9.0
    28 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.2
    67 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.564 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings4.057 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.5
    47 Ratings
    5% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.043 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    2.3
    36 Ratings
    110% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings3.034 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings4.036 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings1.034 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings1.036 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    2.2
    41 Ratings
    112% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings2.040 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings3.039 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings2.039 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings2.034 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings2.037 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    3.3
    32 Ratings
    81% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings4.031 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings3.030 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings3.031 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings3.028 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Benefitfirst and Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Feature
    Benefitfirst
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    4.3
    37 Ratings
    57% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings4.035 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings4.533 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings1.030 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings2.534 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings5.527 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.536 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BenefitfirstOracle PeopleSoft HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for onboarding new hires. The process, including some newer direct entry features, has been streamlined and made more intuitive. However, there is a steep learning curve for those who are completely unfamiliar with enterprise systems as a whole. In my experience, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's updates have historically failed to improve the intuitiveness of navigation and features even through a move to a SaaS configuration in the cloud. This makes it hard to train new HR staff because there may be five different ways to accomplish the same thing and none of them are intuitive enough to just "figure out". This has been a bone of contention for me for all Oracle products for my entire 20+ year career, and it has never been fully addressed.
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    Pros
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
    • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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    Cons
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    • We have issues with students using Time & Labor for multiple jobs, where time is incorrectly calculated, including negative balances where none exist.
    • The application is complex and some areas, especially Time & Labor, are very difficult to troubleshoot. The overall level of complexity has increased over the years.
    • We also use Campus Solutions and had to split apart HCM and CS, significantly increasing our maintenance overhead and creating inter-system issues that aren't always resolvable.
    • Campus Solutions has developed a solution for managing preferred names and gender identity that is missing/ incompatible with the HCM product.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    PeopleSoft HCM has provided a very flexible platform for our HR needs. The ability to add customizations to handle some of our unique business processes have been critical in the longevity of our PS HCM use. We've been able to handle a wide variety of business processes for multiple subsidiaries due to the ability to customize when needed.
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    Usability
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    I give this rating because we have had no issues in the area of the product's overall availability. In my opinion the resources are there when we need them and the features serve the purpose they are set to do. I feel things have gone really well as far as the availability of the product.
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    Performance
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    This is highly dependent on the server setup you implement. You need to make sure you've included enough hardware to support your users. Not enough power will quickly rear its ugly head. If you've got the correct setup, the product will operate quickly and provide a good user experience. Oracle is slowed down by certain realtime interfaces to other systems, but this can be addressed by your technical team relatively easily.
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    Support Rating
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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    In-Person Training
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    In my opinion, training in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is arduous at best. In my experience, there are numerous issues with creating training environments and that makes practice in a sandbox costly. I prefer asynchronous simulated environment training for this reason, but that costs even more due to the development and testing time needed to create that training. eLearning is always there with only the need to keep it up-to-date.
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    Online Training
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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    Implementation Rating
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is not as good as SuccessFactors HCM. The look and feel of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is still 'old school'. Cloud solutions can do more. SuccessFactors offers a great talent management, performance measurement, and employee development, while Oracle PeopleSoft HCM's core is employee records, benefits, and payroll.
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    Scalability
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Benefitfirst
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    • As a long time PeopleSoft user, my institution has found great advantages of being involved in the HCM realm such as first-hand information, a complete suite of solutions as well as regular updates to stay up with federal and state regulations.
    • Ease of use of development, customization, maintenance and usage perspectives can lead to a better management of financial resources, that minimizes expenditure while providing all necessary resources.
    • Opportunities to provide better customer service and meet organizational policies have to lead to a positive outlook on the tool and its features.
    Incentivized
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