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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cayuse (SmartGrant)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACayuse (replacing the former SmartGrant) is a research grant proposal submission software designed to help users increase proposal success and funding, from the company of the same name (formerly known as eRA Software) in Portland.N/A

    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform is a talent management platform designed for Higher Education and Government organizations, now from PowerSchool (acquired August, 2018). Modules include analytics, applicant tracking, position management, onboarding, records management, and performance management.N/A
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    Cayuse (SmartGrant)PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Cayuse (SmartGrant)PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cayuse (SmartGrant)PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cayuse (SmartGrant) and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cayuse (SmartGrant) and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cayuse (SmartGrant) and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    Cayuse (SmartGrant)
    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    2.7
    3 Ratings
    84% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cayuse (SmartGrant) and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Feature
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    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cayuse (SmartGrant) and PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
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    -
    Ratings
    PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cayuse (SmartGrant)PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
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    7.0
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    Performance
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cayuse (SmartGrant)PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
    Cayuse (SmartGrant) is well suited for institutions who have multiple grants and projects that need to be organized, tracked, and followed up with. The closing and sorting of projects is also helpful when using this software. Multiple signers also have access to approvals electronically which makes the process more simplified and accessible for all parties involved.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Organizations who have very few applications and/or very few positions posted are probably less likely to benefit as high from PeopleAdmin. Large organizations who have several positions and/or several applications/applicants can definitely benefit from this product. This product is not as well suited for performance management as I had hoped because there is not a lot of freedom to creating and designing different evaluations for different position types in the system when you have an organization that has thousands of different employees and types.
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    Pros
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
    • Organizes all project information
    • Allows for easy approvals from individuals
    • Allows for tracking of project from inception to award status
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Applicant tracking was a good use of this tool for our department. I think it could use a few more customization features but overall it was a good tool to weed out applicants who were not qualified for the position.
    • The system has some canned reporting tools that also worked well for our department and management needs.
    • It was a great place to house our position descriptions and provided a readily accessible source for hiring managers to make requested updates and changes and for employees to see and have access to their position descriptions.
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    Cons
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
    • The ability to sort through rfps easier would be helpful
    • Being able to include feedback/comments on the process would be helpful for tracking and organizing from parties involved
    • Understanding accessibility in a more clear way would be great
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • PeopleAdmin's internal report writer needs work. Currently, in version 7, reporting can only be done requisition number by requisition number. The report writer needs to be modified so it can create reports enterprise-wide.
    • PeopleAdmin's Data Mart product needs substantial modification. In version 5.8, on a monthly basis, PeopleAdmin provided us with an Microsoft Access database containing our historical data up to that period end. In version 7, the "Data Mart" contains our historical data. The Data Mart consists of over 300 files. These files are not database table downloads nor is it parts of a database data dump. Rather, the files appear to be scrapes from html pages. They contain html codes and other character data that needs to be cleaned before they can be uploaded. The files are not in a table-by-table format. Any one file can contain data from two or more tables. The format of the Data Mart makes it difficult to load the data into a database and format it in a table structure that is comparable to the Access database provided with version 5.8.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    We are evaluating our options as it relates to PeopleAdmin. We are likely to renew as we can not find another product that gives us the functionality we have with PeopleAdmin 5.8 in the area of Position Description. Outside of that, we would likely be close to finding another product solution.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
    Cayuse (SmartGrant) has been in place at our institution for a while and we wouldn’t examine using anything else because it has been easy to work with, access, and stay organized with. Cayuse (SmartGrant) is also used for our office of research and is separate from our development software to keep everyone organized.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    I've used both Target Recruit and HR Smart. When working with Target Recruit it quickly became apparent it was not the right solution for us. Another solution we examined prior to selection PeopleAdmin was iCIMS. iCIMS is a very social system but was not as familiar with the Higher Education recruitment processes as was PeopleAdmin.
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    Return on Investment
    Cayuse, LLC (eRA Software)
    • Cayuse (SmartGrant) helps us bring in grants and track the award paperwork
    • The award paperwork process and reporting is easily trackable
    • Uploading documents like LOIs and proposals are simple
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • We are now able to track our recruitment sources to determine our ROI on university paid subscriptions.
    • We have reduced our recruiting approval review times by 50%
    • We have identified areas for improvement substancially by having robust reporting available at our fingertips.
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