Darwinbox vs. Small Improvements

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Darwinbox
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Small Improvements
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Performance Reviews & 360s Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through performance reviews and peer feedback. Customize the questions, define who participates, establish a cadence that suits an organization’s schedule, and run reviews for different departments at the same time. Ongoing Feedback Praise coworkers for a job well done and request feedback at any time from anyone. Prepare for…
$2
per user, per month
Pricing
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Editions & Modules
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Engagement and Retention Add-on
$2
per user, per month
Performance Starter Pack
$5
per user, per month
Feedback and Performance Suite
$7
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe also offer volume discounts if you have over 200 employees! Please see the calculator on our pricing page to calculate your exact price.
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Community Pulse
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Features
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
18% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.8
Ratings
9% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.9
Ratings
20% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Report builder7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
Ratings
12% above category average
Small Improvements
8.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.30 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Performance tracking8.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Small Improvements
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Review status tracking10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Review reminders6.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
23% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
18% above category average
Small Improvements
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DarwinboxSmall Improvements
Likelihood to Recommend
Employees that come into work are needed to clock in to get paid for the amount of time they are working per day. They will log on to Darwinbox and clock in as soon as they can. Some will use the PTO they have available to use. HR will be able to make payroll in a timely manner for employees.
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Small Improvements is well suited in any sector or organization given that it tracks employee performance, 1:1 meetings, employee recognition and so on. I've used other tools previously like ones built in-house, Excel spreadsheets and even competitors like Workday but Small Improvements is leaps ahead of those other tools in its ability to execute well on employee performance tracking, recognition and meetings.
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Pros
  • Leave management & tracking
  • Tax handling, declaration, salary tracking
  • Visibility on org structure
  • Performance review handling
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  • Goal Tracking: Enables users to chart goals, track progress, and provide details about what they want/expect to achieve.
  • Praise Wall: A public place to post positive and encouraging comments about other employees.
  • 360 Reviews: Users can request and gain 1:1 feedback; this can be anonymous if desired.
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Cons
  • It can improve its UI a little better and make it look more user friendly
  • It can provide a deep analysis about things and should provide a download feature for the analytics shown
  • It should increase its scalability for large organisation as i think it wont be able to handle it
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  • Being able to edit projects more easily (and have a documented edit history) would be beneficial.
  • Possibly integrations with popular platforms (such as JIRA) to give expanded detail of project tracking.
  • Gantt charts would be a nice to have for a top level management view.
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Usability
Great tool, however the bugs mar its user experience. If solved for, and if the UI is improved on, it will be an amazing tool
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Support Rating
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The customer support is quick and thorough, they have access to our account to answers are tailored to our needs. They also have a good knowledge base and self-help site with some video tutorials and FAQs which saved us time as opposed to just calling or emailing support. For the times that we did reach out, it only took one response to get our issue resolved.
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Alternatives Considered
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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While still far from perfect, Lattice has much stronger goal-setting and 1:1 features (see my list of areas for improvement above). At another company, we put all OKR in Confluence and used Google Drive (specifically Google Docs) for 1:1 notes and performance evaluations. While it may seem cumbersome to conduct something like a performance review process via Google Docs, I appreciated the flexibility that it offered. I also still think that shared Google Doc is a perfectly fine tool for 1:1 notes (it even has assignable tasks now), and Confluence is a perfectly fine tool for defining OKR and tracking progress. Keep it simple (c).
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Return on Investment
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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  • Before we had Small Improvements, personal goal setting was completely disorganized. Some managers made sure it was done, likewise many did not.
  • Having past goals collected in one repository has been a blessing. I couldn't imagine not having Small Improvements or something comparable.
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Small Improvements Screenshots

Screenshot of Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through Performance ReviewsScreenshot of Decide whether or not you want manager to approve nominations for 360 FeedbackScreenshot of Share agenda items, meeting notes, and follow-up discussions with 1:1 MeetingsScreenshot of Create templated 1:1 meeting agendas for your managersScreenshot of Identify goals, set success measures, and track the results with ObjectivesScreenshot of Give public kudos to your colleagues with Praise