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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sapling by Kallidus

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AA suite of HR and L&D software that supports the entire employee lifecycle. It offers functionality to support onboarding and upskilling, performance reviews and employee farewells, and boasts over 2 million users worldwide. Sapling provides onboarding and offboarding experiences that aim to create a unique and engaging experience for employees, helping HR teams automate workflows, support data-driven decisions and be more strategic. The vendor states the platform is used by…N/A

    Paycom

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/APaycom supports HR and payroll with automated, employee-first technology that supports every stage of employment. Its single database enables seamless data management, to reduce errors, endless data entry and time-consuming administrative tasks.N/A
    Pricing
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Considered Both Products
    Kallidus
    No answer on this topic
    Paycom
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Paycom
    7.9
    390 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Employee demographic data7.93 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history3.42 Ratings8.6340 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.13 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.33 Ratings7.6298 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow6.41 Ratings7.9337 Ratings
    Balance details6.41 Ratings7.5338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Paycom
    8.9
    402 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Update personal information9.03 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.93 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets7.52 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.03 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal8.83 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.03 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.1
    402 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.1390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.8389 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.1323 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.2219 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.1216 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Sapling by Kallidus and Paycom
    Feature
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sapling by KallidusPaycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kallidus
    It's a good space to have a high level overview of the organization (especially Org view). Places for improvement include extra levels of complexity when you need to click on the person and you are navigated to the pop-up that is hard to use and only one pop up can be used at a time. I wish there wasn't so much of clicking in and clicking out.
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    Paycom
    It's very mobile friendly, especially for people that aren't tech savvy. We have an aged workforce where we were really concerned about how they would adapt, going from the comfort of using paper to a mobile and online application. But the training was really easy and the adaptation has been simple for us as a company.
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    Pros
    Kallidus
    • Very customizable. Very easy to create new workflows and tasks to meet the unique needs of your organization.
    • The system is easy to navigate, so minimal training is needed for users.
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    Paycom
    • I would say the communication post-implementation is amazing. Allie is our representative. She's amazing. Caitlin is amazing. I just met Travis last week at the office. Amazing. The communication is great and helpful, so if one of the team members don't have the answer, they can just jump in. For instance, I was on a call with Caitlin yesterday and she was like, "I'm not really sure about this answer. Let me see if I can go run it byTravis." I know he's on another call and instead of him saying blah, blah, he came over and looked at the screen and was like, do this, do this. It's a little different. So I would say the customer service is the best.
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    Cons
    Kallidus
    • Deeper data management/review - dashboard experience could be better and deeper
    • Ability to drill into reports within the tool- right now it takes you out to a sheet to view
    • Org planning/org chart sharing
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    Paycom
    • I think that when we do need a response back, which is very unlikely from the contact about something that's happening or going on, it can take a little long to get back to us. Longer than we would like because obviously it's an emergency to us, but we understand they have tons of emergencies they have to solve. But I think that's the only aspect.
    • I know from a payroll standpoint, which I'm not really privy to because I don't work on the payroll side, there have been some little hiccups that about certain formulas used, certain credits being issued that we've already filed for tax credits that we filed for. So I know that my CFO's already on top of it and pay comes on top of it as well and it's getting resolved, but obviously that's a big issue that needs some work there.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kallidus
    It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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    Paycom
    Because it has everything that we need and as we grow, we are learning how robust Paycom can actually be but we need to be willing to spend the money. It's not expensive but we, as a company, are not used to spending that much on a system for HR and payroll.
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    Usability
    Kallidus
    To use this system you need to buy several add-ons. If add-ons do not fit your business model you will have to access platforms from different companies. The system is not easy to use for onboarding. Candidates cannot change and update settings. To use the system a person must click in the correct spots. If not it leads you someplace else. Then you have to start clicking all over again.
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    Paycom
    The interface is very intuitive, you can navigate it pretty well. Everything's pretty much spelled out and the features just flow really well. They make it easy for you to go back and forth with the UX/UI type of interface. So I think it was built pretty well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kallidus
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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    Performance
    Kallidus
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
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    Support Rating
    Kallidus
    Sapling HR helps my HR team keep track of our personal information like contact information or t-shirt sizes (who doesn't like free shirts), as well as helping new hires onboard. I think it's super simple to use and keeps everything pretty nicely organized.
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    Paycom
    Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
    way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
    reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
    Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
    our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
    bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
    get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
    easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
    have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
    been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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    In-Person Training
    Kallidus
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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    Online Training
    Kallidus
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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    Implementation Rating
    Kallidus
    If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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    Paycom
    Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kallidus
    Sapling [HR] was our first and only HR automation platform. We ran a trial campaign with them and did not compare them to other vendors.
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    Paycom
    We really only had Paychecks and that was our biggest problem is that with several different companies, it was very hard If you had a salary employee and didn't terminate them in the prior company, they get paid twice, so this has really been definitely a big help for us.
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    Scalability
    Kallidus
    No answers on this topic
    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
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    Return on Investment
    Kallidus
    • We were able to get the system implemented very quickly, which was of great importance to us as we were undergoing rapid growth.
    • The system has helped us keep and stay organized and allowed team members to work collaboratively to get tasks done. Many of these tasks were previously managed with various spreadsheets and other trackers that were quickly becoming unmanageable.
    • Sapling has greatly decreased the time we needed to onboard and employee and has prevented many errors.
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    Paycom
    • I think our fiscal team who handles the ROI would say that it has had a negative impact just because a lot of stuff is a la carte and we weren't aware of that before we went into a business relationship with Paycom. So I think it's had a negative impact.
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    Screenshot of a new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of IWant, which is a command-driven AI engine in a single database, for instant access to employee data.Screenshot of Direct Data Exchange®, which takes a detailed pulse of how employees interact with Paycom. It automatically assigns a dollar value of savings based on Ernst & Young research.