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    Lumesse (Discontinued)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ALumesse was a talent management suite. Its core functionality is in recruiting and applicant tracking. Lumesse also offers other recruiting features, as well as onboarding and analytics capabilities. It was acquired by Saba and is no longer available.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
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    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
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Paycom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    317 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    290 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    228 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    220 Answers
    Features
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Paycom
    7.8
    342 Ratings
    1% below category average
    New hire portal7.01 Ratings8.0339 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.02 Ratings7.6293 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Paycom
    5.5
    199 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Corporate goal setting7.01 Ratings4.236 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.01 Ratings6.9186 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.01 Ratings4.835 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.01 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Paycom
    7.0
    247 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Review status tracking7.01 Ratings7.5222 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance plans00 Ratings7.4228 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.0216 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.1228 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.0204 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Paycom
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools7.01 Ratings9.124 Ratings
    Candidate ranking7.01 Ratings6.830 Ratings
    Candidate search5.01 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Paycom
    5.7
    239 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.01 Ratings5.8214 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.01 Ratings5.2211 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.01 Ratings4.8169 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.01 Ratings5.3196 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.01 Ratings5.4219 Ratings
    Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.01 Ratings7.1225 Ratings
    Reporting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.8
    390 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.5340 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.2341 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.1341 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.3261 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings7.5298 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3283 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.0
    402 Ratings
    0% 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
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    7.7
    354 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.8337 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.4338 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    8.8
    402 Ratings
    9% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8395 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.6398 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.6354 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.3192 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.9316 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    4.9
    26 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Lumesse (Discontinued) and Paycom
    Feature
    Lumesse (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Paycom
    6.7
    346 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.2340 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.2337 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
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    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ClearCompany
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Score6.4 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    7.9
    (425 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 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
    Lumesse (Discontinued)Paycom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Lumesse is well suited for global companies, that are not too large and may get enough attention/support from other larger vendors.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • It has open text boxes to add notes, on the individual candidate home page. Which is helpful when making a quick look at an individual, these notes are very obvious.
    • It has a search function; however it lacks a wild card (*); so if a req or candidate are spelled differently or referred to differently, there is no way to find them
    • Its a simple, no frills lay out
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • I have found the system to be very inconsistent and "buggy", for lack of a better term. Today I searched for an internal requisition number and the system could not find the data. I found it by scrolling through manually, and verified that I had entered the information precisely as it appeared. There seems to be no explanation as to why it could not locate this particular entry, but I have been able to use the function without a problem in other instances.
    • The navigation is not intuitive or user-friendly. It takes an exorbitant amount of clicks to accomplish a task. Each action is confusing and time-consuming.
    • The system requires a large amount of redundant information in order to enter a job and does not auto-populate. If I indicate a position is located in Chicago, it would logically follow that the state is "Illinois", the country is "United States", and the currency is "USD". I have to manually input these details in both the requisition as well as the separate job advertisement page.
    • Changes to the job requisition are not reflected in the job advertisement, as they are separate entities. If you need to make a change, you have to update the details twice.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    This seems to work for us because of all the things we can do with the system (i.e. create all kinds of reports).
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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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
    Discontinued Products
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    Paycom
    They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    Paycom
    Yes, Paycom's performance is excellent, no issues.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
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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.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
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    Paycom
    They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    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
    Discontinued Products
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Lumesse is an average to abover average ATS in my opinion. We work with Lumesse because they came to us with our new client. I don't have an overall issue with Lumesse like I do with some other ATS's.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    Paycom
    They are not able to meet our current needs
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Decreased employee efficiency -- There are so many steps to create an entry that our recruiters use the system as little as possible. We had hoped to use Lumesse for centralizing information and reporting, but have not been able to do so. Instead, each recruiter keeps a separate Excel sheet, defeating the purpose of having an ATS in the first place. We only use Lumesse to post to our website now. We are very disappointed.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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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.