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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

    Score5.3 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

    SumTotal Talent Development

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The SumTotal Core Platform (formerly elixHR) is a human resource information system (HRIS) integrable with the SumTotal Talent Expansion Suite of software: SumTotal (LMS), and the SumTotal Work workforce management and payroll system. All SumTotal software is now offered and supported by Skillsoft since the October 2014 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.2
    72 Ratings
    24% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    1.9
    1 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Employee demographic data6.568 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Employment history5.566 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration4.568 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.5.066 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.058 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.063 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.056 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.3
    63 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.3
    1 Ratings
    83% below category average
    Pay calculation6.059 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.043 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.054 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.057 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management5.542 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.0
    50 Ratings
    29% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Approval workflow6.043 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Balance details5.549 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment6.539 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.6
    71 Ratings
    20% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    92% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.061 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Update personal information8.569 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    View company policy documentation5.548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition3.541 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.565 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    9.0
    28 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    6.2
    67 Ratings
    19% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Report builder7.564 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.062 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data4.057 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    7.5
    47 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    New hire portal8.047 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.043 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    2.3
    36 Ratings
    110% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Corporate goal setting3.034 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting4.036 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility1.034 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking1.036 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    2.2
    41 Ratings
    112% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans2.040 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans3.039 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking2.039 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Review reminders2.034 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency2.037 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    3.3
    32 Ratings
    81% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools4.031 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking3.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search3.031 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development3.028 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
    4.3
    37 Ratings
    57% below category average
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Job Requisition Management4.035 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting4.533 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media1.030 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting2.534 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.527 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.536 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts6.035 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.5
    (80 ratings)
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.0
    (11 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (8 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle PeopleSoft HCMSumTotal Talent Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SumTotal
    Very good for learning and development and training of employees. For Applicant tracking, recuirement, onboarding, and enablement, I prefer SAP SuccessFactors or Skillate. I also found that the SumTotal app is not very friendly on android and crashes sometimes and it is not optimized for mobile. Hence I end up never using it.
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    Pros
    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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    SumTotal
    • Assign complete learning plans to users so they don't have to spend time searching for courses.
    • Export learner's transcripts so managers can easily see their employee's progress.
    • Embed Social Media feeds that are relevant to their business.
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    Cons
    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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    SumTotal
    • Reporting
    • Mass importing of manual checks to be issued in California
    • Ability to fund pay cards immediately
    • Perform gross-up calculations within the payroll system automatically
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    SumTotal
    I have transitioned from a position who supported the product to a position where I use the product. I continue to be impressed with the robustness of the product and how efficient it is. It is a user friendly software that can be used to navigate and accomplish tasks to meet organizational requirements.
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    Usability
    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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    SumTotal
    I do not find SumTotal to be intuitive. I feel we need to adjust our needs to meet the functionality available in the tool.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    SumTotal
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    Performance
    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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    SumTotal
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    Support Rating
    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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    SumTotal
    We have our own IT support to assist in SumTotal issues, however, we have had to log in cases directly. Support is mediocre at best.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    SumTotal
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    Online Training
    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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    SumTotal
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    SumTotal
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SumTotal
    When I came to my company, they had been using a "light" LMS called Articulate. It was cheap and bare bones; i.e. not a lot of features, really just a platform to launch eLearning from and not real interface for student to utilize. When I began to overhaul the training department, this was one of the first things I changed. Articulate would only run courses built in their software, and the software was not 508 compliant. In addition, we had no ability to create learning plans, house transcripts, customize the interface, or manage the students. I made the choice to select and LMS that was a true LMS with all of the features that were critical to our clients' needs. Thus far, SumTotal has been able to support all of our needs, except one; mobile learning that is media rich
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    Scalability
    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.
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    SumTotal
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    Return on Investment
    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.
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    SumTotal
    • Clean front-end user interface for easier course catalog management.
    • Reporting has been more difficult than previous LMS.
    • Audience building has more variables making it more difficult to manage.
    • Slower overall client turnaround due to admin side interface.
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    SumTotal Talent Development Screenshots

    Screenshot of SumTotal Learning Management: Deliver the learning your organization needs including skilling/upskilling/reskilling, career planning & development. All delivered with our engaging learner experience across all modalities (desktop, tablet & mobile) and in the flow of workScreenshot of SumTotal Onboarding: Foster learning before day one with our robust onboarding solution. Build culture, complete necessary paperwork and begin the path to productivity for all your new and returning employees.Screenshot of SumTotal Performance: Performance management that meets the needs of today’s forward-thinking organizations. Align the goals and performance of your entire workforce with those of the broader organization for better business outcomes.Screenshot of SumTotal Succession: Make succession planning an organizational strength. SumTotal allows you to better understand your workforce now and better plan for your future with our intuitive succession planning tools.Screenshot of SumTotal Recruiting: A modern recruiting solution that delivers a powerful candidate experience, recruiter productivity, job matching and internal mobility.Screenshot of SumTotal Compensation: SumTotal makes compensation planning easier and less time consuming. Build a pay for performance culture that meets your organizations goals and objectives while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing marketplace.