Darwinbox vs. Sapling by Kallidus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Darwinbox
Score 8.4 out of 10
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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
Sapling by Kallidus
Score 10.0 out of 10
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A 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
Pricing
DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
Considered Both Products
Darwinbox
Chose Darwinbox
Looks better than Greythr and usability is better with more features
Chose Darwinbox
I felt it was very nice in comparison to others and was simple for everyone in the organization to handle and haven't gone through any other software so till now, Darwinbox is the best for us. Others had various good features too but were a little complex to use, Zoho people …
Chose Darwinbox
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 …
Chose Darwinbox
Darwinbox is up there with ADP in terms of quality for employers to use in such an open-level style. I personally would support the use of Darwinbox against the competition.
Sapling by Kallidus
Chose Sapling by 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.
Chose Sapling by Kallidus
Very very similar- it is not worth switching from one to the other unless you want to have payroll in the same tool.
Chose Sapling by Kallidus
The platform is quick and easy on all sides. This works well for the employee and payroll team. It is nice to be able to access all the previous clock in and clock out quickly. A person can export a collection of specific dates to review. The system can be used from different …
Chose Sapling by Kallidus
None of the other systems we evaluated could accommodate our needs. Some vendors said that they were planning to release the features that we needed, but we needed to implement a tool immediately.
Chose Sapling by Kallidus
The UI/UX for Sapling is quite cleaner and easier to navigate versus other platforms like Workday.
Features
DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.4
Ratings
18% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
6.7
Ratings
16% below category average
Employee demographic data9.10 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Employment history9.20 Ratings3.40 Ratings
Job profiles and administration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.80 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Organization and location management9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
15% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
-
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
Sapling by Kallidus
6.4
Ratings
22% below category average
Approval workflow9.00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Balance details9.80 Ratings6.40 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
Sapling by Kallidus
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.10 Ratings8.90 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
9.8
Ratings
19% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
7.5
Ratings
7% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.80 Ratings7.50 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
7.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
6.0
Ratings
22% below category average
Report builder7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
7.9
Ratings
0% above category average
New hire portal9.20 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.20 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
8.9
Ratings
12% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Performance plans10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Darwinbox
9.8
Ratings
23% above category average
Sapling by Kallidus
-
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
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.20 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
DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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7.4
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DarwinboxSapling by Kallidus
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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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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Pros
  • Leave management & tracking
  • Tax handling, declaration, salary tracking
  • Visibility on org structure
  • Performance review handling
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  • Organization Structure: Clean and simple visual organization structure to understand the business fairly quickly.
  • Onboarding: Great tool for utilizing their questionnaire and presentation tools.
  • Employee info: Keeping all employee/workforce individual info (i.e. t-shirt sizes).
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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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  • Less email reminders to incomplete work.
  • Clicks must be specific to file, can't highlight and open file.
  • Too many add-ons in the system.
  • Have to upload and transfer too many documents.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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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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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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Support Rating
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The support received during the product implementation was good, but once you move out of that stage you have to reach out to the support team through a chat type of tool and often have to wait for a response.
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Implementation Rating
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If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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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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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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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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  • 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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