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    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
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    SumTotal Talent Development
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    SumTotal Talent Development
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    SumTotal Talent Development
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    SumTotal
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    In our case SumTotal platform seemed to be more complete and robust to provide the right features for managing complex ILT plans and blended programs, which was an important thing for us. It was also very easy to deploy mobile and to increase learning options for all users, …
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    SumTotal Talent Development is a very competitive product. In my opinion SumTotal Talent Development is better than Freshteams, Darwinbox, but not as good as Skillate, SAP SuccessFactors. SAP SuccessFactors is enterprise grade and used only by large organizations and has too …
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    SumTotal does not stack up to any of the above HCM software.
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    Maestro is a little dated looking. Younger users are looking for something up-to-date, interactive, fun, and easy to use and Maestro has a ways to go with this.
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    Highly developed functionality
    Incentivized
    Chose SumTotal Talent Development
    SuccessFactors is more user friendly, however their service is less than stellar. SumTotal was chosen because of price and customer service.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SumTotal Talent Development
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    1.9
    1 Ratings
    Employee demographic data1.01 Ratings
    Employment history5.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration2.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.1.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting1.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management1.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)2.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.3
    1 Ratings
    Pay calculation8.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors1.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files3.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    Approval workflow8.52 Ratings
    Balance details8.53 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment3.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information5.01 Ratings
    Update personal information2.01 Ratings
    View job history2.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    Report builder7.03 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.52 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data8.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    New hire portal8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.52 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    Performance plans8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.92 Ratings
    Review reminders8.52 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.01 Ratings
    Candidate search7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development6.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SumTotal Talent Development
    Feature
    SumTotal Talent Development
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    Job Requisition Management8.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media7.92 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.52 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.52 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SumTotal Talent Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)