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IBM Kenexa vs MHR iTrent comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Kenexa
Ranking in Benefits Administration
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (18th), Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software (11th)
MHR iTrent
Ranking in Benefits Administration
19th
Average Rating
4.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud HCM (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Benefits Administration category, the mindshare of IBM Kenexa is 1.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MHR iTrent is 1.8%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Benefits Administration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Kenexa1.8%
MHR iTrent1.8%
Other96.4%
Benefits Administration
 

Featured Reviews

Karan Grover - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Suitable for larger-scale companies aiming to streamline and automate their processes digitally
The deployment of the solution took between six to eight months. When we introduced BrassRing at my company, we encountered several challenges. First, moving data from our old system to BrassRing was tough because it needed reformatting. Second, connecting BrassRing with our HR data was tricky due to manual processes for roles and departments. Third, setting up the workflow in BrassRing was complex. Fourth, configuring user access and approval levels was a detailed task. We also had to manage the change process, including running both old and new systems in parallel, communicating changes, and training users. Lastly, monitoring and reporting were needed to ensure data accuracy and proper system usage once everything was in place. We had a team of six to eight people managing the project from our side during the BrassRing deployment. I'm not sure about the size of the BrassRing team, and we also had our own technical team, which had three to four members. The solution required maintenance, particularly from my side as the administrator. Maintenance responsibilities were divided into two parts: some tasks we, as end-users, could control, while others were the responsibility of the BrassRing team. Payment-related tasks were a regular part of our responsibilities. I wasn't the only person maintaining the solution. There were three power users from Infosys, each responsible for a specific geography. My counterpart managed it in the US, and I, along with my colleague in India, managed it for other geographies.
reviewer2215695 - PeerSpot reviewer
NA at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
A scalable solution with good functionalities, but customer support needs to improve
Customer support and getting help from MHR iTrent are not great at all. MHR iTrent concentrates too much on sales, like a selling mechanism. They don't concentrate on helping their existing clients get the most out of the solution. All they're interested in is selling you something else to add on.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"From everything I’ve seen and heard, I would think Kenxea is probably one of the top three, if not the best, in the business that they do and the things that we use them for."
"I would say the support that we get from the CSMs is the most valuable for me right now, because I'm still leaning on them pretty heavily to understand everything that I'm doing within the system."
"Of all the current talent analytics offerings on the market today, IBM Kenexa Talent Insights is the most comprehensive end-to-end, data-agnostic analytics tool."
"For us in particular, I love how configurable the system is; I can use the same technology for different parts of my business."
"We like IBM; IBM has been great partners for us, they're really invested in our success, and they see us as a valuable client."
"As I said, IBM are doing a great job with us at the moment, but we're always looking and speaking and open to having conversations with other people because the market's changing and IBM are aware of that."
"Now, having provided this, amongst many other things, we have a much closer relationship to the business."
"IBM Kenexa is fairly stable, and we don't have any downtime."
"The retrospection feature within iTrent is really good and better than what some other software provides. It's really useful."
"MHR iTrent's functionality and the payroll part are good."
 

Cons

"The price can always be better. Right now, we can only do part of that, but not as much as I want to."
"Maybe there's some room for improvement in the functionality around the actual tools that we build with."
"I think there is some administrative things that could be easier in terms of Workbench and streamlining that process; configuration of different things."
"We have about 50 requests for enhancements in the system right now."
"Being in a silo of my own world, my wish would be that everything that's available in their legacy views would be moved into their new Talent Suite products, so we could move over to that."
"The team didn't find the reporting tool that easy to use, in terms of pulling their own data, slicing and dicing it, combining groups."
"Technical support was not always great. They tend to push you towards workbench admins or paid support."
"IBM Kenexa has a lot of room for improvement. The solution is not advancing anymore in terms of the user experience and in the workflows."
"MHR's customer service needs to improve. It's dreadful at the moment. They're not very customer-focused."
"Customer support and getting help from MHR iTrent are not great at all."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Kenexa was fairly priced. However, in 2019, before I left my previous organization, they significantly increased their pricing. It can be affordable, but their pricing is going up. It is not just licensing; it is how many applicants you have in your system on the database side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with MHR iTrent?
I'm not particularly happy with it if I'm being honest. But that is more due to the service provided by MHR rather than the software iTrent. I would like to improve the customer service in particul...
What is your primary use case for MHR iTrent?
We use it as an integrated HR payroll system. Any queries regarding the system not doing what it should are usually about the service provided by MHR—the customer service, the responses, and cases ...
What advice do you have for others considering MHR iTrent?
If customer support is part of the product, I would rate it a three out of ten.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

IBM Smarter Workforce, Outstart
MidlandHR iTrent, iTrent
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sweet Spot International (SSI), Leo Burnett Worldwide (LBW), Sika AG, Legacy Health, Apollo Group Inc., Regeneron, Transurban Group, National Health Service, New Zealand Police, Overland Footwear, Yealands, Johnson Controls, Allscripts, Kerry Foods, Masterpet, AMD, Balfour Beatty
Brighton and Hove City Council, Cafcass, Capel Manor College, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS, City and Islington College, City West Housing, Coventry University, Denbighshire County Council, Dudley College, Dyfed Powys Police Force, East Durham College
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