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IBM Kenexa vs Oracle Payroll comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Kenexa
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (16th), Talent Management (17th), Applicant Tracking and Recruiting Software (9th)
Oracle Payroll
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Human Capital Management solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Kenexa is designed for Talent Management and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 0.9% compared to last year.
Oracle Payroll, on the other hand, focuses on Global Payroll, holds 2.3% mindshare, up 2.2% since last year.
Talent Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Kenexa1.7%
SAP SuccessFactors8.8%
Workday8.4%
Other81.1%
Talent Management
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Payroll2.3%
Deel6.8%
ADP GlobalView Payroll5.8%
Other85.1%
Global Payroll
 

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.
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Dupty Chief Information Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
The self-service helps increase employee loyalty
The reporting could use some improvement. It doesn't shorten the data that it displays to the employee. At the moment you have to scroll through all of the results in order to find what you are looking for. Another improvement that should be implemented in the next release is the appraisal. For the appraisal model, we have to go to another solution because the one included is not supporting us in our needs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I think the advantage of Kenexa is the degree to which we can configure to meet our specific needs."
"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."
"We acquired a pharmacy retailer three years ago, and Kenexa enabled us to actually standardize our employee engagement across both of those organizations, helping us understand at an enterprise level what was going on and, most importantly, how people were starting to feel about being acquired and joining the broader company space."
"Overall, from a recruiter's perspective, it is an excellent product and is probably one of the best recruitment products out there in terms of usability, ease of understanding, and management of large applicant pools."
"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."
"I think one of the biggest benefits that Kenexa brings is the scalability."
"This tool is very powerful and the ability to tweak it in order to meet desired processes and controls is valuable."
"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."
"This solution increases the employees' loyalty to the organization since everything regarding their salary, health, insurance, etc. is there, and the employees can also check to see what activity is done on their files."
 

Cons

"The reporting tool is helpful, but it is not the easiest to train on or is not as understandable for other HR pros. Their Workbench site, which is the administrator site that you use to update your website, is not user-friendly. When updates are required, it is not that easy to manage because Workbench is not user friendly. It required more work from the admins. They have Workbench training, which actually was very unhelpful. It took eight hours to complete, and it was not very helpful. Their customer service when it comes specifically to their Workbench site is not helpful."
"I'm just taking over the account, so I'm still pretty new to the whole system."
"In the past year, there has been a significant increase in the amount of internal errors that are displayed."
"2xO was created by brain-damaged monkeys in front of keyboards."
"I think there is some administrative things that could be easier in terms of Workbench and streamlining that process; configuration of different things."
"The reporting feature currently is our biggest struggle point; getting the data we need and in the fashion that we need it is a current struggle point for us."
"My rating is not higher because of the support, honestly; the global service center model."
"Technical support was not always great. They tend to push you towards workbench admins or paid support."
"The reporting could use some improvement."
 

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
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise28
No data available
 

Also Known As

IBM Smarter Workforce, Outstart
Oracle Global Payroll, Global Payroll
 

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
INFRA S.A. de C.V., Argentine Producers Cooperative, KBBO, Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC, Tech Mahindra Limited, National Instruments Corp., La Poste, eVerge Group, Standard Life, Overhead Door Corporation
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