Sapling

Avantages

User interface is awesome:
With todays fast pace demand for more intuitive interfacing technoligies and data recovery, Sapling does a great job in addressing the everyday technical issues from recruiting to onboarding completion and document storage issues. While automization can result in cumbersom changes to workflows and clunky tasking, Saplings User interface is Simple, Clean and visually organized in it's step process.

Inconvénients

Feed creation and implementation process:
There are some setup quirks in site formating, email notifications to New Hires, and communications configurations between softwares. As a Client I know that not all are technologically gifted in the architect of development and operational implementation. It would be beneficial if Sapling's implementation team had some one on one forcast requirements of the Client and the HRIS Software Support team. I was looped in after the 3rd implementation attempt had crashed. Reporting and file creators along with Software team's communications feed and Market place implementation staff been in on this - one on one confrencing, a robust "sandboxing," and a slower sectioned rollout occured. I think this would have gone A-LOT smoother.
Technical support:
A week? Seriously? No other offerings or work arounds? Especially for mutistate companies.
Verbage visibility:
Soft gray is very hard on the eyes. Backlit screens and overhead florescents make it difficult - even with a difuser. Wish you could use your purple or a medium blue color that would differentiate between titles etc. and information entered.

Avantages

I can pass on tasks to other employees in the company and getting information to the employee before they begin.

Inconvénients

Still some bugs they need to get through. I'd like to be able to customize a little more, but overall a good program.

Avantages

Sapling's end user interface is super intuitive and friendly to our end users. It's easy to understand and I love that everything is paperless! It has saved our HR team countless hours shuffling and filing paperwork.

Inconvénients

It will be great for Sapling to continue to build out their API integrations with our HR software service providers in the future. So far the integration with ADP works fairly well.

Avantages

The innovative technology that allows you to not only have easy access to your profile and your team memebers, but other leaders and team members in different locations to all be able to communicate and help one another. Also it’s as if your at a one stop shop from easy accessible tabs to keep track of your daily tasks to making keeping track of all of your information safer and quicker than ever.

Inconvénients

This software is awesome if your using it from a pc if your using a mobile device and could be a little frustrating to access certain things. Which could easily be solved by flipping your phone into the horizontally direction a lot of the tabs you wouldn’t previously have see will now appear making everything to slot smoother.

Avantages

My favourite thing about Sapling is the ability to create customized onboarding journeys. Onboarding is so important to a company and Sapling enables you to create unforgettable experiences by automating the admin heavy side so that you can focus on creating a seamless/customised experiences.

Inconvénients

It's reporting, storage and analytics capabilities have a long way to go. As we scale, I question wether we will outgrow it as a HRIS due to these things mentioned.

Avantages

Everything is simply labeled and easy to find. Menus are minimal in length so I can find stuff, the colors are not garish, the work flows are intuitive.

Inconvénients

I get logged out after some minuscule amount of time. Sometimes I get massive amounts of lag in between screens, which is frustrating and I over-click

Avantages

Pretty easy to use. Everyone who joins the company are required to use this, making it a good resource for finding anyone who is part of your workforce. Works best for me in getting more information on co-workers.

Inconvénients

Profile pictures used are very low resolution, and obscured unless you inspect elements in your browser's developer console. Not a usual case for most who will be using it, but is an issue for me. Otherwise can't actually think of any other issues with the software.

Avantages

It has been easy to use out of the box. The time management piece is simplistic. The historical export of data from the previous provider seems to be working.

The company page also seems inviting for new employees, it is all branded well.

Inconvénients

The one thing I wish it had was a google calendar integration that allows you to add it to your own calendar and the company calendar after PTO has been approved. I feel like we had this from Zenefits, and it is a real pain to deal with.

The UI seems a bit dated.

Avantages

Lo que más me ha gustado de Sapling es que ofrece una gran cantidad de herramientas útiles para administrar los recursos humanos de una empresa. La plataforma incluye un sistema de seguimiento de empleados, un sistema de gestión de talentos, un sistema de evaluación de desempeño y un sistema de planificación de recursos humanos. También incluye herramientas de contratación, administración de beneficios y gestión de seguridad social. Estas herramientas permiten a las empresas gestionar sus recursos humanos de manera más eficiente.

Inconvénients

Carece de un sistema de reportes para la plataforma. Esto puede hacer que sea difícil para los gerentes de recursos humanos rastrear y evaluar el rendimiento de los empleados. Además, la plataforma no cuenta con un sistema de seguridad robusto, lo que puede afectar la seguridad de los datos.

Avantages

Usability and look and feel is quite nice. App is responsive and clear.

Inconvénients

Mostly around the People/Team members section.

* I would appreciate if i can click on the team member profile and open it in a separate tab.
* No clean way to come back to list of team members (except clicking on the browser back).
* Persist the filtering/page size: If i apply a filter or change pagesize, then click on a team member profile and come back to list, the previous filters/pagesize is lost and i have to reapply.

Also i noticed while filling personal details, in Gender dropdown there is no field for LGBT, it would be nice to have that option for people who identify differently.

Avantages

I love that the tool integrates seamlessly with Greenhouse and WorkforceNow, that it's easy to use, that it's visually appealing and customizable.

Inconvénients

It works great, unfortunately I need to enter 40 characters in this box.

Avantages

- It keeps me organised and I can track the employees' progress and activities at one glance.
- It is integrated with our hiring ATS system, Workable, which automatically helped us tracked any new hires made in Workable into Sapling
- Helps in creating their new work email

Inconvénients

It doesn't notify you when employees made changes to their profile - which is crucial (e.g bank details)

Avantages

I liked how easy it was to navigate Sapling, I used it to start my on boarding at a new job. The interface and functionality was super easy to understand, I found it easy to go through each task and complete them.

Inconvénients

This is minor, but when exploring to find my team I constantly had to click "see more team members" to load more people, maybe a scroll or some other type of way to load this info might be helpful? I found myself clicking this button 4-5+ times and eventually moved on.

Avantages

I love Sapling, the fact that the customers, employees and even suppliers can connect and work together through this program is definitely a pro.

Inconvénients

I love everything about sapling but I wish they could integrate office 365 and also sometimes you have to have a minimum 40 count even if you want to leave something blank.

Avantages

I like that sapling offers college students homework assignments through their site.

Inconvénients

I haven't encountered any issues so far using sapling.

Avantages

I thought this was very effective, clean, smart and suer friendly. I really enjoyed the pre-work prior to my first day. Streamlined, sexy and smart.

Inconvénients

There was nothing I did not like about this software.

Avantages

I was hired into a new job, and had sapling access day 1.
It was an amazing resource for me as a new hire. It gave me a plethora of information that was well organized, informative and very intuitive to use.

Inconvénients

I have not been using it very long, but no Cons so far!

Avantages

I love how simple it is to create a profile and complete tasks. I also really enjoy how easy it is to navigate around others' profiles and see how everyone connects re: managers and organizational structure.

Inconvénients

The tasks can stack up and it would be nice to have a way to sort them a little more manually.

Avantages

I like that I can see tasks easily and check things off. It is nice that everything can be linked so you can be directed straight to a different site

Inconvénients

I haven't used it enough to notice any cons yet. I like how easy it is to use and that I was able to learn it quickly

Avantages

Sapling makes HR interactions easy and it has tools for employees as well.
I love the custom workflow and organizational charts which are interactive and easy to use.
Sapling makes it easy for all employees to view clearly outlined policies and rules.
We can also view information on each departments projects or roles and their progress with each.

Inconvénients

Sapling bases your subscription price on the number of employees in your company rather than what features you use or how much data you store. Sapling does not offer a free trial or free version so that you can explore the product before you commit.
Sapling is web based and has no mobile app which is why I rated ease of use and ease of deployment a 3 out of 5.

Avantages

It arranges everything you need to Onboard and manage a team. Very easy and user-friendly interphase

Inconvénients

The least favorable tool or that could improve is the payroll platform

Avantages

I think it is an awesome idea! What a great, modern way to connect with coworkers and get to know each other better - especially considering the employees from my company are spread all over the country. I think the calendar with everyone's birthday is amazing! Of course, the time off and tasks are just added bonuses in my opinion!

Inconvénients

My only critique is that I can't see how much PTO I have available. I can only see scheduled paid days off that are coming up. That may be due to my company though, I'm not sure.

Avantages

The UI seems friendly and responsive. The design is solid and modern.

Inconvénients

Not very good at dealing with dropped connections (LTE hotspot, etc.)

Avantages

Sapling is easy and simple to use with a great and friendly User Interface. Highly recommended.

Inconvénients

I haven't came across any problem yet as I'm a new user and I find it super easy to use!

Avantages

Very simple step by step process to complete the flow. Uploading and reviewing documents was very simple as well. The pages seem very well polished and look modern compared to other HR web apps I've used in the past.

Inconvénients

There are no error messages displayed for required fields and they can be hard to notice. Another improvement I would suggest is to split up some of the forms into multiple pages or have a way to save progress.

Avantages

How easy the implementation was! We were able to start using Sapling almost instantly, which meant we were able to speed up our onboarding process and save time right from day one.

Inconvénients

There are some features which were not so intuitive, and we had to ask how to do them. But once you know what to do, it is easy to use.

Avantages

I love the task center, it made onboarding easy. I'm not a fan of text box minimums on reviews......

Inconvénients

I didn't like that there were authentication scenarios that were not addressed, like being logged in for the first time and my session expiring led to some weird interactions of having to log out entirely and start over.

Also, some tasks wouldn't show up in the list until I deleted my cookies and started over. (I actually contacted your support team about it).

Avantages

The software streamlined our processes and reduced manual work through integrations and automation. The org chart also met our needs through the printable PDF feature for the leaders of the company.

Inconvénients

When we started using Sapling, we ran into bugs and problematic nuances like any new technology; however, the software has transformed and grown significantly as Sapling always seek ways to improve.

Avantages

It's laid out simply so it's easy to navigate to each area. I also love that I can see my entire team on here.

Inconvénients

Sometimes it was difficult to find a task again if I accidentally marked a task as completed when it wasn't.

Avantages

Sapling has really streamlined our new hire on boarding and made my life 10x easier.

Inconvénients

I think the product still has a long way to go - every other week I feel like something is breaking or I have a weird glitch and that can't be explained.

Avantages

Easiness of use combined with the option to scale according to business needs. Sapling provides a great platform to ensure employees stay organized.

Inconvénients

Sapling has its own limitations and does not support a variety of other onboarding features that might be available through other solutions. Still, I believe this to be the best option for usability

Avantages

I liked that i was able to use sapling not only on my computer but on my phone as well. It helps being in the field and still able to check in with each different team in different channels

Inconvénients

One complaint I have, and i also just signed up for the service so i could be doing something wrong, but one complaint would be the notifications, once i click onto the messages that i received the notification from, the number don't always go away

Avantages

The process seemed light and too overbearing

Inconvénients

Middle name can't be a required field. It took some time for me to figure the error in the form.
browsing Org chart was difficult. I was not able to research a person and go one level up

Avantages

My most favorite features are Managing Time Off and Org Chart.
Managing Time Off: it's easy to request time off and see how much has already been taken/ still available.
Org Chart: so helpful to find the needed person/ contacts when the company is not small.

Inconvénients

Ideal software. really. I can't think of anything right now I would love to be changed. At least from the user perspective, it's great.

Avantages

It was easy to navigate and see what was due and when the due dates were. It also gave good feedback when a question was answered wrong on how to answer it correctly.

Inconvénients

It was difficult to get it to match up and open in my browser. I had to contact customer support, but customer support was very helpful and helped me resolve the problem quickly.

Avantages

Easy of use and the ability for many people to use it (HR, recruiting, manager, employees and new hires). The support of the tool is excellent too. Sapling has customer success reps who are almost always available to assist with any features or requests.

Inconvénients

The new layout is a little more confusing to use than the old one and slightly more clunky. Once you get used to it, it's not so bad.

Avantages

It told me what I did wrong in my homework problems.

Inconvénients

At times some of the graphs were difficult to adjust.

Avantages

It seems pretty flexible. My HR organized the info needed into logical sections. The documents I needed to review were obvious. Progress was obvious and visible. I like that on the dashboard, the # of tasks I still need to complete is prominent.

Inconvénients

Wish I could save the work in an incomplete section, so that even if I didn't fill out required fields, I can come back later and continue where I left off.

Avantages

1. The segmented approach to filling in forms make it very easy to complete forms
2. I like the prioritized approach to tasks with the clear red/green markers

Inconvénients

1. The calendar doesn't clear delineate between tasks that I have and other events
2. The task window has too many things going on; assignee, workflow, completed by, etc. These feilds could be hidden in advanced area that would allow the user to focus on actual tasks.

Avantages

Keeping all my paperwork in one place, organization of on-boarding is critical to success. The software did a great job of keeping all my ducks in a row as I got up to speed.

Inconvénients

Nothing at the moment. I don't have any real complaints at this point

Avantages

helpful to have tasks organized by tabs, with overview of numbers

Inconvénients

no confirmation about forms being complete

Avantages

Sapling had a lot more capabilities than our previous HR software, and it was nice not to have to have too many other services.

Inconvénients

I wasn't always clear on how to use Sapling-- it could do so many different things but that also made it a bit overwhelming as an end-user sometimes.

Avantages

The software is very easy to use. I can easily find anything that is available.

Inconvénients

The webpage is sometimes slow to load. Also, the Team members component is a bit awkward to use when looking up multiple people: I cannot open a link (with a team member) in a new tab and must open each link in the same window. When I go back in history to the list, the page needs to reload itself and the pagination preference doesn't persist.

Avantages

The clean and clear background of the software.

Inconvénients

For someone who is new to using this software, I did not see anything that I would change about my experience.

Avantages

It was easy to use, clear in terms of what was required and how much was left to do, and offered a pleasant user experience.

Inconvénients

It did accidentally clear out a form box when I uploaded my profile pic! But that was a minor issue.

Avantages

I truly like the ease of usage and the ability to navigate seamless.

Inconvénients

At this time, because of my optimal experience with Sapling, I don't see any cons or anything that needs improvement.

Avantages

I really enjoy the ease of use. The UI covers all of the needed assets in order to complete my work in a timely manner.

Inconvénients

The one major issue I have is that Sapling logs me out far too quickly. I walk away from my desk for 5 minutes or so, and then I have to relog in.

Avantages

The software was easy to use, I liked that I could use it from home and also that it only too a few minutes to complete

Inconvénients

Some pages took a while to load, I would have to refresh the page to gain a response. Everything else was a breeze.

Avantages

I liked the personalization of the messaging and branding as it came from the organization. There was a heads up as to what to expect - where to go and made me feel that there is a plan in place to ensure my success. It made me feel that the company cared about it's new hires. I like that you can meet the team and connect with them prior to your start.

Inconvénients

The request to write up a profile was required and it didn't let me know what would happen - would it be immediately published - could I change it later? Who would see it? (it could very well be how it was configured and communicated by my company)

I wish that you could enter your information once and it would pre-populate (Name, SS, DOB etc for onboarding docs)

Avantages

convenience and ease of use for onboarding with a new company

Inconvénients

Perhaps the UX can be improved in the future for my personal customized dashboard including but not limited to varying color options.