Cofense LMS vs. symplr Talent Management Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cofense LMS
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Cofense’s Learning Management System™ (LMS) helps raise employees’ cybersecurity awareness and enhances their ability to detect phishing threats. With LMS, the user can zero in on the security and compliance issues that are important to a company. And LMS complements the behavioral conditioning and experiential learning of Cofense's awareness simulation program, Cofense PhishMe™.N/A
symplr Talent Management Solutions
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
symplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
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Features
Cofense LMSsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
7.0
2 Ratings
16% below category average
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.4
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Course authoring6.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Course catalog or library6.52 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Player/Portal6.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning content7.62 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.12 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.12 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Assignments7.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance management7.12 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Learning administration8.12 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics7.12 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Social learning7.62 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Gamification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning7.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.2
2 Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
9.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Cofense LMS
-
Ratings
symplr Talent Management Solutions
6.8
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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Cofense LMSsymplr Talent Management Solutions
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Score 7.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM
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User Ratings
Cofense LMSsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
6.1
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cofense LMSsymplr Talent Management Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
Cofense
LMS is a more appropriate choice to be used if the organization is large and has multiple verticals where the trainings differ to a great etent from vertical to another vertical. However if the company is a small scale org with limited hierarchy, any open source portal is enough to serve the purpose.
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symplr
If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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Pros
Cofense
  • Training modules: developed Using Learning Science Principles
  • Story Based Environment
  • Learn by doing
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symplr
  • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
  • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
  • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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Cons
Cofense
  • UI can be more interactive
  • Segregating the users in different groups can be further automated via AD details
  • The end user mobile notification feature should be there rather than only mail.
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symplr
  • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
  • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cofense
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symplr
Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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Usability
Cofense
No answers on this topic
symplr
The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
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Support Rating
Cofense
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symplr
On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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Alternatives Considered
Cofense
Cofense LMS works well at our environment due to it well know security awareness training without any complications. Ease to get support documentations & end users feedback. While in MetaCompliance Support & documentation was not that easy for end users.
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symplr
Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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Return on Investment
Cofense
  • Trainings made user more aware of the security attacks they are vulnerable to
  • Strengthened the overall security posture of the company
  • Detterent control as incase the the personnel are not able to finish off their training, it is followed by HR action.
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symplr
  • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
  • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
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