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Talent Management Software

Talent Management

What is Talent Management Software?

A talent management system (TMS) is a suite of applications that automates all talent management processes related to recruitment, performance management, learning and development, and compensation management.

Common Features

  • Collaboration
  • Performance Management
  • Learning and Development
  • Onboarding Offboarding
  • Rewards Recognition
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Wellness
  • Employee Engagement
  • Career Pathing
  • Succession Planning
  • Compensation Management

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Products: 12
Next Award: Jun 2025

Top Talent Management Software 2024

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

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BambooHR

BambooHR

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.8 /10

BambooHR is an online HR software that collects and organizes all the information you gather throughout the employee life cycle, and then helps you use it to achieve great things. Whether you are hiring, onboarding, preparing compensation, or building culture, BambooHR gives you the time and insights to focus on your most important asset—your people. BambooHR is a complete HR platform that brings all your employee, payroll, time, and benefit information together in one place, giving you the data accuracy, security, and coordination.

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Pros

  • Transparent
  • Respectful
  • Efficient Service
  • Acts with Integrity
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Dayforce Inc.

Dayforce

Composite Score
8.3 /10
CX Score
8.2 /10

Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) is a global human capital management (HCM) platform that transforms the employee experience. It unifies data from across the entire employee lifecycle to enable better decision-making at every level. Dayforce is a comprehensive cloud platform that combines HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management in a single application. Our scalable platform is built with a single, flexible rules engine combined with real-time updates and calculations that help address complex regulatory requirements.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Fair

Cons

  • Less Effective Service
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Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10

isolved People Cloud is a modern HCM platform that puts the employee’s HR experience front and center, and effortlessly adapts to future-proof organizations. You can seamlessly manage the entire employee lifecycle, from pre-hire to retire, in one place. From talent acquisition to workforce management to talent management, isolved solutions are delivered directly or through their HRO partner network to more than 6 million employees and 168,000 employers across all 50 states – who use them every day to increase productivity, accelerate decision-making and ensure performance, while reducing risk.

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Pros

  • Fair
  • Respectful
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Trustworthy

Cons

  • Under Delivered
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Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.4 /10

Deltek Talent Management handles every step of the HR lifecycle from recruiting, performance, development, and training to compensation. Available as one comprehensive package or Ă  la carte to suit the current needs of your business, each solution works in sync with the others on an easy-to-use interface.

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Pros

  • Friendly Negotiation
  • Security Protects
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring
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UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

UKG Pro

Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

UKG Pro (formerly Ultimate Software UltiPro) is a powerful, global human capital management (HCM) solution. Transform your business with a connected global workforce experience delivered through resilient and mindful HR technology. From payroll to talent to service delivery to surveys, and everything in between, UKG Pro is the powerful HCM suite you need to drive people-focused results.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Trustworthy
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Composite Score
7.7 /10
CX Score
7.9 /10

With HR talent management software from Workday, you can invest in your talent from day one, align teams to key objectives, and develop tomorrow’s leaders. Workday combines your core HR information with direct and contingent worker-generated skills and experience data, delivering a comprehensive picture of the rich talent that already exists in your organisation.

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Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Efficient Service
  • Security Protects
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Composite Score
7.3 /10
CX Score
7.7 /10

Cornerstone Talent Experience future-forward Talent Experience Platform combines best-in-class learning with growth-centric talent capabilities and the power of AI to make talent leaders champions of engagement, growth, and transformation.Cornerstone OnDemand is a global leader in cloud-based human capital management software, from recruitment, onboarding, training and collaboration, to performance management, compensation, succession planning, people administration and analytics.

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Pros

  • Unique Features
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Respectful
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Composite Score
7.3 /10
CX Score
7.5 /10

SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management Suite (SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite) offers individualized experiences and strategic solutions that empower employees to reach their potential. Only SuccessFactors gives you the talent solutions, core HR, collaboration tools, and workforce analytics you need to produce, measure, and continuously improve your business results through people, every day.

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Pros

  • Security Protects
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Helps Innovate

Cons

  • Under Delivered
Composite Score
7.1 /10
CX Score
7.2 /10

ADP Workforce Now, is an all-in-one software for HR, payroll, time & more. From payroll and HR to talent, benefits, and beyond, ADP Workforce Now adapts to the way you work. ADP Workforce Now gives you access to comprehensive reporting and the analytics you need with relevant, actionable insights. ADP HR Solutions provide a system of human resource management software solutions to streamline the management of human capital and payroll needs for any sized business.

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Pros

  • Transparent
  • Effective Service
  • Respectful
  • Reliable

Cons

  • Commodity Features
Composite Score
7.0 /10
CX Score
7.1 /10

Infor Talent Management is a set of applications that supports strategic people initiatives, helping organizations to get the most from their talent. Build diverse teams and personalize career path strategies for your people by leveraging large quantities of behavioral and performance data.

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Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service
  • Security Protects
  • Respectful