Compare Brightspace and Workforce Ready - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 01, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Brightspace or Workforce Ready?

Brightspace is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workforce Ready, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than Brightspace (79/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than Brightspace (7). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

Looking for the right Cloud LMS solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

D2L Corporation Vs. Kronos Incorporated

D2L Corporation: D2L was founded in 1999 by John Baker. At the time, his engineering class was being challenged to look at the world in a new way. Instead of coming up with answers, they were asked to come up with questions—questions that nobody had really even asked. John realized that despite all the changes technology was facilitating in the world, the Univer...

Kronos Incorporated: It started off with a simple idea: there had to be an easier way to record employee time transactions. And then one innovation led to another and that idea grew into something we now call workforce management.

Who is more expensive? Brightspace or Kronos Workforce Ready?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Cloud LMS software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Brightspace and Kronos Workforce Ready.

Brightspace price starts at $15,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Brightspace is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Cloud LMS software. Kronos Workforce Ready price starts at $6 per employee/month , When comparing Kronos Workforce Ready to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Cloud LMS software cost.

Bottom line: Brightspace is more expensive than Kronos Workforce Ready.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Brightspace Vs. Workforce Ready based on some of the most important and required Cloud LMS features.

Brightspace: LMS, Communications, Blended Learning, Course Authoring, eLearning, Performance Assessment, Training.

Kronos Workforce Ready: Benefits Administration, HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. Kronos Labor force Ready is especially developed for small as well as midsize services who wish to automate a lot of their workforce management processes with great functions like real-time staff member data as well as scheduling.



Brightspace

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $15,000 per year

Brightspace is a web based learning management solution for businesses of all sizes. Its capabilities include content management, blended learning, student portal, and others. The software was designed and laun...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Cloud LMS, E-Learning, Employee Management.

Workforce Ready

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $6 per employee/month

Kronos Workforce Ready is a cloud-hosted human resources system that integrates workforce management and HCM (human capital management) capabilities in one platform. The system covers organizations of all sizes...

Categories: Human Resources, Applicant Tracking, Attendance Tracking, Benefits Administration, Compensation Management.

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Brightspace: 7 Features

LMS
Communications
Blended Learning
Course Authoring
eLearning
Performance Assessment
Training

Kronos Workforce Ready: 16 Features

Benefits Administration
HR Management
Payroll
Performance Record
Recruiting
Timesheet
Biometric
Labor Cost Reporting
Manual Time Entry
Multiple Pay Rates
Offline Timesheets
Online Timesheets
Overtime Calculation
Telephone Time Reporting
Time Categorization
Work History
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Brightspace
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$15,000 per year
Functionality
20
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Workforc...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6 per employee/month
Functionality
32
Tovuti
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$700 per month
Functionality
15
Review
Learn
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$290 per month
Functionality
18
Review
Docebo L...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$900 per month
Functionality
11

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.