Compare CSB and Workforce Ready - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

CSB is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Workforce Ready, and Workforce Ready is rated higher (98/100) than CSB (88/100). Workforce Ready offers users more features (16) than CSB (15). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Workforce Ready!

Looking for the right Human Resources 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:

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc Vs. Kronos Incorporated

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc: Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) is a global leader of cloud-based talent management software solutions. Over 10.5 million users across 189 countries rely on Cornerstone to maximize their potential, develop their skills and foster new levels of collaboration. Cornerstone empowers some of the world’s leading organizations, such as Starwood Hotels ...

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? CSB or Kronos Workforce Ready?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources 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 CSB and Kronos Workforce Ready.

CSB price starts at $235 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CSB is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Human Resources 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 Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: CSB cost is around the same cost of Kronos Workforce Ready.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CSB Vs. Workforce Ready based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

CSB: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Appraisal Performance, Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, LMS, Performance Record, Recruiting, Software Customization.

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

Target customer size

CSB is best for small to medium sized business in the industries of technology, business services, retail, education, manufacturing, and governmentt and healthcare. 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.