Sapling Reviews

Overall rating
Filter by
Company size
Time used
244 Reviews

- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
I used for Onboarding at my new job
Reviewed on 2019/08/08
This was my very first time using it. So far, so good.
This was my very first time using it. So far, so good.
Pros
It was very user friendly and had a great interface. It also feels personal.
Cons
I actually can't think of anything right now but my boss did mention some back-end stuff. I guess I'll find out...
- Industry: Medical Practice
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Sapling competition
Reviewed on 2019/05/08
It has been good. It is a solid software and has a very knowledgeable staff. While there is always...
It has been good. It is a solid software and has a very knowledgeable staff. While there is always room for improvement, being progressive with review offerings will make the technology community buzz.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Onboarding
Reviewed on 2019/06/20
Pros
The UI/UX had a nice interface, and it was relatively simple to navigate.
Cons
The forms I was trying to sign kept erroring-out and the close button disappeared. I had to refresh and reenter tons of information ~three~ times. This was particularly annoying because it was sensitive data like bank account info and SSN.
- Industry: Fund-Raising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A Modern application with a simple concept
Reviewed on 2018/09/24
Getting my hands on this new software has been a great experience I can access all the things I...
Getting my hands on this new software has been a great experience I can access all the things I need and it keeps me updated on everything I need to know that is going on with not only my self but my team memeber I would highly recommend this software to anyone who wants a software that gets the job done all in one place
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
Response from Kallidus
Thanks so much for this insightful feedback. We truly appreciate your thorough feedback and use case scenarios. We are glad that Sapling is contributing to your success as a new hire.
We are sorry to hear about your mobile experience. But great news, we had a recent release to Sapling's mobile experience, which has optimized the overall mobile experience.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
The support is extremely helpful as they genuinely strive to provide quality experience and...
Reviewed on 2018/02/21
Streamlined and reduced manual work through automation and integration.
Streamlined and reduced manual work through automation and integration.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
Response from Kallidus
Thank you for your feedback. We are thrilled to hear that Sapling has been essential to ensuring that your processes are streamlined.
You are correct, in the last few months, we have made multiple changes to ensure that we are constantly improving our platform.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Sapling is an effective onboarding tool - it's user-friendly for all current and future...
Reviewed on 2018/02/20
Easy ability to onboard new hires and ensure that they have all the right information, access and...
Easy ability to onboard new hires and ensure that they have all the right information, access and set up before they arrive on their first day.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Super User Friendly
Reviewed on 2019/04/12
I am completing a on boarding experience with a company. I love how easy it is to see everything...
I am completing a on boarding experience with a company. I love how easy it is to see everything in one spot, communicate with all team members and members of management, and send them necessary information (ie: documents)
Pros
User Friendly, explained the process step by step, visually appealing layout
Cons
So far there is nothing that I dislike about this software.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used for Free Trial
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Straightforward but form filling is hard
Reviewed on 2019/01/03
Pros
Straightforward for the most part, and I get to see my future coworker's faces before I start
Cons
No additional help given for tax forms, and some tax forms that require a worksheet don't have the worksheet lines fillable.

- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Sapling first experience review (Edgar Zapeka)
Reviewed on 2019/01/19
Pros
The software is very nice looks, pleasant to use. Intuitive and easy to get help. Well organized.
Cons
The navigation could be better. No easy way to resubmit documents.

- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
great pre-boarding experience
Reviewed on 2019/04/17
super easy and pleasant
super easy and pleasant
Pros
the user-friendly interface; ease of navigation
Cons
not exactly sure when I am "done" with an action item, and when I'm expected to mark it as "done"

- Used Weekly for 1+ year
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple yet powerful
Reviewed on 2018/06/18
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
Response from Kallidus
Hi Natasha! We truly appreciate your insights.
We are happy to hear that Sapling has been intuitive and user friendly not only for yourself, but the broader team. But most importantly we are happy to hear that Sapling has been saving you time on manual work since that time can now be used to refocus from people admin to people strategy.
We are also always looking to improve our product and have released Sapling's API.
- Industry: Renewables & Environment
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good Tool for onboarding and HR
Reviewed on 2022/12/16
Overall is good application for Start-up business.
Overall is good application for Start-up business.
Pros
Support team response time is very quick, and good application to monitor and track the journey of each hiring.
Cons
Lost data recovery need to be streamline for betterment.
- Industry: Luxury Goods & Jewelry
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
A nice app for getting an overview of your company organization
Reviewed on 2020/02/13
No real problems to speak of, and the first source I turn to when trying to get more information...
No real problems to speak of, and the first source I turn to when trying to get more information about somebody in my organization.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Onboarding experience
Reviewed on 2019/06/10
Pros
Usability and look and feel is quite nice. App is responsive and clear.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Easy, organised
Reviewed on 2018/02/15
Pros
- 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
Cons
It doesn't notify you when employees made changes to their profile - which is crucial (e.g bank details)
Response from Kallidus
We sincerely appreciate your time and feedback.
Although, we don't currently have this functionality it is something that we are building in the future .
Currently, customers have two options. Either they can reference the history event for any changes made or you use Sapling¿s Slack integration which pushes Sapling Events and updates straight into your Slack.
Sapling Events provides complete visibility over your employee experience program and is available to Admin and Account owners in Sapling. This includes changes to employees, documents, tasks and company settings.
We are rolling our change reporting in Q4 2018.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Sapling
Reviewed on 2020/03/09
Overall, I would recommend this to all businesses.
Overall, I would recommend this to all businesses.
Pros
I love Sapling, the fact that the customers, employees and even suppliers can connect and work together through this program is definitely a pro.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
First Experience with Sampling
Reviewed on 2018/09/24
Again, I think this is making everyone's lives more effective and efficient. Great invention.
Again, I think this is making everyone's lives more effective and efficient. Great invention.
Pros
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.
Cons
There was nothing I did not like about this software.
Response from Kallidus
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are thrilled to hear about your experience.
We hope that as you continue using Sapling the experience remains user friendly and streamlined.
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Great for HR and more
Reviewed on 2022/07/06
My overall experience with sapling was good. The firm ran smoother after using sapling and...
My overall experience with sapling was good. The firm ran smoother after using sapling and employees enjoyed the easy HR access.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
My Experience with Sapling
Reviewed on 2019/08/01
I would say that Sapling has helped to bridge the gap within our company - a gap formed due to us...
I would say that Sapling has helped to bridge the gap within our company - a gap formed due to us being so far spread and unable to talk and get to know one another. To be able to read each other's bios, see each other's photos, and know each other's birthdays really helps bring us closer together!
Pros
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!
Cons
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.
- Industry: Human Resources
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great software, would recommend!
Reviewed on 2018/12/03
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
It's been easy viewing my tasks and referencing my profile to see what my teammates names are
Reviewed on 2018/07/17
It's made training and onboarding easy
It's made training and onboarding easy
Pros
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.
Cons
Sometimes it was difficult to find a task again if I accidentally marked a task as completed when it wasn't.
Response from Kallidus
Congrats on the new role! Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your insights. We are glad to hear that your onboarding and employee experience were enhanced by using Sapling.
We are always looking to make improvements where we can, so thank you for identifying your pain point with tasks. If you ever wanted to locate all completed tasks, you can do so by navigating over to the historical tasks and selecting on completed. This will provided you with an overview of all completed tasks.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great for Task and Onboarding
Reviewed on 2018/07/20
Centralized platform to manage employees and assign tasks for onboarding
Centralized platform to manage employees and assign tasks for onboarding
Pros
Easiness of use combined with the option to scale according to business needs. Sapling provides a great platform to ensure employees stay organized.
Cons
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
Response from Kallidus
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We are glad to hear that you found Sapling's interface intuitive. We are always looking to improve our platform and have new exciting releases upcoming. If you have any feature request, we'd love to hear about them.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Value for Money
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Sapling Review
Reviewed on 2019/12/13
It's a great HR tool that helped us starting from great employee onboarding experience to day-to-day...
It's a great HR tool that helped us starting from great employee onboarding experience to day-to-day work maintenance.
Pros
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.
Cons
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.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Solid for students learning economics
Reviewed on 2019/08/30
Pros
It told me what I did wrong in my homework problems.
Cons
At times some of the graphs were difficult to adjust.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
-
Review Source
Overall rating
- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Best onboarding experience I've had yet
Reviewed on 2018/12/13
Pros
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
Cons
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.