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| Category | Vendors | Comments |
| ERP HRMS | Infor, Lawson, Microsoft, Oracle, Sage, SAP | Most target large companies, while Microsoft and Sage focus on SMBs. |
| SaaS HRMS | Employease (ADP), iEmployee, NetSuite, Ultimate Software, Workday | The software-as-a-service model is well-established for HR applications, primarily among SMBs. |
| Performance/ Talent Management |
Authoria, Callidus, Halogen, Kenexa, Softscape, SuccessFactors, Synygy, Taleo, Vurv, Workscape, WorkStream | Category includes point solutions and suites for managing employee performance, compensation and commissions, employee communications and succession planning. |
| Recruitment | BrassRing (Kenexa), Deploy, MrTed, Peopleclick, Unicru (Kronos), Webhire (Kenexa) | The recruitment automation app market has dozens of vendors, most using the software-as-a-service model. |
| Source: Forrester Research, vendors |
