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KALPA PDMS is easy for teachers, principals and administers to learn and use. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: KALPA Systems - **Founded**: 1999 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.01 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Compensation Management - Competency Management - Goal Setting/Tracking - Performance Management - Training Management ## Category - [Talent Management Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/10029/talent-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Further, our staff likes the Kalpa system because it helps them track the completion of their professional development plan so they can use it to renew their teaching certificates. This product has been a game changer for us in terms of being able to manage professional development hours. > > **Cons**: It seems to me that Kalpa continues to improve. Thus, I don't have any specific cons. We are always looking for a few more customizable features. One that I can think of is that it is a little tricky to map out PD courses that take place for several days in a row versus one period of time on a single day. But, we are able to work around that with ease. Again, it's a great product. > > We have been using this product for years and we highly recommend it. If you do have any trouble setting up or maintaining your system, the customer service department at Kalpa is top notch. They can help with anything. ----- ### "Best option" — 5.0/5 > **Matt** | *19 April 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Operates exactly as needed, always works, support from the vendor is exceptional, the price point is exceptional > > **Cons**: Nothing, it's an exceptional product. > > In the first year of Kalpa implementation, our organization realized a $40-50,000 savings compared to the cost of our previous system and staff time to manage the previous system. We realized that savings, provided our end users a much more simple and robust solution and advanced our capabilities. Literally a win-win-win. We were the first organization in the state to contract with Kalpa. Since that time, 4 of the other largest school systems in the state have adopted Kalpa based on what they witnessed with us. ----- ### "Kalpa Password Retrieval Saga" — 1.0/5 > **Christopher** | *28 November 2020* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: When you are able to access Kalpa, it is moderately user friendly. > > **Cons**: There is a very important feature missing from Kalpa. If an employee loses his or her password (or the system chooses not to recognize it...), that employee has no convenient way of retrieving his or her password without jumping through many hoops. If you hate your employees and want to make them miserable, use Kalpa... > > I am extremely disappointed with this software, and I would not recommend it for my worst enemy. There is no way for employees to retrieve their passwords when they get locked out, which is way too often. ----- ### "Excellent Service and Support" — 5.0/5 > **Lisa** | *13 March 2020* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software allows us to track all professional development of employees in our district with ease. We conduct 54 hours of professional development a year and have upwards of 100 events in a days time. This service helps us create sign in sheets and track records effectively and easily. > > **Cons**: We would like to see a report that would allow us to print all sign in sheets for a particular day so that we don't have to push each one individually. Around 4 times a year we have around 100 events to print sign in sheets for and this would make that process a lot faster. > > We have been very pleased with our KALPA experience. There is always someone willing to help you with any issues that may occur and have always gotten a quick response. ----- ### "Amazing Customer Service\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Rhoda** | *3 May 2019* | Primary/Secondary Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software functions as needed. The implementation was a smooth transition. The software is reliable, intuitive, and easy to use. KALPA customer service is prompt to respond and resolve any issues. The software developers carefully consider enhancement requests when submitted by their customers. > > **Cons**: The software does not integrate with other programs that we use. However, the KALPA team assisted with data transfers when needed. > > We purchased KALPA software to track and manage professional learning hours for our staff. The district is required to provide documented professional learning opportunities for staff, and we track the hours of our certified staff and report the hours to the state. This software is updated regularly to remain compliant with state reporting requirements. KALPA customer service is first rate\!\! ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/165675/kalpa?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/165675/kalpa) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | ----- ## Structured Data