Cority

Pros

Personal dashboards, ability to track and assign specific tasks. It's helped me to stay on top of everything and improve my own strategies.

Cons

The software can be a bit overwhelming at first (at least for me), but after some routine use you should be good to go.

Pros

Help desk experience is best in class
Configurability of the system
Business rules capabilities
API and other data flow capabilities
Dashboard is dynamic and powerful
The Cority team is always willing to look at an idea, complaint or issue and provide a workaround or potential future solution

Cons

The my metrics module is clunky
The safety f&a module layouts do not stick to the original layout chosen
The Cority client rep should focus some time to get to know our basic system set up and suggest ways to improve based on key focus areas or pain points

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Cority

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Cority

Pros

Bulk upload feature and email notifications

Cons

The template to print out questionnaire is not good. The template should be customized like letters

Pros

Capabilities and HSE Suites all in one software system, allowing for quick communications and reporting.

Cons

If I had to pinpoint something, it is overwhelming to a new user because of all of the capabilities.

Pros

Cority has a lot of customizability which is very helpful for various reporting and data analytics. System is generally easy to use if everything is set up properly. The import utility feature is very helpful for mass data imports. Support is very responsive and helpful.

Cons

Cority is quite expensive yearly and has some background items that can cause the entire system to malfunction if they are not set up right. Some items are not set up ideally with the separation in between every data table (i.e., findings and actions not being able to have 5 whys in MyCority & only on main platform). Data analysis could be easier on Cority itself instead of having to export the data to excel.

Pros

Easy interface with a lot of flexibility

Cons

Reporting module could be improved by being more default as for example Power BI

Pros

Make awareness about the sustainability to our customers to reduce Co2. Sustainability will give awareness about how Co2 is impacting on our overall environment, humans, animals, etc and how to reduce Co2 from their operational services by implementing various mechanisam & initiatives.

Cons

This is good initiative but small scale industries are not much aware of that and it should be made mandatory to all.

Pros

When using the support feature they were quick with responding and very friendly.

Cons

N/A I had an overall good experience and we figured the problem out quickly.

Pros

Cority is a user-friendly application, requesting service and support was just as easy and quick.

Cons

Looking for information regarding chart errors or wrong information in a chart was not an easily available article and finding next steps took an few minutes.

Pros

Easy to consult and align

Cons

the system receives the alignments after a few days

Pros

It’s easy to use, collects the data you need to be in compliance and develop strategies to improve your EHS systems and programs.

Cons

I lobe everything about Cority. I don’t think I’ve run into a situation where I couldn’t accomplish what I needed due to a obstacle created by Cority.

Pros

I like that the product is always advancing at a faster pace then we are ready for. That means when we are ready to move forward with a new initiative, the technology is there to support it.

I also like that the Cority team takes a keen interest in understanding our company direction and providing support to meet the goals.

Cons

The reporting capabilities can be challenging at times but Cority has made great strives in revamping the reporting tools in the application to improve the user experience.

Pros

Multiple modules to handle many EHS needs

Cons

Inability to show user only what is applicable to them when they are in a specific module; for instance, only have incident lookup values available when in incident not also audit values. Sounds like some future enhancements may help to resolve

Pros

Advanced dashboard with many indicators to choose from.

Cons

Functionality for Workplace inspections. No good indicator for users to see completed and due inspections. WPI are difficult and time consuming to upload.

Pros

Ability to manage Compliance, create dashboard and mange Waste.

Cons

MyCority is still in the process of implemented with a few bumps in the road

Alternatives Considered

Pros

Highly configurable, it allows us to configure the system to our needs easily without much hassle

Cons

Highly configurable, sometimes I’m knee deep in configurations and I don’t know where I started.

Pros

Great software. Once implemented, ease to use and customize. Unending resources for any questions or potential customization you may have.

Cons

Layouts are difficult to customize and understand.

Pros

Ease of use, the ability to create SEG GROUPS

Cons

Continue to improve to have less clicks.

Cons

Little hard to navigate and learn

Pros

It has ability to create custom views and personalized dashboards. Opportunity to assign corrective actions and track incident investigations.

Cons

Rather poor visuals, hard to understand report writer. Some features are poorly organized - in the inspections module you have to scroll through dozens of inspections to find the one you need.

Pros

The ease of use. It house all of my data for my IH and Safety programs.

Cons

N/A, there is nothing that I like least about the application.

Pros

The software’s ease of use and customer support

Cons

Need more drill down capabilities for all users

Pros

its potential... once people configure it correctly and use it consistently

Cons

its robustness leads to complexity; hard to learn administration of the tool

Pros

- Extensive feature set, available out of the box
- Very good domain/functional expertise from the Cority consultants
- Designed by OH people for OH people
- "Can do" attitude, eager to assist in projects delivery, demonstrates flexibility
- Keeping ahead of new regulations, pro-active
- Enforces the capture of data in a structured way (pick lists)
- Web-based tool
- Cross-browser compatible

Cons

- Some aspects of the software too focused on North America, rather than global
- Reporting done on transactional database (may impact performance on complex queries)
- Reporting functionality could be improved (maybe leveraging a full reporting tool, such as Business Objects)
- More out of the box interfaces/agreements with labs and device manufacturers would be good
- No employee portal available yet

Pros

Now we can build our own API and use cority to get or update data directly from cority. Also like new workflow.

Cons

Need more coordination between Cority and myCority.

Pros

This software has greatly improve the efficiency of our employee health program. I truly do not know how we would have managed Covid issues without it. Highly recommend!

Cons

There is honestly nothing that I don't like about Cority. I am able to manage most things, but the few things that I cannot manage/change are quickly addressed.

Pros

Query builder / dashboards, able to have a lot more control on reporting
Community is extremely helpful
More online functionality
Control over fields and layouts to record the data we want to capture
SEGs
System is essential a blank canvas we can adapt for our needs.

Cons

not specifically designed for OH yet, awaiting for enhancements that benefit OH services
When migrated, was not warned on what would be different and what it would impact (such as org tree - NHS clients more than likely always need multi level tree)

The diary - cannot see different diary vertical side by side. Cannot group resources
Diary is good or searching for appts that are scheduled, but difficult to use for scheduling without using the availability finder, which is not working

Employee registrations linked with MyCority account, meaning email field should always be work email for managers. Would be good to have functional secondary/personal email to reduce admin task of adding a contact, and eliminate the risk of accidently changing the email field to personal email and then a manager receiving notifications to their personal email address

Pros

Cority is a powerful platform with tons of features and lots of integration opportunities. It is used by many large companies and is able to customize the solution to a degree if you're willing to pay. There is also a great community behind it where people can come together to answer questions and propose software changes.

Cons

1. Expensive - this is a very expensive solution, even compared to other players in the space. Not only is the base solution expensive, you are essentially forced into a position to buy "consulting hours" and time for anything after your basic implementation. It can get excessive at times.
2. Pressure - during implementation, you are under immense pressure the entire time from them to move the project forward and any slight changes in timeline are met with fee's and warnings. They have a overly intense emphasis on hitting the deadlines at the cost of implementation quality.

Pros

User friendly, can easily modify layouts per users' requests

Cons

Search function doesn't work properly all the time

Pros

Seems pretty friendly to use for the most part. Cority support has been very helpful since we went live in our production site. I am sure I will need to reach out to them again, soon.

Cons

I was not involved with the core team in building the companies platform within Cority, so I feel like I missed out on a lot, which probably could have been beneficial to me as an administrator.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Cority

Pros

Interface is laid out intuitively. Easy to navigate.

Cons

Too many confirmation screens. Refreshing return you to the top of the menu/page

Pros

Cority was able to respond to my request promptly and inform me they will be personally looking into my issue.

Cons

I did not have any cons about my issue with Cority.

Pros

The platform is incredibly easy to use, allowing our employees the freedom to take the self guided assessment at the most convenient time and pace versus scheduling out a third party to come and do an assessment.

Cons

Implementation was a bit tedious, but we had a wonderful support team that helped us every step of the way!

Pros

Cority supplied us with our own dedicated implimentation consultant ([sensitive content hidden]) who was extremley knowledgeable - They provided us with excellent training which made the move from our old clunky system to Cority GX-2 a fairly painless experience

Cons

As a large Occupational Health team looking after 15,000+ employees and numerous external contract there are a couple of things missing - it isn't easy for our recruiters to search the dashboards, although I understand Cority are working on a solution for future releases.Also we do a huge amount of blood tests daily and there is no ability for us to connect a label printer that allows us to label blood samples - this is a major failing of this solution.

Pros

Easy to learn and can have many features in one place.

Cons

Visuals can't be adjusted as needed. Some fields are duplicated.

Pros

Overall system capability is excellent, as is the user community. As a new user to the administration function of the system the support i am getting from the Cority team has been awesome.

Cons

There is no 'process maps' available for how how system was set up - that is NOT a Cority issue, more an issue at our end but Cority have been excellent in helping me navigate the system to better utilise the features

Pros

Once you get the hang of it, it's not bad

Cons

Lots of steps to set up. Tough to use as an athletic trainer...little too many bells and whistles for what we need.

Pros

Usability is very good. I like the document management.

Cons

The support has been to be desired and very unhelpful at points

Pros

Cority has a user friendly interface that makes is simpler to teach new employees how to use. You can easily access employee information with the quick access modules (CXR, PFT, Questionnaires). Profiles allow you to configure PII information to allow NEED TO KNOW. Reporting makes it easy to communicate with projects, HR, FOIA requests, and employees. Functionality with creating your own letters. Time efficiency with the ability to correct rejected data by individual rather than each test and re-import. You can also clone the medical histories and physician exams. This allows you to add to or change what needs to be updated rather than having to re-enter all the information.

Cons

Once you save a created letter, you cannot go back and edit that letter. If there is a mistake, you have to delete and start over again. Sometimes it may take a couple of weeks to reach a resolution to a bug in the system.

Pros

Active development and great customer support. Covers all features our quality department required.

Cons

Forced Internet Explorer usage for Web 2.0 version. Interface tends to lag a bit when tabbing through fields.

Pros

I have been a Cority administrator for 9 years, but a Cority user for 15 years. The software is great for doing industrial hygiene. Layouts can be customized to fit the users needs.

Cons

The company I work for recently went into a joint venture, merging together several sites with over 7,000 employees. While migrating the data from one Cority environment to another (around 40,000 records) Cority put an upload limit of 200 records in place, severely crippling my migration progress. When discussing this issue with tech support & recommending a way around the issue, I was told by tech support "the 200 limit is to be respected" and they refused to help. In addition, I have two other outstanding issues that have been out there for about 3 months. Tech support occasionally will contact me to try something, but they have never been resolved.

Pros

The adaptability and ability to customize layouts and information to what is relevant to us is excellent. The fact that it gets updated every 4 months means when we do find improvements we would like, they are quite often already in the works. The customer support has been excellent and the staff is always wonderful to deal with.

Cons

Some of the limitations prevent it from being exactly what we need, however that is to be expected with any commercial software. The Cority team is quite helpful at finding us work arounds for the pieces that we cannot change.

Pros

The tool is customizable to almost any situation. The calculation engine is one of the best we have found anywhere, and is a main reason we purchased the tool. We can use and configure the tool with little to no assistance.

Cons

There can be a steep learning curve to the system. With a fully implemented system, when overarching changes need to be made there can be a significant amount of work, however this is likely similar in any platform as complex as this (we use the Enviance platform).

Pros

As one of a few IT Analysts working with this software for our company it has been very fun to learn the ins and outs of the software. We are self hosted so we need more help then most of Cority's other customers but their customer support has been amazing and top quality. I like that it is built of different modules which your company may or may not want so its very adaptable to your needs.

Cons

It can be over whelming when you are thrown into it at first but over time you start to understand the ingenuity in the software design.

Pros

Very configurable and stable platform. Customer support is awesome.

Cons

Experience lag when uploading to server at random times.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Cority

Reasons for Switching to Cority

Pros

Ease, Information at your fingertips along with how quick it is to get info , charts, past history.

Cons

I would make all charts or logs with the ability to view on a full screen.

Pros

There is a alot of funcitonality available with the software.

Cons

The web is not very customizable. Everything seems to require a new deployment.

Pros

The enhancements keep coming! I love that it’s ever evolving to the user needs. This helps us stay on top of the safety culture.

Cons

We get bogged down by being self hosted. I wish that wasn’t an option when we purchased.

Pros

We had a major gap while we transitioned from an old database to Cority. I liked how we became tied in from occ health to safety, less paper and felt like we were moving up with the times.

Cons

Training when releases come out! AND It often feels like new things come with a cost and it’s hard to keep going back and asking for money each time.