Actus 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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User Reviews

Overview

Actus

4.7

(62)

Pricing

Starting at £3.00 per month

About Actus

Actus is a cloud-based performance management solution designed to help medium to large businesses manage talent, ideas, meetings, personal development and appraisal. The platform enables users to define objectives, create milestones and provide comments.

Primary features of Actus include 360-degree feedback, surveys, employee recognition, training and a configurable HR database. Its appraisal management functionality allows users to assess employee performance via behavioral competencies and performance ratings. Additionally, its one-to-one meetings functionality enables HR managers to plan agendas, send invites and document conversations/team meetings.

Actus comes with an absence management module, which allows users to approve or reject requests and view team calendars. Further, its reporting module lets users generate interactive, graphical and bell curve reports. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, email, documentation, FAQs and online help desk.

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Actus Pricing and Plans

Starting price: £3.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Performance Management

£3.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Access to Actus UK Based Support Desk
Appraisals
Career Aspirations
Company
Comprehensive Performance Management
Department and Personal Objectives
Fully ISO Certified and Compliant System
Logo and Choice of Colours
Personal Development and Training Plans
Recognition

360 NOW

£1,750.00

per year

Plan includes:

6 Ready to Go Templates
Ability to Customise
Choice of 6 Colours & Logo
Comprehensive
Full Support Collateral
Ideal for Sme’s
Individual Feedback Reports
No Set up Fee
Option for HR Consultancies or Independent Consultants
Organisational Benchmark and Change Reporting

360 Feedback & Survey

£2,950.00

per year

Plan includes:

6 Ready to Go Templates
Comprehensive
Consultancy Support to Develop Personalised Templates
Full Support Collateral and Personalised Training
Fully Branded
Fully Customised Workflows and Templates
Ideal for Mid-Sized Businesses and Professional Services Firms
Individual Feedback Reports
Organisational Benchmark and Change Reporting
Standalone 360 Solution

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Actus Features

Popular features found in Human Resources
Applicant Tracking
Benefits Management
Compensation Management
Employee Management
Onboarding
Payroll Management
Performance Management
Recruitment Management
Time & Attendance
More features of Actus
360 Degree Feedback
Activity Dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Appraisal History
Audit Trail
Career Development
Certification & Licensing
Commenting/Notes
Competency Management
Customizable Forms
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Document Management
Employee Database
Employee Profiles
Employee Recognition
Feedback Management
Goal Management
Goal Setting/Tracking
Individual Development Plans
Leave Tracking
Offboarding
Ongoing Performance Tracking
Peer Appraisals
Performance Appraisal
Performance Metrics
Performance Review Management
Progress Tracking
Pulse Surveys
Ratings/Reviews
Real-Time Data
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Review Cycle Tracking
Self Assessment
Self Service Portal
Skills Assessment
Succession Planning
Surveys & Feedback
Talent Management
Third-Party Integrations
Time Off Requests
Training Management
Weighted Performance Measures

Actus Integrations

Cascade

IRIS Financials

Actus User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

69%

27%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.6

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

4.5

Sharon F.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Advance Change support staff have been wonderful, very prompt and patient.

More engaged staff in 1:1 meetings. Much improved documentation. Ease of preparation for mid-year reviews.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We like how all the components (1:1, competencies, objectives, development etc) funnel into the mid-year & final reviews. It saves significant time. Capturing the content of the 1:1, empowering staff to help set the agenda and the automatic reminders about annual mandatory testing (like CPR, WHMIS and TDG) are all valuable features

Cons:

Creating templates is not very intuitive, but the Support Team is always very helpful. I'd also recommend that there be some way to differentiate the manager's comments from the staff comments in the 1:1 and for date of entry to appear in the fields in the competency boxes. We do that manually now, but it is hard to get people to remember.

Lukasz T.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2019

Simple to use and always improving

We have found the service and support from the Actus Team to be exceptional. I am a techie so they have also provided lots of guidance around people stuff and culture which has been helpful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the simple intuitive design of Actus, we have only a small team and they regularly change so I dont have time to train up new users every time they start. The fact that you can easily find your way around Actus without training is a real advantage.

Cons:

We have found the absence module has a few clunky aspects compared to the other modules, although you do get used to them. I understand it will be having a refresh next year so hopefully that will be resolved.

Reasons for choosing Actus

It was recommended by an HR Consultant that I have worked with before

Vendor Response

Thank you Lukasz for your constructive feedback, it means a lot as you are a tech expert yourself. There are lots of exciting new developments coming in 2020 so we hope you will be delighted then.

Replied December 2019

Megan H.

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2017

Mixed bag. Some real positives and some frustrations.

We have recommended this product... The focus on performance management is higher within the organisation than it was. This helps people make clearer links to business objectives and focuses their performance against personal targets. It has ensured that people have clear records where performance is good or where there are issues to be addressed and having the system in place has helped embed a more regular 1:1 process.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The fact it keeps a focus on performance through the year. It is logical (mostly) and provides a wealth of information should you choose to use it and allows for performance management to be continuous rather than set to specific financial years. The new appraisal format brings together everything onto one page which is brilliant and ensures an holistic view is taken to performance looking at personal development, career aspirations, objectives, links to the organisation... it is well thought out with great monitoring tools for managers and individuals to track where things are at. The support team are really helpful and have worked through issues that we've had and helped implement suggestions for development and improvement which is really positive.

Cons:

It can be glitchy and it is not always clear what / where to do things so comments can look saved but they are not. It is in places too specific or complex so there is the capacity for user error and a well developed system should be set up for this not to be the case. I know that some of the issues we've had have not been seen elsewhere and can not be replicated to test but they have still happened and having no reason why is frustrating as preparing for 1:1's or appraisals is time consuming and personal.

Vendor Response

Thanks Megan for continuing to recommend us despite some of the challenges that we have undoubtedly experienced. I am pleased that you still gave our support and functionality a five star rating despite the glitches. I very much hope that we can continue to get your feedback and involvement via the forthcoming Customer Forums to enhance the product further, certainly around ease of use. Most people are saying the new format is really simple so we will be in touch soon to see if there is anything we can do configuration-wise to improve your perception! Lucinda

Replied June 2017

Celio G.

Verified reviewer

Business Supplies and Equipment

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Addressing some of the compliance-related issues in FP&A

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the full audit history that Actus maintains about every role assignment. It makes it fairly easy when one wants to determine who was supposed to be responsible for doing what within the time frame of a given period. It has been very useful during submissions to the regulatory bodies and internal assessment of risks.

Cons:

I did experience slow queries especially when it had to do with historical compliance logs across large records. It does not pose a current problem but crawling older files from one department for other departments may be more efficient in future releases.

Abdelsalam K.

Verified reviewer

Retail

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Implementing compliance follow up across the entire firm

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The features that caught my attention with Actus are the real-time responsibilities assignment. The system creates an excellent audit trail so fielding a regulatory inquiry is simple and straightforward, and the program is very useful during the quarterly compliance audit process

Cons:

I noticed that the Certification tracking notifications were short of flexibility in the sense of timing. Since it is a rigid framework, organisations operating under different cycles end up developing overlapping or gaps by default that require manual checkup.

Ziad M.

Verified reviewer

Retail

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Ensured reliable support for SEAR and certification audits

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The aspect that left the most impact in me was its capability to clear confusion about SEAR obligations in Actus. In fact every given task does have a record within the digital environment and that somehow gives a lot of confidence to us compliance leads.

Cons:

I saw that there is no auto escalation if one does not acknowledge the role assignment within a certain duration. This has to be done manually and may slow down some compliance operations, particularly, during peak seasons.

Gail D.

Verified reviewer

Music

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Simple process to set up, helpful friendly support staff

The ability to ensure all our employees are receiving quality, regular 121s and appraisals

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is extremely simple to use, cost-efficient and it has helped us role out a collaborative, transparent 121 and appraisal process which benefits both the direct reports and the line managers. Additionally, they are continually improving the product and ask for feedback.

Vendor Response

Hi Gail - thanks so much for your Capterra review and your ongoing referrals. Your feedback is hugely appreciated!

Replied November 2017

Stuart F.

Verified reviewer

Human Resources

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

My clients use Actus and have nothing but praise for the way it has transformed their business

It enables my clients to manage their staff effectively and efficiently therefore making my life easier

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Any business that is looking to grow and achieve its long term objectives has to engage with staff and ensure that they come along for the journey. Buying into those objectives creates opportunities for self development and opportunities. Actus provides the platform to document those objectives and ensure staff know exactly what is expected of them, creating a personal pathway to success and helping the business reach its targets

Vendor Response

Stuart, it is great working with partners like yourself, thanks very much for taking the time to give us a review

Replied November 2017

Verified

Reviewer

Pharmaceuticals

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Intuitive and simple- built with the user experience at the forefront

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Enables systematic implementation of performance management throughout the business - incl. head office based staff & field teams

Cons:

Previous version didn't allow certain functionality but this has now been rectified

Verified

Reviewer

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Straightforward and easy to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software is very easy to use and we found the workforce took to it very quickly. The times we have had to raise support requests we found the team very responsive and helpful.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback we would love to know who you are!

Replied November 2017

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