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Overview

Namely

4.2

(438)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Namely

Namely provides modern, intuitive HCM solutions including scalable technology, expert-managed payroll and benefits services, and fully comprehensive professional employer services. Backed by a 24-7 customer success team, Namely employs an industry-leading pod support model to help clients anytime they need extra help.

Namely Now offers small businesses an HCM including payroll and HR at a budget-conscious price. For growing companies, we have Namely Plus which includes payroll and HR, talent, time, and other tools to engage and enrich their employees. Namely offers Namely Plus People, including managed Payroll and Benefits, for companies looking to free up more time internally for strategy. For the business that wants to expand while minimizing risk and liability, our white-glove comprehensive PEO solution is Namely Complete.

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Namely Pricing and Plans

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Namely's HCM Platform

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Large Group Benefits
Worker's Compensation Administration
Risk & safety management
Shared Liability Compliance

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Namely 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 Namely
360 Degree Feedback
401(k) Tracking
ACA Reporting
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval Process Control
Assessment Management
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Audit Management
Benchmarking
Benefits Administration Outsourcing
Benefits Dashboard
Calendar Management
Candidate Profiles
Candidate Tracking
Check Printing
Clock In/Out
COBRA Administration
Competency Management
Compliance Management
Compliance Tracking
Configurable Workflow
Customizable Branding
Customizable Fields
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Deduction Management
Direct Deposit
Disability Insurance Administration
Document Management
Document Storage
Electronic Forms
Electronic Signature
Employee Benefits Administration
Employee Database
Employee Engagement
Employee Handbook
Employee Onboarding
Employee Portal
Employee Profiles
Employee Recognition
Employee Self Service
Employee Time Tracking
Feedback Management
FMLA Administration
For Accountants
For Small Businesses
Goal Management
Goal Setting/Tracking
Health Insurance Administration
HIPAA Compliant
HR Management
HSA/FSA Administration
Individual Development Plans
Job Description Management
Job Posting
Learning & Development
Leave Tracking
Life Insurance Administration
Mobile Access
Mobile App
Multi-Country
Multi-State
Negative Feedback Management
Offboarding
Ongoing Performance Tracking
Online Benefits Enrollment
Orientation Workflow Management
Payroll Outsourcing
Payroll Reporting
Peer Appraisals
Performance Appraisal
Performance Metrics
Performance Review Management
Provider Management
Pulse Surveys
Question Library
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Reporting
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Retirement Plan Management
Review Cycle Tracking
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Self Assessment
Self Service Portal
Sick Leave Tracking
Skills Assessment
Surveys & Feedback
Task Management
Tax Compliance
Third-Party Integrations
Time Off Management
Time Off Requests
Timesheet Management
Time Tracking
Training Management
Trend Analysis
Vacation/Leave Tracking
W-2 Preparation
Wage Garnishment
Weighted Performance Measures
Workflow Management

Namely Integrations

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Okta

The Applicant Manager

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Greenhouse

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Namely User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.2

Ratings Breakdown

51%

30%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.0

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.0

Alan B.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Namely is an intuitive and simple payroll software

Namely does a great job with tax notices, so we never have to worry about anything getting lost in the shuffle. Employees can access a great HRIS system. Regular use of the system by staff members is evidence of its value. Having all of the company's paperwork and personnel files in one place is helpful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I appreciate how quick and easy it is to check my benefits and salary. Leave of absence requests can also be submitted. The onboarding procedure at Namely is streamlined. It's useful for maintaining legal conformity. The payroll system I use has a very responsive customer service team.

Cons:

There are sometimes too many hoops to jump through and paperwork to submit before a desired change can be implemented. For instance, the system required us to acquire and present an authorization letter of the IRS in order to change the company name. For some reason, filing taxes under the new name wasn't good enough.

Reasons for switching to Namely

Our payroll is processed safely and efficiently by Namely. It handles our W-2s and Form 941 filings as well. The many different payroll reports are quite useful. There are dozens of options available.

Katrina V.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Namely is an excellent HRIS for small businesses

In particular, it is user-friendly, centralizes all of our data, and streamlines our operations. All of the tools have improved our team management and allowed us to devote more time to strategic rather than administrative tasks, such as onboarding new recruits and monitoring vacation time.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Namely is a great human resource management system. We are a tech firm, and the platform has received nothing but praise from our developers. Our HR services are now more streamlined than ever thanks to the intuitive reporting and various modules that allow us to devote more time to strategic rather than administrative tasks.

Cons:

The months-long process of finalizing API feeds has slowed down the processing of layoffs and new hiring with their perks with our many partners. The resolution of this issue will also simplify our situation.

Reasons for switching to Namely

Smaller organizations can profit considerably from the high quality data collecting offered by this service, despite its cheaper price tag. Possibilities for employee self-service and data collecting are expanded.

Verified

Reviewer

Financial Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Namely for the Win

We are solving efficiency issues at our organization. Within one year of using Namely, we have been able to focus on writing new policies and implementing training that we did not have time to complete before. We are also solving key man risk issues, because our dedicated reps know our business and would be able to help other employees if our department was unavailable for any reason. I have also had an overall great experience with Namely's support team.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Previously 4

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

I love the payroll function for Namely. It is user friendly, accurate, and reliable. I also love working with a dedicated payroll rep each payroll cycle to help make things run smooth and efficiently!

Cons:

There are some missing features on Namely, like the ability to have recurring monthly deductions versus deductions each check. I would also like to see some improvements to the performance management system.

Melissa L.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

501-1000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2020

Happy with HRIS

Namely is a good system. It has helped us to make our candidate and employee experience easier and more efficient. We are looking forward to adding the benefits system to replace our current system to really give our employees a central place to go for all of their needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We really like the onboarding tool for our new hires. There are definitely benefits to this system to streamline your process. For the most part, Namely provides an easy to use platform for our new hires to upload and provide their information. I really like the option of the e-signature which allows us to send out documents to individuals or company wide to be signed. Those documents are then available on the employees profile. We like the analytics which allow us to look at a variety of data points about our employees. We are preparing to add Namely benefits to our package and are hopeful that this will allow us to increase our employee experience satisfaction.

Cons:

We did not have a great experience with implementation and felt that we were not prepared for our go live. Our original Customer Support person struggled with many of our questions and concerns and we were left to figure a good number of work arounds on our own. We are hopeful that the new system for getting help support will be better for us. We are frequently looking for ways to work around the limitations of the Namely software. The Namely community of users has been helpful to our company.

Reasons for switching to Namely

At the time of the switch Zenefits was not able to offer a Global solution for our company.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that Namely has enhanced your onboarding process and overall employee experience. As for implementation, we truly apologize for your experience. We have made several improvements recently, such as introducing Data Migration Services, to ensure that our clients' implementations go smoothly and properly prepare them to go live. As for customer support, we are confident that our new Pod Service Model will enhance clients' overall experiences and are happy to hear that you have found the Namely Help Community to be helpful.

Replied November 2020

Verified

Reviewer

Human Resources

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2020

Great HRIS and Payroll system with many customizable features

I and a Namely advocate, I was instrumental in recommending and seeting them up for my business. I just think their customer service format changes frequently and it is confusing sometimes to keep up with their preferred communication etiquette.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We have a ver detailed and multi step performance review process, Namely allowe dus to build the ratings and concepts for our processes. The abilit ti assign multiplie review writers, the steps of approval and the reminders are all key in our operations.

Cons:

Our account contacts and the way we communicate has changed at least 3 times in the past year. Sometimes i feel like there is a push to work with customer service only in their prefered way, if you send an e-mail instead of a case or if you mark something urgent that they don't think is urgent.

Reasons for choosing Namely

the communication during the sales and demo process and their willingness to customize and work to enhance feautures based on our request.

Reasons for switching to Namely

The goal for a more detailed performance management builts in our HRIS.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that you find our platform to be super customizable, especially when it comes to performance reviews. As for customer support, we truly apologize for your experience. We are confident that our new Pod Service Model and the Namely Help Community will enhance clients' overall experiences going forward.

Replied November 2020

Andrew F.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2024

Avoid at all costs

We are already exploring moving off the platform, just two years after joining. That should tell you how bad the experience has been. We have had to add other tools to utilize functionality that is native in Namely, but simply doesn't work (like org charts). We are paying more for less.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

When we started out, we had an 80% great implementation team, and the only part that was lacking was payroll. Well, 2+ years later the *only* think going well is payroll, but issues still exist that we told them about *at implementation*. So what do I like best? Literally just our Payroll Admin. She is fantastic and does a terrific job.

Cons:

Things were bad with Namely, then they were acquired by a benefits brokerage and the tech has definitely taken a backseat. Simple things like LOA administration are not even built into the tooling, and their support is a mess. After 2+ years, we finally have a dedicated rep, and he is trying, but their team doesn't even know their own tech. I asked a question about a feature that *should* be necessary in expense reimbursement, for audit compliance. Their support said it didn't exist. I found it buried in the back end *by accident* two weeks later. That does not inspire confidence.

Reasons for switching to Namely

At the time, Rippling did not prioritize employee privacy. Rippling also did not have good payroll support, and they were making the customer do most of the work to improve the system's functionality.

Vendor Response

Hi Andrew, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are sorry to hear that your time with Namely hasn't met your expectations over the past two years. Your feedback is crucial, and we appreciate your insights. We are delighted to hear that your payroll administrator has been a highlight; we know how important it is to have reliable and efficient support in this area. We’ve been actively working to improve our support and technology offerings. In January 2024, we launched a 24/7 support structure to provide better assistance with employee maintenance, reporting, payroll processing, and more. We've also been focusing on enhancing our HRIS workflows and refining roles to make your experience more seamless. We welcome the opportunity to better support your organization. You can contact our client services team 1.855.626.3591 or also work with your Client Relationship Manager directly. We're dedicated to earning back your trust and confidence.

Replied May 2024

Emily d.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2022

Adequate product for the price

I personally would not partner with Namely in the future, but it worked well enough for the 1 year+ that we had it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We decided to go with Namely because it worked well with Germany, and we are an international company. It is unfortunately very difficult to find a product that works well in both Germany and US, since Germany is not a 1st tier country (like Spain, France, England). Germany also has very specific compliance and protocols in place. This was a number 1 feature to us, as well as the price point. Namely also had relatively simple reporting, we were always able to get what we needed.

Cons:

Performance reviews were quite bad (from both an administrative and user standpoint), no ability to plan compensation within the system, difficult to set up work flows and difficult customer service (not able to just chat with someone, needed to email and create a ticket and wait for a response), organization chart was not set up well, work flows were not as simple as they could have been (ie a workflow for managers to be involved when someone was onboarded - had to be entirely manual).

Reasons for choosing Namely

Namely was better for the German side of our business

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review! We really appreciate your feedback. We are disappointed to hear that you feel Namely wasn't the right solution for your company and apologize for your negative experience. We will be sure to relay your feedback and suggestions to our Product team.

Replied October 2022

David J.

Verified reviewer

E-Learning

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

My pick for the best HR software. Most approachable platform.

My top choice because it provides all our basic HR needs including, payroll, benefits administration, time tracking, record keeping and recruiting.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Its affordable price, full customer support and tools to comply with laws makes Namely my best choice. Namely also impressed me with its modern, no-frills interface which made it easy to complete HR tasks like running payroll or requesting feedback with a few clicks.

Cons:

Lacks internal communication features. Also, it has limited reporting and analytics functionality.

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Software

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2024

Loving Namely