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Sage HRMS 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Sage HRMS
Sage HRMS
3.7
(46)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Sage HRMS

Sage HRMS is an on-premise, human resources solution for small and midsize businesses. It allows users to manage the entire employee lifecycle. Primary features include employee record management, payroll processing and management, recruiting, onboarding, time and attendance management, talent management, risk mitigation and compliance management. Other modules include workforce management, learning management, decision support and employee benefits management.

The Core HR module allows users to access employee information, recruit and onboard new employees, manage employee benefits, communicate with health insurance carriers and track employee trainings.

The talent management module allows users to reduce employee turnover by managing employee performance, tracking employee training and development.

The payroll module allows users to process payroll, track time-offs, file taxes and calculate deductions.

Support is offered via email and over the phone. Other help options include knowledge base, product documentation, support articles, blogs, forums and videos.

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Sage HRMS Pricing and Plans

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Free Version
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Sage HRMS 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 Sage HRMS
    Attendance Management
    Candidate Management
    Candidate Profiles
    Candidate Tracking
    Compliance Management
    Electronic Forms
    Employee Database
    Employee Profiles
    Employee Scheduling
    Interview Management
    Job Posting
    Labor Forecasting
    Learning & Development
    Leave Tracking
    Offboarding
    Online Time Clock
    Orientation Workflow Management
    Payroll Reporting
    Reporting/Analytics
    Self Service Portal
    Succession Planning
    Tax Compliance
    Time Off Management
    Time Tracking
    Training Management
    Vacation/Leave Tracking

Sage HRMS User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.7

Ratings Breakdown

5

33%

4

26%

3

26%

2

13%

1

2%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.6

Value for money

3.5

Customer support

3.2

Functionality

3.6

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Elroy E.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2022

Good HRM tool

5

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Functionality
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Pros:
Its not the best but it gets the job done. The features and functionality are easy to use and easily integrated into any organization. I love the employee management aspect of the software as I can set goals and monitor them when needed.
Cons:
Haven't found any issues with the current version of this software.

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MB

Michael B.

Verified reviewer

Research

501-1000 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2020

Love hate relationship

4

We are migrating from Abra Suite so it is excellent that it is so similar but the upgrade path is ROUGH..

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
It is an excellent on prem solution to HR and Payroll for a company that wants allot of functionality for a reasonable price.
Cons:
Performance and stability. Very slow on launch to the point that every user gets the loading twice message because the click and click. Screens can crash if you push them. I believe this is because there is still foxpro lingering underneath the covers in the screens.

Reasons for choosing Sage HRMS

On prem and price.. as well as familiarity to our user base.

Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS

End of life.. and foxpro

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MH

Meredith H.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed May 2020

SAGE HRMS PAYROLL/HUMAN RESOURCE modules compared to SAGE ABRA PAYROLL/HUMAN RESOURCE

3

It gets the payroll process done and has other modules to greatly help, like attendance and human resources but would like a more modern payroll module.

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
2
Value for money
4
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
I love that it does not have a hard close after each quarter and you can rerun reports for any payroll that is in history which means you can go back years. Love that it has an HR module that is easy to use and did not change much going from Sage ABRA to Sage HRMS but wish the payroll module was more modern and interactive so you can actually see a paycheck instead of doing a calculating process and then pulling a report to see what the paycheck will actually be. Love being able to have an excel spreadsheet containing bonuses/incentives that can be easily imported/uploaded into the payroll module.
Cons:
Hate that HRMS Payroll does not have an interactive paycheck view while processing payroll where you can make a change on an employee's paycheck and see instantly how it changes everything. An example of this is if an employee wanted to change their 401k pre-tax election/deduction how would it change the taxes and net pay. It is time card driven then you have to calculate (process) before you can see an employee's possible paycheck when you run a Pre-check payroll register (report driven). Every time you have to make changes you do the change on their timecard, even to deductions, then calculate pay before you can see the employee's paystub when you run a report (Pre-check Payroll Register Report) so it is report driven. I would love to see an interactive paycheck in view and see how changes can change the net pay. I love that it comes with Crystal Reports but to find the information (fields) in the payroll directory/data bases is difficult but on the human resource director/data basis are considerably easier. Support, that you pay for, does not help you with crystal reports or how to find the field/information to get it onto a crystal report. Also the standard reports that come with the HRMS program (payroll) are not helpful nor have enough filters/sorts/structure to make them useful so you have to become savvy with Crystal reports to get the information you want in the format you must have it. Also to do W2 or tax forms are only process in HRMS payroll to Aatrix.

Reasons for choosing Sage HRMS

We went from one Best Software/Sage product to another since the one being used was discontinued which made it an easier install. Since Sage HRMS was replacing Sage ABRA which was being discontinued there were many price breaks/incentives to do so. This also made the switch easier to install.

Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS

Best Software Sage ABRA payroll and human resource software/program was discontinued since it was written in old FoxPro that was discontinued instead of current SQL which is supported and continues to be the programming language most often used.

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BT

Barbara T.

Verified reviewer

Paper & Forest Products

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed May 2020

Sage HRMS - Takes effort but worth it.

4

The learning curve was quite steep but since we have been using the software for a while now, we are much more comfortable with it.

Ratings Breakdown

2
Ease of use
4
Value for money
3
Functionality
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Pros:
The system has many features within the program itself to store information, provide status and look-ups. Set up is extremely important to have done correctly in order for the software to function fully and correctly.
Cons:
Reporting features are limited requiring an upgrade to incorporate Crystal Reports to obtain needed information for tax payments and reporting purposes.

Reasons for choosing Sage HRMS

Information could be pulled from Sage Abra system and parallel processing could be run to ensure set up was done correctly.

Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS

Sage Abra Payroll was no longer going to be supported after 2020.

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TK

Tim K.

Verified reviewer

Security and Investigations

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Simplifies scheduling and is clear and easy to use.

4

It's a super useful bit of software that makes scheduling wildly easier. I do wish it would sync with Microsoft Teams, but other than that it's great.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
3
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
Sage HRMS has a fairly clear and easy to use interface and doesn't take long to figure out how to do anything
Cons:
It doesn't integrate with any other software, so if you're using more than one program for scheduling, everything has to be put in manually on both. It also would be nice if there was a way to easily track how overtime has been distributed between employees, but I think I'm nitpicking.

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Purva P.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Sage HR Is a Great App for Work

5

10/10 I like how I can see different tasks laid out for me and the best part is scheduling vacay days is so efficient.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
I like how it’s very organized and uploading documents is an ease
Cons:
Nothing. I love the app so much! It helps me keep track of my tasks

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KM

Kay M.

Verified reviewer

Sports

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2020

Does it All

5

Sage HRMS makes it pretty easy to run our payroll in house and gives us tons of information about our employees' pay.

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
4
Value for money
2
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
We use the HR and Payroll module as we process payroll in house. There are so many processes available that we don't use, but are available for larger companies. The HR side is very easy and user friendly. The payroll side is less intuitive. There are many stock reports and the on-board Crystal Reports makes it easy to create others as needed.
Cons:
The payroll side is very detailed and complicated to set up. Sometimes there is no good explanation for why something has to be done in a particular way, so you just have to do it and not really understand why. Coming from Abra, HRMS payroll took some getting used to. The rounding doesn't always follow normal conventions, so we sometimes have to chase down pennies to make sure everything is exactly correct.

Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS

Abra was no longer going to be supported

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Niki P.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed November 2020

Transition from Abra Suite to HRMS SL

3

Still in the learning process with the HRMS SQL version from Abra suite 9.2 version Still issues from implementation that happened in July 1, 2020 and still not resolved - we have both Sage support and 3rd party installer involved and neither have resolved our issues ...very disappointing to say the least.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
4
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
HR panels stayed the same, easy to use and toggle
Cons:
Payroll Reports that were standard in ABRA SUITE no longer exist in HRMS. Not sure why they would be omitted, it they used customer reviews. Attendance set up is not the same as it was in SUITE and has not functioned since installation. This is not due to the product it was due to the implementation 3rd party. Support - wish we would have a specific contact person for issues we need to fix. I have been a customer with Abra Suite since 1997 and always bragged to fellow collegues about the product, at current I wouldnt do so.

Reasons for choosing Sage HRMS

Our long history of being a ABRA SUITE customer

Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS

due to ABRA SUITE ending the support as of 12/31/2020 , other wise we would have never changed at all

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HG

Hart G.

Verified reviewer

Construction

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2020

Sage HRMS

3

Its pretty good I cant really complain a whole lot

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
3
Value for money
2
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
It runs on SGL unlike out Sage 300 product. Updates seem to be fairly easy
Cons:
Support is hard to get in touch with. Its fairly expensive.

Reasons for choosing Sage HRMS

We already had other sage products and like that there is support for interface between the products.

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MB

Mornay B.

Verified reviewer

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Limited Functions

3

Our company has been using the software for a number of years. We will replace this software with another type that will provide more functions.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
4
Value for money
4
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
A good software program to manage employees and keep record of employee actions.
Cons:
Cannot upload and store documents and training material.

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