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Kay
Sports, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
Does it All
Sage HRMS makes it pretty easy to run our payroll in house and gives us tons of information about our employees' pay.
PROSWe 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.
CONSThe 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
Barbara
Paper & Forest Products, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2020
Sage HRMS - Takes effort but worth it.
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.
PROSThe 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.
CONSReporting features are limited requiring an upgrade to incorporate Crystal Reports to obtain needed information for tax payments and reporting purposes.
Reason 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.
Meredith
Financial Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2020
SAGE HRMS PAYROLL/HUMAN RESOURCE modules compared to SAGE ABRA PAYROLL/HUMAN RESOURCE
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.
PROSI 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.
CONSHate 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.
Reason 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.
Michael
Research, 501-1,000 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
Love hate relationship
We are migrating from Abra Suite so it is excellent that it is so similar but the upgrade path is ROUGH..
PROSIt is an excellent on prem solution to HR and Payroll for a company that wants allot of functionality for a reasonable price.
CONSPerformance 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.
Reason 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
Carol
Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
Webinars
I've been with this software since it was ABRAcadabra. It's a good product.
PROSI attended a webinar today on using Crystal Reports. It was a brief overview, but easy to understand and very helpful.
CONSSometimes the software is not intuitive, and it's hard to learn all of the tricks to make it run smoothly. I get frustrated with tech support.
Reason for choosing Sage HRMS
In house and overall proce.
Jenna
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed July 2023
Not bad for basic level HR functions
It is user friendly. Very self explanatory to navigate
CONSLots of repetitive data entry, reporting is really tough - had issues with building custom reports
Danty
Food & Beverages, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
HRMS Review_Dekalb Farmers Market
Ease of Use & user Friendly. Good reporting's and also the customer support is so good
CONSIts not that stable and kicking us out almost all time when we run some reports
Karen
Machinery, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2020
Sage HRMS
I have access to any employee data at any time and can do reporting from the system with ease.
PROSThis system keeps data and is relatively easy to report from. It is nice to upload a picture of employees. It provides easy look up for employee data.
CONSThis system needs an onboarding tool and self-service options. Also, sometimes it would be good to see more data on a person without moving from page to page.
Niki
Hospitality, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
Transition from Abra Suite to HRMS SL
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.
PROSHR panels stayed the same, easy to use and toggle
CONSPayroll 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.
Reason 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
Mornay
Verified reviewer
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2019
Limited Functions
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.
PROSA good software program to manage employees and keep record of employee actions.
CONSCannot upload and store documents and training material.
Melissa
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2019
HRMS works for us!
This product is great mainly because customer service is such a great help. People at Sage know their product well and their people have been able to answer every question I have to help find solutions.
PROSThe software has wizards that help with entering new hires, training, pay raises, job changes, etc. These are helpful because you don't miss a step!
CONSThe software requires a manual export to our payroll system. So, after a new hire is entered, or any changes are made for that matter, I have to manually export the data to payroll. I don't have to enter things twice, but I do have to wait for the information to export over so that the most up to date information is in the payroll system.
Betsy
Non-Profit Organization Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2019
Easy to use
Everything is well laid out, intuitive and has a nice, updated look. Like that you can add as many custom fields as you want on the HR side. They do a great job of keeping up with tax and legislative updates.
CONSIt's not necessarily a con because the software comes with lots of standard reports, but if you want custom reports then they need to be written in Crystal Reports. If you have someone that knows Crystal Reports, it's super easy! If you don't have someone that knows it, then you can end up like one of the previous reviewers and end up with reports that don't tie out. :)
Chris
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed October 2019
Look at your other options
HRMS has created more problems that it has solved. Wrong pay, missed items, treating taxable wage as non-taxable, reports that don't tie, and flat out recalculating (incorrectly) payrolls that were run in the prior system. We have had to manually calculate payrolls to determine the fixes necessary. So far it has failed to deliver correct results without multiple runs and edits. I have zero confidence the program will give me accurate results and reporting.
PROSThought it would really be a better product than Sage ABRA, which is losing support this next year. Thought (wrongly) that it would be a smooth transition from one Sage product to another.
CONSAlthough there are a few minor improvements, HRMS is actually a step backwards in usability and reliability from ABRA. The software is a constant source of frustration, and has actually led our 20 year payroll lead to retire, rather than deal with this software. Staff have nicknamed it the "HRMS Titanic"
Reason for choosing Sage HRMS
We were reasonably satisfied with ABRA and assumed (wrongly) that HRMS would be very similar to ABRA, but have many improved functions.
Reasons for switching to Sage HRMS
ABRA was at end of life
Dee
Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2020
Issues with HRMS for Several Months
Lately, our experience has not been good. We have had and continue to have major problems with the system with no support.
PROSWe have had Sage HRMS since 2005. Loved it when it worked. .
CONSIt no longer supports connect point to MIP payroll. We have had several issues with the system with no support. I have emailed and called with no response.
Hart
Construction, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2020
Sage HRMS
Its pretty good I cant really complain a whole lot
PROSIt runs on SGL unlike out Sage 300 product. Updates seem to be fairly easy
CONSSupport is hard to get in touch with. Its fairly expensive.
Reason for choosing Sage HRMS
We already had other sage products and like that there is support for interface between the products.
Mary
Printing, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed May 2020
So far so good
We use SAGE HRMS as payroll processing and HR part.
PROSThis sofeware is very stable. Sometime computer has stuck and dead . After start off the computer Sage is working well.
CONSSome feature is not conveninet to use. Getting compensation report with Salary as of Sage HRMS always runtime error.
Mary
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2020
Sage HRMS 2020 Review
I can't say that any specific business "problems" have been solved. More that is fills the needs of HR, Payroll, Attendance functions that are necessary to the business.
PROSIt was the easiest transition from the former Sage Abra Suite that we were using prior.
CONSIt requires a stand alone computer log-in due to security concerns with the database. This has caused several problems. There was a very critical execution failure of Processing Time Off and Print/Post checks during a recent payroll processing.
Reason for choosing Sage HRMS
Because it was the easiest transition from the Sage Abra Suite product we had been using for 20 years.
Freddy
Wholesale, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Good Management System
It is easy to use and manage all aspects of your business. Love the payroll integration within.
CONSMany programs are needed to be manually made/built. Upgraded versions always have certain glitches until they can get to them and fix/repair.
Matt
Utilities, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY