People-Trak Software

People Trak is a good system for HR. Even better if you have under 100 employees. I would not consider this product if you are a large organization.

Pros

This system is very user friendly. It does not come in modules, so it is one system for everything (HRIS, Payroll, Time and Attendance). Updates are instant and all of the main reporting is available. Very inexpensive...half the price of other competitors.

Cons

Since the system is all in one, you cannot buy a more sophisticated module if you are looking to grow your organization. they offer no real hands on support after the conversion.

I love the versatility of this for reporting, it is fantastic, you don't need to rely on canned reports.

Pros

The help file is extensive and they have a nice question mark feature that lets you get help on the fields you want, or lets you know the backend field name for reporting.
You can report on or export anything. With easy access to true field names, and the tools for reporting and exports, you can easily gather the data you need.
Local installs are available.

Cons

Outdated look and feel.
No employee portal for pay stubs, PTO lookup, or other self-help HR interfaces.
It looks like they will completely revamp this product in the next few years.

Likes Best

Navigates easily between screens and interfaces with our payroll system.

Likes Least

We only have an HRIS module. Doesn't allow for employee self service, benefit tracking, or robust reporting. Operates off of a server vs the cloud.

Recommendations

Need to evaluate the full package and features of an HRIS/Payroll/Time and Attendance

Likes Best

Not a lot to recommend. I have not been happy with this product from the begining.

Likes Least

This product is not very user friendly, complicated to develop custom reports.

Recommendations

Look at ease of reporting and information sharing between departments.

Likes Best

The way that you can customize screens and how friendly they staff is. I was sold after seeing the demo for our sales representative.

Likes Least

Not being able to just import information without having to obtain a password every day. Did not like that essential training was not interactive. Had a lot of technically issues during training.

Recommendations

Have interaction when seeing the demo.

Likes Best

Easy to implement and to use. Easy to navigate too. Made my job easier.

Likes Least

I like everything so far but I will share any feedback later on.

Recommendations

Be sure to have time to devote to the implementation.

Likes Best

I love the versatility of the product. There is so much potential for automating tasks such as sending out reminders to supervisors about upcoming due dates for their staff.

Likes Least

So far I have no issues with the software. We are the implementation phase and just starting to run reports. The staff at People-trac are knowledgeable, helpful and responsive.

Recommendations

Evaluate your needs, how user-friendly do you need it to be versus how much do you want to be able to customize to your own needs. There is a balance between super easy to use, and not much ability to customize versus more complicated but more adaptable.

HR Software eval

Likes Best

all the tools needed to automate HR, affordable, and user-friendly

Likes Least

a bit too complex and expensive but that's okay. That's all I have to say

Recommendations

look into how they manage a really large number of users

Likes Best

It's a comprehensive HRIS with lots of robust tools to use. It's inexpensive compared to other systems.

Likes Least

It has a clunky user Interface, is not intuitive, and is not cloud-based.

Recommendations

List the pros and cons of each system and really push for examples from the sales reps.

Likes Best

People-Trak is fairly easy to learn and begin using quickly. The vendor is terrific; I had a great experience both with the People-Trak salesperson and with the support and implementation team. I never waited long for a response in request to help. I appreciated the fact that there were different options for training ranging from onsite training, webex/online training one-on-one, or group online training. The training provided is in addition to the support person assigned to help you transfer your HR data into the system and set it up according to how your company structures things like vacation/sick time, PTO, benefits, retirement, etc.

Likes Least

It is difficult to find an area to dislike. I would like to see more step-by-step guides developed for data entry beyond just the basics. General help is available online, as are general tutorials. And as long as you maintain your annual user updates (pay the fee), your access to live support is always available.

Recommendations

Reserve time each week to train on the new system.

Our Company specializes in adhesive manufacturing. We have grown quite a bit in the past couple of years, and we decided to find an HR database which would help manage data for our 100+ employees. Prior to PeopleTrak, we used Excel spreadsheets, which were very good but became cumbersome as our employee base grew. We purchased PeopleTrak Version 8 in late November 2012. Implementation is still ongoing, but going very smoothly. PeopleTrak implementation and training teams are very effective and proficient. The system is user friendly and extremely thorough and accommodating. So far we are very pleased with the software and its capabilities, and we are confident that it will meet our needs for years to come.