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Steven
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2020
Great product
Great experience with the product. I had it up and running within a day. Sent out to a hundred managers without training and all were able to use without an issue.
PROSEase of use and implementation. Very well designed with clean interface. Was up and running in days
CONSLack of customization limits you to use the product as it is designed. Most things are there but would be nice to have a little more flexibility
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Cost, ease of implementation, design
Vendor Response
Thank you, Steve! We recently rolled out significant advancements in customization options and will schedule time with you to share as well as solicit additional feedback.
Replied July 2020
Melanie
Computer Software, 201-500 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
SimplyMerit - Excellent Tool for Compensation/Merit Increase Management
Excellent - [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is fantastic. He understands how compensation/merit systems work and is a great resource when questions arise. He's very knowledgeable.
PROSEase of use and quick implementation time.
CONSGreat product and they always seem to be updating it. The only request I would have is that they make it to where information can be manually entered since right now, all must be uploaded. Uploading is great when you have a lot of information to get into the system at one time, but when you just have a quick change or addition here and there, the ability to get into the program and just quickly enter a change would make a HUGE difference.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
It was flexible in the merit increase process. A lot of comp programs do not have the flexibility we needed.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Melanie! We appreciate the feedback, and you'll be happy to know that your requested feature is in development right now and should be in testing this week!
Replied November 2020
Joe
Packaging and Containers, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
2020 Merit Increases
Overall the tool was such a time saver. Adjustments that took weeks to do in the past were resolved in minutes. Looking forward to learning the advances in the tool to implement those the next time we use Simply Merit.
PROSPainless to load information into the tool. Extremely easy to navigate the tool as a manager to adjust merits amounts, review seeded metrics, and approve. Elimination of using spreadsheets and not having to always revise and send out new spreadsheets to managers was such a time saver. Ability to retrieve approvals in the matter of seconds was so instrumental in having the merit process run so smooth.
CONSNot having delegates able to approve for executives was a bit of a challenge. Managers not being able to sign in due to email addresses with upper case alphabets was also a thorn.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Oracle's product was labor intensive, very difficult to administer, and the cost was outrageous. Simply Merit was everything that we were looking for at the time. We were late in the game and needed a program that was not labor intensive to setup. Simply Merit also fit into our budget.
Vendor Response
Hello Joe! We are not sure if you have heard the news yet, but we wanted to let you know that your feedback has been heard and SimplyMerit now supports delegates! If serving as a delegate, or proxy, for multiple managers, it is possible to switch between different managers by selecting the dropdown menu that is located in the top right corner of the window next to the "SIGN OUT" button. Thank you again for taking the time to provide your review of SimplyMerit. Ease of use is definitely a hallmark of our design.
Replied June 2021
AMY
Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
Easy and quick implementation
Overall, my experience was positive. The process of implementing the system didn't take long at all. Our managers picked up on the process quickly and there was very little support needed from administrators.
PROSThe implementation process was quick and easy and was definitely better than the manual Excel spreadsheets we were using before for the merit increase process. I love that the workflow can be set and progress can be tracked. Once all merit/promotion decisions were completed, we were able to create a simple download file to import into our accounting system.
CONSWe were able to build out for some of our exceptions, but not all. We were not able to build an automated step process in for our attorneys, they had to be moved to the next step by changing the merit percentage. It wasn't a hard process, but it was something that was done by HR before the process was sent to managers for approval.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Cost and time to implement was lower than others. SimplyMerit was able to help us build out the process for some of our exceptions.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Amy, for taking time to write such a great review.
Replied July 2020
Jean
Machinery, 10,000+ employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Best software for Merit and Bonus process!
It was the best choice our compensation department ever made. We were struggling doing the Merit and Bonus process with spreadsheets, sending hundreds of emails. And SimplyMerit does it all and much more. Great customer service and helpdesk. It's easy to use from an administrator point-of-view and end-user as well. So many features that make your Merit and Bonus process easier and safe. We saved a lot of time on the approval process.
CONSNone. Every day I use the system I find a new applicability, a new feature that makes the process easier.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Price range, more focused on Merit and Bonus process, functionalities and responsiveness.
Vendor Response
Thank you so much for the wonderful review, and being so insightful when we talk with you about your process. We really appreciate your input!
Replied January 2020
Karen
Non-Profit Organization Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2020
SimplyMerit is end user friendly.
SimplyMerit has greatly improved the communication between our HRIS system and the annual adjustment of salary. Changes can be uploaded in mass, saving time and lowering the chance of data entry error. The changes are available instantly.
PROSWhat I like most about SimplyMerit is how user friendly it is for the managers in our association. Features are presented in a logical and intuitive way for the end user. This allows the manager to think more about the reasons behind the suggested increase than about the technicality of how to enter it. It keeps the manager focused on the important parts of the decision.
CONSThere is room for improvement in the reports generated by the system. They would be improved by simplifying the format.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your very positive feedback, Karen! We love working with you and your team as well as supporting the mission of the Alzheimer's Association.
Replied July 2020
Kellie
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
Effective and Efficient Tool for Compensation Management
This past cycle was our first process with SimplyMerit and overall, all users were extremely satisfied.
PROSMoving from an excel spreadsheet, SimplyMerit captured the most important criteria in a simple way for the end user to identify compensation adjustments effectively and efficiently. During the buying phase, a key component for us was customer service and the team from SimplyMerit completely blew us away even before we agreed to sign. It felt like a partnership from the beginning and to add to that, they continued to be valued consultants throughout the process. Implementation was quick and easy!
CONSAs we enhance our process and look to utilize the tool, I would like to see the functionality enhance for compensation letters. As a small organization, there are changes made at the individual level that I would like to be able to capture in the tool vs doing outside of the system.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Overall, SimplyMerit met our needs the best out of the other products we considered. It was simple to use for both our administrators and end users.
Vendor Response
Thanks, Kellie! Much appreciated.
Replied July 2020
Karen
Packaging and Containers, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Quick to Configure
Overall we are extremely happy with Simply Merit. The customer support has been outstanding. Whenever we had a question or issue it was addressed immediately. Also, the team listens to customer needs and shares their development plan and updates.
PROSThe system is very easy to configure in short period of time. Unlike other system that take 3-6 months to configure and test Simply Merit can be configured in a matter of days.
CONSLike any product there is always something you wish it could do. In our case it was around assigning delegates and the way we handle our internal annual bonus process. It has not negatively impacted how we use the system.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Price and ease of use.
Vendor Response
Hello Karen! Thank you for your feedback, and we wanted you to know that it has been heard! SimplyMerit Now Supports Delegates/Proxies! If serving as a delegate, or proxy, for multiple managers, it is possible to switch between different managers by selecting the dropdown menu that is located in the top right corner of the window next to the "SIGN OUT" button. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding this new feature!
Replied June 2021
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
Great CMS platform
Very user friendly and when I did have any issues I was able to call in and get an answer right away. Customized files depending on your HRIS platform made the implementation process a breeze.
CONSThere were some cosmetic things such as names or titles of certain data points that I would have liked to have the ability to change based off of what we were used to calling them at our company. But this is just nit-picking and can be easily solved by explaining to our employees what the titles mean.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your very positive feedback! We have recently rolled out the ability to rename many of the display fields in SimplyMerit, so that should be very helpful for your next Comp cycle.
Replied July 2020
Elisabeth
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
A good product that will become really great with a little time and maturity
Overall, we were very pleased with the product and intend to use it again
PROSIntegration was incredibly easy. The manager end of the tool was very simple to learn. The ability to import the merit starting salary and the bonus starting salary as two different numbers was very useful.
CONSInability to make changes to individual employees without having to do an import. The initial setup was more challenging than originally thought when purchasing the product.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
Price was better than alternatives Ease of use
Vendor Response
Thank you for your feedback, Elisabeth. Good news! We are roughly 50% complete with development on the ability to edit your employee data directly in the application. Look for this to hit SimplyMerit within the next two months.
Replied July 2020
Julie
Construction, 501-1,000 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
What are you waiting for?
Simply Merit streamlines the annual pay planning process like nothing I've ever seen. It's a better tool than those included in the big HCM platforms and it's much easier for everyone to use.
CONSMy only concern is that the reporting wasn't flexible enough for my funky organization structure. A small dark nugget that they are addressing.
Vendor Response
We appreciate your feedback, and will continue to work with you to help provide the information you need. We value your input.
Replied October 2019
Jennifer
Pharmaceuticals, 51-200 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
Incredibly helpful software, focused on customer needs
It's focused on exactly what an HR professional needs for the annual merit process. It was incredibly quick and intuitive to set up, including uploading the initial data into the site, as well as downloading it afterward for further analysis. The approving managers liked the simple functionality; they were able to easily access, review, and approve merit recommendations for their team. The customer service of the SimplyMerit team is outstanding; they're so helpful and flexible with our needs!
CONSInitially there wasn't a section for equity grants, just base and bonus. They're so flexible and forward-thinking, they're already working on building this, so we'll be able to use it for next year's process.
Vendor Response
Thank you so much for the great review! We appreciate your valuable input on equity as well. The voice of the customer in action, fantastic.
Replied October 2019
Mary
Non-Profit Organization Management, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
SimplyMerit is Simply the best
We were able to harmonize the merit process for 2000 employees in 49 states in a confidential manner.
PROSMuch easier to implement than most systems I have used. If you use excel, this is a piece of cake to use. Easy, confidential way to managers to manage merit/incentive payments and for administrators to manage from the total organization perspective. Letters and data reside in the system for easy transmittal to managers.
CONSI like the tool. If I have a question I reach out to the team.
Vendor Response
It's an honor to have you as a customer over the years. We look forward to continuing to help simplify your process, and appreciate also the time you took to do a Webinar with us last year.
Replied October 2019
Jennifer
Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
More visibility for managers
The customer support is outstanding - much more high touch than you normally get with software.
PROSOur goal in purchasing the software was to provide more visibility to managers without adding extra work and spreadsheets for the HR team. After rolling out SimplyMerit we got very positive feedback from our managers. We use Namely for our HRIS/Payroll and SimplyMerit works perfectly with that, so it made HR's job easier than the manual process we had before.
CONSOverall the software is great, so no complaints.
Vendor Response
Thank you, Jen! Namely has been an outstanding partner, and we're proud of the implementation speed that we can achieve with our data connector.
Replied November 2020
Michael
Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2019
Great Merit Planning Tool
Overall I have had a great experience and would recommend it over other tools I have used for its ease of use .
PROSI like how easy it is to set up and edit with the side navigation panel.
CONSThe budget planning would be more helpful with a choice of dollar and/or %
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
I am sticking with it because it is easier to set up and administer over other comp planning tools.
Vendor Response
Thank you for the great review and suggestion! We have it in our work plan and will let you know when we're ready to roll out a change. We appreciate collaborating with you!
Replied July 2019
Lee Ann
Biotechnology, 11-50 employees
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2020
SimplyMerit - great value for small businesses
The team at SimplyMerit is incredibly responsive and helpful. They were quick to address all of my questions and/or concerns and invested time walking me through how to do something within the app, problem-solving if data didn't reconcile or custom building a solution that worked for my business. Their customer service is absolutely excellent in my opinion.
PROSI liked the visual salary ranges so managers can make informed decisions around the use of market equity dollars. I also liked the customizable compensation letters. I also liked that you can do compensation planning for both salary and bonus.
CONSI found making changes to the data to be a bit labor intensive in that you have to upload an excel worksheet each time you find an error or just need to refresh the information.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your review, Lee Ann! Always a pleasure to work with you. Good news! We are in development with adding the ability to edit your employee data directly in SimplyMerit. So, no more uploads to apply fixes. This should be ready early this fall.
Replied July 2020
Lauren
Pharmaceuticals, 201-500 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Very Happy with Simply Merit
I have had a very positive experience with SimplyMerit. The software is really great and the customer service and product support is beyond compare.
PROSCustomer Support and ease of use. The software is very intuitive.
CONSThere really are very few down sides that I can see
Vendor Response
We very much appreciate the great review and have enjoyed working with you and your team over the years!
Replied November 2020
Chase
Retail, 501-1,000 employees
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Incredible Results
This was the first true merit/calibration tool our company has ever used. It was amazing to see how quickly our employees picked up the tool and used it. Change management is hard enough as it is, so having a tool that made things -- ahem -- simple made a world of difference for us as administrators.
CONSI wish we could find more ways to use this!
Vendor Response
Thank you for your wonderful review! We appreciate and value our customers, and are glad to hear we were able to help simplify your process and make it easier for everyone. Hope our recent conversation will continue to spur additional creative ideas. Have a great 2019 and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Replied August 2019
Caitlin
Biotechnology, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
New to Simply Merit
Customer service was great. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was easy to work with and always willing to accommodate our unique requests during implementation.
PROSThe software has the ability to adjust comp quickly and easily and also create comp letters automatically.
CONSThere is no ability to freeze the employee name when using the scrolling feature. A little thing but would be great to fix.
Reason for choosing SimplyMerit
cost and partnership with Namely
Vendor Response
Thank you for the great feedback!
Replied November 2020