I set it up myself in a morning with no implementation call and no consultant. For a forty person company that is the entire value proposition.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Marisol Iqbal
Managing Partner, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Marketing·500+ employees
5.0
May 23, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Approval chains finally match how we work
The pricing is what sold me. Six fifty per person for core HR and leave, and I add modules only when I need them. Every other product wanted to sell me a platform. This let me buy a feature.
Pros
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Yasmin Kovac
Office Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Nonprofit·51 to 200 employees
3.0
May 9, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Reporting runs out fast
We are at three hundred and twenty people now and starting to feel the ceiling. Workflow customization is limited and the approval logic cannot express our new structure. It was perfect at eighty.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMay 15, 2026
Thank you for the feedback. Sage HR is designed to integrate with payroll providers rather than process payroll directly, and we appreciate that this is not always clear during evaluation. Our team can walk you through the payroll integrations available in your region.
3 found this helpful
Farida Mercer
Bookkeeper, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Transport and logistics·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Apr 7, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Approval chains finally match how we work
The shared calendar stopped two people on the same small team booking the same week, which used to happen twice a year and caused real problems.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Yara Paredes
Sales Director, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jan 28, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Six fifty a head is the right price for this
The shared calendar stopped two people on the same small team booking the same week, which used to happen twice a year and caused real problems.
Pros
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Sanjay Waterhouse
Accountant, Redbrick Property Group
Other·Retail·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Jan 7, 2026
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Set it up myself in a morning
Employee self service actually gets used. People book their own time off, managers approve on their phone, and I stopped being the middle of every request. Adoption was immediate, which never happens.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Vincent Mercer
Controller, Sandbar Hospitality
Canada·Professional services·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Dec 18, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
We tracked vacation in a shared spreadsheet for four years and it was wrong constantly. This replaced it in an afternoon and the arguments stopped. Accruals, carryover and a calendar everyone can see. That is all we needed and that is exactly what we bought.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Sasha Okonkwo
Owner, Northgate Logistics
United States·Software·201 to 500 employees
1.0
Dec 16, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Support is email and patience
We bought it assuming a company called Sage selling HR software would run payroll. There is no US payroll engine, no Form 941, no W-2. We found out during implementation and had to buy a second product. Entirely our fault for not checking, and I still think the positioning invites the mistake.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Douglas Winters
Managing Partner, Lantern Creative
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Nov 6, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Six fifty a head is the right price for this
We tracked vacation in a shared spreadsheet for four years and it was wrong constantly. This replaced it in an afternoon and the arguments stopped. Accruals, carryover and a calendar everyone can see. That is all we needed and that is exactly what we bought.
Pros
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Ulises Radcliffe
Accountant, Willow & Ash Salons
Canada·Software·11 to 50 employees
1.0
Sep 23, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
We assumed Sage meant payroll. It does not.
We bought it assuming a company called Sage selling HR software would run payroll. There is no US payroll engine, no Form 941, no W-2. We found out during implementation and had to buy a second product. Entirely our fault for not checking, and I still think the positioning invites the mistake.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Fiona Ellsworth
Finance Manager, Lantern Creative
United States·Marketing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Aug 2, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
Employee self service actually gets used. People book their own time off, managers approve on their phone, and I stopped being the middle of every request. Adoption was immediate, which never happens.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Michelle Gallardo
Sales Director, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Jul 14, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Good product, wrong name
Leave management is genuinely excellent. Everything else is adequate. Performance reviews are basic next to a purpose built tool and the org chart is decorative. Buy it for leave and treat the rest as a bonus.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Delia Vaughn
Finance Manager, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Jun 30, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
We tracked vacation in a shared spreadsheet for four years and it was wrong constantly. This replaced it in an afternoon and the arguments stopped. Accruals, carryover and a calendar everyone can see. That is all we needed and that is exactly what we bought.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Wendy Broadbent
Managing Partner, Aurora Print House
United States·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Mar 8, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
The shared calendar stopped two people on the same small team booking the same week, which used to happen twice a year and caused real problems.
Pros
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Zachary Tanaka
Chief of Staff, Ironwood Fabrication
Other·Software·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Feb 25, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Six fifty a head is the right price for this
I set it up myself in a morning with no implementation call and no consultant. For a forty person company that is the entire value proposition.
Pros
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Cody Pritchard
Head of Operations, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 17, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
Employee self service actually gets used. People book their own time off, managers approve on their phone, and I stopped being the middle of every request. Adoption was immediate, which never happens.
Pros
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Olivia Iqbal
Finance Manager, Redbrick Property Group
Canada·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 8, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Fine until you pass a few hundred people
Standard reports are fine. Anything custom and you are exporting to Excel. For a small company that is survivable and it is still a gap worth knowing about before you commit.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Jamal Alvarado
General Manager, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
United States·Retail·500+ employees
2.0
Dec 23, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
No US payroll is a real problem
It integrates with payroll rather than running it, which means you are still paying someone else for the part that actually has to be right. For a small company that is two vendors and two bills to do what should be one job.
Pros
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Giselle Oyelaran
Owner, Clearview Windows
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Oct 9, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Six fifty a head is the right price for this
Employee self service actually gets used. People book their own time off, managers approve on their phone, and I stopped being the middle of every request. Adoption was immediate, which never happens.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Celeste Zielinski
Bookkeeper, Prairie Rose Bakery
Other·Professional services·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 5, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
We added timesheets a year in and it slotted straight on. No migration, no renegotiation, just a line on the invoice. The modular thing is real and not a pricing trick.
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