Carryover rules were the thing our old spreadsheet always got wrong. It handles them, including the cap, and I have not had to check it manually since month two.
Pros
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Gabriel Salazar
General Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
5.0
May 10, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Cormac Boateng
Controller, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Legal·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Apr 25, 2026
Used 2 or more years
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Fiona Hollis
Bookkeeper, Bluewater Consulting
United States·Retail·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Jan 12, 2026
Used 2 or more years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Marcus Nguyen
Sales Director, Maplewood Childcare
Other·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Dec 30, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
No US payroll is a real problem
Support is email only on our plan and the turnaround is a day or two. Nothing has been urgent yet. If it ever is, I do not love my options.
Pros
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Ingrid Mensah
VP of Sales, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
4.0
May 23, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Six fifty a head is the right price for this
Carryover rules were the thing our old spreadsheet always got wrong. It handles them, including the cap, and I have not had to check it manually since month two.
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
2 found this helpful
Iris Ibarra
Project Manager, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Education·500+ employees
1.0
May 20, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Support is email and patience
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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Giselle Kaminski
HR Manager, Lantern Creative
Canada·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Mar 21, 2025
Used less than 6 months
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
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
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Tobias Leclerc
Founder, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Software·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Oct 15, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
Carryover rules were the thing our old spreadsheet always got wrong. It handles them, including the cap, and I have not had to check it manually since month two.
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
2 found this helpful
Simon Kearney
Office Manager, Clearview Windows
United States·Retail·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Aug 30, 2024
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
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
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Freya Ogilvie
Accountant, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jul 17, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
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.
Pros
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Franklin Tillman
General Manager, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Financial services·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Dec 29, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Quentin Grimaldi
Practice Manager, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Education·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Dec 2, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
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.
Pros
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Bethany Rooney
VP of Sales, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 16, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
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.
Pros
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Tomas Nakashima
Bookkeeper, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 18, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Oscar Hammond
Head of Operations, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Education·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jul 23, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Set it up myself in a morning
Carryover rules were the thing our old spreadsheet always got wrong. It handles them, including the cap, and I have not had to check it manually since month two.
Pros
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Margot Salazar
Accountant, Foundry Road Studios
Other·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Apr 13, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
We assumed Sage meant payroll. It does not.
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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Heather Farouk
Founder, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Mar 30, 2025
Used 1 to 2 years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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.
Pros
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Jerome Fitzgerald
Bookkeeper, Lantern Creative
United States·Ecommerce·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Mar 14, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Erin Nakashima
Finance Manager, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Great at leave, thin everywhere else
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorFeb 10, 2025
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.