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.
Pros
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Percy Kaur
Project Manager, Willow & Ash Salons
Canada·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
2.0
Jan 2, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Portia Silva
Head of Operations, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
Canada·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Dec 1, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Jonathan Bhatt
Operations Manager, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Education·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Nov 16, 2024
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Great at leave, thin everywhere else
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorNov 25, 2024
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.
1 found this helpful
Liam Montoya
People Operations Lead, Ironwood Fabrication
Canada·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 15, 2024
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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Beatriz Goodwin
Director of Finance, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Mar 16, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Approval chains finally match how we work
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Wyatt Boucher
Finance Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 12, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
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
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Sarah Jain
Operations Manager, Redbrick Property Group
Canada·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Sep 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Jonathan Zhao
Chief of Staff, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Hospitality·500+ employees
1.0
Aug 30, 2025
Used less than 6 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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Vanessa Marchetti
VP of Sales, Harborline Supply
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Jul 11, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Talia Pyne
General Manager, Lantern Creative
Canada·Ecommerce·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Jun 19, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Nina Nascimento
Director of Finance, Hillcrest Family Clinic
Canada·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
2.0
Jun 6, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
No US payroll is a real problem
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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Quentin Calloway
People Operations Lead, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
United States·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Mar 7, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Set it up myself in a morning
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
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
0 found this helpful
Neil Hammond
General Manager, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Education·201 to 500 employees
3.0
Feb 7, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Fine until you pass a few hundred people
It is called Sage HR and it does not do payroll, which is a naming decision I still find hard to defend. Useful product. Confusing position in the lineup.
Pros
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Sasha Reyes
Bookkeeper, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 3, 2025
Used 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
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Franklin Haugen
Sales Director, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Marketing·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Jan 11, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
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
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Hannah Mercer
Sales Director, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Financial services·201 to 500 employees
3.0
Dec 10, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Good product, wrong name
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Iris Nguyen
People Operations Lead, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Nov 17, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
The module structure is honest
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
0 found this helpful
Marcus Adeyemi
Sales Director, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Manufacturing·500+ employees
5.0
Nov 2, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Wesley Ogilvie
Finance Manager, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 10, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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.
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