Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
8 found this helpful
Ingrid Castellanos
Practice Manager, Willow & Ash Salons
Canada·Professional services·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Mar 6, 2026
Used 2 or more 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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
8 found this helpful
Tanya Escobar
HR Manager, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Feb 6, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
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
8 found this helpful
Naomi Lockhart
Chief of Staff, Aurora Print House
United States·Software·51 to 200 employees
2.0
Dec 22, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
8 found this helpful
Ingrid Yoon
Accountant, Summit Physio
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 19, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
8 found this helpful
Preston Velazquez
Managing Partner, Hillcrest Family Clinic
Canada·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jun 26, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Set it up myself in a morning
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
7 found this helpful
Kimberly Nasser
Director of Finance, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Financial services·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Apr 30, 2026
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
The module structure is honest
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
7 found this helpful
Zachary Prescott
Operations Manager, Silverbirch Accounting
Canada·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Feb 28, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
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
7 found this helpful
Willa Desai
Finance Manager, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Feb 21, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Leave tracking that people use without being told
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
7 found this helpful
Spencer Osei
Bookkeeper, Copper Mountain Brewing
Canada·Education·201 to 500 employees
3.0
Feb 10, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorFeb 22, 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.
7 found this helpful
Willa Silva
Bookkeeper, Foundry Road Studios
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 20, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Set it up myself in a morning
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
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
7 found this helpful
Simone Tremblay
Owner, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Feb 9, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
The module structure is honest
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
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
7 found this helpful
Adele Mahoney
General Manager, Lantern Creative
United States·Software·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 19, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Approval chains finally match how we work
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Customization runs out past a few hundred staff
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
7 found this helpful
Adrian Vaughn
Accountant, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
Canada·Financial services·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jan 5, 2026
Verified userUsed less than 6 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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Vanessa Alvarado
Bookkeeper, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Nov 21, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more 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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Yusuf Kovac
Owner, Sandbar Hospitality
Canada·Real estate·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Sep 22, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Fine until you pass a few hundred people
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
Leave and absence management is genuinely excellent
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Wendy Torres
HR Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Manufacturing·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Sep 9, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorSep 17, 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.
6 found this helpful
Lionel Barlow
Finance Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Financial services·1 to 10 employees
5.0
May 16, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Joelle Thornton
Project Manager, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Accounting·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Mar 26, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Priced so a small team can actually buy it
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Uma Pemberton
Chief of Staff, Aurora Print House
United States·Ecommerce·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Jan 16, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
The module structure is honest
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.
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