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
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Wren Ghosh
General Manager, Kestrel Analytics
Other·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Sep 20, 2024
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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
6 found this helpful
Dominic Jenkins
Bookkeeper, Clearview Windows
Canada·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jul 3, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Killed our time off spreadsheet in an afternoon
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
5 found this helpful
Margot Nasser
People Operations Lead, Aurora Print House
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Feb 4, 2026
Verified userUsed 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
5 found this helpful
Warren Delgado
HR Manager, Lantern Creative
United States·Legal·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Feb 1, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
The module structure is honest
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
5 found this helpful
Bruno Crane
Owner, Granite Peak Roofing
United States·Real estate·500+ employees
4.0
Dec 22, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
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
5 found this helpful
Isaac Kaminski
Sales Director, Aurora Print House
United States·Ecommerce·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Mar 3, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
5 found this helpful
Iris Zamora
Finance Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Ecommerce·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Feb 21, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
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
5 found this helpful
Quinn Whelan
Studio Director, Granite Peak Roofing
United States·Legal·51 to 200 employees
2.0
Jan 16, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
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
5 found this helpful
Selena Kearney
Studio Director, Cedar & Vine Interiors
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Dec 25, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Set it up myself in a morning
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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
5 found this helpful
Brooke Larkin
Managing Partner, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Nonprofit·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Oct 7, 2024
Verified userUsed 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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
No US or Canadian payroll engine at all
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
5 found this helpful
Quinn Ishikawa
Studio Director, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Ecommerce·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
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
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
Response from the vendorJun 29, 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.
4 found this helpful
Bruno Xu
Controller, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Dec 9, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 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
Accrual and carryover rules handled correctly
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Naomi Ghosh
People Operations Lead, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
2.0
Jun 25, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
We assumed Sage meant payroll. It does not.
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
Self service that employees actually adopt
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Freya Nowak
Studio Director, Harborline Supply
United States·Real estate·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 16, 2025
Used 6 to 12 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.
Pros
Six fifty per employee per month for the core
Cons
Support is email led
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Omar Nowak
HR Manager, Clearview Windows
Other·Financial services·500+ employees
5.0
Jan 11, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Cody Nakashima
Studio Director, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Dec 23, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Reporting runs out fast
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
Set up without a consultant
Cons
Performance module is basic
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Gregory Quigley
General Manager, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Retail·500+ employees
4.0
Oct 14, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
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
4 found this helpful
Joelle Donovan
Head of Operations, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Retail·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Sep 6, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more 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
Modules added only when you need them
Cons
Reporting is thin beyond the standard set
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Meredith Ugwu
Operations Manager, Northgate Logistics
United States·Financial services·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Aug 20, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn 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.
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