Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
You inherit Salesforce, good and bad
Nine months from signature to go live. That was accurate to the plan and it is still nine months. Anyone expecting to buy HR software and use it next quarter should look elsewhere.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
Ongoing changes need platform expertise
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Vincent Velazquez
Managing Partner, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Dec 23, 2025
Used 1 to 2 years
Right product, long project
You get Salesforce's configurability and you get Salesforce's release cycle, its admin overhead and its way of doing things. If you already live there this is a gift. If you do not, it is a second platform to learn.
Pros
Multi currency compensation in one cycle
Cons
Total cost regularly exceeds the initial quote
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorDec 31, 2025
Thank you for the feedback. Sage People is designed for organizations with complex, multi country requirements, and we recognise it is not the right fit for every size of business. We are sorry the cost expectations were not clearer and encourage you to raise this with your account team.
12 found this helpful
Aaron Eberhardt
Owner, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Software·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Oct 12, 2025
Used 6 to 12 months
It bends to our process instead of the reverse
We have people in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland with four different leave regimes and four sets of rules. This is the first system that holds all of it without a spreadsheet on the side. That was the entire reason we bought and it delivered.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
Implementation is measured in months
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Jorge Larkin
Owner, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Ecommerce·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Sep 14, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
It bends to our process instead of the reverse
Multi currency compensation across four countries in one comp review cycle. Nothing else we looked at did that without a bolt on.
Pros
Multi currency compensation in one cycle
Cons
No North American payroll engine
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Brendan Torres
People Operations Lead, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Accounting·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Aug 17, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
It bends to our process instead of the reverse
Multi currency compensation across four countries in one comp review cycle. Nothing else we looked at did that without a bolt on.
Pros
One org chart and one headcount number
Cons
Total cost regularly exceeds the initial quote
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Carmen Moreau
Managing Partner, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Jul 31, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Too much system for a hundred people
We were a hundred and forty people when we bought and it was far too much system. We used maybe a quarter of it and paid for all of it. It is built for organizations several times our size and we should have heard that more clearly.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
Implementation is measured in months
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Samuel Prescott
Finance Manager, Fairview Veterinary
Other·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jul 21, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It bends to our process instead of the reverse
Because it is built on Salesforce, our existing admins were configuring workflows in week one. No new platform to learn, no new vendor relationship, and our security model came across as is.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
No North American payroll engine
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Simon Fairbanks
Founder, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Hospitality·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Jul 6, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Four countries, one org chart, one system
Every HR product we trialled wanted us to change our process to match its assumptions. This one bent to ours. That flexibility cost us months of implementation and it was the right trade for an organization our size.
Pros
Immediate productivity for existing Salesforce admins
Cons
Total cost regularly exceeds the initial quote
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Miguel Jorgensen
Director of Finance, Aurora Print House
Canada·Construction·11 to 50 employees
5.0
May 28, 2025
Used less than 6 months
Four countries, one org chart, one system
Every HR product we trialled wanted us to change our process to match its assumptions. This one bent to ours. That flexibility cost us months of implementation and it was the right trade for an organization our size.
Pros
Immediate productivity for existing Salesforce admins
Cons
Implementation is measured in months
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Isaac Leclerc
Controller, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 13, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Right product, long project
You get Salesforce's configurability and you get Salesforce's release cycle, its admin overhead and its way of doing things. If you already live there this is a gift. If you do not, it is a second platform to learn.
Pros
One org chart and one headcount number
Cons
Ongoing changes need platform expertise
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Marcus Zamora
People Operations Lead, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Hospitality·500+ employees
3.0
Jan 11, 2026
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
You inherit Salesforce, good and bad
Nine months from signature to go live. That was accurate to the plan and it is still nine months. Anyone expecting to buy HR software and use it next quarter should look elsewhere.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
Implementation is measured in months
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Brendan Hendricks
VP of Sales, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Aug 30, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
The Salesforce foundation earns its keep
Every HR product we trialled wanted us to change our process to match its assumptions. This one bent to ours. That flexibility cost us months of implementation and it was the right trade for an organization our size.
Pros
One org chart and one headcount number
Cons
Implementation is measured in months
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Jorge Norton
Bookkeeper, Bluewater Consulting
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
2.0
Aug 12, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
The cost lands well above the quote
We were a hundred and forty people when we bought and it was far too much system. We used maybe a quarter of it and paid for all of it. It is built for organizations several times our size and we should have heard that more clearly.
Pros
Immediate productivity for existing Salesforce admins
Cons
Too much product below a few hundred employees
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Ibrahim Rowan
Founder, Tidewater Marine Services
Canada·Real estate·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Mar 18, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Four countries, one org chart, one system
Every HR product we trialled wanted us to change our process to match its assumptions. This one bent to ours. That flexibility cost us months of implementation and it was the right trade for an organization our size.
Pros
Immediate productivity for existing Salesforce admins
Cons
Total cost regularly exceeds the initial quote
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Priya Quigley
People Operations Lead, Cedar & Vine Interiors
United States·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Mar 14, 2025
Used 1 to 2 years
Right product, long project
You get Salesforce's configurability and you get Salesforce's release cycle, its admin overhead and its way of doing things. If you already live there this is a gift. If you do not, it is a second platform to learn.
Pros
Immediate productivity for existing Salesforce admins
Cons
Ongoing changes need platform expertise
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMar 25, 2025
Thank you for the feedback. Sage People is designed for organizations with complex, multi country requirements, and we recognise it is not the right fit for every size of business. We are sorry the cost expectations were not clearer and encourage you to raise this with your account team.
11 found this helpful
Christopher Fry
Office Manager, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Software·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jan 9, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Four countries, one org chart, one system
Every HR product we trialled wanted us to change our process to match its assumptions. This one bent to ours. That flexibility cost us months of implementation and it was the right trade for an organization our size.
Pros
Strong workforce analytics
Cons
Too much product below a few hundred employees
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Wren Farouk
Practice Manager, Northgate Logistics
United States·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Oct 17, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
You inherit Salesforce, good and bad
You get Salesforce's configurability and you get Salesforce's release cycle, its admin overhead and its way of doing things. If you already live there this is a gift. If you do not, it is a second platform to learn.
Pros
Genuine multi country policy and compliance handling
Cons
No North American payroll engine
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
11 found this helpful
Otis Kowalski
Controller, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Nonprofit·11 to 50 employees
2.0
May 24, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Too much system for a hundred people
We were a hundred and forty people when we bought and it was far too much system. We used maybe a quarter of it and paid for all of it. It is built for organizations several times our size and we should have heard that more clearly.
Pros
Highly configurable on the Salesforce platform
Cons
Too much product below a few hundred employees
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
10 found this helpful
Wren Jimenez
VP of Sales, Summit Physio
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Apr 16, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Four countries, one org chart, one system
We have people in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland with four different leave regimes and four sets of rules. This is the first system that holds all of it without a spreadsheet on the side. That was the entire reason we bought and it delivered.
Pros
Multi currency compensation in one cycle
Cons
No North American payroll engine
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
10 found this helpful
Uma Vance
Controller, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Mar 12, 2026
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Too much system for a hundred people
We were a hundred and forty people when we bought and it was far too much system. We used maybe a quarter of it and paid for all of it. It is built for organizations several times our size and we should have heard that more clearly.
Pros
One org chart and one headcount number
Cons
Ongoing changes need platform expertise
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMar 15, 2026
Thank you for the feedback. Sage People is designed for organizations with complex, multi country requirements, and we recognise it is not the right fit for every size of business. We are sorry the cost expectations were not clearer and encourage you to raise this with your account team.
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