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323 Ratings
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Based on 323 reviews and ratings
61 Ratings
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Based on 61 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Workable ranks higher in 1 feature set: Recruiting / ATS
Human Resource Management

7.5
Ascentis (discontinued)
75%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 7/7 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 7/7 features
Employee demographic data
7.6
76%
137 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Employment history
7.8
78%
140 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
7.6
76%
128 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
7.4
74%
126 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Organizational charting
6.3
63%
90 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Organization and location management
7.9
79%
109 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
7.8
78%
102 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Payroll Management

8.3
Ascentis (discontinued)
83%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 7/7 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 7/7 features
Pay calculation
8.3
83%
115 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
7.2
72%
62 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
8.2
82%
28 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
7.7
77%
108 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Direct deposit files
9.2
92%
100 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
8.5
85%
92 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Reimbursement management
8.8
88%
51 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management

8.1
Ascentis (discontinued)
81%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 3/3 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 3/3 features
Approval workflow
8.5
85%
99 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Balance details
7.8
78%
99 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
8.0
80%
84 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Employee Self Service

7.9
Ascentis (discontinued)
79%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 5/5 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 5/5 features
View and generate pay and benefit information
8.2
82%
138 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Update personal information
8.8
88%
151 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
View company policy documentation
6.9
69%
110 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Employee recognition
7.1
71%
61 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
View job history
8.5
85%
108 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Asset Management

6.0
Ascentis (discontinued)
60%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 1/1 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets
6.0
60%
33 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
HR Reporting

6.6
Ascentis (discontinued)
66%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 3/3 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 3/3 features
Report builder
6.5
65%
144 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Pre-built reports
7.3
73%
142 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
6.0
60%
73 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Onboarding

6.3
Ascentis (discontinued)
63%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 2/2 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 2/2 features
New hire portal
6.5
65%
98 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
6.1
61%
76 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance and Goals

7.0
Ascentis (discontinued)
70%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 4/4 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 4/4 features
Corporate goal setting
6.5
65%
43 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Individual goal setting
7.5
75%
53 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
7.1
71%
38 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance tracking
7.0
70%
50 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance Management

6.4
Ascentis (discontinued)
64%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 5/5 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 5/5 features
Performance plans
6.2
62%
59 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
6.3
63%
50 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Review status tracking
6.7
67%
57 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Review reminders
7.0
70%
55 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
5.9
59%
50 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Succession Planning

6.0
Ascentis (discontinued)
60%
Workable
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 4/4 features
Ascentis (discontinued) ranks higher in 4/4 features
Create succession plans/pools
6.4
64%
21 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate ranking
6.4
64%
21 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate search
5.4
54%
27 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Candidate development
6.0
60%
23 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS

6.4
Ascentis (discontinued)
64%
8.1
Workable
81%
Workable ranks higher in 15/15 features
Workable ranks higher in 15/15 features
Job Requisition Management
6.7
67%
85 Ratings
8.8
88%
30 Ratings
Company Website Posting
6.5
65%
79 Ratings
8.8
88%
32 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
6.5
65%
59 Ratings
8.3
83%
29 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
6.5
65%
71 Ratings
8.2
82%
34 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
6.5
65%
57 Ratings
6.7
67%
31 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
6.4
64%
83 Ratings
8.6
86%
34 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
5.6
56%
69 Ratings
7.7
77%
33 Ratings
Customized Application Form
N/A
0 Ratings
8.4
84%
32 Ratings
Resume Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
34 Ratings
Candidate Search
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
34 Ratings
Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.7
77%
34 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
16 Ratings
Email Templates
N/A
0 Ratings
8.8
88%
30 Ratings
User Permissions
N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
32 Ratings
Reporting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
28 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Ascentis (discontinued) is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Workable is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Likelihood to Renew, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend

7.6
Ascentis (discontinued)
76%
164 Ratings
8.0
Workable
80%
37 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

6.3
Ascentis (discontinued)
63%
12 Ratings
9.0
Workable
90%
1 Rating
Usability

7.5
Ascentis (discontinued)
75%
44 Ratings
9.0
Workable
90%
1 Rating
Availability

6.5
Ascentis (discontinued)
65%
7 Ratings
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

6.9
Ascentis (discontinued)
69%
5 Ratings
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

8.1
Ascentis (discontinued)
81%
252 Ratings
7.3
Workable
73%
4 Ratings
In-Person Training

8.0
Ascentis (discontinued)
80%
1 Rating
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Online Training

8.2
Ascentis (discontinued)
82%
4 Ratings
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

8.2
Ascentis (discontinued)
82%
8 Ratings
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability

6.4
Ascentis (discontinued)
64%
4 Ratings
Workable
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Ascentis (discontinued)
In working with Ascentis in payroll, the program makes my job so much easier. I am new to this position and the learning process has been so much easier with this product than those in the past. I appreciate the patience I am given when I call in for assistance as well.

Verified User
Paraprofessional in Corporate
Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employeesWorkable
Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
Assistant manager
Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Ascentis (discontinued)
- Easy to use software. I have had several new HR employees comment on how easy the system is to learn!
- Problem Solving- Ascentis is always problem solving! When we were in the process of selecting a new payroll company, we needed unemployment claims management assistance for our locations, something Ascentis did not currently offer. The sales rep went out of his way to find a unemployment claims management company that would work with Ascentis and us. That company has helped us keep an 80% win rate for our claims!
- User conference- Engage is an awesome way to learn more about the products Ascentis has available as well and meet up with the staff you work with every day!

Verified User
Director in Human Resources
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesWorkable
- The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
- Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
- The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
- Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
- Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
Social Media Manager
SSDIGITALCOMarketing & Advertising, 201-500 employees
Cons
Ascentis (discontinued)
- Updating the system so it is one platform and not two.
- Create changes to the benefit enrollment process and upgrade the system so hire dates do not need to be changed to trigger benefits for status changes.
- Focus updates on HR Admin, mobile application, ATS and transitioning to one platform. Larger areas of focus have been on the payroll portion of the system with a few updates to other areas.
- When something is broken, quicker turn time on fixing the issue.
- System needs updates to support AAP reporting.

Verified User
Director in Human Resources
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesWorkable
- The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
- The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.

Verified User
Former Employee in Human Resources
Telecommunications Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Ascentis (discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Ascentis (discontinued) Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Workable
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$19 per month
Workable Editions & Modules
Edition
Paygo | $99.00 Per Month |
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- none
Additional Pricing Details
Workable’s pricing is simple: What you pay is based on how many people you plan to hire. We have two packages. 1) Hire as needed - Access essential recruiting features, only when you need them. Billed monthly, it’s a flexible option priced perfectly for those with short-term or occasional hiring needs. 2) Hire at scale - Access our full suite of talent acquisition and applicant tracking features, including premium add-ons, to find and hire the people you need to grow, all year long.Likelihood to Renew
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 6.3
Based on 12 answers
This rating would be a 10 if it were not for some issues we have been having recently with the benefit carrier connections. The carrier connections are critical for us so how these issues are resolved will be key in our renewal decision.
Human Resources Manager
San Juan Construction, Inc.Construction, 201-500 employees
Workable
Workable 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
Enterprise Account Executive
TeemComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Usability
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 7.5
Based on 44 answers
I'd give it a 7.5. If the modules were easier to access and not so buried (or placed in left field to find), I would give it a higher rating. As I said, as the potential to be great if ACCESS to other modules was easier.

Verified User
Director in Human Resources
Building Materials Company, 51-200 employeesWorkable
Workable 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to use
HR Manager
Sandfield AssociatesInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 6.5
Based on 7 answers
They normally give you notice when an update will affect the use of the system. Otherwise, when we have an error , we send a message to the support team. Sometimes someone will get right back with you and sometimes it takes a while.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Government Administration Company, 51-200 employeesWorkable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 6.9
Based on 5 answers
Yes, this pages do load pretty good but there are times when things are slow and I believe that's because they are sometimes trying to do updates.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Government Administration Company, 51-200 employeesWorkable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 8.1
Based on 252 answers
Support is attentive and quick to answer the call and get the answer for you. If they for any reason cannot answer right then, they are back to you within a day and always seem to have a sense of urgency. You truly get the impression that they are aiming to make you happy.

Verified User
Strategist in Marketing
Oil & Energy Company, 201-500 employeesWorkable
Workable 7.3
Based on 4 answers
I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
Supply Chain Finance Intern
Dell TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees
In-Person Training
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 8.0
Based on 1 answer
First, to clarify our "in-person" training was done mainly through Web-X meetings and conference calls. It was the closest thing we got to as far as an "in-person" training for this software. However, for the large majority of it, this type of training worked out well. We were able to share our screens and the trainer was able to share his/her screen. We could follow along with what we were doing in our database in real time and see how different functions worked and how manipulating our information could produce different results. It was also nice in that it provided for real-time results if something hadn't been coded correctly or we were having issues as to why something wasn't working the way we thought it should be. However, it did have some downsides in that we often had to rely on a conference phone and that made it difficult to hear people on both sides. Also, sometimes the trainers had internet difficulties when working from home and that caused issues with the WebX meetings.
IT & Marketing Coordinator
Howry Residential ServicesMental Health Care, 201-500 employees
Workable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 8.2
Based on 4 answers
Ascentis HR has a number of online training videos to watch on a number of different topics. I gave it a lower rating because there is not much interactivity with the videos and it seems to cater to really only one or two learning styles. Plus, one has to be pretty motivated to go to a separate area to access the videos and then pull up a specific one to watch it and then learn. From my experience, people know that they are there, many just don't take the time and effort to go find them and actually watch them - especially since the username and password are different from their normal username and password.
IT & Marketing Coordinator
Howry Residential ServicesMental Health Care, 201-500 employees
Workable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 8.2
Based on 8 answers
It was very easy to implement, but the customization pieces should really be fleshed out in order to determine the full need of an organization at the time of implementation. I believe if a little more time was spent on the requirements, the recruiting module would not have to be customized again at a cost at a later date.
Human Resources Manager
MultiLingual Solutions, Inc.Government Administration, 201-500 employees
Workable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis has far better customer service and the implementation experience was also better. The ability to do a lot of customization is also easier with Ascentis as it's smaller organization. The payroll has positive and negatives compared to ADP but the accuracy is the same in both. Ascentis just started their community site which doesn't have a lot of traffic but hopefully can become more like ADP's community site, which was extremely helpful to me as an administrator.

Verified User
Manager in Human Resources
Logistics & Supply Chain Company, 201-500 employeesWorkable
Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
Director Talent Acquisition
WayUpInternet, 51-200 employees
Scalability
Ascentis (discontinued)
Ascentis (discontinued) 6.4
Based on 4 answers
Large acquisition would be very complicated, seems more appropriate for companies under 100
Human Resources Manager
N/AEntertainment, 51-200 employees
Workable
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Ascentis (discontinued)
- HR DPT. is much more effective, as we can assess any employee information no matter where we are, etc. This helps to provide information immediately when requested!
- Employees have access to Ascentis, and therefore to their timecard, open enrollment, etc., from anywhere at any time!
- Time, PTO requests, employee goals, and evaluations can be approved from anywhere at any time!
- Recruiting can be accessed any where at any time, and this helps with hiring, internal communication, etc.

Verified User
Employee in Human Resources
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 201-500 employeesWorkable
- Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
- The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.

Verified User
Account Manager in Human Resources
Staffing and Recruiting Company, 1-10 employees