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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Frontline HCM

    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Namely

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ANamely is an end-to-end HR, benefits, and payroll solution for mid-sized businesses. The cloud-based platform can be used to manage the entire HR process.N/A
    Pricing
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Considered Both Products
    Frontline Education
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    66%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    54%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    Features
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    9.7
    144 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings10.0139 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings10.0133 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings10.0135 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    9.2
    128 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.0112 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.0114 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.0101 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.657 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    10.0
    125 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.0122 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings10.0117 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.096 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    7.2
    142 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings10.0130 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.0141 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.0128 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings2.1117 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.0135 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    5.9
    53 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings5.953 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    7.8
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.574 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.5
    117 Ratings
    21% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.0111 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings5.086 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.3
    97 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings5.087 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings3.194 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.090 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    6.3
    108 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings5.097 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.069 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings7.096 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.485 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    5.9
    21 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.921 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Frontline HCM and Namely
    Feature
    Frontline HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Namely
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    7.6
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (85 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Frontline HCMNamely
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Frontline Education
    Frontline is well suited for an organization such as a school district where teachers sometimes need to put in for a substitute at the last minute or especially early in the morning. The system also helps with substitutes in picking up the jobs when a teacher puts in an absence.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Namely is aesthetically very pleasing and navigates like other social media platforms which can be appealing to potentially a remote workforce who interacts more online than in person. Unfortunately, it did not serve our population well as we are primarily manufacturing where people are not as interested in utilizing the HRIS for interactions when they would rather connect in person.
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    Pros
    Frontline Education
    • Easily submission process. Select the day you need to schedule on the listed calendar, mark the type of request, and submit.
    • Works on different digital devices including phones, tablets, and computers.
    • Easily track your balances by looking at your account history.
    • Delete requests you have already submitted.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    • Namely has helped with our COVID sick leave response. It has made a major difference both with the weekly payroll and the 941 tax filing
    • Keeping track of our multiple PTO plans. Thank goodness for Namely, I have shredded my old PTO spreadsheets.
    • Employees like the convenience of the cell phone app. As a payroll administrator, I like the Geo Tracking tool where I can see where some are when the clock is in or out.
    • The flexibility inside of the payroll system both as you are finalizing an employee profile and when you are processing payroll is a major advantage.
    • The reports I get out of Namely in Excel format work well for me.
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    Cons
    Frontline Education
    • Teachers cannot cancel their own absence. We have to ask the office staff to do so. This is irritating when an absence must be canceled (Due to a canceled professional development, for example).
    • Sometimes absences go unfilled. It would be great if AESOP could have a roster of qualified substitutes to cover absences.
    • You cannot assign your absence to a particular substitute if you know he or she is available and a good fit for your absence.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    • Limits to custom reporting
    • No direct feed for Ohio Workers Comp (now a manual process on our end)
    • No option to place an employee on Leave of Absence and exclude them from payroll while they are "inactive"
    • No option to suppress certain deductions for certain pay types (i.e. allow 401K for commissions but block remaining deductions - also now a manual process to uncheck the suppress box for 401K for each commission check)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Frontline Education
    Long time customer with Frontline Absence Management. Product support has been excellent, integrations easy to work with, & suite of products mesh together well.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Administrators and employees love Namely. It is very easy to use and streamlined. Employees stay engaged with news feed updates and enjoy all the self service options. The time cards are very easy to access and clocking in and out for non-exempt employees is a breeze. Namely is part of our family.
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    Usability
    Frontline Education
    While we have had minor issues logging in as our organization has its own login page, the site and its application are very easy to use. So long as members of a group log in through the appropriate page, navigating and using this site is quite easy. With the transition from Aesop to Frontline, the page also seems to have worked through any glitches found with the previous page and its app.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    It is very simple to use for myself, the HR team, and our employees. I find the payroll process very user-friendly. Reporting is simple to navigate and produce the required information requested. I know our employees enjoy the self-service feature and use it on a regular basis, which saves me time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Frontline Education
    There have been several times the system was unavailable. When there has been an issue, Frontline HAS NOT notified us....which has been disappointing.
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Performance
    Frontline Education
    No issues reported by end users of slow or not loading pages.
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Support Rating
    Frontline Education
    Internal support is provided by EDU Staff based out of Grand Rapids. Whenever I have had an issue they are very responsive to my needs. For instance, there may be conflicts in the amount of money that was listed for the contract. There may be questions about the length of an assignment such as 1/2 day, full day, or early dismissal. The school will sometimes enter the wrong information. Very good IT support, but sometimes you are on hold for 5 to 10 minutes because they do not have enough workers in their Call Center
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Namely platform has pretty good support: knowledgeable and relatively fast response times. Namely Payroll and Namely Benefits are very much depending on the quality of the support agent or CSM: we have had knowledgeable and attentive ones, but also ones that have provided erroneous information or failed to respond to urgent asks in a timely manner
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    In-Person Training
    Frontline Education
    Our Implementer/Trainer was a product line expert. He (Connor) walked us through every step with confidence and explained everything in detail. Frontline provided written documentation, cut-n-paste emails to staff, and a test environment for us to play in. We were able to test unique scenarios without actually sending emails, notifications, alerts to staff. This was very useful.
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Implementation Rating
    Frontline Education
    Our Frontline implementer was an expert in the field & knew the product in & out. We had very little issues going live.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    Implementation was a bit complicated and our company had to carry most of the weight. It often felt like our implementation manager was giving us extra work that she did not want to do herself. It also took much longer than expected - I believe almost 2 months. I believe our company carried a bit too much of the weight.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Frontline Education
    Frontline seems to be the industry standard for this software in the education industry. I am not familiar with any competitors or what was evaluated prior to implementing Frontline. For it to be the industry standard, I would assume that its cost is fair in relation to competitors and that the onboarding process is simple.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    The reason I continued to choose Namely at multiple employers is due to the continuity of employee experience. And the features have continued to grow since I initially onboarded in 2014. Also, through the years, I have had terrific benefits teams. The customer service has been the worst part of the experience outside of the benefits team.
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    Scalability
    Frontline Education
    Our district has approximately 300 substitutes & 1,800 employees. Size has never been an issue with Absence Management. There are other districts much larger using Absence Management with no problems
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    Vensure Employer Services
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Frontline Education
    • It's given staff direct access to inputting their absences and secure coverage quicker, whereas before they had to make a call to a person. That person had to secure coverage for the entire district at different levels. Sometimes that person was absent or unable to provide coverage.
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    Vensure Employer Services
    • We were able to transition to a fully digital onboarding process which saved us hours in time per new hire and made the process smoother for the new hire.
    • Namely is our first HRIS and has helped the HR department to find data and information quickly.
    • Namely helped us digitize our performance management process which the company undergoes on an annual basis.
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    ScreenShots

    Namely Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Namely employee dashboard. This creates a central hub to access payroll and benefits info, share announcements, celebrate milestones, and navigate everything HR, from a desk or on the go.Screenshot of Namely Payroll, which is backed by automation and built-in compliance.Screenshot of the Onboarding interface, for new hires.Screenshot of the Applicant Tracking interface, which supports processes from job posting to onboarding with tools for hiring teams and candidates.Screenshot of the Benefits Administration interface, which supports open enrollment, plan changes, and employee elections.Screenshot of the Workforce Management interface. From here, viewers can track time, manage schedules, and handle complex workforce needs.