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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    PerformYard

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APerformYard, headquartered in Arlington, VA, providesperformance management software aimed at providing features for HR and a simple employee experience. It offers HR teams tools to build out any performance management strategy so employees get a streamlined experience so they can focus on quality feedback and effective performance discussions.N/A
    Pricing
    NamelyPerformYard
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $5-$15
    per month (billed annually) per employee
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NamelyPerformYard
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    NamelyPerformYard
    Considered Both Products
    Vensure Employer Services
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    PerformYard
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    NamelyPerformYard
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    9.7
    144 Ratings
    17% above category average
    PerformYard
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history10.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration10.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.10.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting10.0135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management10.0130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    9.2
    128 Ratings
    12% above category average
    PerformYard
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.0112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.0110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.0101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.657 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    10.0
    125 Ratings
    19% above category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow10.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details10.0117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment10.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    7.2
    142 Ratings
    14% below category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information10.0130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information10.0141 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation7.0128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition2.1117 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history7.0135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    5.9
    53 Ratings
    31% below category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets5.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    7.8
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder8.0118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.0113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.574 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    6.5
    117 Ratings
    21% below category average
    PerformYard
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    Ratings
    New hire portal8.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools5.086 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    6.3
    97 Ratings
    25% below category average
    PerformYard
    9.4
    30 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Corporate goal setting5.087 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Individual goal setting3.194 Ratings9.929 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.073 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.090 Ratings9.930 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    6.3
    108 Ratings
    24% below category average
    PerformYard
    8.8
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans5.097 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.069 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.096 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Review reminders7.099 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.485 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Manager note taking00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.515 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    5.9
    21 Ratings
    29% below category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    Candidate search5.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Namely and PerformYard
    Feature
    Namely
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    PerformYard
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NamelyPerformYard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (146 ratings)
    8.4
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (28 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (85 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NamelyPerformYard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    PerformYard
    Perform Yard is best suited for business managers to monitor the performance of their employees, set and review goals as well as implement performance improvement plans. It’s not so ideal for small groups. The precise questions asked of the employees makes it perfect for the responses to paint the overall picture of the progress and production of the employee, and helps supervisors really gauge the output from their employees. Overall, it is a great tool to utilize for monitoring employees progress, as well as evaluate the employee at your end to assist with setting goals for the new year.
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    Pros
    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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    PerformYard
    • Customer Service! The service support is unmatched compared to other vendors! Our rep is nothing short of amazing with her timeliness, helpfulness, and ability to navigate the issues we encounter!
    • Streamlining automated reviews - Effortlessly send out a whole years reviews in one sitting!
    • Auto updating from our HRIS system - Automated SFTP integration with our HRIS system to auto update employee fields and keep the system up to date with less manual process!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    PerformYard
    • Don't really need to have multiple team member selection options in the dashboard. Would be more efficient to drill down from the team member selected rather than have to scroll through the list amongst all other team members data files.
    • Would be nice if contributors could also opine as to the perceived level of performance for the person they are commenting on, i.e., unsat, sat, excellent.
    • Those are my only issues at this time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    PerformYard
    It has been excellent among the employees. It is a great way to keep up with the tasks and goals throughout the year. Manager/employee communication can increase with this program. It is very easy to use and understand. Navigation can be a bit tricky but the overall ease of going through it is splendid.
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    Usability
    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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    PerformYard
    Everything is very easy to understand except more training is needed on how to use the reporting feature. You are assigned an account manager who walks you through every step of the process when you sign on to use PerformYard.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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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    PerformYard
    The support from PerformYard is unmatched when compared to other systems I have worked with. Not to say that the support personnel always have an immediate answer, but they are so committed to solution and timeliness that it is not long before we are able to work through any issues. Emails are quickly returned for ease of access, and they never fail to offer to hop on a call and visually walk through something if that may help the issue!
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    Online Training
    Vensure Employer Services
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    Training for PerformYard was fantastic and very easy to understand! I highly recommend this product to any company. It is super helpful for communicating with staff, for keeping track of your goals, tasks and reviews for the current (or past) year. Definitely get online training for implementation. You won't regret it!
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    PerformYard
    Our Human Resources department handled the implementation of PerformYard and they did a fantastic job. A tutorial was sent out via email to all employees with a requirement of viewing it. In additionto that, a ZOOM session was scheduled so that any questions or concerns could be answered after viewing the tutorial.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    PerformYard
    Well i cant really describe how PerformYard stacks up against them because there is no comparison here. PerformYard as blown these of the water no doubt about it. with everything from customer service to ease of use of the platforms. hands down PerformYard is the goto service for our company.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    PerformYard
    • It has encouraged me to actually complete goals rather than "almost" complete them because I want to be able to check off the box.
    • Sometimes it's difficult to track goals without clear metrics, however, this might be a positive thing because it encourages the user to create metric-based goals.
    • One positive impact is the impact this program has on extrinsically motivated employees.
    Incentivized
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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.

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