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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

    SurePayroll By Paychex

    Score2.1 out of 10
    N/ASurePayroll offers an online payroll service that lets small business owners run payroll anywhere, anytime. The vendor automatically pays and files federal, state and local payroll taxes.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
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    Vensure Employer Services
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    Paychex Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    38%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    44%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    62 Answers
    44%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    38%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    56%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    9.7
    144 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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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 SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    9.2
    128 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
    1.4
    16 Ratings
    142% below category average
    Pay calculation10.0112 Ratings2.516 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors10.054 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment10.058 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.0110 Ratings1.27 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.0114 Ratings1.213 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.0101 Ratings1.212 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.657 Ratings1.210 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    10.0
    125 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    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 SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    7.2
    142 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    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 SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    5.9
    53 Ratings
    31% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Tracking of all physical assets5.953 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    7.8
    122 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    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 SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    6.5
    117 Ratings
    21% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    New hire portal8.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools5.086 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    6.3
    97 Ratings
    25% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Corporate goal setting5.087 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting3.194 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility10.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.090 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    6.3
    108 Ratings
    24% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Ratings
    Performance plans5.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans5.069 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.485 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    5.9
    21 Ratings
    29% below category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    Candidate search5.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Namely and SurePayroll By Paychex
    Feature
    Namely
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SurePayroll By Paychex
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    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
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (146 ratings)
    1.0
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (28 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (85 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NamelySurePayroll By Paychex
    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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    Paychex Inc.
    We use SurePayroll to make monthly payrolls in our company, as well as to close the month and year with all the income and expenses and most importantly to make tax payments. The application is perfect for making payrolls when the personnel adapted for it is not in the head office, SurePayroll has an application for mobiles that allows to make these operations remotely. The application is perfect when you want to make immediate payments, at the time of loading the payroll to the system, it proceeds to automatically perform transactions for each employee entered without any error.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    • Super easy interface - honestly running payroll couldn't be easier on their site.
    • Incredible customer service - VERY knowledgeable, professional and friendly. They will walk you through anything you need to do on the site and understand payroll, tax and benefit issues.
    • Tax filing and payments and year-end paperwork for 1099 contractors and W-2s. They make it so easy.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    • My chief complaint is the software sometimes requires me to have a code sent to my phone before I can continue with some process. That in itself is fine. The problem is the check box that lets SurePayroll remember the computer doesn't actually do that. I select that check box every time, but the software doesn't remember me or my computer.
    • Fees have creeped higher every year over the last two or three years. I feel like I'm nitpicking here, though. What I spend for the service is reasonably priced for the amount of headaches it prevents.
    • I have a case where an employee is sometimes salaried and sometimes contract. There's not a way to handle that without terminating him when he needs to switch.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    Very likely, easy to use, support system in place.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    It's a poor user interface. It feels like the interface is twenty years old. If you make a mistake with payroll in their terrible UI, and try to correct it 15 seconds later, they want to charge you $39 to correct your mistake. Overall, a very poor experience in terms of user interface.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    SurePayroll was great when we had questions or needed support, ie. if we messed up with a payroll, needed to submit tax documents or get documents. The ease of communication between us and the organization was great and they made it easy for users to call in with support requests.
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    Online Training
    Vensure Employer Services
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    They were awesome. They knew the system very well and could help me very much.
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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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    Paychex Inc.
    No, I can't think of any.
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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.
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    Paychex Inc.
    SurePayroll offers a comparable service at a better rate. They are better designed for small companies who need to save money any way they can. Their fees are more appropriate than ADP but the service offerings are just as good.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Vensure Employer Services
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    In retrospect, I wouldn't change anything.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Vensure Employer Services
    No answers on this topic
    Paychex Inc.
    We were able to calculate different hourly numbers when we completed Certified Payroll for professional services.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Paychex Inc.
    • SurePayroll helps us process payroll quickly and effortlessly 97% of the time.
    • On the rare occasion when there is an issue SurePayroll needs to address, it can take hours and hours of time over many months to get that issue resolved. Through the process, SurePayroll employees have always been professional and courteous in their communication.
    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.