Proliant vs. Sage HR

Proliant

Sage HR

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Proliant	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…	N/A
Sage HR	Score 9.2 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs. According to the vendor, key differentiators include: 1. Easy to use 2. Modular functionality 2. Automates the end-to-end HR process 3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android) 5. Feature…	$1.50 per user, per month

Pricing

Proliant

Sage HR

Editions & Modules

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Expenses Management: $1.50
per user, per month
Performance Management: $3.00
per user, per month
Shift Scheduling: $3.00
per user, per month
Timesheets: $3.00
per user, per month
Leave Management: $5.50
per user, per month
Recruitment: $200.00
per user, per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Proliant	Sage HR
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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The modular product. - No hidden fees - Cancel anytime - No credit card required

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Proliant	Sage HR
Considered Both Products	Proliant Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant As far as functionality and performance under the standard, but pricing, they are the best! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant Quickbooks Online Payroll Incentivized Helpful? Heidi Scribner Owner Chose Proliant Proliant is way above Quickbooks! For years Quickbooks fumbled and messed up so many things for my business and every time I would try to resolve them I would receive conflicting solutions from the Quickbooks representatives whom spoke very little English. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant I actually like Proliant better! I have been highly impressed with the software, the usability and particularly the client service. Incentivized Helpful? AW Ashley Woodruff, MBA Director of Finance Chose Proliant I had an issue with ADP not filing state tax returns properly, so Proliant definitely beats them in that department. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant I don't remember who else we looked at, but Proliant was the easiest to use and at a similar cost. Incentivized Helpful? Catherine Haener CPA, PHR Controller Chose Proliant Cost was a big factor. Proliant offers the same product lines, with better customer service. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant Proliant is much more user-friendly than the alternatives we've considered Incentivized Helpful? CO Callie Oliver HR Administrator Chose Proliant The system as a whole is very similar in a lot of ways to what we demoed with Paycom and what we used with ADP. I would say that payroll is significantly simpler with Proliant than it was with ADP. Having a designated account manager and point of contact was a main selling … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant I think Proliant provides the best customer service out of any platform I have used. There are, however, some areas where there could be improvement. It is difficult to enter Holidays, and the add or remove PTO. The ease of connection with the Benefits Portal is a plus as well … Incentivized Helpful? BG Bella Galantino Business Development Representative Chose Proliant We liked the Proliant site and app better than Asure, it is more reliable and much easier to navigate. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant Paycom, Paylocity and Toast Payroll & Team Management Incentivized Helpful? MM Mandi Mason HR Director Chose Proliant Proliant is incredibly easy to use and has the most available integrations compared to others I have used. Additionally, Proliant has great customer service and I am always able to connect with a live person with minimal delay. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant We went a completely different direction with Proliant, so it isn't comparable. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant Proliant seemed to be a better interface, but I think we were wrong. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant We chose Proliant due to local customer service and pricing. Incentivized Helpful? ELIZABETH CALLAHAN Human Resources Manager Chose Proliant Proliant is outstanding in comparison to TimeClock Plus, Timeclock Plus was terrible when it came to reports, integrations. Not user-friendly at all, too many manual processes, not able to process the entire payroll, just a timekeeping tool basically. Incentivized Helpful? Lori Johnson Assistant Practice Manager Chose Proliant Neither of these products are as user-friendly as Proliant. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Proliant N/A Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Vasilovski Human Resource Manager Chose Proliant Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, … Incentivized Helpful?	Sage HR Prashant Somaiya Finance Manager Chose Sage HR Xero had limitation of 300 staff ; we had more than 300 staff on our payroll ADP - presentation was not good - did not give us confidence it can perform - from previous experience ADP has not done well in other organisation. Sage HR was able to deliver our needs and was a bit … Incentivized Helpful? CR Calum Roberts Human Resources Chose Sage HR Sage HR's price point and functionality for a UK based company made it a clear choice for us as a company. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sage HR Bamboo is more versatile for large enterprises where as Sage HR is better for smaller/mid-size businesses. Both systems have very similar features and functionality. Sage HR has great tools for companies with multiple locations which has benefitted us in tracking employees' … Incentivized Helpful? BR Barbara Rhoades CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Sage HR We selected CakeHR because it was plug and play. There was no long "onboarding" process or extra required "onboarding" fees. We didn't require the job posting module, but rather the asset and time tracking sections. We had the entire system up and populated within 10 days. Incentivized Helpful? Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Chose Sage HR I searched for plenty of HR applications. Some wanted a ridiculous amount of money but didn't have many features. One wanted us to move our payroll over to them which wasn't an option. As a smaller to mid-sized company 50-200 employees, we have a central accounting dept that … Incentivized Helpful? Edward McKay Senior People & Culture Manager Chose Sage HR CakeHR (for me) had the best combo of price, features, and functionality for what the business needed. It had transparent pricing unlike some of the others and although many are quite similar, for me one of the standout things is the constant updates and strong customer service. Incentivized Helpful? Maaike van der Kroon Operational Manager Chose Sage HR This is the first HR system we have used in our company. Incentivized Helpful? Tim Henry Technical Manager Chose Sage HR For core HR functionality, this is the only product we use. For ATS, we have experimented with BreezyHR. We've learned that CakeHR is adding an ATS module soon though. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Proliant

Sage HR

Human Resource Management

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 7.7 Ratings 5% below category average	Sage HR 7.0 Ratings 15% below category average
Employee demographic data	9.70 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Employment history	8.80 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	6.60 Ratings	7.90 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	8.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Organizational charting	5.90 Ratings	4.30 Ratings
Organization and location management	7.10 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	7.20 Ratings	5.50 Ratings

Payroll Management

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 9.0 Ratings 10% above category average	Sage HR 7.5 Ratings 8% below category average
Pay calculation	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	7.40 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	9.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.10 Ratings	00 Ratings
Direct deposit files	9.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	9.70 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reimbursement management	7.90 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

Leave and Attendance Management

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 6.6 Ratings 21% below category average	Sage HR 6.9 Ratings 17% below category average
Approval workflow	4.40 Ratings	4.40 Ratings
Balance details	7.90 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	7.50 Ratings	8.10 Ratings

Employee Self Service

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 8.7 Ratings 6% above category average	Sage HR 6.4 Ratings 25% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information	9.80 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Update personal information	9.80 Ratings	8.30 Ratings
View company policy documentation	8.30 Ratings	4.20 Ratings
Employee recognition	7.50 Ratings	3.60 Ratings
View job history	7.90 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

Asset Management

Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 7.4 Ratings 8% below category average	Sage HR 4.8 Ratings 51% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets	7.40 Ratings	4.80 Ratings

HR Reporting

Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 9.0 Ratings 18% above category average	Sage HR 5.8 Ratings 26% below category average
Report builder	9.80 Ratings	7.10 Ratings
Pre-built reports	9.80 Ratings	7.90 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	7.60 Ratings	2.50 Ratings

Onboarding

Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 8.6 Ratings 8% above category average	Sage HR 7.8 Ratings 2% below category average
New hire portal	7.70 Ratings	7.40 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	9.60 Ratings	8.20 Ratings

Performance and Goals

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 7.2 Ratings 11% below category average	Sage HR 6.0 Ratings 29% below category average
Corporate goal setting	7.00 Ratings	6.80 Ratings
Individual goal setting	7.00 Ratings	3.40 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	7.10 Ratings	6.90 Ratings
Performance tracking	7.60 Ratings	7.00 Ratings

Performance Management

Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 8.2 Ratings 4% above category average	Sage HR 5.2 Ratings 41% below category average
Performance plans	8.10 Ratings	6.10 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	8.40 Ratings	2.30 Ratings
Review status tracking	8.30 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Review reminders	8.10 Ratings	7.90 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	8.20 Ratings	3.40 Ratings

Succession Planning

Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 7.2 Ratings 8% below category average	Sage HR 2.8 Ratings 95% below category average
Create succession plans/pools	7.50 Ratings	2.40 Ratings
Candidate ranking	7.00 Ratings	2.30 Ratings
Candidate search	7.00 Ratings	4.30 Ratings
Candidate development	7.50 Ratings	2.40 Ratings

Recruiting / ATS

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
	Proliant 7.0 Ratings 11% below category average	Sage HR 2.9 Ratings 92% below category average
Job Requisition Management	6.60 Ratings	1.50 Ratings
Company Website Posting	6.90 Ratings	2.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	6.90 Ratings	2.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	6.90 Ratings	2.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	6.70 Ratings	2.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	7.00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	7.60 Ratings	4.00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Proliant	Sage HR
Small Businesses	Dayforce Powerpay Score 9.2 out of 10	Dayforce Powerpay Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Paypro Workforce Management Score 9.1 out of 10	Paypro Workforce Management Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises	PeopleStrong Score 10.0 out of 10	PeopleStrong Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Proliant	Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (0 ratings)	8.8 (0 ratings)
Usability	7.1 (0 ratings)	8.3 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Proliant	Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend	I recommend Proliant based on the customizable aspects and customer service of the team. Their teams are incredibly easy to work with and the system is on par with even the most expensive payroll and HRIS systems on the market. I highly recommend Proliant for fellow restaurant industry colleagues for ease of use and price point. MM Mandi Mason HR Director Read full review	For smaller companies, Sage HR is a user friendly system that allows you to streamline HR processes all under one roof and a time efficient manner. The other software it is able to integrate with is also a bonus allowing processes to be simplified. Ultimately, we really enjoyed using it to allow our team members to engage with it but also to make engaging with our team members simpler on the HR team and requests always recorded. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic [...] has also been really helpful Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Time off policies are clear and transparent. The review process functionality was extremely easy to use. Support is outstanding . If you ever run into an issue they are always available to help. Onboarding document control is really easy to manage and stays consistent with a growing company. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Cons	I cannot get RPO to be changed to how it needs to be for our business needs (when T&L employees move to salaried, for example). I have had several meetings regarding this and it still is not fixed -- more than a year later Slow response from employee.helpdesk@proliant.com often leads me to send messages to payroll administrator for response I believe we are paying for some added services; I do not know what these services are and I've asked on several occasions to have someone contact me about this. Incentivized TG Tina Gajda Practice Manager Read full review	Some features available in other HR products have not been available in Cake in the past (Performance, ATS), however, these are being rolled out now. The user experience for the Admin interface is not completely intuitive. Overall look and feel could be updated one day. Tim Henry Technical Manager Read full review
Usability	Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	payroll process is good Sage HR - web version gives good demographic data uploading to Super portal is good uploading to ATO portal is good giving various reports to Managers is good Incentivized Prashant Somaiya Finance Manager Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	The system as a whole is very similar in a lot of ways to what we demoed with Paycom and what we used with ADP. I would say that payroll is significantly simpler with Proliant than it was with ADP. Having a designated account manager and point of contact was a main selling point for us with choosing Proliant over our other options and while that has proved to be an asset, we do wish there was a general customer support line for quick questions like we had with ADP. Incentivized CO Callie Oliver HR Administrator Read full review	I searched for plenty of HR applications. Some wanted a ridiculous amount of money but didn't have many features. One wanted us to move our payroll over to them which wasn't an option. As a smaller to mid-sized company 50-200 employees, we have a central accounting dept that we wanted to keep most of our processes with. CakeHR delivered with all the needs plus more. I know there are some features we are not using because they don't fit our needs at this time but I am aware of them. Finding a web-based application that solved all of our needs and more was a homerun for us. All the others I searched were always missing or wanted us to pay substantially more for a key component we needed. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Return on Investment	The payroll clerk is able to pre-process payruns so that she doesn't need a backup on days she is out of the office Have eliminated an internal need for someone to handle payroll tax and compliance filings EDI feeds with benefits providers have elminated the need to manually update benefits providers with each employee change Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Saved me lots of admin time with employee self service. I can run this system by myself for over 100 employees so no need to hire extra staff to manage. Easy performance management allows the business to review and appraise employees and make everything more efficient (cost and time). Incentivized Edward McKay Senior People & Culture Manager Read full review
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