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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage HRMS

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ASage HRMS is an HR management solution that integrates payroll, benefits, recruiting, employee self-service, and analytics capabilities.N/A

    DiskStation

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ADiskStation is a line of network-attached storage (NAS) solutions from Synology headquartered in Taiwan.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    5.5
    9 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration1.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)1.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    4.8
    7 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration2.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management3.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management3.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    1.2
    7 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow1.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details1.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    3.9
    8 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information4.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information4.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation1.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    3.7
    8 Ratings
    69% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports1.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    7.0
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Sage HRMS and Synology DiskStation
    Feature
    Sage HRMS
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Synology DiskStation
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    FreeNAS
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    FreeNAS
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.2
    (10 ratings)
    9.2
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage HRMSDiskStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage HRMS is a software that fits in all organizations whether small or large and this makes it the most suitable HR solution as it will help you manage your workforce even if it may appear small. The software has analytics and reporting tools that are applicable in performance management where you will use them in assessing the productivity of your employees and plan on how to improve further as a workforce. It further helps in employee on-boarding, payroll management, and talent management
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    Synology
    The Synology DiskStation is well suited as a NAS solution, easy enough to mirror a Windows file server shares setup. Access to the Hyperbackup utility eliminates the need to purchase a tape backup solution. A portable USB drive can be used as the initial backup target. For air gap purposes can connect Hyperbackup to the various cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP to copy backup data there. Utilizing it as a backup solution has also been great, instead of purchasing a tape solution, tapes and an offsite tape repository. Active Backup for Business is another excellent backup utility for physical servers, VMWare virtual machines, etc. Restoring files is fairly intuitive. Until Synology introduced the dual controller setup, using it as a SAN was less appropriate as there was occasional downtime when the controller had an issue but this was less important for the scenarios we were using it for. It would be more of a concern if we had used it for things that require more robust uptime requirements. Overall we are happy with the features of the Synology DiskStation.
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    Pros
    Sage
    • Ability to see history (like job history) easily at a glance.
    • Ability to make changes easily.
    • Organizing info in the employee record.
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    Synology
    • Synology DiskStation offers lots of options for creating links to share files or request that some uploads files. It makes it really easy to just share a link that can have an expiration or a set number of times it is accessed.
    • We always had enough storage on our Synology DiskStation, we never had to worry about something being too big to upload or share.
    • Love how you can create folders that are shared and also have some that are private. This makes it so easy to have shared collaborations with coworkers or clients, but also allows you to have a private place to save things that only you need.
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    Cons
    Sage
    • We changed our chart of accounts. The system does not allow you to change the numbering format, so we had to start over with new databases.
    • The tax return portion of the software does not file local taxes. We would definitely like to see this functionality in the future.
    • The payroll piece does not handle complicated move up and move downs for union pay. This could definitely be improved upon.
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    Synology
    • While BTRFS is a more advanced file system than ext4, it also is in a perpetual state of development, with many features not fully functional and a plethora of bugs. Synology has managed to overcome many of these limitations by placing BTRFS on top of a LVM, but there are much better file systems that Synology could have used, such as OpenZFS.
    • DSM's built-in backup software, HyperBackup, while robust, oftentimes runs into issues. Specifically, backups can be working fine for months or years, and then suddenly the backups will fail. Sometimes these failures can be resolved, but oftentimes the backups need to be completely restarted. Fortunately, even when the backup fails, the existing backups are still accessible, it is just that new backups can not be performed.
    • The underlying Linux OS provides significant benefits, but also adds a fair amount of complexity. Most of that complexity is wonderfully hidden by the DSM interface, but when certain problems arise, delving into the Linux command line is not out of the question.
    • Perhaps the biggest issue with Synology DiskStation is Synology's support. The issue isn't that the support is bad, but it can be frustratingly slow when dealing with a major issue. Synology does have a very active community that is always willing to help, but nothing beats first-party support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    I do not work with this software anymore, and I am not involved with the renewal of it. However, if I were, I would still suggest using it unless something better was introduced
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    Synology
    As long as Synology give us support for our hard drivers we will not change. I know Synology has now forced their hands to buy their own hard drivers and their new line of products. But if we still have support for old hard drivers from other manufacturers then we will still use Synology Nas. Otherwise we change manufacturers
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    Usability
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Synology
    The Synology DiskStation is easy to set up and manage. The interface is clean and features are well documented. These units are reliable and can be set up to do scheduled integrity checks so failures can be mitigated before they halt business operations. The available packages for expanded roles makes these devices versatile.
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Synology
    Unfortunately, the one time I've had to reach out to DiskStation support, it did not go well. My NAS appliance wasn't appearing on the network, and no matter what the support team tried, they could not get it back online. Instead of offering to send me a new unit, they told me to go buy a new one - obviously, this was a disappointing response and not very eco-friendly either! Fortunately, through some internet research of my own, and some ingenuity, I figured out I could restore my NAS to factory settings by removing all the drives and resetting. Only then did I realize I had a bad disk. I had to experiment for a while to figure out which one it was. Once I had done that, though, I was able to get the latest DiskStation loaded back on, no thanks to the DiskStation support crew. If notifications were rock solid, I suspect I would have caught the bad disk before it because an OS problem, but I never received a bad-disk notification.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    Sage HRMS was very cost effective for a non-profit. It does all that we needed as a company and more. It also allows us to handle payroll ourselves instead of outsourcing [it].
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    Synology
    Synology DiskStation packs a punch with the latest and greatest feature set which goes above and beyond many other vendors. It allows for a turn-key solution to cover almost every use case in the SMB market leaving other vendors behind.
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • there can be a high ROI when processing payroll in house compared to outsourced. Not to mention the flexibility you gain.
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    Synology
    • Minimal investment in the hardware, big return on productivity
    • Streamlined IT needs, we no longer have to hire our IT vendor to assist us as regularly as we did when we were running servers
    • Productivity on the road through web access has increased productivity and billable hours for remote employees
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