Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage People
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
An extensible, configurable, and flexible global cloud HR and People solution, Sage People aims to empower HR to lead change. Built on Salesforce, Sage People enables business to flow by being inclusive, agile, and resilient, designing new ways of working, successfully competing for talent, and driving business transformation. It does this through automation, to elevate the work of their HR teams and the workforce, using actionable People insights to experiment and innovate, while…N/A
TriNet
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.N/A
Pricing
Sage PeopleTriNet
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage PeopleTriNet
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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Considered Both Products
Sage People

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TriNet
Chose TriNet
Justworks is very competitive with its administrative fees and benefits pricing. Insperity has some really strong HR support but is much too expensive. Sage People need s better user interface, but generally has some good features. We selected TriNet because TriNet provided the …
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Features
Sage PeopleTriNet
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
7.1
3 Ratings
10% below category average
TriNet
7.0
629 Ratings
12% below category average
Employee demographic data10.03 Ratings7.0428 Ratings
Employment history10.03 Ratings7.0468 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.03 Ratings6.7438 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.3.32 Ratings7.2526 Ratings
Organizational charting8.03 Ratings6.5359 Ratings
Organization and location management8.03 Ratings7.0378 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)3.12 Ratings7.7489 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.2
3 Ratings
13% above category average
TriNet
8.1
686 Ratings
1% above category average
Support for external payroll vendors9.62 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings7.9671 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.01 Ratings8.1545 Ratings
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.2660 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.1184 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.8623 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.4334 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.7
3 Ratings
18% above category average
TriNet
7.0
433 Ratings
14% below category average
Approval workflow10.03 Ratings6.9351 Ratings
Balance details9.03 Ratings7.1413 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment10.03 Ratings7.0333 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.2
3 Ratings
1% above category average
TriNet
8.1
669 Ratings
0% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.03 Ratings9.1647 Ratings
Update personal information10.03 Ratings8.3661 Ratings
View company policy documentation10.03 Ratings8.5557 Ratings
Employee recognition5.03 Ratings5.7190 Ratings
View job history8.03 Ratings8.7486 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.8
2 Ratings
25% above category average
TriNet
7.4
554 Ratings
3% below category average
Report builder9.82 Ratings7.2469 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.82 Ratings7.5523 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.82 Ratings7.5256 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
9.0
3 Ratings
11% above category average
TriNet
8.0
548 Ratings
0% below category average
New hire portal9.03 Ratings8.3547 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.03 Ratings7.7333 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.5
3 Ratings
4% above category average
TriNet
6.5
84 Ratings
23% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.03 Ratings6.574 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.03 Ratings6.382 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.03 Ratings6.673 Ratings
Performance tracking9.03 Ratings6.581 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
7.8
3 Ratings
2% below category average
TriNet
7.3
153 Ratings
9% below category average
Performance plans8.03 Ratings7.0130 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.02 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
Review status tracking9.03 Ratings7.1122 Ratings
Review reminders7.03 Ratings8.0131 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.03 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
8.0
2 Ratings
1% above category average
TriNet
7.2
60 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.02 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search8.02 Ratings7.057 Ratings
Candidate development7.82 Ratings6.553 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
6.7
3 Ratings
15% below category average
TriNet
6.5
95 Ratings
18% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.03 Ratings6.472 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.03 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.42 Ratings4.958 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.22 Ratings6.372 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention2.12 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.62 Ratings6.676 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.02 Ratings6.685 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage People
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Ratings
TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage PeopleTriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
7.2
(702 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(49 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(597 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
4.7
(15 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
4.7
(15 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(683 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.3
(27 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(10 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(14 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage PeopleTriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
Sage People is well suited to small-medium sized organizations that would like a cloud-based HR solution with no need for servers or software to install. I really like the fact that it is based on Salesforce.com so you know that it will be extremely reliable and well supported. It is very flexible and customizable and can work in complex HR arrangements. For example, we have employees in nearly 60 countries and multiple HR jurisdictions and we are able to make it work for us. However, if you are moving from a traditional or customized HR system there may be a steep learning curve and you should be prepared to spend a lot of time setting up and customizing to your needs, in addition to training.
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TriNet
TriNet is perfect for a smaller business or nonprofits that can't get competitive rates for health care. I can't really speak to larger businesses as I don't have comparison data, but even when we used a PEO in the past, we still were paying high rates. The savings were almost enough to offset the cost of having a PEO vs just a Payroll service, but our employees appreciate the personal savings as well, as we were able to cover a larger portion of the cost due to the price difference. Specifically, our rates for most of our employees were cut in about half
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Pros
Sage
  • Sage is highly flexible and configurable, allowing us to manage the variety of geographies and functional units in one platform.
  • Sage is highly customer focused, with great CSM support.
  • Sage People will be able to integrate with other Sage pillars such as Accounting and Payroll.
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TriNet
  • Extensive variety of benefit program plan designs and partners. Something for everyone.
  • One stop shopping for all health and wellness benefits.
  • Continue to add new offerings, such as access to Salary.com at a discount and access to Carta at a discount to manage employee stock programs.
  • On top of compliance by state.
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Cons
Sage
  • Training manuals are not much useful. You always need a helping hand to move forward.
  • When you have to look up employees, we have to provide their job title which I feel is not an efficient way.
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TriNet
  • a better ATS - the current functionality is very limited. For an organization our size we more "power". I like to be able to run custom reports from the ATS as an example
  • Reporting - there's a stack of standard reports but we need and want custom
  • stop changing the layout. We don't care about the layout its the content that matters. get rid of the turtles or hippos or whatever they are
  • Manager access. Let us give managers access to their employees info without having access to EVERYONE
  • Be honest. If you cant do something, you cant do it. Let us know so we can make other plans and move on
  • "I'll put a ticket in" = this is where your dreams go to fade away. See above
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Likelihood to Renew
Sage
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TriNet
This is one stop shopping perse. They provide tools for Benefits and 401k. There reports are easy to read and the support given from Trinet support is awesome. Having everything in one place is best then having multiple places for things. Why change if things are working well? All the information is all there when needed.
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Usability
Sage
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TriNet
There is just so much information in the system and sometimes it is attached to other systems in a way that it's hard to know where to find things and a TriNet rep needs to walk you through finding it. Using chat they tend to copy and paste huge strings of instructions into the chat which is challenging to test while scrolling through all that text
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Reliability and Availability
Sage
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TriNet
We had an issue with application errors - took TriNet 5 months to fix it, mean while we had someone manually tracking and keeping up with many requests and questions about the application error which affected time off. When we were all registering for Benefits during open enrollment there were lots of bugs that caused issues with registering for benefits or being able to see what benefits were available
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Performance
Sage
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TriNet
For the most part pages load quickly. Working for a software company we understand performance is everything, even a few seconds delay can feel like a lifetime, that being said, we ran into a few times where pages didn't load, information didn't load correctly, and an influx in users (like open enrollment) cause things to slow down
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Support Rating
Sage
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TriNet
I like TriNet's multi-layered support. We have dedicated support for payroll and platform, HR, and benefits. We also have an account manager we can contact when we need to escalate an issue or get additional help. The 24/7 chat support is also outstanding for smaller routine issues. All support at TriNet has been extremely responsive. We sometimes have complicated issues like restricted stock vesting, 83(b) elections and other matters and our dedicated support team always helps us do things correctly and on time.
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In-Person Training
Sage
No answers on this topic
TriNet
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
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Online Training
Sage
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TriNet
Since this was already implemented. I have another employee briefly train me. Then Trinet rep gave me some training as needed for things that came up. For one payroll preview report I figured it could be done, but I had asked the rep to be sure. One important training was when there was an employee leaving the company.
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Implementation Rating
Sage
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TriNet
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
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Alternatives Considered
Sage
We moved to Sage People from a 20+-year-old internally developed HR software. We also evaluated other HR software such as Kronos, SAP, and BambooHR. Ultimately, we chose Sage because of the extensive support they provided to us and the ability to customize to fit our organization's needs. We loved the fact that they were completely cloud-based and built on a reputable platform (Salesforce).
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TriNet
TriNet worked with our smaller employee headcount and offered coverage for both the US and Canada. And we switched from Insperity because of the cost savings which were significant. I liked Insperity but TriNet has been an excellent firm to work with as well.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Sage
No answers on this topic
TriNet
I was not part of the process
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Scalability
Sage
No answers on this topic
TriNet
We are a small company, do we use it across departments and sites? Yes, we are all remote working, so there are as many sites as there are people. We also have our entire staff using TriNet, so every department from Accounting, Admin, HR, Development, QA, and Management are all using this. Can't say for sure how great the scalability is as we are only about 30 employees
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Professional Services
Sage
No answers on this topic
TriNet
Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
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Return on Investment
Sage
  • Has significantly improved our team resources by having one system and set of processes, rather than managing duplicate entry in multiple systems
  • Has allowed us to finally have a process for ensuring we can approve, manage, track and report employee PTO liability in one system
  • Improved HR Data reporting and Data Analytics for both HR and for managers, so that we can make better people and business decisions
  • Better manager and employee experiences by eliminating paper based request forms and automating workflows
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TriNet
  • I mainly used the ATS and I had to do a lot of extra work than other ATS's I have used in the past.
  • When hiring a candidate, transferring the information from the ATS to the HRIS is nil, there is a lot you have to manually put in, which can be very frustrating.
  • I like the way how I can upload a candidates resume seamlessly.
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ScreenShots

Sage People Screenshots

Screenshot of Reports on the matters that mean the most to the organization. Offers insights about a global workforce to suppot informed, data-driven business decisions with data that is always up to date.Screenshot of An employee self-service portal gives the workforce access to common HR tasks, such as managing personal and pay details, viewing company communications, and managing their time off.Screenshot of Sage People is used to manage time off, and track and manage planned and unplanned absences by team or by an individual.Screenshot of Locates future leaders, close skills gaps, and develops talent with a system for employees and managers to engage in conversations anytime, anywhere, with real-time feedback, instant recognition, flexible goal setting, and formal, flexible performance reviews.Screenshot of The Sage People mobile app is used to manage HR processes on-the-go.Screenshot of Sage People Payroll is a unified HR and Payroll system for UK and US teams, to provide an accurate, synced view of people costs.​