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Ascentis (discontinued)

Ascentis (discontinued)

Overview

What is Ascentis (discontinued)?

Ascentis HR uses web-based management programs to help automate complex HR processes. Ascentis’ other services included customizable payroll, time and attendance and recruiting modules. Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022, and will be discontinued.

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Recent Reviews

The Good and the Bad!

7 out of 10
September 23, 2021
Incentivized
We use Ascentis HR for our "system of record", ESS, open enrollment, etc. We are just starting to learn and use Performance Management, …
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Technical System View

7 out of 10
February 07, 2021
Incentivized
[Ascentis] allowed us to transition from paper processes to electronic and streamline our work. It provided a platform for employees to …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Update personal information (151)
    8.6
    86%
  • Pre-built reports (142)
    7.5
    75%
  • Employment history (140)
    7.3
    73%
  • Report builder (144)
    7.0
    70%
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Pricing

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What is Ascentis (discontinued)?

Ascentis HR uses web-based management programs to help automate complex HR processes. Ascentis’ other services included customizable payroll, time and attendance and recruiting modules. Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022, and will be discontinued.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7.1
Avg 7.8

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

7.8
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

7.8
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

7
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

5.8
Avg 7.7

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

6.4
Avg 7.6

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

5.1
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.2
Avg 8.1

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

6
Avg 7.9

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

5.9
Avg 7.9

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

5.5
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is Ascentis (discontinued)?

Ascentis was an a-la carte full suite workforce management (WFM) technology platform and human capital solutions. Ascentis WFM provided time and attendance solutions that provided clients with scheduling, compliance, complex calculations, and time collection options. The HCM suite, included a fully a-la carte solution.

Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022. The service will be discontinued.

Ascentis (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Access all of your details including, paychecks, personal file, timeclock, etc via our mobile app.Screenshot of Punch-in and punch-out on the go.Screenshot of Centralized location for everything related to a user or admin.Screenshot of Every employee has access to their personal information in one location.Screenshot of Pre-built reporting along with Ad Hoc reporting gives you the ability to understand your business as a whole.Screenshot of Benefit enrollment made easy for your employees.Screenshot of Manage your employees schedule, PTO, accruals through our best of breed timekeeping system.

Ascentis (discontinued) Competitors

Ascentis (discontinued) Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Ascentis HR uses web-based management programs to help automate complex HR processes. Ascentis’ other services included customizable payroll, time and attendance and recruiting modules. Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022, and will be discontinued.

UKG Pro, Paylocity, and Paycom are common alternatives for Ascentis (discontinued).

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of Ascentis (discontinued) are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Well-suited: Providing a one-stop solution for your administrative business needs. You have it all in one package and the ability to build as you see fit.
Less well-suited: If you are looking for fancy bells and whistles, you may be disappointed. The system is easy to navigate, but not flashy with graphics, etc.
April 13, 2018

Ascentis Experience

Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For small companies, like less than 300 employees, Ascentis HR would be great! For larger companies, a system with more automation capabilities, more robust support services and more system adaptability would be better.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis has some good points but overall we have been VERY disappointed with this HRIS. We were sold something that doesn't look like the product we received. The customer support has been VERY slow to respond and the excuse was always the same "well, it's ACA season so..." We have been disappointed in the implementation process as well. Most of the implementation was done by us, a 2 person HR team, which took up HOURS of time.
April 06, 2018

Got Ascentis!

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized

Ascentis would be well suited for organizations looking to capture and store HR records. Get rid of the paper!

Ascentis HR would not be for small companies with few employees. The initial data entry and set up is time consuming.

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis truly helps with all of our HR needs and can let us track items down to the smallest of details. I am new to learning the complexities of this system and am able to add/enter/change information as needed.

One are that is a struggle is having to add new information, it is easy to accidentally change existing information which is a problem for a new user. If you start to change anything on an individuals screen, you have to select "new" or "change" to get a new screen. If you don't, you're basically changing existing data that is supposed to stay there as past history. Very scary to navigate and not change information accidentally. Existing data in system should be locked and come up with a warning "are you sure you want to change this?"
April 06, 2018

Ascentis HR Review

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If someone were procuring a new HRI administration system I would not likely recommend Ascentis, there are newer cloud-based technologies which are easier to use and more reliable. If it was a small business looking for a cost-effective but not perfect solution it could be okay.
Jennifer Steffens | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis HR would be well-suited in situations where a detailed job history of the employee and/or his/her supervisor would be of value to the company. I also think that Ascentis HR would be appropriate for a smaller to a mid-sized organization who has a fairly tech-savvy person on staff and is able to navigate through the backend of Ascentis HR. I feel as though it would be more appropriate for an office setting than for a mobile workforce; however, that being said, we have made it work for a mobile workforce. I personally do not think that this would be the right software for anyone who is looking for state-of-the-art technology or something that is super user-friendly.
March 23, 2018

Ascentis Review

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you have no HRIS and want to go electronic, it's a basic system that will capture the basic information that you need. If you want something that looks cool and is fancy, don't go there.
Jennifer Lee, CSP | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized

The Employee Self-Service portal has been a huge time saver for our company.

Open enrollment was much easier than ever before with the online access and options.

As a staffing company, we do our own payroll and tax reporting. For this reason, we did not purchase the tax portion of Ascentis, and we have had trouble running some of our quarterly tax reports that we were able to run with our prior software vendor.

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis HR is really a great system, customer support and the overall system for an admin user is excellent. However, some of the employee and supervisor tools are not as user-friendly and need to be "dummy proof". An example is putting in and approving PTO. The employee has to click a button called "refresh" to push the information over to modify the hours. Refresh is a word often used to explain clearing the current data to start over, so it is one of the number one questions I get. A more intuitive word like "push", "forward" or "next" would be better understood to move the data forward in the process. On the supervisor side they have to select the pay period the PTO is requested in to approve the time, again often this is not intuitive for the supervisor so they believe the PTO is not in the system or lost, a better method would be allowing the user to see all pending approvals and not just those in that date range.
March 21, 2018

Lacking System

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It'd really benefit from being completely in the cloud. The performance piece would benefit from being completely reworked. It'd really benefit from having everything in one place as opposed to multiple logins (Remote desktop is not ideal and is outdated).
March 21, 2018

Ascentis HR - Review

Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are a small company, there are other options and functions you will not use with Ascentis. However, the customizable options Ascentis offer will be a plus if you have unique benefit options or salary/compensation models.
March 20, 2018

Ascentis HR Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's well suited for managing time off requests and for managers to view employee information. For our purposes, we don't need it for payroll or some of the other functions.
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