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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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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.

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  • No setup fee

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  • 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 7.9

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 7.8

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 8.2

Performance Management

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

6
Avg 8.0

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 7.8
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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 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's great for a small organization but I can't imagine what it would take to transfer records into Ascentis for a very large organization. More help with data transfer would be appreciated. Having workbooks to fill out and submit is okay but the salespeople promise that it's as easy as the click of a button and that is not the case.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I would recommend Ascentis to anyone that is looking for a one-shot deal of systems. They do have the entire package for HR to payroll. Customer service is great and all of the implementation reps are very knowledgeable.
August 06, 2020

Not impressed

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Even if a company has an HTML knowledgeable department that can be dedicated to building and implementation, it is going to take a long time to get it all up and running. Not a good fit for small organizations that would have to set it up in addition to continuing current responsibilities.
July 29, 2020

Ascentis is awesome

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Employee Self-service enables the employees to have more control and access to their personal information. They can review their performance evaluation, view the widgets, access their benefit links, and update their personal information (address, emergency contact, etc.).

Open enrollment has really made the process so much easier. The employee can go through the wizard to complete open enrollment, access the required forms (EOI's claim forms), and receive a confirmation page of their selections.

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis works really well for small companies. The price point is really competitive for a small business and they seem to really take that into consideration. I am not sure how well this tool would work for a large business.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If a company requires variable pay calculations, LaborMetrix, not Ascentis, is good. Every other aspect is more difficult and time-consuming from running regular payrolls, to managing the database of employees, to entering new hires or terminations, to new hire enrollment or open enrollment, to viewing employee information.
Karen Halladay SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CTM | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis HR is a great system to house employee information which will allow any company to go paperless. It is totally customizable and you can add unlimited attachments to the system. You can set up custom tabs to track anything (i.e. asset tracking). The system is set up in a way to assist companies with their corporate compliance responsibilities.
August 09, 2019

Ascentis Review

Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think in a very simple, very small organization, Ascentis may be a decent choice. However, there is simply too much room for error in entries for a larger organization that depends on a higher percentage of correct data and has many users, so checks and balances are fewer.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For Payroll. It's so easy to process payroll. The reports are great and the ability that you as a processor have to make changes in Ascentis is awesome. I use the calendar quite often. I like that if you need to process payroll and have a check created, it can easily be done without having to process an entire payroll. On the other hand, if you need to do an off-cycle payroll, you set it up yourself and process. You do not need to wait for customer service to do it for you.
Gail Bettcher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
While the Recruiting module itself is difficult to get it the way we need, moving applicants into HR has saved us tons of time since it is fully integrated. Everything works well together and the support services teams for all modules are outstanding.

Within Recruiting, there are no integrated Reference check capabilities, so it has to be done manually outside the system. With the volume of seasonal hiring we do, we simply don't have the time to do this effectively. If there was a way to run reference checks and have them flow back to the employee record in the form of an attachment for their file, it would be awesome!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis is well suited in Self Service and Benefits because of its features (Time Clock, Leave Management, Leave-Shared Calendar, Timesheet, Reports, Payroll…the whole suite).
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
No HR tool is going to fit all organizations, so I'll never give one a 10 out of 10. Ascentis is a good tool for a small to mid-sized company. For us, moving from a file cabinet and online payroll processor, Ascentis was a welcome relief to excess data entry and limited access to data and processes.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This system is good for organizations that are decentralized with multiple points of employee sign-in/outs. Because it is Web based, employees can clock in on a computer, at their cubicle, on their phone or any other device that is not simply a time clock.
March 29, 2019

Ascentis Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I feel Payroll is well suited and I also like Ascentis Self-Service (the dashboard). I'd like to see more widget functionality since we use that the most to communicate with all of our employees! I think NovaTime is fine to use and I feel I'd have rave reviews for it IF we could rely on the functionality of it and receive the utmost service level when calling into support. It's possible that there has been miscommunication when working with NovaTime support staff but on more than one occasion I've called in requesting a problem be resolved and I've been told it's resolved only to find out when running the next payroll that it isn't fixed. It's difficult for me to understand the full functions and rules within NovaTime because I don't see them, so the support staff needs to keep that in mind when communicating with customers. I've been satisfied with how the recruiting module and compensation module is, so far. (It's in the beginning stages for us).
March 27, 2019

Ascentis Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It seems to fit our small to mid-sized company very well. It allows end users to access their information without having to ask anyone else. I had an issue after one of the last updates where I couldn't view recently submitted PTO requests (immediately after submitting them) but that seems to have been resolved.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Ascentis has been good for our growing company. We bring on seasonal people during harvest, and I'm easily able to track those peoples' time cards separately from ours and pull reports to send to the staffing agencies we use. Employees are able to punch the time clock from computers or even their phones if allowed. Our sister company uses field workers and after looking at our system, felt it was too complex for what they needed. They literally wanted something like an "on the clock", or "off the clock" button. The company has to be pretty tech savvy to be able to use these products, especially Ascentis HR.
Frank Rizzi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I believe Ascentis is a good fit for a medium-sized business that doesn't have a complicated benefit plan structure. The person(s) managing Ascentis should be a fairly bright-minded individual that can problem solve. As I've mentioned, support is great. But if you can't understand the issue you are having, they might not be able to help. Also, you really need to be thinking ahead as to what you want to accomplish as you're setting up Ascentis. Otherwise, you'll be re-doing everything once you start implementing other pieces of it.
If you don't want to be extremely hands-on with your HRIS, Ascentis probably isn't the best for you. Instead, you may want to consider a PEO.
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