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.
Santis offers you everything in the sales call and delivers only a part of it. Implementation and often is unavailable to communicate with you at all for a long time
Ascentis HR is where you want to be with your firms HR offering if you want a local company that cares about what they are selling.
Ascentis HR - It just works!
One and a half years in.
User friendly software in a hard times industry
New User w/ Honest Feedback
Medium Product
HRIS and Payroll System Excellence
Ascentis is great and could be even greater with a few tweaks
Short, Sweet and Simple, Sincere Review
More bang for your buck! And great support to boot!
Technical System View
Ascentis--once you get past the learning curve, it's great
Ascentis - Cost Effective HRIS for Smaller Firms
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Popular Features
- Update personal information (151)8.686%
- Pre-built reports (142)7.575%
- Employment history (140)7.373%
- Report builder (144)7.070%
Pricing
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
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.
- 6.7Employee demographic data(137) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 7.3Employment history(140) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 6.9Job profiles and administration(128) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 6.7Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(126) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 5.2Organizational charting(90) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 8Organization and location management(109) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 8.8Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(102) Ratings
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 7.1Pay calculation(115) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 6.1Support for external payroll vendors(62) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8.3Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(28) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 6.7Benefit plan administration(108) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 9.2Direct deposit files(100) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8.6Salary revision and increment management(92) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 8.8Reimbursement management(51) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
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.
- 7.9Approval workflow(99) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 7Balance details(99) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 8.4Annual carry-forward and encashment(84) Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
- 7.8View and generate pay and benefit information(138) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 8.6Update personal information(151) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 5.4View company policy documentation(110) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 6Employee recognition(61) Ratings
thank a team member
- 7.3View job history(108) Ratings
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
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.
- 5.8Tracking of all physical assets(33) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 7Report builder(144) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.5Pre-built reports(142) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 4.6Ability to combine HR data with external data(73) Ratings
Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.
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.
- 5.3New hire portal(98) Ratings
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
- 4.9Manager tracking tools(76) Ratings
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
- 6.7Corporate goal setting(43) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 7.6Individual goal setting(53) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 7.1Line-of sight-visibility(38) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 7.2Performance tracking(50) Ratings
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
- 5.6Performance plans(59) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 5.6Performance improvement plans(50) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 5.8Review status tracking(57) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 6.5Review reminders(55) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 6.6Multiple review frequency(50) Ratings
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.
- 6.4Create succession plans/pools(21) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 6.4Candidate ranking(21) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 5Candidate search(27) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 5.8Candidate development(23) Ratings
Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.
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.
- 5.5Job Requisition Management(85) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 5.2Company Website Posting(79) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 5.7Publish to Social Media(59) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 5.8Job Search Site Posting(71) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 5.6Duplicate Candidate Prevention(57) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 5.7Applicant Tracking(83) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 5.3Notifications and Alerts(69) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
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What is Ascentis (discontinued)?
Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022. The service will be discontinued.
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(323)Attribute Ratings
- 6.3Likelihood to Renew12 ratings
- 6.7Availability5 ratings
- 7.1Performance4 ratings
- 7.6Usability44 ratings
- 8.2Support Rating150 ratings
- 8.3Online Training4 ratings
- 8In-Person Training1 rating
- 8.3Implementation Rating5 ratings
- 9Configurability1 rating
- 6.7Product Scalability4 ratings
- 3Ease of integration1 rating
- 9.6Vendor pre-sale3 ratings
- 9.6Vendor post-sale3 ratings
Reviews
(51-75 of 157)- All HR processes have become far more difficult and time-consuming.
- We are charged by Ascentis for basic customer service that was provided for free from other payroll/HR/benefits/timekeeping providers.
- It has been over a year since implementation and we still have dozens of problems pending resolution.
- Ascentis was not ready to go live on the go-live date Ascentis proposed and that required us to return to our previous payroll provider and request an extension after already terminating their services based on Ascentis' go-live date.
Ascentis is great when it works
- Lag time creates issues with time management for completing specific actions
- Duplicate document uploads cause exception error and Ascentis has to be reloaded and logged into again.
- Easy for supervisors to access all their employees information all in one place
You won't lose if you choose Ascentis HR!
- Ascentis HR has saved me and my clients money through the creation of workflows and efficiency gained from using the system.
- Ascentis HR has saved time by allowing data and analytics to be easily run through their report module.
- Employees love self-service and the benefits online enrollment process; where they can get a side by side comparison of the different plan offerings and associated costs.
Ascentis Review
- We had no HRIS before Ascentis so having a system has significantly improved benefits and personnel record management.
- Ascentis has been a reasonably affordable product.
Ascentis HR: Great Tool
- It has allowed employees to update data on their own with less traffic coming to HR and Payroll.
- It has provided a location for all HR and company documents for employees to access.
- It has given our employees a platform that has the look and feel of our company branding.
Love working with Ascentis
- For the amount of money we spend, we get a comprehensive system that is well worth the cost.
Great Product
- Makes my life easier.
- I find the HR reports on Salary and Compensation confusing. The way they line up just doesn't work very well, and it is still necessary for me to maintain my own spreadsheets.
- Customer service is EXCELLENT. They have really helped me out.
We Switched to Ascentis and It's Been Grand!
- One comprehensive system means less time managing hire to fire processes.
- Streamlined and integrated performance management system.
- ESS employee access with less HR intervention gives employee powers and abilities to see everything whenever they want or need.
- Very positive. We love it. My boss and I are always saying, mostly at the same time “it’s awesome!" Then we laugh, because we’re so happy that a product is fitting us well because our company/union is so different from any other company/union!
- The flexibility to access data and run payroll from anywhere has been crucial in allowing the HR department be more adaptable and succeed when the unexpected happens.
Helpful Staff
- When the shift differential does not calculate properly, we must manually calculate and this can lead to processing payroll late.
Not Bad If You Have the Time and Money
- There is a great deal left on the table in our organization because of the lack of good, easy to access, self training documentation. Being able to use everything in the toolbox requires a great deal of training which requires a significant training budget.
- It requires an organization fully committed to getting full RoI. That means either having, or developing, an organizational culture where the employees see the Ascentis tools as beneficial to them as individuals.
- Ascentis has the potential to be a good tool. However, it requires front line buy-in before roll out. An employee who already has a full plate of job responsibilities needs 1) time built into their schedule so they can fully interact with Ascentis and b) to see positive reinforcements for investing in their time pool to use all of the Ascentis tools.
Great product for smaller companies!
- I don't know for sure, but overall it has been positive.
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- I feel it's been a positive impact. It reduces the need for manual entry.
Bring back the designated person support!
- Running the reports available has helped us run reports faster for our audits.
- Sometimes information that the employee is looking for can get a bit scattered so they have to call me to see where they can find this information.
- If an employee needs their paystub for 6 months or longer they have to individually print it from the self-service, because of this they have to call me to run it for them.
Variety of Features- Not the best service
- It has saved us time with sorting resumes.
Great system that will do it all
- Hard to judge but overall I feel it has been positive.
Ascentis Review
- I can't say for certain, but overall it has been positive.
Ascentis products are good for a growing business
- I'm not sure what the ROI is specifically, but overall I'm happy with the changes we've made. There's still more to learn and master. It's making it easier to access information without having to look for the hard copies. I think eventually it will save time, but since a lot of it is still new to us, I don't know how much time it has saved.
If support is a concern, no need to worry with Ascentis
- From a monetary standpoint, there was some costs savings by consolidating multiple vendors into one. It wasn't extremely material. But I believe the biggest benefit has been the streamlined processes and better setup than any previous payroll/HR system we've used. Knowing that the data coming out of the system is complete and accurate is a great feeling when trying to look at trends and make business decisions.
Payroll Genius
- Ascentis provides us a pretty good product for the price.
Back to Basics: Works for Smaller Organizations
- Positive: Employees can access self-serve to view their leave times, record their upcoming leaves and update their personal information
- Positive: Reporting - ability to run reports with ease
- Negative: Errors in data capture has led to negative outcomes.
Ascentis HR, both good and bad
- Ascentis is pretty average in pricing, and if I had the choice to choose a different HRIS I would definitely go with a much more user-friendly interface.
Ascentis HR Review
- The positive impact is that because the company has grown at astronomical rates, Ascentis Payroll prints our checks, pays our State and Federal Taxes, sends out our garnishments and it eliminates the hours we spend doing it ourselves.
- The negative impact was that it is taking a lot of time to implement, more than what we were lead to believe it would take.