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Sage HR
Formerly CakeHR

Starting at $5.50 per month
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Overview

What is Sage HR?

Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage…

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Popular Features

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  • Approval workflow (9)
    6.0
    60%
  • Employee demographic data (9)
    5.1
    51%
  • Employment history (9)
    5.1
    51%
  • Balance details (9)
    1.2
    12%

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Pricing

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Expenses Management

$1.50

Cloud
per user, per month

Performance Management

$3.00

Cloud
per user, per month

Shift Scheduling

$3.00

Cloud
per user, per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://sage.hr/pricing

Offerings

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

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $5.50 per month
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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.

4.9
Avg 7.8

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.

2.8
Avg 8.1

Employee Self Service

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

7.8
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.

1
Avg 7.7

HR Reporting

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

3.4
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.

8
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.

3.7
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.

4.5
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.

9.1
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.

6.5
Avg 7.7
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Product Details

What is Sage HR?

Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs.

According to the vendor, key differentiators include:

1. Easy to use

2. Modular functionality

2. Automates the end-to-end HR process

3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android)

5. Feature set that will meet the needs of users


Sage HR targets small-to-medium businesses that want to automate their HR process while engaging their employees. Sage HR is cloud based and offers remote access.


Sage HR Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
  • Supported: Reimbursement management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Travel absence management
  • Supported: Annual carry-forward and encashment

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information
  • Supported: Employee recognition

Asset Management Features

  • Supported: Tracking of all physical assets
  • Supported: Asset issue and transfer management
  • Supported: Asset return

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Review status tracking
  • Supported: Review reminders
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency

Succession Planning Features

  • Supported: Create succession plans/pools
  • Supported: Candidate ranking
  • Supported: Candidate search
  • Supported: Candidate development

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Line-of sight-visibility
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Publish to Social Media
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Duplicate Candidate Prevention
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

Additional Features

  • Supported: Shift Scheduling
  • Supported: Timesheets
  • Supported: Expenses
  • Supported: Leave Management
  • Supported: Recruitment
  • Supported: Core HR
  • Supported: Mobile HR

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Sage HR Integrations

Sage HR Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Samsung Knox
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Armenian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Thai

Frequently Asked Questions

Sage HR starts at $5.5.

BambooHR, Access PeopleHR, and Hibob are common alternatives for Sage HR.

Reviewers rate Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.) and View company policy documentation and Employee recognition highest, with a score of 8.

The most common users of Sage HR are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

Sage HR Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)70%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)30%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)0%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(1-10 of 10)
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Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (5)
42%
4.2
Employee demographic data
50%
5.0
Employment history
50%
5.0
Job profiles and administration
40%
4.0
Organizational charting
30%
3.0
Organization and location management
40%
4.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
26.666666666666664%
2.7
Approval workflow
60%
6.0
Balance details
10%
1.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10%
1.0
Employee Self Service (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
Update personal information
70%
7.0
View job history
70%
7.0
Employee recognition
80%
8.0
Asset Management (1)
10%
1.0
Tracking of all physical assets
10%
1.0
HR Reporting (2)
20%
2.0
Report builder
20%
2.0
Pre-built reports
20%
2.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (4)
35%
3.5
Performance plans
30%
3.0
Review status tracking
20%
2.0
Review reminders
20%
2.0
Multiple review frequency
70%
7.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
35%
3.5
Corporate goal setting
40%
4.0
Individual goal setting
40%
4.0
Line-of sight-visibility
40%
4.0
Performance tracking
20%
2.0
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (6)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Employee demographic data
80%
8.0
Employment history
80%
8.0
Job profiles and administration
N/A
N/A
Organizational charting
N/A
N/A
Organization and location management
80%
8.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
80%
8.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
63.33333333333333%
6.3
Approval workflow
60%
6.0
Balance details
70%
7.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
60%
6.0
Employee Self Service (5)
52%
5.2
View and generate pay and benefit information
90%
9.0
Update personal information
90%
9.0
View job history
N/A
N/A
View company policy documentation
80%
8.0
Employee recognition
N/A
N/A
Asset Management (1)
N/A
N/A
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (3)
60%
6.0
Report builder
60%
6.0
Pre-built reports
60%
6.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
60%
6.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
80%
8.0
Performance plans
80%
8.0
Performance improvement plans
80%
8.0
Review status tracking
80%
8.0
Review reminders
80%
8.0
Multiple review frequency
80%
8.0
Succession Planning (4)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate ranking
N/A
N/A
Candidate search
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
80%
8.0
New hire portal
80%
8.0
Manager tracking tools
80%
8.0
Performance and Goals (4)
80%
8.0
Corporate goal setting
80%
8.0
Individual goal setting
80%
8.0
Line-of sight-visibility
80%
8.0
Performance tracking
80%
8.0
Recruiting / ATS (7)
55.71428571428571%
5.6
Job Requisition Management
70%
7.0
Company Website Posting
60%
6.0
Publish to Social Media
N/A
N/A
Job Search Site Posting
60%
6.0
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
60%
6.0
Applicant Tracking
80%
8.0
Notifications and Alerts
60%
6.0
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (6)
95%
9.5
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
70%
7.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (5)
100%
10.0
View and generate pay and benefit information
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
100%
10.0
Tracking of all physical assets
100%
10.0
HR Reporting (3)
53.33333333333333%
5.3
Report builder
80%
8.0
Pre-built reports
80%
8.0
Ability to combine HR data with external data
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
100%
10.0
Performance plans
100%
10.0
Performance improvement plans
100%
10.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
100%
10.0
Multiple review frequency
100%
10.0
Succession Planning (4)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate ranking
N/A
N/A
Candidate search
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
80%
8.0
New hire portal
80%
8.0
Manager tracking tools
80%
8.0
Performance and Goals (4)
95%
9.5
Corporate goal setting
100%
10.0
Individual goal setting
100%
10.0
Line-of sight-visibility
80%
8.0
Performance tracking
100%
10.0
Recruiting / ATS (7)
N/A
N/A
Job Requisition Management
N/A
N/A
Company Website Posting
N/A
N/A
Publish to Social Media
N/A
N/A
Job Search Site Posting
N/A
N/A
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
N/A
N/A
Applicant Tracking
N/A
N/A
Notifications and Alerts
N/A
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Human Resource Management (6)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (4)
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
100%
10.0
Tracking of all physical assets
100%
10.0
HR Reporting (2)
100%
10.0
Report builder
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
100%
10.0
Performance plans
100%
10.0
Performance improvement plans
100%
10.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
100%
10.0
Multiple review frequency
100%
10.0
Succession Planning (2)
100%
10.0
Create succession plans/pools
100%
10.0
Candidate development
100%
10.0
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals (4)
100%
10.0
Corporate goal setting
100%
10.0
Individual goal setting
100%
10.0
Line-of sight-visibility
100%
10.0
Performance tracking
100%
10.0
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
March 04, 2020

My thoughts on CakeHR

Michael Gabriele | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (5)
100%
10.0
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (4)
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
100%
10.0
Tracking of all physical assets
100%
10.0
HR Reporting (2)
100%
10.0
Report builder
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (2)
100%
10.0
Create succession plans/pools
100%
10.0
Candidate development
100%
10.0
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals (4)
100%
10.0
Corporate goal setting
100%
10.0
Individual goal setting
100%
10.0
Line-of sight-visibility
100%
10.0
Performance tracking
100%
10.0
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (6)
100%
10.0
Employee demographic data
100%
10.0
Employment history
100%
10.0
Job profiles and administration
100%
10.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
100%
10.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
100%
10.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service (4)
100%
10.0
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
100%
10.0
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
N/A
N/A
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (2)
50%
5.0
Report builder
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (2)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
50%
5.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Edward McKay | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (6)
51.66666666666667%
5.2
Employee demographic data
70%
7.0
Employment history
90%
9.0
Job profiles and administration
N/A
N/A
Organizational charting
50%
5.0
Organization and location management
100%
10.0
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
90%
9.0
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
80%
8.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
90%
9.0
Employee Self Service (4)
75%
7.5
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
N/A
N/A
View company policy documentation
100%
10.0
Employee recognition
100%
10.0
Asset Management (1)
100%
10.0
Tracking of all physical assets
100%
10.0
HR Reporting (2)
100%
10.0
Report builder
100%
10.0
Pre-built reports
100%
10.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
100%
10.0
Performance plans
100%
10.0
Performance improvement plans
100%
10.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
100%
10.0
Multiple review frequency
100%
10.0
Succession Planning (2)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
N/A
N/A
New hire portal
N/A
N/A
Manager tracking tools
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Kerri Martin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Human Resource Management (6)
N/A
N/A
Employee demographic data
N/A
N/A
Employment history
N/A
N/A
Job profiles and administration
N/A
N/A
Organizational charting
N/A
N/A
Organization and location management
N/A
N/A
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
N/A
N/A
Approval workflow
N/A
N/A
Balance details
N/A
N/A
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
N/A
Employee Self Service (4)
N/A
N/A
Update personal information
N/A
N/A
View job history
N/A
N/A
View company policy documentation
N/A
N/A
Employee recognition
N/A
N/A
Asset Management (1)
N/A
N/A
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (2)
N/A
N/A
Report builder
N/A
N/A
Pre-built reports
N/A
N/A
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (2)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
N/A
N/A
New hire portal
N/A
N/A
Manager tracking tools
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Maaike van der Kroon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Human Resource Management (6)
51.66666666666667%
5.2
Employee demographic data
70%
7.0
Employment history
60%
6.0
Job profiles and administration
80%
8.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Organization and location management
N/A
N/A
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (3)
66.66666666666667%
6.7
Approval workflow
100%
10.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Annual carry-forward and encashment
N/A
N/A
Employee Self Service (4)
47.5%
4.8
Update personal information
100%
10.0
View job history
90%
9.0
View company policy documentation
N/A
N/A
Employee recognition
N/A
N/A
Asset Management (1)
N/A
N/A
Tracking of all physical assets
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (2)
80%
8.0
Report builder
80%
8.0
Pre-built reports
80%
8.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Performance plans
N/A
N/A
Performance improvement plans
N/A
N/A
Review status tracking
N/A
N/A
Review reminders
N/A
N/A
Multiple review frequency
N/A
N/A
Succession Planning (2)
N/A
N/A
Create succession plans/pools
N/A
N/A
Candidate development
N/A
N/A
Onboarding (2)
100%
10.0
New hire portal
100%
10.0
Manager tracking tools
100%
10.0
Performance and Goals (4)
N/A
N/A
Corporate goal setting
N/A
N/A
Individual goal setting
N/A
N/A
Line-of sight-visibility
N/A
N/A
Performance tracking
N/A
N/A
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
Tim Henry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Human Resource Management (4)
70%
7.0
Employee demographic data
50%
5.0
Employment history
40%
4.0
Job profiles and administration
90%
9.0
Organizational charting
100%
10.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Leave and Attendance Management (2)
90%
9.0
Approval workflow
80%
8.0
Balance details
100%
10.0
Employee Self Service
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
HR Reporting (1)
60%
6.0
Pre-built reports
60%
6.0
Integration with other HR capabilities
N/A
N/A
Performance Management (5)
88%
8.8
Performance plans
80%
8.0
Performance improvement plans
70%
7.0
Review status tracking
100%
10.0
Review reminders
90%
9.0
Multiple review frequency
100%
10.0
Succession Planning
N/A
N/A
Onboarding
N/A
N/A
Performance and Goals (4)
100%
10.0
Corporate goal setting
100%
10.0
Individual goal setting
100%
10.0
Line-of sight-visibility
100%
10.0
Performance tracking
100%
10.0
Recruiting / ATS
N/A
N/A
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