If I were to grade Ascentis, I'd give it a C.
April 03, 2018

If I were to grade Ascentis, I'd give it a C.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Ascentis HR

Ascentis is being utilized across the entire organization. We have rolled-out the HR and Payroll functions and are in the midst of rolling-out the other functionalities. It has helped us automate and streamline some of our processes.
  • Reporting capabilities are intuitive. Easy to manage and use.
  • Assisted in helping us automate our former paper/excel process. More accuracy.
  • Dedicated Project Manager throughout the entire process.
  • Support never answers the phone. You always have to leave a message and they will "attempt" to call you back within 48 hours. Your hand is held for a while but ultimately, you're on your own afterwards. Good luck trying to remember something you did a year ago like Open Enrollment.
  • Everything is self-service which is time-consuming and processes to complete modules is cumbersome.
  • Things that should be default within the system are said to be "custom" and therefore an additional fee is involved. This adds up.
  • Ability to maintain data integrity vs using a spreadsheet.
  • Our business has a lot of nuances that Ascentis can't seem to handle very well.
Ascentis doesn't compare. We chose Ascentis because it was the right price-point for our small business.
They never pick-up the phone. Perhaps you need someone dedicated to at least answer the calls and then route appropriately. It's annoying leaving a message.
Michael Beasley was the absolute BEST. He held my hand throughout the entire Benefits Set-up for our Open Enrollment. He was hands-down stellar and since, everyone else has been mediocre.
It's well suited for smaller organizations under 500 employees.

Ascentis (discontinued) Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
7
Employment history
5
Job profiles and administration
7
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
6
Organization and location management
7
Pay calculation
7
Support for external payroll vendors
7
Benefit plan administration
7
Direct deposit files
8
Salary revision and increment management
8
View and generate pay and benefit information
9
Update personal information
8
View job history
7
Report builder
8
Pre-built reports
8