Line up your People Tech problems and Namely will mow them down.
June 29, 2017

Line up your People Tech problems and Namely will mow them down.

Colleen Clark | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Namely

We use Namely for both our for-profit and non-profit organizations. From the beginning, Namely erased most of our organizational "pain points". After just two years, we use Namely as our go-to people forum. We share news, goals, events. We pay our people. We have a window into our company strategy and operating plan because Namely makes it easy for us to share our vision, mission, values and strategies with our employees. Namely has become our single version of truth for employees.
  • Company, team and individual goals with measurable details can be shared, tracked, measured and celebrated - with ease.
  • Performance reviews, recognition, celebrating wins, remembering key employee events - Namely makes it so easy.
  • The news feed, photo org charts, customizable fields for things like allergies, commuting preferences, food preferences, etc., makes it easy for us to personalize events, treats and gifts.
  • CUSTOMER. SERVICE. Well-kept secret.
  • CEO is deeply committed to the small to mid-sized company experience. And he's an innovator.
  • Constantly improving and evolving the product features based on what we users suggest. Serious commitment to fixing what's wrong with tired providers like ADP.
  • Weird as it seems, their invoices are confusing. Head scratcher.
  • Wish we could get all of the product features we know are coming today.
  • One place for all people info.
  • Costs less than ADP did and adds features we use every day.
  • Easy to use, easy to administer, easy to learn.
We did some significant research and are thrilled with Namely.
It's easy to use, works on a phone, affordable, customizable and user-friendly.
Namely quickly becomes your go-to place for all communication. It's easy to use, easy to find, and easy to make a contribution. If you've been struggling with a dinosaur for payroll, benefits, and HRIS, you will LOVE Namely! It's simple, fresh, well-supported, progressive and communicative. If your employees would rather be moving your business forward than figuring out how to do the most mundane management tasks, Namely is for you.

Namely Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
9
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
9
Organizational charting
6
Organization and location management
10
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
9
Pay calculation
7
Support for external payroll vendors
10
Benefit plan administration
10
Direct deposit files
9
Salary revision and increment management
10
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
10
Update personal information
10
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
10
Employee recognition
7
Tracking of all physical assets
10
Report builder
10
Pre-built reports
9
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Performance plans
9
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
10
Review reminders
10
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
New hire portal
9
Manager tracking tools
9
Corporate goal setting
10
Individual goal setting
10
Line-of sight-visibility
8
Performance tracking
10

Using Namely

160 - Executive, Product, Design, Marketing, Finance, IT, HR, Operations and more.
Basic computer skills, smartphone.
  • Alignment and visibility to organizational goals, values and communication.
  • Completely customizable performance management ecosystem.
  • Truly a single version of truth for the organization.
  • Intranet and recognition options are fantastic.
  • Learning more about employee preferences (food, allergies, commuting, etc.)
  • Total alignment re: goals, values and mission.
  • Workforce planning
  • Recognition
  • Surveys
Game-changer for small to mid-sized companies. Makes our work so much easier to do well.

Evaluating Namely and Competitors

Yes - ADP WorkforceNow.
So clunky, complicated, hard to use, and with such poor customer service.
Time clocks.
Squarespace photo directory
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Third-party Reviews
The capability to provide for and respond to the changing needs of small to mid-sized companies.
Would have converted to Namely completely vs. staged process.