Namely, don't do it
November 06, 2020

Namely, don't do it

Richard Roomberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Namely

We use Namely for HR and payroll processing.
  • HR interface
  • Payroll processing
  • Analytics
  • All information is in Namely instead of an Excel file
On the payroll side, Namely is last among its peers.
Everything from Namely was late. Their support personnel could not have cared less about our timelines or issues to be resolved.

Do you think Namely delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Namely's feature set?

No

Did Namely live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Namely go as expected?

No

Would you buy Namely again?

No

I cannot think of any areas where Namely does things well. We use Namely as a payroll processor, and it is one of the worst payroll systems I have ever used.
  • Namely cannot process simple requests such as splitting a person's time between multiple states.
  • Namely sold us on being able to integrate with NetSuite, and it took Namely six months to provide a feed into NetSuite (it seems that we were the Namely's first NetSuite customer).
  • Namely sells vaporware--be very careful on anything Namely says without independently verifying it with a current user.
  • Namely cannot provide a vacation balance as of a certain date. Namely states that no other customer requests this information.
  • Obviously we are Namely's first accrual-based accounting client. We must perform as much work as before implementing Namely to obtain vacation balances as of the end of each month.
I highly advise against using Namely.

Namely Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
Not Rated
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
5
Organization and location management
5
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
1
Support for external payroll vendors
1
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
1
Benefit plan administration
1
Direct deposit files
1
Salary revision and increment management
1
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
4
Balance details
1
Annual carry-forward and encashment
4
View and generate pay and benefit information
2
Update personal information
2
View job history
2
View company policy documentation
1
Employee recognition
1
Report builder
1
Pre-built reports
1
Ability to combine HR data with external data
1
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
2
Individual goal setting
2
Line-of sight-visibility
2
Performance tracking
2