Namely is helping build our business better
November 07, 2020
Namely is helping build our business better
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Namely
Namely was recently purchased at our organization to be used as our all in one HR/Payroll/Benefits platform. We are also able to do ATS, manage performance, track time, provide companywide communication, and onboard seamlessly. Coming from a situation where multiple systems and manual processes were used, this has been a huge upgrade in saving time for the HR department of one.
- The payroll process is super simple and flows extremely well. They have really taken what can be a cumbersome process and put it into three simple steps: earnings, deductions, review/approval.
- Onboarding may at first seem a bit overwhelming to set up but once you have given thought to exactly what you want it to look like, you set your templates, which of course can be changed and updated if things in your company changes. A new hire happens and there is so little work to it. With a minute of my time, someone has joined the crew.
- Company calendar. Such an easy way to see everything that is going on in the company, including time off and major initiatives.
- The performance management section is pretty robust. However, it is a bit complicated. If you haven't used a system for performance before, it is a bit hard to learn.
- Namely states they have an easy-to-use help community and yes, you can type in anything and typically get some type of article or reference. They have lots of videos, too. However, I often can't find what I am looking for. The resources are good for a very brief overview and to teach the basics, but since there is so much customization available, and I am the one customizing, it is hard to get more detailed information--especially if you are unfamiliar with terminology used by Namely.
- Setting up permissions and access is done at implementation, but wanting to change things can be hard. It would be nice if there were a pop-up next to each item to state what it actually is affecting. I don't want to give someone access to something they shouldn't have.
- Have only been using the system for 4 months now but I can say time has been saved for sure in processes such as OE, employee data changes, pay changes, and completing payroll.
Namely is a for sure improvement in capability, time commitment and ease of use over the systems I have used in the past. I would prefer not to share other systems I looked at while assessing Namely. The reasons for not choosing other platforms had to do with price or not offering something needed like benefits management.
Do you think Namely delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Namely's feature set?
Yes
Did Namely live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Namely go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Namely again?
Yes