Item: Namely
Rating: 7
Author: Kristen Albertsen

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Namely is the HRIS for our company, from when we were under 50 employees to now over 150 employees. We use it for all Onboarding and document e-signature, all Managed Payroll Services, Benefits Administration & Brokerage, Training & Compliance, PTO tracking, other employee records, and Performance Management. We only are light users of it social components.

Pros and Cons

comprehensive
user-friendly (for both administrators and users), with an intuitive UI
ease of setup and detailed customization options
ease and detail of reporting and analytics
constantly evolving and adding new functionalities

Managed Payroll UI could be improved
Employee record keeping functionalities could be more robust
Performance Management customization could be more robust

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Namely again?

Yes

Return on Investment

Significant ROI for leanly resourced HR team (robust employee self-service, automation of a lot of onboarding, compliance, etc
Significant ROI for HR team - HR support resources and training for more junior members of HR to utilize and self-teach
Less robust ROI from a goal setting & performance management perspective

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Taleo Cloud, Bamboo, Zenefits, Rippling and Justworks

Namely has a robust suite of offerings, and fallows for a la carte selection of add-ons (rather than a single bundled option). This has allowed our company to save money by not purchasing options / functionalities that we dont need, but may drive up the cost for other companies who need more a la carte selections. In all, the size of the company, the size & capabilities of the internal HR team, and considerations like managed payroll and benefits should be key drivers in selection.

Implementation Rating

Was not involved in implementation.

Other Software Used

Workable, Culture Amp, DocuSign

Usability

UI for both admins and employees is straightforward. For Admins, a lot of customizability.

Likelihood to Recommend

Namely is well-suited to a company with 1-2 HR Admins and 1-2 Finance personnel (for Payroll purposes), and with an attendant workforce of 50-250. Namely is a one-stop-shop for all HR needs, so is particularly helpful for leanly resourced HR functions. While it has some HR training modules, it's not at PEO level so requires an experienced HR leader at the helm ; but beyond that, many aspects of compliance, onboarding, payroll, training etc are largely automated and sycned across the platform, so works well for a lean HR team with a large employee base (both hourly, and salaried).

Namely is a refreshing take in the staid sector of HRIS

Overall Satisfaction with Namely