Ascentis (discontinued)

Ascentis (discontinued)

323 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Ascentis (discontinued)	Score7.5 out of 10	N/A	Ascentis HR uses web-based management programs to help automate complex HR processes. Ascentis’ other services included customizable payroll, time and attendance and recruiting modules. Ascentis was acquired by UKG in March of 2022, and will be discontinued.	N/A

Pricing

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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Ascentis (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	Discontinued Products Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) We switched from ADP to Ascentis because we appreciated the fact that Ascentis was a smaller company able to focus better on each customer and provide the help that we never would have received from ADP. Incentivized Helpful? Dawn Erin Senior Payroll Specialist in Finance and Accounting at Palm Payroll, LLC (Financial Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I have only used Ascentis for payroll administration so it is the Gold Standard for me! Incentivized Helpful? Ann Drake SR VP of HR in Human Resources at MS Home Corp (Financial Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis was the first system that I introduce to an organization and coordinating the full implementation. No comparison at this time. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis/Nova Time is much more user friendly as far as the timekeeping and accrual side. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I have used Success Factors, Cornerstone and researched 6 other companies when we were looking at Ascentis. At the time, Ascentis seemed to have good customer service. Incentivized Helpful? Carrie Mennis, SHRM SCP Director of Human Resources in Corporate at Dakotaland Manufacturing, Inc. (Machinery, 51-200 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Pros of Ascentis: Much more robust Compliance more thorough Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) NA Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) We selected Ascentis over Paylocity because we were frustrated with a lack of support from Paylocity and because we could have additional functionalities like recruiting and LMS in our HRIS at the same price we were paying for Paylocity. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) The Employee Self Service look and feel along with the Payroll solution seemed like the better choice for our Company. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) We have all modules. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) [Selecting Ascentis] was mostly due to budgetary reasons as well as having a system that would allow some type of syncing between programs. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis offered a quality product at an affordable price. The other companies were too big and cost way too much for a non-profit organization to justify. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I've only used other payroll systems, not payroll/HR combinations. So I can't really compare. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Cost was in line with other systems, but we liked the customer service, and the feel of the product (based on what we also thought out employees would find easiest to use) Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) There are pros and cons to both. Ascentis fits the size of this organization better and their support is better. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) When I started working here Ascentis is what they used. At first, I thought this system is not user friendly at all it was a lot of steps to go through coming from ADP. Ascentis has really changed and has come along way from 4 years ago. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I think Ascentis works best for our size and the needs of our business. Incentivized Helpful? Tanisha Barnes Sr HR Generalist in Human Resources at Track Utilities (Construction, 501-1000 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I am not able to comment on this as this platform was chosen from our cooperate office. The CoOps had no say in the decision/selection of the HRIS that was selected for all 5 OpCos. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I love Ascentis more than Ultipro because of the support that Ascentis gives us everyday. I know that if I have a question small or big I can make a quick phone call and have someone available to help me without putting a ticket in and waiting for days! Incentivized Helpful? chris Nielsen Corporate Recuiter in Human Resources at Robinson Inc (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 501-1000 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Posting of jobs has been more efficient with the use of Ascentis. Keeps postings in one place and helps with applicant tracking keeping them in one place. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) I've used multiple other applicant tracking systems. The overall ATS Ascentis offers isn't terrible and is very user friendly. It is the small everyday things that cause the most frustration. Having to reach out to support for seemingly small things that we should be able to do … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Due to already having used Timekeeper for a long number of years, we did not search for other products. Prior to Ascentis, we were all paper and in house. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) We thought they were better. In some ways, they are. All have pro's and con's. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

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Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.1 150 Ratings
Employee demographic data	6.7137 Ratings
Employment history	7.3140 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	6.9128 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	6.7126 Ratings
Organizational charting	5.290 Ratings
Organization and location management	8.0109 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	8.8102 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.8 125 Ratings
Pay calculation	7.1115 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	6.162 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	8.328 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	6.7108 Ratings
Direct deposit files	9.2100 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.692 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.851 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.8 105 Ratings
Approval workflow	7.999 Ratings
Balance details	7.099 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	8.484 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.0 153 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	7.8138 Ratings
Update personal information	8.6151 Ratings
View company policy documentation	5.4110 Ratings
Employee recognition	6.061 Ratings
View job history	7.3108 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.8 33 Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	5.833 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 6.3 147 Ratings
Report builder	7.0144 Ratings
Pre-built reports	7.5142 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	4.673 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.1 98 Ratings
New hire portal	5.398 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	4.976 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.2 57 Ratings
Corporate goal setting	6.743 Ratings
Individual goal setting	7.653 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	7.138 Ratings
Performance tracking	7.250 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 6.0 63 Ratings
Performance plans	5.659 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	5.650 Ratings
Review status tracking	5.857 Ratings
Review reminders	6.555 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	6.650 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.9 27 Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	6.421 Ratings
Candidate ranking	6.421 Ratings
Candidate search	5.027 Ratings
Candidate development	5.823 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Ascentis (discontinued)
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.5 89 Ratings
Job Requisition Management	5.485 Ratings
Company Website Posting	5.279 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	5.659 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	5.871 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	5.657 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	5.783 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	5.369 Ratings

User Ratings
	Ascentis (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	7.2 (164 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	6.3 (12 ratings)
Usability	7.6 (44 ratings)
Availability	6.7 (5 ratings)
Performance	7.1 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	8.2 (150 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.3 (4 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.3 (5 ratings)
Configurability	9.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	3.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	6.7 (4 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.6 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.6 (3 ratings)