Ascentis (discontinued) vs. Paychex

Ascentis (discontinued)

323 Reviews and Ratings

Paychex

580 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
Paychex	Score5.1 out of 10	N/A	Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.	$59 per month/+$4 per employee

Pricing

Ascentis (discontinued)

Paychex

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Paychex Go: $59
per month/+$4 per employee
Paychex Flex Service: Contact sales team
Paychex Flex Enterprise: Contact sales team

Pricing Offerings
Ascentis (discontinued)	Paychex
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Ascentis (discontinued)	Paychex
Considered Both Products	Discontinued Products Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Paychex was a limited tool that asked for extra money anytime you needed something more - even the ability to split an employee's pay between two budgets or track their PTO, which are pretty standard features of payroll. Ellucian was great for higher ed, but more than we would … Incentivized Helpful? Frank Rizzi Finance Manager in Finance and Accounting at Indiana Internal Medicine Consultants (Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis beats them all. I've also worked with several smaller systems for small companies, and Ascentis has the best support and reporting functionality that I've seen thus far. Any system you pick will have its pros and cons, but being able to get a hold of support and get … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis seemed more geared toward small to mid-size companies, and the pricing was better. Incentivized Helpful? Karen Halladay SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CTM Founder/CEO in Human Resources at H2R-Solutions, LLC (Human Resources, 1-10 employees) Chose Ascentis (discontinued) Ascentis is a robust system that is intuitive and comes at a great price! Incentivized Helpful?	Paychex Inc. Verified User Chose Paychex Paychex Flex was already in use prior to my employment. However, I find Paychex Flex to be much more user-friendly. 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

Ascentis (discontinued)

Paychex

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.1 150 Ratings	Paychex 7.3 257 Ratings
Employee demographic data	6.7137 Ratings	7.2206 Ratings
Employment history	7.3140 Ratings	9.4230 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	6.9128 Ratings	9.1164 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.	6.7126 Ratings	8.7161 Ratings
Organizational charting	5.290 Ratings	1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management	8.0109 Ratings	9.2146 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	8.8102 Ratings	6.4137 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.8 125 Ratings	Paychex 9.3 299 Ratings
Pay calculation	7.1115 Ratings	9.7282 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors	6.162 Ratings	00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment	8.328 Ratings	8.4142 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	6.7108 Ratings	9.0164 Ratings
Direct deposit files	9.2100 Ratings	9.7281 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.692 Ratings	9.3200 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.851 Ratings	9.6111 Ratings

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.8 105 Ratings	Paychex 8.7 151 Ratings
Approval workflow	7.999 Ratings	8.7107 Ratings
Balance details	7.099 Ratings	8.8143 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	8.484 Ratings	8.6117 Ratings

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.0 153 Ratings	Paychex 8.6 258 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information	7.8138 Ratings	9.1236 Ratings
Update personal information	8.6151 Ratings	8.3248 Ratings
View company policy documentation	5.4110 Ratings	9.8114 Ratings
Employee recognition	6.061 Ratings	00 Ratings
View job history	7.3108 Ratings	7.3175 Ratings

Comparison of Asset Management features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.8 33 Ratings	Paychex 7.5 41 Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets	5.833 Ratings	7.541 Ratings

Comparison of HR Reporting features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 6.3 147 Ratings	Paychex 7.0 169 Ratings
Report builder	7.0144 Ratings	7.9139 Ratings
Pre-built reports	7.5142 Ratings	8.0159 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	4.673 Ratings	5.086 Ratings

Comparison of Onboarding features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.1 98 Ratings	Paychex 6.9 165 Ratings
New hire portal	5.398 Ratings	7.4158 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	4.976 Ratings	6.3101 Ratings

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 7.2 57 Ratings	Paychex - Ratings
Corporate goal setting	6.743 Ratings	00 Ratings
Individual goal setting	7.653 Ratings	00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	7.138 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance tracking	7.250 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Performance Management features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 6.0 63 Ratings	Paychex - Ratings
Performance plans	5.659 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	5.650 Ratings	00 Ratings
Review status tracking	5.857 Ratings	00 Ratings
Review reminders	6.555 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	6.650 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Succession Planning features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.9 27 Ratings	Paychex - Ratings
Create succession plans/pools	6.421 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate ranking	6.421 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate search	5.027 Ratings	00 Ratings
Candidate development	5.823 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Ascentis (discontinued) and Paychex
Feature	Ascentis (discontinued) 5.5 89 Ratings	Paychex 7.9 61 Ratings
Job Requisition Management	5.485 Ratings	7.733 Ratings
Company Website Posting	5.279 Ratings	9.331 Ratings
Publish to Social Media	5.659 Ratings	7.224 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	5.871 Ratings	7.231 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	5.657 Ratings	8.030 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	5.783 Ratings	8.035 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	5.369 Ratings	8.155 Ratings

User Ratings
	Ascentis (discontinued)	Paychex
Likelihood to Recommend	7.2 (164 ratings)	5.1 (309 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	6.3 (12 ratings)	9.0 (42 ratings)
Usability	7.6 (44 ratings)	8.2 (251 ratings)
Availability	6.7 (5 ratings)	7.3 (11 ratings)
Performance	7.1 (4 ratings)	7.3 (11 ratings)
Support Rating	8.2 (150 ratings)	7.1 (256 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.0 (1 ratings)	4.5 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.3 (4 ratings)	8.3 (4 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.3 (5 ratings)	6.5 (12 ratings)
Configurability	9.0 (1 ratings)	7.4 (8 ratings)
Ease of integration	3.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	6.7 (4 ratings)	9.1 (11 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.6 (3 ratings)	8.9 (31 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.6 (3 ratings)	9.2 (32 ratings)