Betterworks vs. Sage HR

Betterworks

Sage HR

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Betterworks	Score 6.1 out of 10	Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)	Betterworks offers intelligent performance management software solutions. Its enterprise-ready SaaS platform helps workforces and organizations achieve their potential with tools that foster greater manager effectiveness and employee performance, with the goal of increasing engagement and retention. The Betterworks solution combines generative AI and data analytics to enable organizations to make smart, data-informed decisions linked to performance, calibration, skill…	N/A
Sage HR	Score 8.7 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs. According to the vendor, key differentiators include: 1. Easy to use 2. Modular functionality 2. Automates the end-to-end HR process 3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android) 5. Feature…	$1.50 per user, per month

Pricing

Betterworks

Sage HR

Editions & Modules

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Expenses Management: $1.50
per user, per month
Performance Management: $3.00
per user, per month
Shift Scheduling: $3.00
per user, per month
Timesheets: $3.00
per user, per month
Leave Management: $5.50
per user, per month
Recruitment: $200.00
per user, per month

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Betterworks	Sage HR
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

Volume discounts apply.

The modular product. - No hidden fees - Cancel anytime - No credit card required

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Betterworks	Sage HR
Considered Both Products	Betterworks Verified User Anonymous Chose Betterworks BetterWorks is great at implementing the Objectives and Key Results framework, and it also provides a framework for employee feedback and performance reviews. However, BetterWorks' capabilities to follow up on specific tasks or activities are limited, and you would need to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Betterworks BetterWorks provided more functionalities and could cover both performance evaluation and OKRs management. It also presented to have a more robust support. Incentivized Helpful? Stephanie Casstevens Marketing Manager Chose Betterworks I haven't seen many other platforms but I've really enjoyed working in BetterWorks from day one. My team was one of the first at our company to jump in and set goals and milestones and it's been easy to use and intuitive. There wasn't much of a learning curve with the platform … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Betterworks I have used Asana, Jira, and VersionOne. I find BetterWorks the most intuitive and organized. It is fairly easy to use and learn, as long as everyone else does the same. Since the team implemented the quarterly reviews and stayed on top of using it, it has been successful so far. Incentivized Helpful?	Sage HR Prashant Somaiya Finance Manager Chose Sage HR Xero had limitation of 300 staff ; we had more than 300 staff on our payroll ADP - presentation was not good - did not give us confidence it can perform - from previous experience ADP has not done well in other organisation. Sage HR was able to deliver our needs and was a bit … Incentivized Helpful? CR Calum Roberts Human Resources Chose Sage HR Sage HR's price point and functionality for a UK based company made it a clear choice for us as a company. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Sage HR Bamboo is more versatile for large enterprises where as Sage HR is better for smaller/mid-size businesses. Both systems have very similar features and functionality. Sage HR has great tools for companies with multiple locations which has benefitted us in tracking employees' … Incentivized Helpful? BR Barbara Rhoades CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Sage HR We selected CakeHR because it was plug and play. There was no long "onboarding" process or extra required "onboarding" fees. We didn't require the job posting module, but rather the asset and time tracking sections. We had the entire system up and populated within 10 days. Incentivized Helpful? Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Chose Sage HR I searched for plenty of HR applications. Some wanted a ridiculous amount of money but didn't have many features. One wanted us to move our payroll over to them which wasn't an option. As a smaller to mid-sized company 50-200 employees, we have a central accounting dept that … Incentivized Helpful? Edward McKay Senior People & Culture Manager Chose Sage HR CakeHR (for me) had the best combo of price, features, and functionality for what the business needed. It had transparent pricing unlike some of the others and although many are quite similar, for me one of the standout things is the constant updates and strong customer service. Incentivized Helpful? Maaike van der Kroon Operational Manager Chose Sage HR This is the first HR system we have used in our company. Incentivized Helpful? Tim Henry Technical Manager Chose Sage HR For core HR functionality, this is the only product we use. For ATS, we have experimented with BreezyHR. We've learned that CakeHR is adding an ATS module soon though. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Betterworks

Sage HR

Performance and Goals

Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks 9.0 Ratings 18% above category average	Sage HR 6.9 Ratings 14% below category average
Corporate goal setting	9.00 Ratings	6.80 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Individual goal setting	9.00 Ratings	7.60 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility	9.00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Performance tracking	9.00 Ratings	7.30 Ratings

Performance Management

Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks 7.2 Ratings 13% below category average	Sage HR 6.8 Ratings 14% below category average
Performance plans	8.00 Ratings	6.70 Ratings
Plan weighting	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Manager note taking	3.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans	8.00 Ratings	6.40 Ratings
Review status tracking	8.00 Ratings	6.50 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Review reminders	3.20 Ratings	7.30 Ratings
Workflow restrictions	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency	9.00 Ratings	7.20 Ratings
Reporting	8.90 Ratings	00 Ratings

Human Resource Management

Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 7.8 Ratings 1% below category average
Employee demographic data	00 Ratings	8.50 Ratings
Employment history	00 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
Job profiles and administration	00 Ratings	6.80 Ratings
Organizational charting	00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings
Organization and location management	00 Ratings	6.80 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)	00 Ratings	5.50 Ratings

Payroll Management

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 8.2 Ratings 3% above category average
Reimbursement management	00 Ratings	8.20 Ratings

Leave and Attendance Management

Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 9.1 Ratings 13% above category average
Approval workflow	00 Ratings	9.50 Ratings
Balance details	00 Ratings	9.20 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment	00 Ratings	8.70 Ratings

Employee Self Service

Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 8.9 Ratings 10% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Update personal information	00 Ratings	9.60 Ratings
View company policy documentation	00 Ratings	8.70 Ratings
Employee recognition	00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings
View job history	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings

Asset Management

Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 4.8 Ratings 51% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets	00 Ratings	4.80 Ratings

HR Reporting

Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 7.6 Ratings 1% above category average
Report builder	00 Ratings	8.10 Ratings
Pre-built reports	00 Ratings	6.50 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data	00 Ratings	8.20 Ratings

Onboarding

Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 9.0 Ratings 13% above category average
New hire portal	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Manager tracking tools	00 Ratings	8.80 Ratings

Succession Planning

Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 7.0 Ratings 11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools	00 Ratings	7.30 Ratings
Candidate ranking	00 Ratings	6.40 Ratings
Candidate search	00 Ratings	7.30 Ratings
Candidate development	00 Ratings	7.30 Ratings

Recruiting / ATS

Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
	Betterworks - Ratings	Sage HR 6.5 Ratings 17% below category average
Job Requisition Management	00 Ratings	7.30 Ratings
Company Website Posting	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts	00 Ratings	6.00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Betterworks	Sage HR
Small Businesses	iSpring Learn Score 9.6 out of 10	Dayforce Powerpay Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Reviewsnap Score 9.0 out of 10	Paypro Workforce Management Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises	Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment Score 6.3 out of 10	PeopleStrong Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Betterworks	Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Betterworks	Sage HR
Likelihood to Recommend	[BetterWorks is a] good fit for a 250+ employees company that implements firm wide KPIs/OKRs system to measure employee performance and track corporate goals and progress, promote transparency and accountability. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	For smaller companies, Sage HR is a user friendly system that allows you to streamline HR processes all under one roof and a time efficient manner. The other software it is able to integrate with is also a bonus allowing processes to be simplified. Ultimately, we really enjoyed using it to allow our team members to engage with it but also to make engaging with our team members simpler on the HR team and requests always recorded. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Web based platform with everyone being able to access it anytime anywhere Allows for company wide OKRs management and promotes transparency Has some reporting functionalities Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Time off policies are clear and transparent. The review process functionality was extremely easy to use. Support is outstanding . If you ever run into an issue they are always available to help. Onboarding document control is really easy to manage and stays consistent with a growing company. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Cons	The UX could be updated. I sometimes get confused with color assessments and progress tracking. Some functionalities are locked according to the type of user. Would like to have an option to track specific to-do's. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Some features available in other HR products have not been available in Cake in the past (Performance, ATS), however, these are being rolled out now. The user experience for the Admin interface is not completely intuitive. Overall look and feel could be updated one day. Tim Henry Technical Manager Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	We've been using it for going on four quarters now and it's become part of how our team plans our work for the quarter, holds ourselves accountable, and decides who is doing what work and why. Without it we'd certainly have to replace it with something else - plus it's so nice to see the other departments and top company goals so easily. Incentivized Stephanie Casstevens Marketing Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Overall the platform is clean and easy to use. It's quick to learn and not unnecessarily complex. While a few specific filtering features can be wonky it's nice that it's simple and clean. There are a lot of icons where words may be more appropriate in the navigation but otherwise the platform is easy to use and quick to hop into and check in. Incentivized Stephanie Casstevens Marketing Manager Read full review	payroll process is good Sage HR - web version gives good demographic data uploading to Super portal is good uploading to ATO portal is good giving various reports to Managers is good Incentivized Prashant Somaiya Finance Manager Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	BetterWorks is great at implementing the Objectives and Key Results framework, and it also provides a framework for employee feedback and performance reviews. However, BetterWorks' capabilities to follow up on specific tasks or activities are limited, and you would need to complement these features with another app or platform. Nevertheless, I think in many ways is best to keep these kinds of functionalities isolated. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I searched for plenty of HR applications. Some wanted a ridiculous amount of money but didn't have many features. One wanted us to move our payroll over to them which wasn't an option. As a smaller to mid-sized company 50-200 employees, we have a central accounting dept that we wanted to keep most of our processes with. CakeHR delivered with all the needs plus more. I know there are some features we are not using because they don't fit our needs at this time but I am aware of them. Finding a web-based application that solved all of our needs and more was a homerun for us. All the others I searched were always missing or wanted us to pay substantially more for a key component we needed. Incentivized Michael Gabriele Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Return on Investment	A tool like this was highly viewed by the new hires as it shows the company's commitment to track everyone's contribution to corporates goals Provides transparency into what each team does The implementation was a big effort Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Saved me lots of admin time with employee self service. I can run this system by myself for over 100 employees so no need to hire extra staff to manage. Easy performance management allows the business to review and appraise employees and make everything more efficient (cost and time). Incentivized Edward McKay Senior People & Culture Manager Read full review
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