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As we head into the 2nd half of 2021, we wanted to provide a quick overview of the best Saas HR Software solutions in the marketplace today. This report covers the main categories of Saas HR software, complete with pricing and details on which solutions work for which types of companies
Finding the right Saas HR software provider can be challenging in our current environment.
There are so many solutions in the Saas HR market. Some software platforms are an all-in-one tools that can meet almost every HR need. While some are more best-in-class tools that can fill a narrow hole. Some are designed for small businesses. Some are designed for large enterprises.
Below you will find a comparison of the best Saas HR software providers and the categories to which they fall into.
Full Suite HRIS + Payroll Management
Workday
Average Customer Size: 1,000+ employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement, and Learning
HR SaaS Solution Overview: Workday is a leader in the HRIS space for a reason. They create a robust platform to make power users feel confident, informed, and highly catered to. But Workday is also light enough that any frontline employee can easily navigate it. Workday also spends a huge sum on R&D and is on the leading edge with AI and 3rd party integrations
Price: $60-90 PEPM
Blog: How Much Does an HRIS Cost?
Ceridian
Average Customer Size: 500-5,000 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement and Learning
HR SaaS Solution Overview: Ceridian offers arguably the most powerful Core HR platform on the market. Their technology has been built on a single database and offers the most real-time employee data and highest accuracy in the space. They also offer a very comprehensive global payroll offering.
Price: $23-31 PEPM
UKG Pro
Average Customer Size: 350-5,000 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement, and Learning
HR SaaS Solution Overview: UKG has a long track record of delivering smart automation to complex, global companies. They offer a robust, highly capable, and reliable HCM platform that can grow with any organization. While some platforms are strong in one area and weak in others, UKG Pro provides a balanced offering with strengths throughout the employee lifecycle
Price: $26-34 PEPM
Blog: The 8 Best Modern HRIS Systems for Small Businesses
UKG Ready
Average Customer Size: 200-2,500 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, and Performance
HR SaaS Solution Overview: UKG Ready was developed by Kronos and has traditionally provided industry-leading workforce management software. UKG Ready is their comprehensive HRIS suite built based on that expertise. The UKG Ready platform can be a great value and can be bought through resellers that provide plenty of hands on knowledge during implementation and go-live
Price: $17-22 PEPM
Blog: How Long Does It Take to Buy and Implement an HRIS
ADP Workforce Now
Average Customer Size: 75-1,000 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, and Learning
HR SaaS Overview: ADP rarely needs an introduction. They are the largest payroll provider in the US, with 1 in every 6 Americans being paid by ADP. Their WorkforceNow platform offers buyers every module from hire to retire, and ADP also provides a host of outsourced services for companies that want to focus on more strategic initiatives.
Price: $24-30 PEPM
Blog: Rippling vs ADP vs Paylocity - The Best Payroll Systems for Growing, Mid-Market Companies
Ascentis
Average Customer Size: 75-750 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll Management, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement, and Learning
HR SaaS Solution Overview: Ascentis takes a much more straightforward and service-oriented approach than many competitors. They offer transparent pricing and a comprehensive, dedicated, supported model. Ascentis offers broad end-to-end functionality and also makes every module optional for buyers.
Price: $17-22 PEPM
Blog: The 10 Best HRIS Systems for Mid-Sized Companies
Paycom
Average Customer Size: 50-500 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll Management, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement, and Learning
HR SaaS Solution HR Overview: Paycom is a true single database solution, which isn't always common in the HRIS space. They offer a modern-feeling platform that drives a high degree of employee self-service while still being robust enough to support most HR needs. The platform can be implemented quickly, and they have a strong product roadmap for the future of their platform.
Price: $23-30 PEPM
Learn More: Request a vendor report comparing the leading HRISs for your company's size and goals
Paylocity
Average Customer Size: 35-350 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll Management, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, ATS, Performance, Engagement, and Learning
HR Saas Solution Overview: Paylocity has a large market share in the mid-sized HRIS space thanks to a robust hire-to-retire offering, efficient implementations, and competitive price. The Paylocity team has built out quite a few integrations over the years to accommodate a best-of-breed approach.
Price: $16-22 PEPM
Partial HR Saas Solution
SagePeople
Average Customer Size: 100-2,500 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: HRIS, Time & Attendance, Ben Admin, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking System, Performance and Engagement
HR SaaS Solution Overview: SagePeople was originally called Fairsail, a market-leading HRIS in the UK. Their platform is designed for mid-sized, global companies, and Sage supports their product with a proactive, dedicated account support team. The SagePeople software is built upon the Salesforce platform, which allows every field to be customizable and makes reports easy to build.
Price: $12-16 PEPM
Free Tool: HRIS Requirements Builder
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Average Customer Size: 25-500 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking System, Performance and Engagement
HR SaaS Solution Overview: BambooHR has been a market leader for the past decade in creating easy-to-use HR tools for small to mid-sized companies that drive employee self-service. The platform can cover a wide breadth of functionality, is offered at a competitive price, is easy to deploy and utilize, and is supported by proactive account support.
Price: $8-13 PEPM
Blog: The Best Payroll Systems to Integrate with NetSuite
Average Customer Size: 25-350 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Employee Benefits Admin, Benefits management, and Onboarding
HR SaaS Solution Overview: GoCo is a lightweight HRIS that allows companies to stick with their existing payroll provider or work with their embedded partner. GoCo provides a modern, easy-to-use HRIS on the front end. Their platform is also great for employee self-service and creating automated syncs between payroll and benefits carriers to make an admin's life easier.
Price: $7-12 PEPM
Blog: How to Negotiate an HRIS Agreement
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Average Customer Size: 25-300 employees
HR Software Modules Offered: Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Employee Benefits Admin, Onboarding, ATS, and Learning
HR SaaS Solution Overview: Rippling offers some of the most advanced technology in the HRIS space by offering a platform that can meet all of HR, and IT's needs at the same time. Rippling can integrate with just about any of your existing HR tools while drastically simplifying your employee's onboarding, managing payroll, and ben admin experience
Price: $18-24 PEPM
Point Solutions - Performance Management
Lattice
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Average Customer Size: 50-500 employees
Modules Offered: Performance and Engagement
Overview: Lattice is a relatively new company, but it has quickly become a leader in employee performance management, talent management and engagement. They offer an engaging and easy-to-use product at an industry-standard price, and it can integrate with almost any technology you use (Slack, Outlook, HR Teams, HRIS). Beyond helping facilitate continuous performance conversations, Lattice can also help with pulse surveys, employee recognition, and career pathing.
Price: $7-13 PEPM
15Five
Average Customer Size: 50-500 employees
Modules Offered: Employee Performance Management and Engagement
Overview: 15Five is used by many leading mid-sized companies because it has a great user interface for admins and end-users that drives a high degree of employee self-service. Their support staff is knowledgeable and always available. 15Five can help companies create a culture of continuous recognition and reviews
Price: $6-12 PEPM
CultureAmp
Average Customer Size: 50-1,000 employees
Modules Offered: Performance and Engagement
Overview: Culture Amp is one of the market-leading employee engagement survey tools. They started with the concept of the pulse survey and have continually made their platform more robust, easier to administer, and clearer to report on. For HR department that want to get a better look at their organization and want to share that information in intelligent ways across business units, they are a great platform
Price: $5-12 PEPM
Point Solutions - Recruitment & Applicant Tracking
Greenhouse
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Average Customer Size: 75-1,000 employees
Modules Offered: ATS
Overview: Greenhouse is a modern leader in the ATS space and has won over a large market share due to the quality of their product. The greenhouse is scalable, great for collaboration, and offers advanced functionality around onboarding and referrals.
Price: $6-9 PEPM
Lever
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Average Customer Size: 50-500 employees
Modules Offered: ATS
Overview: Lever is an excellent platform for growing mid-sized companies. Lever offers an intuitive design, a straightforward implementation hr processes, and a lot of candidate management efficiency hacks. Their biggest calling card is their candidate CRM, which is great for companies that have attractive brands or are in competitive hiring markets and need to keep candidates warm.
Price: $5-7 PEPM
JazzHR
Average Customer Size: 25-350 employees
Modules Offered: ATS
Overview: JazzHR is a really attractive option for companies buying their first ATS or for HR professionals without a dedicated TA function. They offer straightforward pricing and same-day set-up, in addition to having numerous integration partners and a feature-rich platform.
Price: $2-5 PEPM
Point Solutions - Workforce Management
Zira
Average Customer Size: 50-500 employees
Modules Offered: Time & Attendance
Overview: Zira is building the future of time & attendance, and scheduling tools. Their intuitive mobile app is highly resonant with workforces, and their scheduling engine can automate even the most complex set of preferences and rules. In addition to making an easy-to-use tool, Zira prioritizes the employee experience with rewards-based incentives and an employee chat feature.
Price: $3-5 PEPM
Deputy
Average Customer Size: 50-5,000 employees
Modules Offered: Time & Attendance
Overview: Deputy is a market leader in the workforce management space. Their platform can meet most organizations' needs across scheduling and time tracking, which is why they are utilized by some of the world's largest employers. Additionally, Deputy offers robust two-way integration with leading payroll platforms.
Price: $3-5 PEPM
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