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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcoro HR

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A

    Ascentis (discontinued)

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AAscentis 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
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Arcoro
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    78%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    35 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    65%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    65%
    Implementation went as expected
    24 Answers
    Features
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.1
    150 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings6.7137 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings7.3140 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.9128 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.7126 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.290 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0109 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.8
    125 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.162 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.328 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.7108 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.692 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.851 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.8
    105 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings7.999 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings7.099 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.484 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.0
    153 Ratings
    14% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.8138 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.6151 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings5.4110 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings6.061 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings7.3108 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.8
    33 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings5.833 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    6.3
    147 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.0144 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.5142 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings4.673 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.1
    98 Ratings
    43% below category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings5.398 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings4.976 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    7.2
    57 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.743 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.653 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.138 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    6.0
    63 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings5.659 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings5.650 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings5.857 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings6.555 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.650 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.9
    27 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.421 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings5.823 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Arcoro HR and Ascentis (discontinued)
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Ascentis (discontinued)
    5.5
    89 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings5.485 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings5.279 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings5.659 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings5.871 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings5.657 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.783 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings5.369 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (47 ratings)
    7.2
    (164 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.3
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (43 ratings)
    7.6
    (44 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (150 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRAscentis (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcoro
    We have recommended to at least two other colleagues. It helps to prevent dishonest time keeping. Manual timekeeping by a supervisor seems to create a lot of room for errors including forgetfulness of who showed up and when. It's nice to be able to track when each employee is working or how many people are on each worksite.
    Incentivized
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    In working with Ascentis in payroll, the program makes my job so much easier. I am new to this position and the learning process has been so much easier with this product than those in the past. I appreciate the patience I am given when I call in for assistance as well.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Arcoro
    • Employee logs in and answers health-related questions before beginning work. They remotely provide their own timesheet information, adjustable by the administrator where needed.
    • Location at time of login is readily available. Distance from jobsite can be determined at any login.
    • Time for lunch is automatically deducted from work hours, logged by type of work interrupted, and easily adjustable by the employer if necessary.
    • Reports by employees of time spent on any type of work during the work day and work week are readily available. Work by job name is also available.
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    • Easy to use software. I have had several new HR employees comment on how easy the system is to learn!
    • Problem Solving- Ascentis is always problem solving! When we were in the process of selecting a new payroll company, we needed unemployment claims management assistance for our locations, something Ascentis did not currently offer. The sales rep went out of his way to find a unemployment claims management company that would work with Ascentis and us. That company has helped us keep an 80% win rate for our claims!
    • User conference- Engage is an awesome way to learn more about the products Ascentis has available as well and meet up with the staff you work with every day!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Arcoro
    • It would be a nice feature if employees could add photos of their progress on jobsites
    • The GPS could be a bit more exact for tracking employees
    • The reports page online is not the most user friendly page. It seems dated.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Updating the system so it is one platform and not two.
    • Create changes to the benefit enrollment process and upgrade the system so hire dates do not need to be changed to trigger benefits for status changes.
    • Focus updates on HR Admin, mobile application, ATS and transitioning to one platform. Larger areas of focus have been on the payroll portion of the system with a few updates to other areas.
    • When something is broken, quicker turn time on fixing the issue.
    • System needs updates to support AAP reporting.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    This rating would be a 10 if it were not for some issues we have been having recently with the benefit carrier connections. The carrier connections are critical for us so how these issues are resolved will be key in our renewal decision.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Arcoro
    It's easy for anyone tech savvy. It is kind of impossible to make anything even more user-friendly than it already is. The app itself has zero issues for all my staff. The admin side of things takes a bit more knowing and learning.
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    Discontinued Products
    I'd give it a 7.5. If the modules were easier to access and not so buried (or placed in left field to find), I would give it a higher rating. As I said, as the potential to be great if ACCESS to other modules was easier.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    They normally give you notice when an update will affect the use of the system. Otherwise, when we have an error , we send a message to the support team. Sometimes someone will get right back with you and sometimes it takes a while.
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    Performance
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Yes, this pages do load pretty good but there are times when things are slow and I believe that's because they are sometimes trying to do updates.
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    Support Rating
    Arcoro
    I have had problems outside of normal business hours and I get a return phone call from them pretty quickly. There has only been I think 1 instance that I waited for too long to be able to fix my situation.
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    Support is attentive and quick to answer the call and get the answer for you. If they for any reason cannot answer right then, they are back to you within a day and always seem to have a sense of urgency. You truly get the impression that they are aiming to make you happy.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    First, to clarify our "in-person" training was done mainly through Web-X meetings and conference calls. It was the closest thing we got to as far as an "in-person" training for this software. However, for the large majority of it, this type of training worked out well. We were able to share our screens and the trainer was able to share his/her screen. We could follow along with what we were doing in our database in real time and see how different functions worked and how manipulating our information could produce different results. It was also nice in that it provided for real-time results if something hadn't been coded correctly or we were having issues as to why something wasn't working the way we thought it should be. However, it did have some downsides in that we often had to rely on a conference phone and that made it difficult to hear people on both sides. Also, sometimes the trainers had internet difficulties when working from home and that caused issues with the WebX meetings.
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    Online Training
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Ascentis HR has a number of online training videos to watch on a number of different topics. I gave it a lower rating because there is not much interactivity with the videos and it seems to cater to really only one or two learning styles. Plus, one has to be pretty motivated to go to a separate area to access the videos and then pull up a specific one to watch it and then learn. From my experience, people know that they are there, many just don't take the time and effort to go find them and actually watch them - especially since the username and password are different from their normal username and password.
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    Implementation Rating
    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
    Incentivized
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    It was very easy to implement, but the customization pieces should really be fleshed out in order to determine the full need of an organization at the time of implementation. I believe if a little more time was spent on the requirements, the recruiting module would not have to be customized again at a cost at a later date.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Ascentis has far better customer service and the implementation experience was also better. The ability to do a lot of customization is also easier with Ascentis as it's smaller organization. The payroll has positive and negatives compared to ADP but the accuracy is the same in both. Ascentis just started their community site which doesn't have a lot of traffic but hopefully can become more like ADP's community site, which was extremely helpful to me as an administrator.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Large acquisition would be very complicated, seems more appropriate for companies under 100
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    Return on Investment
    Arcoro
    • Saved at least 15 hours of time entry per week
    • Employees clock in and out with accuracy to the minute instead of guessing how many hours they worked on each job/day
    • Jobs/locations are listed on the app so employees can easily find the job they are working on instead of hunting through paperwork to find the location number
    • Geofencing tracks employees clocking in outside the job location
    Incentivized
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    • HR DPT. is much more effective, as we can assess any employee information no matter where we are, etc. This helps to provide information immediately when requested!
    • Employees have access to Ascentis, and therefore to their timecard, open enrollment, etc., from anywhere at any time!
    • Time, PTO requests, employee goals, and evaluations can be approved from anywhere at any time!
    • Recruiting can be accessed any where at any time, and this helps with hiring, internal communication, etc.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Ascentis (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Access all of your details including, paychecks, personal file, timeclock, etc via our mobile app.Screenshot of Punch-in and punch-out on the go.Screenshot of Centralized location for everything related to a user or admin.Screenshot of Every employee has access to their personal information in one location.Screenshot of Pre-built reporting along with Ad Hoc reporting gives you the ability to understand your business as a whole.Screenshot of Benefit enrollment made easy for your employees.