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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Justworks

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/AJustworks offers a platform for payroll, benefits, compliance support, with HR tools. As a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Justworks offers PEO solutions that can bundle payroll, compliance, HR, and benefits under the Justworks umbrella, and help to administer employment-related responsibilities on the user's behalf. With Justworks' group buying power, customers can get access to PEO health insurance and other perks at more affordable rates. The vendor states that as a…

    $59

    per month per user

    Sage People

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAn extensible, configurable, and flexible global cloud HR and People solution, Sage People aims to empower HR to lead change. Built on Salesforce, Sage People enables business to flow by being inclusive, agile, and resilient, designing new ways of working, successfully competing for talent, and driving business transformation. It does this through automation, to elevate the work of their HR teams and the workforce, using actionable People insights to experiment and innovate, while…N/A
    Pricing
    JustworksSage People
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $59
    per month per user
    Plus
    $99
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    JustworksSage People
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    JustworksSage People
    Considered Both Products
    Justworks
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
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    Features
    JustworksSage People
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    7.1
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings3.32 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings3.12 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    9.8
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Justworks and Sage People
    Feature
    Justworks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage People
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    JustworksSage People
    Small Businesses
    ADP TotalSource
    Score4.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ADP TotalSource
    Score4.9 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JustworksSage People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.5
    (58 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    4.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JustworksSage People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Justworks
    Justworks is a competitively priced product for small businesses and start-ups and, in my opinion, offers a better product and better customer service than larger PEOs competing in the same small-buisiness space (ex. ADP). I believe Justworks would work well for companies up to 200 employees; after that, I believe a bigger PEO may provide an enterprise solution better suited for a larger company (and their HR reporting needs)
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    Sage
    Sage People is well suited to small-medium sized organizations that would like a cloud-based HR solution with no need for servers or software to install. I really like the fact that it is based on Salesforce.com so you know that it will be extremely reliable and well supported. It is very flexible and customizable and can work in complex HR arrangements. For example, we have employees in nearly 60 countries and multiple HR jurisdictions and we are able to make it work for us. However, if you are moving from a traditional or customized HR system there may be a steep learning curve and you should be prepared to spend a lot of time setting up and customizing to your needs, in addition to training.
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    Pros
    Justworks
    • Onboarding employees on their first day. We use Justworks to set up the employee calculate the first payroll, and perform the I9 employment verification. The process is seamless and all can be done electronically and automated which makes it very simple
    • Payroll processing. Justworks automatically calculates the payroll earnings, related taxes and withholdings and will automatically withdraw and deposit the funds. This is a seamless experience
    • Customer Service. Justworks is incredibly responsive and helpful. HR related issues can be a nightmare but Justworks make it easier and more efficient since they are always on call to answer your questions and make life easier.
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    Sage
    • Sage is highly flexible and configurable, allowing us to manage the variety of geographies and functional units in one platform.
    • Sage is highly customer focused, with great CSM support.
    • Sage People will be able to integrate with other Sage pillars such as Accounting and Payroll.
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    Cons
    Justworks
    • JustWorks couldn't accurately track our PTO. We use an accrual system that maxes out at 88 hours. We incentivise our employees with additional PTO hours based off of goals met. The JustWorks platform allowed our employees to accrue far more PTO than what was offered. They didn't have a feature that offered a Cap and accrual.
    • When using the JustWorks reports for 401K, if not using their integrated 401K provider, the reports give you every employee regardless of whether or not they contribute. This makes it difficult when adding the contributions in separately.
    • JustWorks tracks historical data for employees. Whenever there is a salary change made, it keeps track. However, it shows a salary adjustment made on the day they are entered into JustWorks which can be very confusing. We switched from another PEO mid year and it looked like I made salary changes on the beginning date. This made it difficult to differentiate an actual salary adjustment.
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    Sage
    • Training manuals are not much useful. You always need a helping hand to move forward.
    • When you have to look up employees, we have to provide their job title which I feel is not an efficient way.
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    Usability
    Justworks
    Justworks is a really good platform for payroll and even vendor payments. There are some areas of improvement that Justworks could make in the area of bulk processing, to decrease administrative time as well as reporting. There are no reports we currently use from the Justworks platform as we have not found them useful.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Justworks
    Justworks offers many different options for customer service. You can contact them via email, phone or Slack. They are quick to resolve issues and if your Account Manager is out of office, they have other Managers covering your account who are knowledgable and ready to support. They also have an office in New York, which makes their support even more localized.
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    Sage
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    Alternatives Considered
    Justworks
    Justworks is a much simpler platform with better pricing. I remember ADP's cost was tied to a certain percentage of the total payroll, which is not ideal if you have highly compensated employees. Though ADP offered more ancillary benefit options and group employee discounts, we feel Justworks suffices and meets our daily HR needs.
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    Sage
    We moved to Sage People from a 20+-year-old internally developed HR software. We also evaluated other HR software such as Kronos, SAP, and BambooHR. Ultimately, we chose Sage because of the extensive support they provided to us and the ability to customize to fit our organization's needs. We loved the fact that they were completely cloud-based and built on a reputable platform (Salesforce).
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    Return on Investment
    Justworks
    • We're still new to Justworks, but for nearly everyone on our team, this is the dealmaker. Benefits plans are worth more than salaries to the best hires.In fact, part of the process we used to choose Justworks was to send their offering, in advance, to our team to approve of, first.
    • Dealmaker for great hires!
    • Financial security for their families!
    • Compliance management.
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    Sage
    • Has significantly improved our team resources by having one system and set of processes, rather than managing duplicate entry in multiple systems
    • Has allowed us to finally have a process for ensuring we can approve, manage, track and report employee PTO liability in one system
    • Improved HR Data reporting and Data Analytics for both HR and for managers, so that we can make better people and business decisions
    • Better manager and employee experiences by eliminating paper based request forms and automating workflows
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    Sage People Screenshots

    Screenshot of Reports on the matters that mean the most to the organization. Offers insights about a global workforce to suppot informed, data-driven business decisions with data that is always up to date.Screenshot of An employee self-service portal gives the workforce access to common HR tasks, such as managing personal and pay details, viewing company communications, and managing their time off.Screenshot of Sage People is used to manage time off, and track and manage planned and unplanned absences by team or by an individual.Screenshot of Locates future leaders, close skills gaps, and develops talent with a system for employees and managers to engage in conversations anytime, anywhere, with real-time feedback, instant recognition, flexible goal setting, and formal, flexible performance reviews.Screenshot of The Sage People mobile app is used to manage HR processes on-the-go.Screenshot of Sage People Payroll is a unified HR and Payroll system for UK and US teams, to provide an accurate, synced view of people costs.​