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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (80.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at £4.40 Per Month
Namely
Star Rating
(327)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (80.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(85)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at £4.40 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansNamely vs Sage HR
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sage HR easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sage HR overall.
- Reviewers felt that Sage HR meets the needs of their business better than Namely.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sage HR is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sage HR over Namely.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Namely
No pricing availableSage HR
Core HR and Leave Management
Starting at £4.40
Per Month
Digitalise your absence management and HR essentials. Core HR and Leave Management are included as standard. Price per employee, per month.
- Workforce database
- Organisational chart
- Workflow builders
Free Trial
Namely
No trial information availableSage HR
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
267
8.5
76
Ease of Use
8.3
267
8.9
77
Ease of Setup
7.2
137
8.8
55
Ease of Admin
7.7
146
8.7
53
Quality of Support
7.8
217
8.6
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.5
144
9.0
49
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
257
7.9
76
Features by Category
Core HR
8.0
139
8.6
42
8.2
150
8.5
40
6.5
64
7.3
25
7.6
101
8.2
28
7.6
97
8.0
27
7.9
136
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.2
6
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Employee Self Service
8.6
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
7.9
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.5
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
99
Not enough data
7.0
72
Not enough data
7.8
95
Not enough data
8.0
84
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
7.4
74
Not enough data
7.5
75
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
8.1
113
Not enough data
7.8
99
Not enough data
7.0
72
Not enough data
7.8
95
Not enough data
8.0
84
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
7.4
74
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
7.5
75
Not enough data
7.6
65
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Automation
8.1
15
Not enough data
Logistics
8.0
17
Feature Not Available
8.0
14
Feature Not Available
7.3
13
Not enough data
Management
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.6
16
8.7
5
8.0
20
8.0
5
8.5
18
8.7
5
8.1
21
9.3
5
7.1
16
Not enough data
Monitoring
7.4
12
Feature Not Available
7.8
15
Feature Not Available
8.2
18
7.0
5
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
11
Platform Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance reviews
7.9
30
|
Verified
6.7
7
8.0
29
|
Verified
7.5
6
8.1
33
|
Verified
7.3
5
Goals
7.8
32
|
Verified
7.7
8
8.0
27
|
Verified
7.6
7
Feedback
8.3
28
8.1
8
8.6
27
8.3
7
7.9
24
8.5
9
8.9
32
8.6
7
Data
8.6
36
|
Verified
8.1
6
8.6
38
|
Verified
7.5
8
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.0
26
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
Platform Data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.3
16
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
4.7
5
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Time Tracking
8.4
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
8.7
45
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
39
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.4
38
Feature Not Available
8.5
52
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
55
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Workforce Management Platform Features
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
112
8.1
28
7.2
85
7.2
16
7.2
66
7.8
20
7.9
120
8.5
29
7.7
119
8.6
29
7.0
94
8.1
28
7.3
116
7.9
30
7.6
111
8.5
28
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Namely and Sage HR are categorized as Time Tracking, Core HR, Performance Management, and Time & Attendance
Unique Categories
Namely is categorized as Onboarding, Benefits Administration, Workforce Management, Payroll, and HCM Software
Sage HR is categorized as Absence Management, Employee Scheduling, Employee Engagement, and Other Recruiting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Namely
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sage HR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
20.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.5%
Internet
5.3%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
52.8%
Marketing and Advertising
12.9%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Computer Software
9.4%
Accounting
4.7%
Manufacturing
3.5%
Other
56.5%
Discussions
Namely has no discussions with answers
What are the features of HR software?
1 Comment
NE
Key modules of a typical HR software are:
1) Core HR / Leave management - to digitalise your absence management & HR essentials
2) Performance...Read more
What does Sage HR do?
1 Comment
NE
Sage HR is excited to support our customers with their HR challenges. Our Award-winning software has grown from providing leave management, into a fully...Read more
Does sage have an HR module?
1 Comment
NE
Sage HR is a cloud HR and people management solution that streamlines and automates your HR processes across the end-to-end employment journey, while...Read more
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