# PDS Vista Reviews **Vendor:** Personnel Data Systems **Category:** [Core HR Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/core-hr) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 22 ## About PDS Vista PDS’ Vista is the complete HCM software solution for organizations with employees based in the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean. All the pieces—HR, payroll, benefits, recruiting, onboarding, time and attendance, self-service, analytics, workflow, mobile and extensive reporting—come together to simplify your business practices and processes. PDS serves a wide variety of organizations in many different industries, including professional services, finance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, utilities, transportation, hospitality, non-profit, education, government, and others. Organizations are able to take advantage of the benefits of our cross-border, single database architecture that automatically presents employees with appropriate U.S. or Canadian page content, based upon their citizenship. Although a single, integrated HCM and payroll solution, Vista’s individual components can be deployed in phases according to your particular needs and priorities. The PDS solution, whether it’s deployed in the cloud or on-premises, can help your organization optimize your greatest assets—your employees, while you save time and money. Whether your users need access to HCM data from their desktop, their laptop, their tablet, or their smartphone—Vista delivers! ## PDS Vista Pros & Cons **What users dislike:** - Users note the **absence of fully developed modules** , limiting capabilities compared to more comprehensive learning management systems. (1 reviews) - Users find that PDS Vista has **limited features** , lacking a comprehensive learning management system and fully developed modules. (1 reviews) ## PDS Vista Reviews ### 1. Reliable HR & Payroll Solution Tailored for Hong Kong **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Leen W. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 16, 2026 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** I like how PDS Vista is specifically built for Hong Kong’s HR and payroll compliance. It handles MPF contributions, Hong Kong salaries tax, leave calculations, and deductions exactly according to local laws, so we don't have to manually adjust anything or worry about compliance errors. I also appreciate its focus on being stable and reliable, especially for core HR tasks, which means payroll runs smoothly every month with almost no issues. The strong leave and attendance management is also a plus, as it lets us set up all types of leave in line with Hong Kong labor laws, automating the approval process and syncing with payroll. This really cuts down on manual tracking and messy email threads. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** While PDS Vista is solid for compliance and core payroll, there are several areas that feel outdated or create friction for our team: The user interface is very dated and not intuitive. The design looks old, navigation is menu-heavy, and some functions are hard to find. New staff take longer to learn because the workflow isn’t modern or user-friendly. Simple tasks often require too many clicks. Mobile experience is weak. There’s no good mobile app or responsive web design for employees to check payslips, apply for leave, or view leave balances on the go. Managers also can’t easily approve leave remotely, which is inconvenient in a hybrid work environment. Limited automation and workflow flexibility. Basic approval chains work, but more useful automations are either missing or hard to set up. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** PDS Vista simplifies our HR and payroll operations, especially in Hong Kong's complex compliance landscape. It automates payroll, centralizes employee data, and reduces errors. It saves time on reporting and ensures we remain compliant with local laws effortlessly. ### 2. Easy access to data and customizable to work the way you want **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 24, 2021 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Updates and data integrity are maintained if you make changes through the front end or directly in the database. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Some modules are not fully developed. Mostly the features you would expect to go to an outside product. You can do basic training scheduling and tracking but not a full learning management system. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are much more efficient with Vista than with our previous HR and payroll software. Access to data and importing data is a significant improvement. "Easy Ask" has allowed our HR and Payroll team members to do quick ad hoc queries that would have required programing before. ### 3. Amazing **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2021 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Mostly configurable well organized Reporting structure is well defined **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Limited search feature Limited flexibility for applying to many jobs Historical data reporting need modifications **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy and user friendly HRIS and Payroll system, customizable to suit my needs ### 4. Human resource, benefits and payroll provider **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2020 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Great User interface, well designed and easy to use and train the employees Provides great Talent Acquisition functionality ,one can assign stages of progress, maintaining referral information. Great payroll Management capabilities, easy to implement and point and click features greatly simplifies the the issues our HR team was facing earlier as we maintained everything on excels. Easy to maintain tax brackets and update payroll based on the gross packages, helped us to cutdown on crumb-some manual calculations for the same. Highly customisable and also supports integration to external systems and applications. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Getting hold of reports can be time consuming but lot of features are there for report generation. Helps screen not always updated . **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** - Payroll Management - Tax Management - Workforce Management - Realtime Reports - Maintaining Security Vista Helped us in all the above issues along with cutting down on lot of manual and tiring work which in-turn greatly increased the productivity of our HR workforce ### 5. It had its Ups and Downs **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Restaurants | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 26, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** I like how thorough it is. There are many different components to it which was confusing at first to learn but overtime made sense. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** I dislike that half of the time we could not access it. We were also using it for a restaurant and it was very slow. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** If I t us for a restaurant make sure you can get it to operate quicker with less freezing. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Trying to solve the problem of it running slow for a restaurant. Have realized the benefit that it is very organized and stays up to date. ### 6. The best hr automation softwere on market **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sanjay N. | Java Software Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2020 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** it is easy to understand and execute contains all required human resource option best part of its support and compatibility provided by the company **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** must contain a history of employees' pay data and the option to provide additional incentives according to situation and performance base. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** a best hr management system that is continuously becoming better due to its support and upgrading. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** leave and salary management of employees and employees data for future reference ### 7. PDS Vista HR Software that Works **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raissa M. | Sr. Director, Human Resources, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2020 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Easy to use. Super flexible and customizable or just use the base system.PDS is constantly working on improvements and upgrades in order to meet customer needs. The PDS Team from Sales to Support are GREAT! **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** We don't use the entire system which is our issue not an issue of PDS. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Centralization of our all employee information. Information access across our organization for employees and managers. ### 8. It's a complete Human resource management software solution **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2020 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** It's a complete Human resource management software solution. All of the pieces - Human resource, recruiting, on-boarding, payroll, time and attendance, self-service, workflow, and extensive reporting –come together to simplify your business practices and processes. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** If I try to recall I find nothing which can say that I dislike this software :) **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Human resource, recruiting, on-boarding, payroll, time and attendance ### 9. Vista for all HR activities and benefits **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Roger P. | Head of HR, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista is a very user-friendly, easy to learn and flexible, that's why it has been quickly accepted for all the HR team. It allows us to completely manage all the HR, benefits and payroll we need. The reports are done just great and this process can quickly be saved in excel for sorting and analysis. Vista has an excellent customer support! I have solved all my issues by just consulting them. Also, Vista allows us to distribute the types sort and subtotal by type, and finally provide a grand total for the FEIN. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** I would like Vista could add a print icon so it can ease this process. Also, Vista does not allow to see a history of all transactions per employee, which would be very helpful. At the end of the calendar year, you may get hit with multiple releases. I think for these specific cases; Vista should have some more extra features. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Vista is well-suited for every company looking to have control full of the payroll process. I assure, this system will bring your department a new level of professionalism. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Vista as a tool for HR activities and benefits. We have set Payroll so it can enhance reports to support account balances in our general ledger. There is about 20 managers with full access to see all employee information, but most of them have "Read Only" access, so sensible information can't be shared. ### 10. Payroll is completely covered with Vista **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joe G. | Human Resources Manager, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista is extremely intuitive. The navigation can be done with almost no technical knowledge about the platform. It’s as simple as reading the instructions it provides. It is not necessary to memorize screen names, labels or numbers to find information. It provides security, efficiency and flexibility to a wide variety of types of users. Also, Visa has the best support team I have worked with. They are always right there when something is not right, especially if you are running payroll (they take the payroll system very seriously and will try to solve it as soon as possible). **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** The time entry features are not robust enough for our business, so we had to try a different application to handle this. Also, I think it doesn’t provide enough flexibility for applicants when applying for multiple jobs. The process tends to be long and confusing. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** I think Vista is well suited for most of the HR departments. A good recommendation would be to get enough training up front before implementation, so you can start getting the best out of the software right away. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Vista is used across the whole organization, but mainly in the HR department. It provides a great number of details to our users for payroll and benefits, allowing us to search, select and use this data and integrate it with other data coming from other systems, in order to report and tie in employment and demographic information. After it was deployed, our admins had spent less time updating manually data. Our work in general has become more efficient. ### 11. Vista: our time and attendance system **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dana s. | HR Team Member, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista comes with open architecture, something that provides great flexibility and opportunities for integration. This allows us to implement our technical development skills to create new modules we may need, as well as extend the base system code to handle our special circumstances and processes. Also, Vista allows for integration with other systems seamlessly, what makes Vista our system of record supporting several other 3rd party applications. A great thing about Vista is that it provides the ability to easily create and adjust access among security groups, this also aids greatly in troubleshooting and identifying issues because you can get down to the source code. When it comes to support, Vista is deeply interested in customer feedback, constantly listening to customers complains and suggestions, and actually implementing many of the changes in base system **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Implementation of this product was made way after I started to work in my current company, so I am not sure of the training that our administrators received at that time. However, I personally haven’t find good training manuals. My knowledge has come through trial and error and calling Vista’s support. In general, I think Vista doesn’t represent such a great timekeeping solution. It’s not bad, but I don’t consider it's spectacular either. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Before acquiring Vista, make sure you really understand the undertaking of setting up this system. You will need all hands on deck, to include HR, Payroll, Accounting and IT departments along with the executives to make the financial decisions for implementation. Once it's done, you will get a nice HR and Payroll product, with enough features to give a decent performance. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** In the HR department, Vista definitely represents our time and attendance system. It is used as our HR and Payroll system of record. We store all employees in Vista and our benefits, time keeping, leave accruals and payroll are run through Vista too. The main advantage of it is that we keep all of our information in one platform, without needing to toggle between different platforms to check employee records or payroll. ### 12. VISTA is suitable for all the HR actions across the company **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peter s. | HR Team Member, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista is extremely configurable! We have always customized the application to meet our needs, so I think it’s completely adaptable to the specific needs of any business. It allows any number of custom fields to be used in custom procedures, wizards and reports. The Payroll is so excellent! Before VISTA, we had to fill a paper with our work hours and then submit it to the payroll department. Now, with the VISTA Payroll Module we can enter our time into the system that will automatically get to the supervisor, so he can approve and submit the payroll. It has saved our company some valuable time on manual tracks for the employee's paper time report. Also, The customer staff is excellent! They always provide an effective response, taking the right amount of time to solve any issue you may have. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** A usual error we have encountered was that the system allows employees to enter more accrual time then they have available. The problem is extended when it gets generated on reports. To avoid this, we still have to constantly follow up each individual, checking for inconsistencies. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Vista HRMS is a very good solution for keeping all HR and Payroll under the same system. However, consider it’s a complex software, so the users will have to take some time to train with it. Also, I would recommend you to check with your IT team if it’s better to have the system in house or as a hosted client **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use VISTA for all the HR actions across the company, such as benefits, recruitment, employee management and payroll. It’s a great software because I know for sure it has all the tools I need for managing every HR aspect, and it’s great it can all be done with a single tool. ### 13. Great solution for payroll functions **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Francia R. | HR Supervisor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 24, 2019 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** The payroll process is simple and it makes reporting easier, as it generates a report after every step is completed, allowing user to verify information. This steps can be run as many times as you want, so you can make small changes until all data fits into your business standards. The custom reporting database is very easy and can be integrated into the final user interface. This has dramatically dropped the number of customized reports we handle in our company. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** When it comes to navigate in different areas of the system, as well as when you’re looking for reviewing new applicants, it takes several clicks before you get where you want to be. Something I would highlight is that Vista HRMS has so many tools and features that it will be hard to master all the software. It will take some time to learn, but it will definitely worth it. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** I would recommend Vista HRMS for companies with SaaS implementations, because with the open architecture and the consulting PDS, the solution can be customized until it perfectly suits your needs **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Vista HRMS is the tool we use for integration to our Payroll functions. This was one of the first software used within the company, that’s why although we have purchased other software, this is always an important one. The customizable interfaces of Vista HRMS makes very easy to control our data, allowing our supervisors and managers to have access to relevant information, especially when we are in recruitment phase. ### 14. Vista Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mental Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista HRMS is a complete and comprehensive HR system, from the hiring process, through benefits, payroll, taxes, time management, etc. The Vendor is always on top of the latest tax laws (at least in the US) as well as always moving forward in the use of new technology while maintaining for those who haven’t quite caught up in technology. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** The old COBOL reports that currently exist in the system. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Be prepared by laying out all rules, policies, procedures, responsibilities where everyone (your team) can review and understand. The system will do anything you need and want it to do but if you really don't have the specifics laid out and agreed on by your team, it can easily spiral downhill. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** The system is open enough to allow the general super user to customize to fit their needs or for higher level customizations to meet even the most out-of-reach needs. ### 15. Very good service and support provided **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Angel D. | Cocinero, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** its good technical support, the ease of using the web, and the accessibility it provides **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Nothing displeases me; on the contrary, I love the service and how easy it is to use. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** May they continue with their excellent work and the easy use and understanding of the page and the great help it provides to businesses and companies. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** The reports, the activity of my company, and above all the technology that I can have and that facilitates access to my company. ### 16. Epitome of HR management **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Logan W. | Business Owner, Retail, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 27, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** Vista is an end-to-end HR management system. The latest US tax language is always implemented so I don't have to worry about compliance. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Initial user training could be improved. The learning curve took longer than expected and could have been shortened with more comprehensive training. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps us run the HR department more efficiently. ### 17. My experience is positive **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** carrie b. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** The platform is user friendly. It works well for everyone in the office. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Sometimes it runs slow when I am uploading data **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is time saving having everything in one place ### 18. I utilize pds for payroll purposes **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mental Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 29, 2017 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** I like the graphics and the ability to see every aspect of your paycheck through a different tab which is easily located. I also like that you can view projected hours of personal time off. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** I hate that you have to enter your hours and then go to a different location to approve those hours. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Too many different things to do to complete payroll. Lots of things to click on. These should be all in one spot. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving over usage of time off. The benefit is to the organization in that people aren't putting in for more hours than they actually earned. ### 19. Still in implementation process, but support from our Implementation Specialist has been great **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** The Implementation Specialist that we have been working worth is very supporting and quick to respond. His knowledge of the system is incredible and if he doesn't have an answer he is quick to source it. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** There are parts of the system that I feel should be base system that are basic CRA requirements in Canada but we continue to have to do custom work and put in special requests. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are still in the implementation process. ### 20. HR admin user **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2018 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** The employer set up is easy to navigate and employee self service is nice if we were allowed to implement. ACA setup and reporting and guidance is exceptional as well as workflows **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** History and date fields can cause issues with rehires and benefits **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Include HR in the implementation and setup process of the system and database as they were not here and to add certain features after the fact is difficult. Use as little customization as possible . And we are moving to Vista 7 in the next 3-6 months **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wearhousing 5 companies employee data and benefits, running ACA measurement and reporting and for our affiliates the ability to run reports on their people for various reasons and reporting. ### 21. LI PDS Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2017 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** The flexibility of security and the good user experience. **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** Job history and multiple applicant tracking. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy use for our people and provide more detailed information to them. ### 22. Great Product, wonderful support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Wendy W. | Director Human Resources, Hospital & Health Care, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2017 **What do you like best about PDS Vista?** I love the support behind the product. The product is flexible, customizable and fully meets our needs. It tracks important HR, PR, Recruiting, Learning management and employee peros **What do you dislike about PDS Vista?** I don't dislike anything about this product. It's easy to use, and maintain. **Recommendations to others considering PDS Vista:** Talk to other users. Ensure that you have a culture match with the organization. **What problems is PDS Vista solving and how is that benefiting you?** complete automation of many HR and PR processes. Shared database between HR/PR/managers and recruiting. ## PDS Vista Discussions - [How do I limit employees to enter more accrual time then they have available?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12383-how-do-i-limit-employees-to-enter-more-accrual-time-then-they-have-available) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Does anybody know where I can find a good training manual for Vista?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/11957-does-anybody-know-where-i-can-find-a-good-training-manual-for-vista) - 3 comments, 1 upvote - [What is PDS Vista used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-pds-vista-used-for) - 1 comment - [View PDS Vista pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/pds-vista/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-01+02%3A21%3A20+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=0941296b-313c-4507-ad53-d0578a725e71&secure%5Btoken%5D=6a24c8ca26b25d9f63a801b4bb4438726551deddba187b1316101c7d423ef3ee&format=llm_user) ## PDS Vista Features **Core HR** - Organization Management - Time, Attendance, and PTO - Salary Structures - Compliance - Benefits Administration **Employee Self Service** - Web Portal - Benefits Manager - Mobile **Benefits Administration Platform Features** - Benefits Record Management - Enrollment Planning - Third-Party Carrier Integration - Document Management - Total Compensation Statements - Self-Service Portal - Regulatory Compliance - Mobile Benefits Access **Administration** - Payroll Entry - Time Off Accrual - Direct Deposit - Expense Reimbursement - Pre-tax Deductions - Wage Garnishment - Approvals - Check/W-2 Printing - Check/W-2 Delivery **Benefits Administration Platform Features** - Benefits Record Management - Enrollment Planning - Third-Party Carrier Integration - Document Management - Total Compensation Statements - Self-Service Portal - Regulatory Compliance - Benefits Dashboards - Mobile Benefits Access - Integrations / APIs - Mobility **Taxes** - Tax Calculation - Tax Filing - Automatic Tax Payment **Integration** - API / Integration - Time Tracking Integration - Accounting Integration - Core HR Integration **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance - Mobility - Reporting - Dashboards **Platform** - Reporting and Dashboards - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance and Reliability - Scalability ## Top PDS Vista Alternatives - [Workday HCM](https://www.g2.com/products/workday-hcm/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (1,542 reviews) - [UKG Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/ukg-pro/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (2,146 reviews) - [Paylocity](https://www.g2.com/products/paylocity/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (5,237 reviews)