--- title: SimplyMerit Reviews meta\_title: 'SimplyMerit Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 72 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SimplyMerit works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.8 review\_count: 72 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: HR url: https://www.g2.com/categories/hr --- # SimplyMerit Reviews & Product Details Visit Website SimplyMerit® is a Compensation Management software solution that enables HR teams, executives, and managers to plan and administer compensation programs with greater accuracy, efficiency, and security. It replaces manual spreadsheets with a centralized application designed to support Mmerit budgets, annual Bonus pools, and Equity Grants across global organizations. With SimplyMerit, organizations gain transparency into compensation decisions while reducing errors and administrative burden. HR leaders configure rules that match their business needs, managers make data-driven pay decisions, and employees see the full value of their pay through personalized Total Rewards Statements and a dedicated employee portal. SimplyMerit is particularly valuable for organizations managing multi-currency workforces, running complex approval workflows, or seeking to eliminate the risks of spreadsheet-based compensation cycles. Enterprise teams choose SimplyMerit for depth rather than breadth. HCM suites are broad by design and comparatively shallow in merit, bonus, and equity planning. SimplyMerit supplies that depth alongside the systems already in place, with no core HR replacement project: layered approval hierarchies backed by a full audit trail, consolidated multi-currency budgets across entities and regions, granular role-based permissions, and configuration that adapts as compensation strategy changes. Large employers run SimplyMerit as a dedicated planning layer while their HCM remains the system of record. Implementation does not depend on integration readiness. Clients who arrive with nothing more than a messy spreadsheet have gone live in under five days, because SimplyMerit maps and transforms the data it receives rather than asking clients to reformat it first. API connectors are added where systems expose access, and they can follow go-live instead of gating it. KEY FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES Compensation Planning: Manage Merit increases, Bonuses, and Equity Grants in one application. Dynamic Field Mapping: Send an export from any system and SimplyMerit maps and transforms the fields, with no HRIS change and no reformatting required. API Connectors: Direct connections where HRIS and payroll systems expose API access, with your team mapping fields once. New connectors are built as clients bring their systems. Global Budget Consolidation: Automatic currency conversion and prorations from configurable business rules, with a single consolidated view across entities and regions. Approval Hierarchies: Route pay decisions through custom approval paths, with executive approvals recorded as a system of record for auditability. Live Budget Tracking: Managers see allocations against spend as they enter recommendations. Configuration Support: Adjust rules, guidelines, and workflows as compensation strategy changes, working with compensation professionals rather than a ticket queue. Total Rewards Statements: Generate and securely distribute personalized summaries of total compensation. Employee Portal: A fully customizable portal where employees view compensation details, Total Rewards Statements, and compensation statements, including personalized total rewards dashboards. Retained Award History: Prior awards and statements stay available to employees, with clients deciding how much history to load and retain. Year-round Employee Access: Extend the portal beyond the annual cycle as a configurable setting, so employees can revisit their total rewards and history between planning cycles. 9-Box Collection and Analysis: SimplyMerit's highly configurable screens allow for creative ways to engage your managers like 9-Box entry, retention risk identification, promotion readiness, etc. Mobile-ready Application: Support managers wherever they work with a responsive interface. Data Security: Enterprise-grade security, granular role-based access, and GDPR compliance. USE CASES HR and Compensation teams running annual or mid-year compensation cycles. Enterprises needing compensation depth alongside an existing HCM without replacing core HR. Organizations managing multi-currency workforces across multiple entities and geographies. Companies with multi-level approval hierarchies and audit requirements. Organizations looking to reduce risk and eliminate spreadsheet-driven processes. Teams that need to launch quickly without waiting on an integration project. Employers strengthening year-round pay communication as transparency expectations rise. Businesses seeking better visibility and governance over compensation decisions. By streamlining compensation planning, SimplyMerit helps organizations improve accuracy, reduce risk, and deliver a better employee experience. Leaders gain confidence in budget management, managers make fairer pay decisions with real-time visibility, and employees understand the full value of their rewards. * * * Product Website SimplyMerit Seller [MorganHR, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/morganhr-inc) Discussions [SimplyMerit Community](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Neil Morgan (Eliminate Spreadsheets From Your Annual Merit and Bonus Process) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/pricing) ## SimplyMerit Integrations (10) What do users say about integrations? 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Simply Merit is very user-friendly and easy for our managers to use. We've received positive feedback from managers on how simple it is to complete tasks in the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? There is nothing that I dislike. It would be wonderful if there was a direct integration into UKG to feed over new merit rates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? Simply Merit is allowing us to have a streamlined solution to completing our merit increase process. It's efficient and very user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-6659467/official_response/edit) Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are jumping for joy!! Thank you for your feedback. UKG is on our list. We continue to work to make the integrations as easy as possible. Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/11/2022 "Good solution, expect to enhance reporting feature" 4/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Great customer service; config user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? Expect the system to enhance the reporting feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? SimplyMerit helps by providing performance rating features, and visibility of the org/team budget, so managers can manage the merit process more efficiently. For admin, we can view the progress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-6595322/official_response/edit) Greetings! Thank you for writing a review for SimplyMerit. We are so glad that you noted our great customer service and our user friendliness, our goal is to make sure your merit, bonus and equity cycles run smoothly and stress free. Thank you for the feedback on the reporting, as I write this response, we are working on enhancing the reporting experience. As you know we also provide our customers with analysis reports on your data from our comp consultants as part of the subscription. We go beyond reporting and help by pointing out any potential pay issues. Thank you again for your kudos on our customer service! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Airlines/Aviation](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Airlines/Aviation") AA Verified User in Airlines/Aviation Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/10/2022 "Excellent User Experience" 5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Simply merit is a user-friendly platform that is great in helping our company with completing yearly merit increases and bonuses. It is easy to use and the owner Neil was very helpful and always made himself available when we required support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? It can be time-consuming to ensure all data is correct Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? It is an easy platform for all of our managers to use with little training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-6593434/official_response/edit) Hello! 5 Stars! Thank you so much for the wonderful review. We strive to make the user experience very easy. We are so glad you chose to partner with us from the other comp solutions. Your review made our day. We would like to hear more from you on your time-consuming data process. Please contact our customer support or Neil! Thank you again for your feedback. Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Jodi C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jodi C.") JC Jodi C. Manager Total Rewards Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/9/2022 "Great planning tool for our year-end compensation process" 5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Ease of use both for me (as the Administrator) and for Managers who had access to the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? We had a specific way that we wanted our budget to show & we could not work that out. I feel that was more of an issue on our end than the system capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? Getting away from manual excel spreadsheets, less chance of a manual data error, giving more managers access to the process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-5332682/official_response/edit) Hey Jodi, Thank you so much for the 5 Star review! We are happy to hear that you and the team saw the ease of use for streamlining the comp process. We strive to ensure that your merit cycle is easy and stress-free! We are happy to discuss your budget view at any time. Thank you again! Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/10/2022 "Simply Merit" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Clear view of Merit Increases Approval process Amendment letters feature Integrations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? The navigation of the teams view could be clearer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? Structure and process for Merit increases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-6592217/official_response/edit) Hi! Thank you very much for sending over your review. We loved how concise you were on what your like about us. We find that with our customers, the bottom line is that it is easy to use and worry-free. We would like to hear more on your thoughts on navigation of the team's view. Please reach out to discuss, we are all ears! Thank you again, and we look forward to hearing from you! Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/17/2022 "Helpful platform and staff" 4/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Easy to use for managers and much better overview than a regular spreadsheet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? It takes a while to upload all details into the system, but our contact at SimplyMerit was always ready to help us out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? No more spreadsheets and creating merit increase letters manually Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Jayna Smith of SimplyMerit [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/simplymerit-review-6620683/official_response/edit) Thank you for the Review, we always appreciate our customer's kudos! We have many API's built into SimplyMerit and are adding more in the future. The uploads include us scrubbing your data to ensure a smooth experience during your cycles. Thank you for the feedback we constantly look for ways of improving our customer's experience. Validated ReviewerSource: Organic JR Joe R. Payroll and Compensation Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 3/26/2021 "Simple way to get the approvals needed to complete your merit process." 5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? Easy access for all managers into the tool and the ability to provide letters to the managers after the merit process is completed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? Would like to see a delegate user option in the tool where a subordinate can be assigned to access and approve a V.P.'s "My Org" page. Also, more options when it comes to prorating merit based on the individuals hire date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SimplyMerit: This tool will give you everything you need in the merit approval process. It is so good that we are working on ways to also use the tool to complete our salary bonus process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? Able to complete the entire merit process for over 1,400 U.S. and Canada managers within a few weeks. All updates within the tool is in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/2/2021 "Company Name says it all" 3.5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? That's it's a simple tool for managers to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? The amount of manual work on the backend - system is not dynamic to capture promotion titles and new compa ratio and pay range. The merit letter templates didn't pull in correct data - calculations were off. Navigation bar at the bottom would navigate back to previous page if you scrolled over to far. It would be nice to have all data that see in the pages downloaded into the excel file. Managers didn't find this feature helpful if they were working on their budget allocations before entering it into the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? easy tool for managers for use when allocating their merit budget, ease of use in creating letters, being able to see if you were over budget, flags that came up when someone was over budget in merit, bonus, or equity. SimplyMerit accomplished all of this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Dasha D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dasha D.") DD Dasha D. H Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/1/2021 "Great and extremely quick support service!" 5/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? I like that all my questions and concerns are answered within 1-2 hours, and even after hours, the response is really quick! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? Some limitations for reporting/validating results BUT staff at Simply Merit are looking to expand in this area AND they offer you multiple alternatives to what you are looking for that isn't readily available through the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? bonus cycle - transparency and visibility for all parties involved, automation of all bonus letters for distribution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Chad P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chad P.") CP Chad P. HR Director Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/19/2021 "It is a very simple tool to help one plan comp" 4/5 What do you like best about SimplyMerit? I like the ease of use and simplicity of the tool-easy UX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SimplyMerit? I wish one could see salary and bonus on one screen going across and the ability to see an entire org and not just directs. If you want to see a manager further down your org, you have to search or do endless clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SimplyMerit: If you have an small organization that is growing and needs to plan for compensation, you can easily use SimplyMerit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SimplyMerit solving and how is that benefiting you? We needed to plan for Comp online and get off spreadsheets and revisions of sheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about SimplyMerit? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about SimplyMerit ](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/discussions/new) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity over 5 years ago How does SimplyMerit handle additional currencies for a global workforce? 2 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-simplymerit-handle-additional-currencies-for-a-global-workforce) GU Guest User What is SimplyMerit used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-simplymerit-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 7 months ### Average Discount 10% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/pricing) SimplyMerit Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_92c40d524b4c59065b5236d9589ac15b/paycom.png "Product Avatar Image") Paycom 4.5/5(6,884) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/paycom-vs-simplymerit) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_0aff88bc4d0163521351dce0b917c433/hrsoft-compensation-management.jpg "Product Avatar Image") HRSoft Compensation Management 4.4/5(139) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/hrsoft-compensation-management-vs-simplymerit) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Paycom](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Paycom") Paycom 4.5/5(6,884) ](https://www.g2.com/products/paycom/reviews) [ ![Payscale Ascent (formerly Payfactors)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Payscale Ascent (formerly Payfactors)") Payscale Ascent (formerly Payfactors) 4.3/5(723) ](https://www.g2.com/products/payscale-ascent-formerly-payfactors/reviews) [ ![Salary.com](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Salary.com") Salary.com 4.4/5(1,092) ](https://www.g2.com/products/salary-com-salary-com/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/competitors/alternatives) ##### Categories on G2 [Compensation Planning](https://www.g2.com/categories/compensation-planning) ##### Explore More [Best CPaaS software for startups](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-cpaas-software-for-startups)[Best Project Management Software](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-project-management-software-are-teams-using-in-2025)[Which contact center payments solutions reduce setup burden and agent training without complexity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-contact-center-payments-solutions-reduce-setup-burden-and-agent-training-without-complexity) [Which FTP platforms have the most intuitive user interface and the fastest learning curve for new users?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-ftp-platforms-have-the-most-intuitive-user-interface-and-the-fastest-learning-curve-for-new-users)[Which medical QMS supports multi-site quality management?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-medical-qms-supports-multi-site-quality-management)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/simplymerit/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)